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Deadly embrace : Pakistan, America, and the future of the global jihad
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effectively derailed the democratic process for nine long year...
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1215:. United Kingdom: Rosen Publications. pp.
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663:. Sharif established the
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624:against Prime minister
413:: picture, sound, video
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119:Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
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225:Kashmir Solidarity Day
114:Pakistan Muslim League
1284:. London: Routledge.
1278:Aziz, Mazhar (2008).
1247:Aziz, Sartaj (2009).
983:. London: Routledge.
977:Aziz, Mazhar (2008).
800:Syed Mushahid Hussain
723:Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
715:Pakistan Armed Forces
665:Anti Terrorism Courts
475:Pakistan Armed Forces
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793:Response and fallout
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556:Thirteenth Amendment
503:Fourteenth Amendment
378:Operation Zarb-e-Azb
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636:by Benazir Bhutto.
630:Chief of Army Staff
602:Indo-Pakistani wars
582:Fifteenth Amendment
554:and passing of the
532:two-thirds majority
530:with an exclusive,
491:Indo-Pakistani wars
449:On 6 October 1998,
346:Civil–military ties
341:International trips
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902:The New York Times
844:Lieutenant-General
808:General MacArthur?
522:As scheduled, the
388:Panama Papers case
299:Lahore Declaration
220:Operation Clean-up
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1291:978-0-415-43743-1
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700:S.M. Zafar
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544:Presidency
536:Parliament
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480:democratic
314:Kargil War
96:Daronomics
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788:Aftermath
679:summoned
606:PMA Kakul
456:relieved
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131:Elections
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951:12 March
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