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Anti-US pamphlets distributed in Swat on the sidelines of peace talks
Peshawar, May 14 (AIN): Even as the NWFP government held the second-round of peace talks with the pro-Taliban militants in Peshawar, unknown persons distributed pamphlets asking the provincial government, military and the people of Pakistan to join hands with the Taliban against the US. ANI
Rice says its a wrong perception that US supported Pak military regime prior to polls
The United States always wanted restoration of democracy in Pakistan and it was a wrong perception among the Pakistanis that prior to the February 18 polls the US had supported the military government without caring about democracy. ANI
If reinstated, Iftikhar will declare Musharrafs re-election illegal
Pakistans deposed chief justice Iftikhar Choudhry has said that if reinstated he would re-examine the legitimacy of the countrys President Musharrafs second term beginning November 2007, and would declare it illegal. ANI
Imran says Asif hindering judges restoration just to please Americans
Pakistans cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari was scuttling the moves of restoration of deposed Supreme Court judges just to please the Americans who want to see their old time war against terror ally President Pervez Musharaf in power. ANI
Commonwealth set to readmit Pakistan
The 53-nation Commonwealth is to readmit Pakistan, suspended last year when President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule. ANI
Commonwealth readmits Pakistan(lead: Commonwealth )
The Commonwealth decided on Monday to readmit Pakistan, suspended last year when President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule. ANI
US media predicts fall of Pak govt over judges issue impasse
Even as todays deadline for restoration of deposed Supreme Court judges is almost certain to expire, and the PML-N expected to take a stand today regarding continuance of its support to the PPP-ld coalition government, the US media has predicted fall of the three-month old democratic government in Islamabad. ANI
Experts say US must strategically shift policy on Pak-based extremists
Experts and critics of the Bush administrations policies in Pakistan, have called on it to undertake a strategic shift in dealing with extremists in the region. ANI
JI slams Gilanis bid to pardon Sarabjit
Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Secretary General Syed Munawar Hasan has reportedly criticized Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilanis recommendation to President Pervez Musharraf to pardon Indian convict Sarabjit Singh on death row, after reviewing his case. ANI
Sarabjit Singh should be pardoned, says Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly advised President Pervez Musharraf to pardon Indian death row inmate Sarabjit Singh after reviewing his case. ANI
Gilani advises Musharraf to pardon Sarabjit
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly advised President Pervez Musharraf that Indian inmate Sarabjit Singh, accused of having a hand in 1998 Lahore bomb blasts, should be pardoned after his case is given a re-look. ANI
Pak Senators urge govt to withdraw from US-led coalition
Cutting across party lines, Pakistani Senators have reportedly urged the PPP-led coalition government to withdraw from the US-led so-called war against terrorism and make the foreign policy independent of American dictation. ANI
PPP may propose judges restoration through Prez Ordinance
In order to break the deadlock over the restoration of judges issue, the PPP is learnt to have coined up a proposal to reinstate the judges through a Presidential Ordinance after passage of the proposed resolution by the National Assembly. ANI
Pak fashion model admits she and Musharraf old friends
Pakistani beauty queen and fashion model, Maria Mateen, who represented her country twice in international beauty pageants, denied press reports claiming that she had a desire to go on a date with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
PPP does not accept Musharraf as a constitutional President: Zardari
Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the PPP does not accept Pervez Musharraf as a constitutional president of the country. ANI
Nirmala Deshpande remembered in Pak as a peace, HR activist
Human rights activists and experts from various fields remembered Gandhian icon Nirmala Deshpande, who passed away in New Delhi on May 1, as an apostle of peace who always fought for the cause of human rights in India. ANI
US Congresswoman says PPP is ok, but Nawaz a problem
The PPP was doing a good job in Pakistan, but former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was more of a problem and needed to be watched, said Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who chairs the Pakistan Caucus on Capitol Hill. ANI
Pak test fires nuclear capable Hatf-VIII
A day after India launched its Agni-III missile, Pakistan test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII air-launched cruise missile, which has a range of 350 kilometers. ANI
Zardari says Musharrafs impeachment may harm economy
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that while the ruling party the PPP does not recognise President Pervez Musharraf as a constitutional president, the countrys economic conditions may deteriorate if he was impeached. ANI
PML-Q leaders want Ch Shujaat to sever ties with Musharraf to save partys image
At a meeting between PML-Q parliamentarians and their party chief (and former premier) Ch. Shujaat Hussain, the legislators appealed to the latter to sever ties with President Pervez Musharraf to save the party from further losing its image among the masses. ANI
Musharrafs impeachment out of question: Shujaat
PML-Q president and former Pakistan premier Shujaat Hussain has said that the ruling coalition will never impeach President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
In close contact with Zardari, Washington distancing from Musharraf
US Deputy Secretary of State, John D Negroponte has said that Washington was distancing itself from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and extending its support to the new democratic government in Islamabad. ANI
Pak EC postpones by-polls by 2 months, draws flak from ruling parties
On the request of the NWFP government, Pakistans Election Commission (EC) has postponed the by-elections scheduled for June 18 by two months. Now the by-polls will be held on August 18, drawing protests from several political parties presently running the federal government. ANI
Pak PM says NA will decide working ties with President
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that matters relating to the Presidency will be handled constitutionally and the issue of forging a working relationship with President Pervez Musharraf will be decided by the National Assembly. ANI
Musharraf put off from list of predators of press freedom
After losing the February 18 general elections, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lost powers and is no more in the capacity to harm the press, hence his name has been put off the list of predators of press freedom prepared by Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based press freedom group. ANI
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