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Pamela Constable: President Asif Ali Zardari, fighting to keep his job amid pressure from opponents in the media, the courts, the parliament and the military, appears to have reasserted his grip on the presidency for the time being, according to analysts here.

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US stalls as Pakistan drifts Taliban leader Mullah Omar has rejected any notion of peace talks, Pakistan's army chief has spelled out a vision for an Islamic state, and embattled President Asif Ali Zardari has relinquished control of the nuclear arsenal. Taken together, these developments are a major setback for the designs of the United States in the region. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

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Taliban leader Mullah Omar has rejected any notion of peace talks, Pakistan's army chief has spelled out a vision for an Islamic state, and embattled President Asif Ali Zardari has relinquished control of the nuclear arsenal. Taken together, these developments are a major setback for the designs of the United States in the region. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

Palestinian power play heats up - Speculation is growing that Israel will free Marwan Barghouti, the most popular Palestinian leader since Yasser Arafat, in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Barghouti would almost certainly win elections to fill the vacuum created by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' imminent departure, which is why many in the Fatah and Hamas camps would rather see him remain in jail. - Sami Moubayed

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INTERVIEW : Slumdog author does Q and A - Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup wrote Q and A, the novel that became the Oscar-winning global sensation Slumdog Millionaire. Asia Times Online's own moonlighting novelist caught up with Swarup at the Ubud Writers Festival. - Muhammad Cohen

Herat enjoys a gold rush - Afghanistan is increasingly recognized as rich in mineral resources, which lie largely untapped due to dismal security and the absence of a strong government. That leaves the door open for intrepid individuals with an eye for what they hope is gold and the willingness to wield basic mining tools. - Mohammad Ishaq Quraishi