Sharif to fight sacking in courts

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Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif was dismissed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan for corruption, but intends to fight in the courts. Mr Khan appointed Galkh Sher Mazari prime minister, and Farooq Leghari and Hamid Nasir Chatta as ministers in a caretaker government until elections on July 14, 1993. Mr Khan was Sharif's mentor, but he grew to dislike the president's manipulations. The widow of army chief General Asif Nawaz accused Sharif's aides of murdering her husband. The president appointed General Abdul Waheed.

Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Sharif, Nawaz, Khan, Ghulam Ishaq

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Crime and religious fanatics drive Pakistan to the brink

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Public discontent in Pakistan about prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her government is growing as sectarian and ethnic violence mounts. The government seems to have completely lost control over the provinces, which are now the haunt of drug smugglers, feudal chieftains and drug smugglers, and religious fundamentalism is rising as the country's economic problems grow. However, the prime minister is likely to remain in power for the remaining three years of her government.

Public opinion, Fundamentalism

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Fall from grace marks the last hurrah of the Bhutto dynasty

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Pakistani president Farooq Leghari has dissolved the country's national and provincial assemblies, thus removing prime minister Benazir Bhutto from power. Leghari had for many years been a close friend of the Bhutto family. The move has generally been welcomed by most Pakistanis, particularly as Benazir Bhutto's husband, Asif Zardari, was widely disliked. Benazir Bhutto had gained growing international respect, but had come to be hated within her own country.

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