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November 6th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): Things can be really tough when you are a woman member of Pakistan's National Assembly, as you could land in an embarrassing situation when other members of the ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): In an apparent bid to ensure his party's victory in the forthcoming Gilgit-Baltistan elections, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif has deviously played the 'Kashmir' card.
Addressing an election ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Peshawar, Nov.4 (ANI): A former Pakistan Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Javed Ibrahim Paracha, who is known for having a good contact with the Taliban leadership, has said that the ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 4 (IANS) Financing terrorism would become a criminal offence in Pakistan as the Anti-Money Laundering Bill has been approved, a media report said.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Tuesday ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.4 (ANI): Terming the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as a 'non-issue', Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the members of the National Assembly (MNA) to let the judiciary ...
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November 3rd, 2009 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday defended the government's decision not to table the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in parliament for ratification.
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November 3rd, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.3 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led government has decided against tabling the controversial National Reconciliation Ordianace (NRO), which offers complete immunity to the President and other top leaders ...
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November 2nd, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Nov. 2 (ANI): Pakistan's religious parties have warned the government that they will not accept any amendment in the country's existing blasphemy law.
Pakistan's blasphemy law forbids-damaging a place of worship or ...
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October 31st, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct.31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan, has said that Washington had committed a mistake by supporting successive military regimes in the ...
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October 31st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct.31 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has rebuked North West Frontier Province's (NWFP) Inspector General of Police (IG) Malik Naveed's claims regarding the involvement of foreign hands in the ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct 30(ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has informed the National Assembly's Sub-Committee on Human Rights that the United States has requested to raise the strength of its diplomats in Pakistan to 749, ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct.28 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has decided to surrender his presidential powers related to the dissolution of assemblies and the appointment of services chiefs to Prime Minister Yousuf ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 5:49 am ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) The Pakistani government is considering to deploy armed security guards inside parliament for the first time in the wake of emerging threat of terrorism, an official said.
The parliament ...
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October 27th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct 27(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members have indicated that a trusted aide of party chief Nawaz Sharif, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, was left out of the talks with President ...
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October 24th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct. 24 (ANI): If Pakistan fails to upgrade its existing anti-money laundering laws before February 2010, it will have to face severe financial penalties from international organisations that includes being declared ...
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October 21st, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) All government and private schools, colleges and universities throughout Pakistan have been closed after fears of terror attacks sparked by the twin suicide bombings at a university ...
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October 21st, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) All government and private schools, colleges and universities throughout Pakistan have been closed after fears of militant attacks in the wake of twin suicide bombings at a ...
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October 20th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct 20 (ANI): Chairman of Pakistan's National Assembly standing committee for sports, Jamshed Dasti, today said that this impression is quite wrong that he did not know cricket as he ...
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October 19th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Oct 19 (ANI): Pakistan's former captain Ramiz Raja has asked chairman of the National Assembly's standing committee on sports, Jamshed Dasti, to apologise to the nation for accusing the team of ...
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October 16th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, Oct.16 (ANI): Enraged Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan, who resigned from the post earlier this week, has said that he would take back his resignation only after the Pakistan Cricket Board ...
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October 16th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, Oct.16 (ANI): Enraged Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan, who resigned from the post earlier this week, has said that he would take back his resignation only after the Pakistan Cricket Board ...
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October 15th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi, Oct 15 (IANS) Younis Khan Thursday asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a captaincy tenure till the 2011 World Cup besides more powers, if it wants him to ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Oct.14 (ANI): Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports has rejected all match-fixing allegations leveled against captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam, saying it was all Indian propaganda to tarnish ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Oct.14 (ANI): Disappointed over the recent developments surrounding Pakistan cricket where match-fixing allegations against captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam ultimately saw Khan resigning from captaincy, former captain Rameez Raja ...
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October 13th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Younis Khan has resigned as the Pakistan cricket captain following allegations of match fixing levelled against the team after its semi-final loss in the Champions Trophy.
Younis tendered his ...
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October 13th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct.13 (ANI): Younus Khan has resigned as captain of the Pakistan cricket team after the chairman of a parliamentary committee on Sports levelled match-fixing allegations against him.
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October 13th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct. 13 (ANI): In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi this week, Pakistani lawmakers have expressed concerns about the 'unsatisfactory' security at Parliament ...
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October 9th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct.9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that a high level meeting would soon be convened to discuss the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill and its implications.
The participant ...
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October 9th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Oct.9 (ANI): Pakistani opposition parties have described the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill as a 'national insult' and an attempt by the US to interfere in the country's internal issues.
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October 9th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, Oct.9 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has rubbished match-fixing allegations leveled against captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam.
Butt said the match fixing charges leveled by National Assembly's ...
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