Archive for August, 2007

Aug22

Sharif signed deal in 2000: Pak govt

The Pakistan government has argued that former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed an exile deal with President Pervez Musharraf and said that he should not be allowed to return.
The Musharraf led administration filed objections in the Supreme Court in response to constitutional petitions by the Sharif brothers asking they be given the right to […]

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Aug15

Pakistan not responsible for restive situation in Afghanistan: Kasuri

Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has said that it is inappropriate to term Pakistan responsible for poor law and order situation in Afghanistan.Talking to BBC Television in its ‘Hard Talk’ programme Wednesday the Minister said that those who think so are not taking the right account of the things on the ground.

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Aug15

Government efforts to trace masterminds of suicide attacks making good headway: Cheema

Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig ® Javed Iqbal Cheema said on Wednesday the government is close to unearthing the masterminds of suicide bombings and would give a good news soon.“We have been able to home in onto some of the actual executors of suicide attacks and we would give you good news in a couple of […]

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Aug15

Pillars of state must work in harmony to ensure stability, economic growth : President Musharraf

President General Pervez Musharraf Wednesday said he firmly believes that the three pillars of the state must work in harmony within their constitutional responsibilities to ensure political stability and sustained economic growth for the country.He said people of Pakistan need peace and security and opportunities to earn livelihood for themselves and their families. The forthcoming […]

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Aug14

Seven killed in Pakistan on Independence Day eve

A roadside bomb killed four people in northwest Pakistan on Monday on the eve of Independence Day, while security forces killed three pro-Taliban fighters in a tribal region near the Afghan border.

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Aug12

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on fighting militants

Pakistan’s president acknowledged on Sunday Afghan militants were operating from Pakistani soil, as he and his Afghan counterpart vowed joint efforts to fight Taliban and al Qaeda.
The two neighbours have more often traded barbed accusations than worked together to fight the threat from the Islamist guerrillas — and Washington fears their dispute has helped […]

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Aug10

Musharraf-Bhutto Accord May Provoke Pakistan’s Religious Groups

A power-sharing agreement between Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto, the main opposition leader, may provoke religious parties and extremists in the world’s second-largest Muslim nation.

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Aug10

Bush wants ‘free and fair’ elections in Pakistan

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said he expected full cooperation from Pakistan against extremists and that he was “hopeful” President Pervez Musharraf would hold “a free and fair election.”
“I have made it clear to him that I expect that there be full cooperation in sharing intelligence” and “swift action” against Al-Qaeda […]

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Aug10

Facing a Furor, Pakistan Rejects Emergency Rule

Pakistan’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, was on the brink of declaring a state of emergency in his increasingly volatile country but backed away after a gathering storm of media, political and diplomatic pressure, Pakistani officials acknowledged on Thursday.

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Aug9

PAKISTAN CONSIDERING STATE OF EMERGENCY

President Pervez Musharraf, who for months has been under domestic political pressure to step aside or give up his role as army chief, was considering imposing a state of emergency, news reports and senior Pakistani officials said early today.

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