November 24th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
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Bangkok, Nov 24 (DPA) Tens of thousands of anti-government protestors, some of them armed with sticks, surrounded the Thai parliament Monday in what has been dubbed a "final battle" to topple the ...
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November 24th, 2008 - 8:23 am ICT by IANS
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Bangkok, Nov 24 (DPA) Tens-of-thousands of anti-government protestors, some of them armed with sticks, marched on Parliament in Thailand Monday.Sondhi Limthongkul, a senior leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) that ...
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November 22nd, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangkok, Nov 22 (DPA) Unknown assailants launched a grenade at anti-government protesters Saturday, killing one person and injuring seven people, fanning worries that Thailand was heading for more political street violence ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, Oct 23 (IANS) A Dhaka court has deferred till Jan 7 - well after the Dec 18 parliamentary elections - the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accused of receiving ...
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October 10th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangkok, Oct 10 (DPA) Top leaders of an anti-government movement that has occupied Thailand's seat of government since August surrendered Friday to police, a day after treason charges were dropped against them.The ...
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September 4th, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Om Prakash Singh here Thursday demanded the arrest of the close political allies of the Congress party for opposing the ban on ...
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August 29th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad , Aug 29 (ANI): In order to fast-forward his ascendancy to the post of President of Pakistan, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has misled various stake-holders on different issues like ...
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August 18th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi, Aug 18 (DPA) Pakistan's stock market and rupee made an immediate recovery Monday after President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation in a televised address.The benchmark KSE-100 Index shot up 460 points, ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug 11 (ANI): Thailands deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said that he and his family had fled to Britain.
The millionaire Manchester City boss spoke after he and his wife ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
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Islamabad , Aug 8 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly said that he wont resign from the Presidency in the event of Impeachment Motion brought against him, and that he ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Aug 7 (DPA) Pakistan's ruling coalition has decided to table a motion in the parliament to impeach embattled President Pervez Musharraf next week, a cabinet minister said Thursday, a move that ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Aug 7 (DPA) Leaders of Pakistan's coalition Thursday were set to announce their "decisive decision" on the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf, a move that could send the country into yet ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, July 23 (DPA) A leading international rights group urged the Pakistani government Wednesday to investigate the disappearance of hundreds of people allegedly at the hands of the country's security agencies. Those ...
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June 25th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, June 25 (DPA) Pakistan's coalition government Wednesday challenged a court verdict that barred former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from running in Thursday's by-election, a senior federal attorney said. A high court ...
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June 14th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, June 14 (DPA) Pakistan's former premier and a major partner in the ruling coalition Nawaz Sharif said Saturday President Pervez Musharraf could be hanged for declaring a state of emergency late ...
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June 10th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, June 10 (DPA) The lawyers' four-day "long march" for the reinstatement of more than 60 judges sacked by Pakistan's beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf gathered momentum Tuesday as it left the southern ...
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June 8th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, June 8 (DPA) Pakistan's second-largest coalition party Sunday asked President Pervez Musharraf to resign forthwith as the days of his defeated political allies seem to be numbered. "Today, the dictatorship of ...
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June 6th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) With the nuclear deal looking more uncertain by the day, it has become a now or never situation for the government as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares ...
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May 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 30 (DPA) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has dismissed the speculations of his resignation as "part of a malicious campaign to create unrest in the country", media reports said Friday. "The ...
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April 7th, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by admin
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Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Tamil film icon Rajnikant clarified Monday that he never meant to instigate violence through his anti-Karnataka remarks on the Hogenekkal drinking water project. In a television interview, the ...
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April 5th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, Apr 5 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that nearly half of Pakistans 160 million population was at the risk of food insecurity due to a surge in ...
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March 22nd, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, March 22 (DPA) The party of slain former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was set Saturday to announce its candidate to be the next premier as the political allies of their ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 2:29 am ICT by admin
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Islamabad, March 7 (DPA) The Pakistani Army has reiterated support for the embattled President Pervez Mushrraf despite his political allies' rout in last month's parliamentary election. A false impression was being created ...
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February 28th, 2008 - 11:20 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, Feb 25 (DPA) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will complete his five-year term despite the defeat of his political allies in last week's parliamentary elections, the presidential spokesman said Monday. The statement ...
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February 25th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, Feb 25 (DPA) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will complete his five-year term despite the defeat of his political allies in last week's parliamentary elections, the presidential spokesman said Monday. The statement ...
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February 20th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): Though the people of Pakistan had voted for the formation of new parliament during the February 18 elections, its results will decide the fate of their President Pervez ...
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February 6th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Feb.6 (ANI): Pakistans Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Kayani, has begun to systematically reverse some of the most significant policies of his predecessor, President Pervez Musharraf.
According to a Christian Science ...
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December 28th, 2007 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): The killing of former premier Benazir Bhutto on Thursday is a major blow to the US goal of stabilising Pakistan, which is a frontline ally in the war ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 10:16 am ICT by admin
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