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Pakistan Coalition Gov't Breaks   August 25, 2008 12:55 PM


Following the resignation of President Musharrah last week, come reports today that the breakup of the coalition government. "The breakdown of the fragile 5-month-old civilian government clears the way for the party of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to tighten its hold on the government; the West hopes it will make good on pledges to combat terrorism. Nawaz Sharif, another former premier, announced Monday that he was pulling out of the coalition because it failed to restore judges fired by Musharraf or agree to a neutral replacement for the ousted president," reports Yahoo News. This latest development comes amid continued internal violence. Learn more in the Yahoo article above and on the BBC. Share your questions and concerns in the Association of Young Americans Open Forum.

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Foreign policy, Terrorism

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