… people tried to kill him and his brothers months before the massacre, calling him "powerful, influential and violent." Esmael Mangudadatu, governor of southern Maguindanao province, testified at the massacre trial that his predecessor, then-Gov …

… judges limit corruption and government misuse of power. The court has also been investigating alleged human rights abuses by the military. ____ Associated Press writers Asif Shahzad and Munir Ahmed in Islamabad contributed to this report.

… disqualified former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for refusing to initiate a corruption investigation against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. The court, considered by many to be hostile to Zardari, is likely to make the same demand of Ashraf, and many …

… dismissed by the Supreme Court earlier this week for refusing to initiate a corruption investigation against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. The ruling Pakistan People's Party then nominated outgoing textile minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin, but he was …

… Switzerland to reopen a 1990s graft case against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. Zardari's Pakistan People's Party should have ..... Associated Press writers Rebecca Santana, Munir Ahmed and Asif Shahzad contributed to this report from Islamabad.

… The former envoy Husain Haqqani was a close aide to President Asif Ali Zardari and a member of his party. Zardari himself could ..... its finding in the Supreme Court. Opposition lawmaker Khwaja Asif , who was present, said it concluded Haqqani tried to undermine …

… The former envoy Husain Haqqani was a close aide to President Asif Ali Zardari and a member of his party. Zardari himself could ..... its finding in the Supreme Court. Opposition lawmaker Khwaja Asif , who was present, said it concluded Haqqani tried to undermine …

… target elected governments. Gilani was dismissed Tuesday because he refused to initiate a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari, the head of the PPP. The order, which left the country without a Cabinet, was an escalation of a bruising power …

… Yousuf Raza Gilani was dismissed Tuesday along with his Cabinet by the Supreme Court for failing to investigate his ally President Asif Ali Zardari for corruption, adding to political instability in a country already saddled with massive economic and security problems …