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    Bhutto Calls for Demonstrations Despite Pakistani Government Crackdown

    After meeting with some opposition parties today, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto called a rally for Friday, despite an official ban. She also demanded that President Pervez Musharraf stand down as head of the Army and end the emergency rule he imposed five days ago.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After meeting with some opposition parties today, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto called a rally for Friday, despite an official ban. She also demanded that President Pervez Musharraf stand down as head of the Army and end the emergency rule he imposed five days ago. Zahid Hussain, author of Frontline Pakistan: the Struggle with Military Islam, reports for the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek.

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    Democrats, Republicans and Taxes
    1. 1:39Bhutto Calls for Demonstrations Despite Pakistani Government CrackdownYou’re reading this
    2. 7:40Democrats, Republicans and 'The Mother of All Tax Reform'
    3. 43:52France's Sarkozy Meets with President Bush
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