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Musharrafs nod can assure 2/3rd Parliamentary majority to Zardari sans Nawaz
The PPP-led coalition government in Islamabad sans the PML-N, which walked out last Monday, will be able to sail through and get the constitutional package as the 18th Amendment passed in the Parliament, only with the crucial support of the erstwhile ruling party the PML-Q, having its affiliation to President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
88 per cent support for PPP-PMLN alliance: Gallup Pakistan survey
A survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan on Tuesday said that 88 per cent of Pakistanis support Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawazs (PML-N) bid to form the new government at the centre. ANI
Musharraf freed Kashmir Singh to establishing Indian supremacy in South Asia
Religious leaders and organisations in Pakistan have strongly reacted to the Presidential pardon to Indian spy Kashmir Singh, and said that perhaps Musharraf freed him for the purpose of establishing Indian supremacy in the region as per American agenda. ANI
PPP-PML(N) allies ready to cut Musharrafs powers
Key allies of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP0 and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) have reportedly decided to divest President Pervez Musharraf of all of his discretionary powers, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and several other constitutional clauses and laws, which were framed to discriminate against politicians. ANI
Victory of secular Pak parties will aid US-led war on terror
A victory for secular parties over an Islamic alliance in Pakistans frontier province will significantly aid the US-led war on terrorism, according to a senior western diplomat. ANI
Islamists are the real losers in Pak polls
The Pakistan elections real losers were the Islamist parties and not President Pervez Musharraf, Iranian journalist Amir Taheri has written in an article. ANI
Sharif, Zardari to discuss government formation today
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif will meet Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari here today to discuss the formation of a new government. ANI
Zardari visited US Embassy: Sources
After the general elections were over, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari visited US Embassy on Tuesday and met with US officials, sources have revealed. ANI
Democracy strikes back firmly In Pakistan
Pro-Musharraf forces throughout Pakistan face an uncertain political future given the margin of difference in terms of votes gathered by them and by the opposition parties. ANI
Zia-ul-Haq regretted sparing Benazirs life: Book
General Zia-ul-Haq told one of Benazir Bhuttos friends that sparing the former premiers life was the gravest mistake of his life, according to the late Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chiefs book released on Tuesday. ANI
PTV supporting Pervez Musharraf
A Global media watchdog has claimed that Pakistan Television (PTV) is giving more coverage time to parties supporting President Pervez Musharraf and the caretaker federal Government. ANI
Fazlur Rehman holds Pak government responsible for Swat situation
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the Pakistan Government of intentionally letting the situation worsen in the tribal areas and the Swat region. ANI
Each party of Pak APDM to take its own decision on election boycott
The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) meeting presided by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has failed to reach a consensus on boycotting the upcoming polls, as the alliance decided to let each member party take its own decision on the boycott. ANI
Each party of Pak APDM to take its own decision on election boycott
The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) meeting presided by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has failed to reach a consensus on boycotting the upcoming polls, as the alliance decided to let each member party take its own decision on the boycott. ANI
APDM decision on Pak poll boycott today, says Sharif
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the All Parties Democratic Movement will today decide whether to boycott the election scheduled for January 8 next year. ANI
Lifting of emergency without reversing Nov 3 actions futile, says MMA
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that the lifting the state of emergency from Pakistan without reversing the November 3 actions would be futile. ANI
Sharif to discuss Charter of Democracy with PPP
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that talks would be held with the Benazir Butto led Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to chalk out and adopt a single Charter of Democracy. ANI
Hundreds of opposition workers arrested in Pakistan
Hundreds of political workers were arrested on Friday across the country for protesting against the emergency rule and suspension of the Constitution. ANI
Benazir warns Musharraf to lift emergency or face protests
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has warned President Pervez Musharraf to lift the state of emergency in the country and announce free and fair elections, otherwise the partys November 9 election rally in Rawalpindi would turn into a protest demonstration. ANI
Musharraf bigger danger to Pakistan than India and US: Qazi
President Pervez Musharraf is a bigger danger for Pakistan than the US and India, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said. ANI
Swat operation an attempt to delay general elections, says Fazl
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the government was using various tactics to delay the general elections, adding that the Swat operation was also an attempt of this organised conspiracy. ANI
Swat operation an attempt to delay general elections, says Fazl
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the government was using various tactics to delay the general elections, adding that the Swat operation was also an attempt of this organised conspiracy. ANI
Public support for Musharraf plunges to lowest level since 1999
Public support for Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has gone down to its lowest level after his October 12, 1999 military coup in the country, according to a survey conducted by the Daily Times. ANI
MMA on the verge of split
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) is on the verge of split as rift between Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) is deepening day by day and even dissolution of the NWFP Assembly has failed to bring them closer, sources said. ANI
Pakistan being turned into a banana republic, says Imran
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has said that Pakistan is being turned into a banana republic where the dictators word is the law, and all decisions were taken according to his whims. ANI
Kiani will become Chief of Pak Army after Musharrafs victory in Presidential polls (Lead: Kiani)
General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani was today named as the Vice Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army, and he will become its Chief after President Pervez Musharraf vacates the post. ANI
85 APDM parliamentarians submit their resignations to Pak Assembly Speaker
Pakistans National Assembly members of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) have submitted their resignations to Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain. ANI
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