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President to get advice for NA session today
Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro will send an advice to President Pervez Musharraf on Monday for summoning the first session of the newly-elected National Assembly. An official told Dawn that the summary initiated by the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary … Continue reading
Musharraf asks parties to get down to business
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that parties which were in a position to form governments at the Centre and in provinces must end “politicking” and focus on putting the country on the path to progress and prosperity. “All the … Continue reading
NA session within ten days : Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday he would convene the country’s new National Assembly (NA) session within ten days and vowed his full support to the incoming coalition government. Speaking at the opening of water-supply project in Sindh, President Musharraf … Continue reading
Pakistan should return to Commonwealth fold : Brown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday said Pakistan should return to the fold of Commonwealth and resume its role as an important member. Talking to President Pervez Musharraf on telephone, the British PM congratulated him on the successful holding … Continue reading
Anti-terrorism court acquits Shahbaz Sharif in murder case
Anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday acquitted Shahbaz Sharif of murder, clearing the way for him to contest a by-election, court officials said. The murder charges were brought against Shahbaz Sharif after the military toppled the government of Nawaz Sharif in … Continue reading
Musharraf to free Indian ’spy’ condemned to death
President Pervez Musharraf has accepted a mercy plea from an Indian national who spent 35 years on death row on spying charges, and ordered his release, a minister said on Friday. Kashmir Singh, was arrested in the city of Rawalpindi … Continue reading
General Kayani to appoint new ISI chief
Pakistani army chief General Parvez Kayani is appointing a new head of military intelligence, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the first major reshuffle in the military since President Pervez Musharraf quit the army. Newspaper reported that Major-General Muhammad Asif, who … Continue reading
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Musharraf rejects pressure for early exit
President Pervez Musharraf’s spokesman on Monday rejected fresh pressure at home and abroad for president to step down after his allies were trounced in parliamentary elections. A US senator who monitored the polls one week ago said on Musharraf should … Continue reading
Musharraf lauds China Mobile investment in Pakistan
CEO China Mobile Guo Yong Hong called on President Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi on Friday. Talking to leader of China Mobile Company the President appreciated China Mobile company’s efforts for investment in Pakistan. He said that the economic reforms of … Continue reading
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PPP, PML-N leaders to meet on coalition
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) prepared for talks on Thursday with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on a coalition that could topple President Musharraf. The leaders of the two parties which won the most seats in Monday’s general elections are mulling … Continue reading