Pakistan Court Bars President's Rival From Office
This doesn’t look good. Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that Nawaz Sharif was ineligible to hold elected office because of a prior criminal conviction — a conviction handed down by Pervez Musharraf-appointed judges after Sharif was ousted in a 1999 coup. The New York Times explains the cause for resentment well: In an attempt to forestall the coup, Mr. […]
Welcome to InsurgencyWatch.com
Welcome to InsurgencyWatch.com, a new blog dealing with Pakistan, Afghanistan and other hotspots in the so-called “war on terror.” While that nomenclature may be on its way out, the need to understand the emerging threats around the world most definitely is in.