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HR activists in Pak hurt at anti-women leaders induction into federal cabinet

HR activists in Pak hurt at anti-women leaders induction into federal cabinet

November 12th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 12 (ANI): The inclusion of two new ministers, who in the past faced charges of exhibiting brutal attitude towards women, has drawn huge criticism in Pakistani political circles. The ...

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Nawaz, Zardari to break bread today in search of rapprochement

Nawaz, Zardari to break bread today in search of rapprochement

November 8th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Nov 8 (ANI): Senior PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif, who had walked out of the Yousuf Raza-led federal cabinet a few months back citing differences on various ...

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Pak approves new law to protect women against workplace harassment

November 6th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Nov 6 (ANI): Pakistan federal cabinet is learnt to have approved a new law aiming at protecting women against workplace harassment. The countrys Information Minister Sherry Rehman announced that under ...

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Pak Prez, PM resolve to crush terrorism

October 6th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Oct 6 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have reportedly resolved to crush terrorism within the country, particularly in the tribal areas, and ...

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JUI chief to head Pak parliaments Kashmir committee

JUI chief to head Pak parliaments Kashmir committee

September 17th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sept 17 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday became the first parliamentarian to be elected chairman of the Kashmir Committee of the National Assembly. Rehmans name was proposed ...

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Sharif assures Zardari of full cooperation as opposition

Sharif assures Zardari of full cooperation as opposition

September 8th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sep 8 (ANI): The meeting between Pakistans new President-elect Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif ended at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on Monday. Sharif felicitated Zardari ...

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Zardari staying at PM House for security reasons

Zardari staying at PM House for security reasons

August 29th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Aug 29 (ANI): PPP Co-chairman and presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari has been living in the Prime Ministers House for the past one week for security reasons, fearing a ...

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Nawaz not yet buying Zardari-for-President deal

Nawaz not yet buying Zardari-for-President deal

August 21st, 2008 - 9:46 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug 21 (ANI): While MQM chief Altaf Hussain, who lives in exile in London, has supported PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardaris candidature for the post of Pakistan President, former premier ...

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Musharraf may get indemnity if resigns

Musharraf may get indemnity if resigns

August 17th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug.17 (ANI): If Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf opts to resign from office; Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani''s coalition government is willing to forgive all his acts, sources privy to the ...

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Nawaz alleges US interfering in Pak Prezs impeachment

Nawaz alleges US interfering in Pak Prezs impeachment

August 14th, 2008 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has reportedly said that the US was interfering in his countrys internal matter of President Pervez Musharrafs impeachment. He ...

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To show solidarity with PPP, PML-N to rejoin Gilani cabinet today

To show solidarity with PPP, PML-N to rejoin Gilani cabinet today

August 11th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Aug 11 (ANI): In a gesture of solidarity with the PPP after it agreed to impeach President Pervez Musharraf and restore sacked Supreme Court judges, the PML-N is expected ...

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Musharraf to reveal future action only after charges

Musharraf to reveal future action only after charges

August 9th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, August 9 (ANI): Even as the ruling Pakistan People''s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) coalition prepares to impeach President Pervez Musharraf on August 11, the President has ...

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Four PML-N ministers return to Pakistan’s federal cabinet

Four PML-N ministers return to Pakistan’s federal cabinet

August 8th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, Aug 8 (Xinhua) Four ministers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Friday rejoined the federal cabinet, official Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The party decided about their return to the cabinet following ...

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Nawaz-Zardari make-or-break talks described successful

Nawaz-Zardari make-or-break talks described successful

August 7th, 2008 - 10:55 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug 7 (ANI): The conclusive make-or-break talks between PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif ended on a positive note in the wee hours of morning today, ...

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PPP, PML-N leaders pessimistic about coalitions future

July 21st, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): Some leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have admitted that the alliance is becoming more dysfunctional and wobbly with each passing ...

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Gilani phones Nawaz, Asfandyar and Fazlur Rehman over cabinet expansion

Gilani phones Nawaz, Asfandyar and Fazlur Rehman over cabinet expansion

July 13th, 2008 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , July 13 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday phoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) head Nawaz Sharif, Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan and ...

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Sharif’s PML-N to return to Pakistan federal cabinet

Sharif’s PML-N to return to Pakistan federal cabinet

July 12th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, July 12 (Xinhua) The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which withdrew its ministers from the federal cabinet in May, will rejoin the coalition government soon, the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has ...

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For PML-N, judges restoration issue more important than Musharrafs impeachment

For PML-N, judges restoration issue more important than Musharrafs impeachment

July 10th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, July 10 (ANI): The impeachment of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was not important for the PML-N, instead it wanted to focus on the restoration of deposed Supreme Court judges and ...

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Zardari, Nawaz may meet in London to remove differences

Zardari, Nawaz may meet in London to remove differences

July 4th, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , July 4 (ANI): In a bid to remove mutual differences and ensure smooth functioning of the coalition governments at the Centre and in Punjab, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari ...

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Pakistan to pass oil spike burden to consumers

June 24th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) Pakistan is to pass the burden of rising prices onto consumers from July 1, the start of fiscal 2008-09, and will end power sector subsidies by the end ...

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Zardari, Nawaz fail to arrive at consensus on Musharrafs removal, judges restoration

Zardari, Nawaz fail to arrive at consensus on Musharrafs removal, judges restoration

June 19th, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, June 19 (ANI): The difference of opinion between PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif over the issues of impeaching President Pervez Musharraf and judges restoration, once ...

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Nawaz, Zardari decide to clip Musharrafs powers, but no headway on judges issue

Nawaz, Zardari decide to clip Musharrafs powers, but no headway on judges issue

May 28th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad , May 28 (ANI): The estranged coalition partners the PPP and the PML-N have reportedly arrived at a common understanding of clipping the powers of President Pervez Musharraf, but couldnt ...

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Zardari says PPP has a working relationship with Musharraf

Zardari says PPP has a working relationship with Musharraf

May 26th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, May 26 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the PPP has a working relationship with President Pervez Musharraf. The Daily Times quoted Zardari as saying ...

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Pakistani budget may freeze flour, gas prices

May 26th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Pakistan's budget for fiscal 2008-09 beginning July 1 could freeze the prices of flour, electricity and gas and offer special medical discounts for the elderly. Special measures to ...

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Musharraf’s turn to flex muscle with Pakistan Peoples Party

Musharraf’s turn to flex muscle with Pakistan Peoples Party

May 23rd, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by admin -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf has sent strong signals to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government not to take any steps aimed at curtailing his powers, especially ...

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Musharrafs nod can assure 2/3rd Parliamentary majority to Zardari sans Nawaz

Musharrafs nod can assure 2/3rd Parliamentary majority to Zardari sans Nawaz

May 20th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad , May 20 (ANI): The PPP-led coalition government in Islamabad sans the PML-N, which walked out last Monday, will be able to sail through and get the constitutional package as ...

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Pakistan advances clock to conserve energy

May 15th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, May 15 (IANS) Facing a huge energy deficit, Pakistan has drawn up a comprehensive plan for conserving power by advancing clocks by an hour and ordering markets to close by 9 ...

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Sharif urges people to take to the streets for sacked judges restoration

Sharif urges people to take to the streets for sacked judges restoration

May 15th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by admin -
Lahore, May 15 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has urged the people to take to the streets for the restoration of sacked Pakistani judges. Sharif claimed that he had ...

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No deadline to restore judges, says Zardari

No deadline to restore judges, says Zardari

May 14th, 2008 - 11:48 pm ICT by admin -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said Wednesday his party will restore the sacked judges but it will be done through a "parliament act" ...

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Musharraf a ‘virus’ that is bad for democracy: PML-N leader

Musharraf a ‘virus’ that is bad for democracy: PML-N leader

May 13th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Tuesday compared President Pervez Musharraf to a "dangerous virus" that was harmful for Pakistan's democracy and said it ...

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