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Musharraf a 'virus' that is bad for democracy: PML-N leader

Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Tuesday compared President Pervez Musharraf to a 'dangerous virus' that was harmful for
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PML-N ministers submit resignations in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 13 (Xinhua) Ministers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani Tuesday afternoon, marking the end ...
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PML-N ministers resign from Pakistan cabinet (Lead)

Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) A day after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif announced his party's withdrawal from the cabinet, nine federal ministers of ...
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Pakistan waits for 'Jannat'

Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Advance booking has begun for the Indian film 'Jannat' which releases this Friday and has already entered the record books as ...
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Lawyers observe 'black day', Nawaz pulls out of cabinet

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) The issue of reinstatement of judges, sacked by President Pervez Musharraf last year, was pushed to the centre-stage of Pakistani politics ...
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PML-N pulls out of cabinet, to give outside support

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Monday decided to pull out of the cabinet following failure of talks with coalition partner Pakistan ...
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Karachi baffled by 'monkey thieves'

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Police in Karachi are at their wits end on how to deal with the rising trend of thieves using trained monkeys ...
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PML-N set to withdraw ministers, continue support for PPP

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was Monday set to decide on withdrawing its ministers from the cabinet after its talks with ...
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US intervenes in Pakistan's crisis over restoration of judges (Lead)

Islamabad, May 11 (DPA) A senior US diplomat intervened Sunday to end the deadlock between Pakistan's governing coalition partners over the reinstatement of deposed judges ...
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Pakistan sends relief goods to cyclone-hit Myanmar

Islamabad, May 11 (Xinhua) Pakistan Sunday dispatched two military C-130 aircraft with relief goods on board to the cyclone-hit Myanmar. The goods include tents, plastic sheets, ...
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No breakthrough in PPP, PML-N talks

Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistan's leading ruling coalition partners, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), have failed to reach an ...
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Pakistani PM says coalition will not split

Islamabad, May 11 (Xinhua) Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the coalition will not split as it has to steer Pakistan out ...
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Going nuclear came at a cost for Pakistan(Ten Years On)

Karachi, May 11 (IANS) Weighing the implications of the nuclear tests carried out by India and Pakistan 10 years ago, many experts believe that while ...
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Sharif turns on the heat after inconclusive talks with Zardari (Lead)

Islamabad/London, May 10 (IANS) The main constituents of Pakistan's fragile ruling alliance were at loggerheads again Saturday - a day after seven hours of London ...
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Three killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 10 (Xinhua) Three people were shot dead Saturday by unidentified gunmen in a sectarian-motivated attack in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, the police ...
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India hands over body of Pakistani prisoner

Lahore, May 10 (IANS) The body of Pakistani national Muhammad Akram, who died in Amritsar jail on April 26, was handed over to Pakistani authorities ...
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Freight charges hit Pakistani cement exports to India

Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan's cement exports to India have slowed down because of rising freight charges and non-availability of railway wagons despite increasing orders, ...
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Pakistan to have two Supreme Courts?

Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan may end up having two Supreme Courts to break the deadlock between the two ruling coalition parties over the restoration ...
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PML-N threatens to quit cabinet over judges

Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-Nawaz) has again threatened to quit the cabinet if judges of the higher courts sacked by President ...
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Pakistan, militants agree to truce in Swat Valley

Islamabad, May 9 (DPA) Pakistani government and the pro-Taliban militants Friday agreed on a ceasefire in Pakistan's restive north-western district of Swat, hours after a ...
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Pakistan releases rebel nationalist leader

Islamabad, May 9 (DPA) Pakistani authorities Friday released a nationalist and senior rebel leader, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, as part of reconciliatory efforts to end violence ...
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Pakistan wants peaceful, good neighbourly relations with India

Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Asserting that Pakistan wanted peaceful and good neighbourly relations with India, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday said these were necessary ...
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Pakistan's ruling alliance likely to miss new deadline for judges

Islamabad, May 9 (DPA) Pakistan's law minister Friday said the ruling coalition was unlikely to meet the new May 12 deadline for the restoration of ...
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Roadside bomb kills policeman in north-west Pakistan

Islamabad May 9 (DPA) One policeman was killed and two more were injured Friday in a roadside bombing that targeted a security convoy in Pakistan's ...
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Pakistan sets conditions for talks with militants

Islamabad, May 8 (Xinhua) Pakistan Thursday set three conditions for possible talks with militants in the country, saying military action is not the only way ...
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