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The sweets of power by Rifaat Hamid Ghani
One game over, a new one begins by Ayaz Amir
Why Zardari wants to be president by Mehreen Zahra Malik
Enticing the people by Ayesha Siddiqa
Guess who's becoming president by Gibran Peshimam
The triumph of democracy by Kuldip Nayar
Good riddance to secular rule by Dr Muzaffar Iqbal
Masquerades of dictatorship by Shahab Usto
End of the line? by I.A. Rehman
Goodbye Musharraf, hello Taliban by Syed Saleem Shehzad
Musharraf’s legacy by Talat Masood
Now the hard part by Ikram Sehgal
After the crisis by Kamila Hyat
PERISCOPE- The Pride of Hind by Mahmud Sipra
Pakistan after Musharraf by Frankie Martin
Bush buried Musharraf's al-Qaeda links by Syed Saleem Shehzad
US faces up to life without Musharraf by Syed Saleem Shehzad
WASHINGTON DIARY- Leading the pack by Dr Manzur Ejaz
Analysis- Musharraf’s gamble by William B Milam
Humbled by people's power by Nasim Zehra
He never understood by Farahnaz Ispahani
Ending in a whimper with nothing revealed by Shireen M Mazari
Let's give him justice by Babar Sattar
Gone at last by Kamila Shamsie
Impeach the system by Tasneem Siddiqui
Musharraf must face an open trial by Yousuf Nazar
Can’t take the army out of a man by Murad M. Khan
Life in Pakistan without the general by Jason Burke
Coalition blues after Musharraf by Ejaz Haider
An open letter to Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari by Khalid Almaeena
The second time round by Asha’ar Rehman
Impeachment or resignation? by Kunwar Idrees
If we had acted differently by Dr Tariq Rahman
The pursuit of humiliation by Dr Haider Mehdi
Venom and vitriol by Amina Jilani
A new home for Musharraf by Dr Farrukh Saleem
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Asif Ali Zardari (L), widower of slain Benazir Bhutto and co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (C), chairman of Pakistan People's Party, sit down during a meeting in Islamabad August 19, 2008.
 

President Pervez Musharraf salutes as he leaves the presidential house after his resignation in Islamabad August 18, 2008.
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The News
Updated Aug 21, 10:00 PM NY Time
Pakistan ‘has highest ratio of breast cancer in Asia’
Property prices fall by 35% in major cities
Rupee falls near record low on uncertainty
KSE falls 289 points as rating issue triggers panic selling
Zardari in hot water over assurances to guarantors
Bush phones Gilani, Musharraf
Falling forex reserves
Nawaz threatens to quit coalition
Gold surges by Rs771
Some members desire to send Musharraf jail- Nawaz Sharif
Musharraf can leave Pakistan- Nawaz
Taliban not strategic threat to Afghanistan- British defense minister
Ground being prepared for Zardari as president
PPP Punjab supports Zardari as president
Musharraf may never live in his Islamabad house
248,000 displaced due to Bajaur operation
TTP threatens more strikes
Thousands of foreign militants present in Bajaur, says Hoti
Gilani seeks NA guideline on domestic, foreign issues
Petrol pumps may be closed for one day every week
NA demands Dr Aafia’s repatriation
Parliament-arians to visit US to meet Dr Aafia- FO
MQM activist gunned down
Minor sold into marriage
Group show of 15 senior artists opens
Pakistan’s very own Haiku expert
Famous birth at Lady Dufferin Hospital
Use of private cars as taxicab on the rise
Future of male students at stake
Even a small gesture can turn lives around
Gwadar Port to get operational with wheat arrival
Meeting called to form anti-Talibanization strategy in Karachi
Sutlej, Ravi, Sindh in low flood
Rupee loses paisas 10 against dollar
Street crimes claim two lives in Karachi
Daily Times
Updated Aug 21, 10:20 PM NY Time
US newsman Schmidle not ‘missing’ in Pakistan
Bush thanks Musharraf for Qaeda fight
Bush assures Gilani of continued support
Rupee takes fresh batte-ring
Forex reserves at $9.56 billion
Presidential election- Numbers game tilts in favor of People’s Party
Two Pakistani drug smugglers beheaded in Saudi Arabia
‘US to continue developing education in Pakistan’
British made footpaths along all city roads
Credible clues found to DI Khan blast- Malik
After MQM killing, now PPP leader shot dead
Aitzaz won’t quit PPP over judges issue
Nawaz won’t mind Musharraf leaving country
‘PPP Punjab backs Zardari for Presidency’
Take battle to extremists’ doorstep- PM
‘Musharraf pulled Pak away from brink of extremism’
PPP-PMLN make-or-break meeting - Resolution on judges likely today
IHC accepts plea against Musharraf
Saudi Arabia likely to give $500m grant to Pakistan
COAS visits Swat, attends briefing
Army official killed in Kohat
ANP won’t back indemnity for Musharraf
Gilani for parliament’s guidance on ‘war on terror’
India says PAF modernization ‘worrisome’
Oil supply to coalition forces from Pakistan declines
Faisal Anwar’s NewMedia- Turning frogs into princes, paintings into performance
Satellite channels to be brought into tax net
Pro-Al Qaeda signs at lawyers’ rally
3,000 policemen deployed - Lahore on red alert
First home-based female workers’ union to be launched today
Dawn
Updated Aug 21, 10:40 PM NY Time
PML-N, PPP take judges’ case to Washington
‘Dr Aafia’s children not in US custody’
Baloch diaspora to form HR body in London
Musharraf’s camp office vacated
Punjab, Sindh PPP nominate Zardari for presidentship
Zardari still facing Swiss probe, says Newsweek
Wah explosive same as used in Rawalpindi
10-year-old put behind bars on suspicion
PPP plans NA debate on judges’ issue
Bush calls Musharraf, praises his role in war on terror
Nawaz not to stop Musharraf from going abroad
India alleges shelling from across LoC
Aitzaz says he’ll not quit PPP
Two Pakistanis beheaded in Saudi Arabia
KARACHI- Lawyers seek Musharraf’s trial, oppose indemnity
KARACHI- Hidden agenda for special PA session-
KARACHI- Garbage sale deal sparks controversy
KARACHI- Bank lockers heist- suspect’s father, two guards arrested
KARACHI- A moving film
KARACHI- Music show
Japanese to invest $100m in IT
Falling rupee may lead to default
Stocks lose another 289 points
 
The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 76.5 to the US Dollar
Bush calls PM Gilani- information minister
Pakistan fires across Line of Control- India
Zardari’s name for president put forward without consulting PML-N- Ahsan Iqbal
Sharif threatens to quit Pakistan coalition – Wall Street Journal
At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 10236.66, down 289.33 points
 
Nation
Updated Aug 21, 10:30 PM NY Time
Speakers hold US responsible for unrest in Pakistan
'Businessmen want Zardari to be president'
Major, ANP leader among six shot dead
Pigeon 'held' for smuggling drugs
3 suspects taken into custody after Wah blasts
Ruling coalition on the rocks
Allies working on draft resolution
Swiss probe is closed, says PPP
NA demands Dr Aafia's repatriation
MPs delegation to visit Aafia- FO
Rice export rises by 226.43pc in July '08
Musharraf's exit could turn Pakistan around- Haqqani
Former DCO Dera Bugti on the run
PPP Punjab supports Zardari as President
Hunt for better English communication skills
Musharraf mulls 'In the line of fire-II'
Fazl, Asfandyar pull socks up to break ice
Coalition missile strike in Wana kills eight
Party wants Zardari in Presidency
Split appears in PML-Q ranks
Brits stitched Musharraf deal- Aitzaz
Operation in Kurram ordered
Judges deadlock invites heavy selling
Dollar-rupee parity improves by Rs1.25
Both Bush and Mush suffered from their ties
MQM, PPP workers killed
Makro gets go-ahead nod
Justice Ch 'No' turned tables on Musharraf- Wajih
Japanese film festival from August 26
MPAs enraged over caricatures

 
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