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KARACHI: The bullet proof truck, from which Benazir Bhutto will lead the procession, has reached the Karachi Airport from Bilawal House.
This truck has been prepared especially for the safety of Benazir Bhutto on her arrival in Karachi.

KARACHI: Former prime minister of Pakistan and chairperson Pakistan People’s Party, Benazir Bhutto has reached Pakistan after eight years exile.
Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Nahid Khan, Rehman Malik, Sanam Bhutto and Laila, other leaders and party workers accompanied her.

Under fire for months, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf received the validation he was looking for Saturday when lawmakers overwhelmingly elected him to a new five-year term. But his political fortunes will remain in doubt for at least several more weeks as the Supreme Court considers whether he was eligible to run in the first place.
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ISLAMABAD: Internal differences in the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on Thursday reached their climax with categorical refusal of the Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to quit the NWFP Assembly despite demand of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM).

ISLAMABAD: Around 20 politicians, coupled with dozens of former bureaucrats, would be the immediate beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), majority of them said to be close associates of Benazir Bhutto or the front men of her spouse, Asif Ali Zardari.

ISLAMABAD: A ‘special’ call from Washington DC has thwarted the efforts of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, President of Pakistan Muslim League, to create hurdles in the way of the Benazir-Musharraf deal, sources in the presidential camp told The News on Thursday.

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ISLAMABAD: The Defence Ministry is probing an alleged fraud of Rs 1.72 billion in the new Islamabad Airport project, committed in the name of President General Pervez Musharraf and the institution of Pakistan Army.
According to unconfirmed reports, the Defence Ministry contacted President Musharraf, who asked the ministry to initiate a probe. The alleged fraud, […]

ISLAMABAD: The 10-member larger Bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing the constitutional petitions against the acceptance of the nomination papers of President Musharraf in the presidential election, today decreed that the presidential election would be held as scheduled tomorrow, but the results of the presidential election would not be announced until October 17.

ISLAMABAD: The draft of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was finalised midnight Thursday with the concurrence of Chairperson Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto.
The NRO was finalised after a marathon meeting chaired by President General Pervez Musharraf at the PM House. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, PML President Ch Shujaat Hussain and key cabinet ministers participated in […]

Pakistani opposition MPs staged a mass resignation on Tuesday in protest at military ruler President Pervez Musharraf’s bid to win another five-year term in power.
Musharraf’s two rivals in Saturday’s crunch presidential vote meanwhile filed new petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the key US ally’s eligibility to stand for re-election.