Voting Begins for Presidency Vote

UPDATE: Surprise! PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan’s presidential elections on Saturday. Information Minister Sherry Rehman was quoted saying, “It is an historic win. It is a victory for democracy…This man suffered jail for more than 11 years for the sake of democracy and today he is elected as the [...]

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ELECTIONS 2008!

The elections are upon us, and I’d like to say good luck to all who are going out to the election stations to vote. Please be careful – given the current security situation, extremist groups have been targeting polling centers in an effort to destabilize the country and intimidate voters.I’d also like to take a [...]

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NEW POLL: Who Should be the Leader of the PPP?

Last week’s poll closed yesterday with interesting results. Despite Sen. Obama’s recent hint at a U.S. intervention in Pakistan, the majority of CHUP readers still felt he should be the next U.S. president (48%). Only 20% of those who participated in the poll answered Sen. Clinton, while 16% responded that Sen. McCain should be [...]

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POLL RESULTS

Last week’s poll, probing who readers thought were responsible for Benazir’s assassination, is now closed. The results? Of the 70 people who answered, 47% believed Al Qaeda/Taliban was behind the attack, while 27% felt that government agencies had a hand in the killing. While 17% voted other, only 8% believed the government was behind the [...]

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