Pak scribes feel rigging in January polls will not be on a large scale
Visiting Pakistani journalists today said that it wont be possible for the Musharraf regime to rig the January 8 general elections on a scale as they were rigged in the past. ANI
Focus on Constituent Assembly polls: Koirala tells feuding leaders
With the Winter-session of the Parliament approaching near, Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Tuesday asked leaders of major political parties to stop blaming each other and asked them to remain focus on the Constituent Assembly elections. ANI
Musharraf bids farewell to armed forces commanders
President General Pervez Musharraf today bid farewell to his army colleagues on Tuesday, a day before he demits the office of Chief of Army Staff and prepares to take oath for a second consecutive presidential term on Thursday. ANI
Asian artists gunpowder work sells for record $9.5 m at Christies
With an unidentified Asian art investor paying a whopping 9.5 million dollars for a set of 14 abstract paintings made using gunpowder, the Asian art market surely looks that it has come of age. ANI
Indian theatre artistes stage play on Bhagat Singh in Pakistan
Commemorating the 100th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, Indian theatre group Punarjyot staged a play on his life at Camp 4 in Pakistan on Monday. ANI
Oz companies new productivity mantra is laughter classes!
Offices across Australia have found a new way to make their workplaces more productive - laughter classes. ANI
Musharraf is too weak to withstand Saudi pressure over Sharif: Article
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharrafs political standing has plummeted since the imposition of emergency in the country on November 3, and the prevailing situation made him too weak to withstand the Saudi pressure over the return of Nawaz Sharif, according to an analysis. ANI
`Operation Winchester lands `Peeping Tom UK police in trouble
Using a secret willy-cam to spy on men in a public toilet has landed British police in trouble. ANI
Indian Kathak dancers charm Lahoris
A group of five Indian Kathak dancers enthralled audiences in Lahore with their performances recently. ANI
Benazir hopeful of victory in Jan 8 polls if no irregularity takes place
Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that her party will sweep the January 8 general elections given that the polls are held in a free and fair atmosphere. ANI
Bush admits that Blair used to make him laugh.
U.S. President George Bush has for the first time admitted that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair used to make him giggle and laugh on jokes shared between the two. ANI
Obama ropes in Oprah to win women votes in conservative Iowa
Democrat residential candidate and Illinois Senator Barack Obama has roped in Oprah Winfrey, the queen of American daytime television, to raid Hillary Clintons core support among women voters in the contest. ANI
Imran Khan to opt out of APDM if any constituent contest polls
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), would opt out of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) if any of its components contested the January 8 general elections. ANI
Scots knocked out in elephant polo
Scotland has been knocked out of the elephant polo World Cup. ANI
NAB court to hear corruption cases against Sharifs on Dec 5
A National Accountability Court (NAB) has reportedly fixed December 5 as the date for hearing the corruption cases against former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif in Rawalpindi. ANI
No signs Diana was pregnant: British pathologist
Princess Diana was not pregnant at the time of her death, a British pathologist who examined her has told the inquest into the deaths of the princess and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed. ANI
Brit teacher in Sudan may be lashed 40 times for slur on Islam
A British teacher is facing the prospect of being lashed 40 times in Sudan for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Mohammed. ANI
Musharraf will never restore pre-Nov 3 judiciary
Close aides of General Pervez Musharraf have said that the President is ready to accept any demand of the Opposition parties except the restoration of deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and other judges of the old Supreme Court. ANI
Di and Dodi were not lovers: Driver
The relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed did not extend beyond friendship, the inquest into their deaths has heard. ANI
Sharifs return to Pakistan will strengthen democratic culture: Benazir
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has welcomed Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Nawaz Sharifs return to Pakistan after seven years in exile, and said it will strengthen the democratic and political culture in the country. ANI
Musharraf may lift emergency in two-three weeks: Najam Sethi
Najam Sethi, the Editor of the Daily Times, has said that Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf may lift the emergency within two or three weeks. ANI
Investable assets of the wealthy rose by 11 percent globally in 2006
The global market for wealthy individuals with over one million dollars of investable assets rose by 11 percent in 2006, the biggest rise for seven years, to reach over 37 trillion dollars. ANI
Swat operation will end before Jan 8 polls: Pak minister
The caretaker Interior Minister of Pakistan, Hamid Nawaz Khan, has assured that the military operations in the Swat district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) would be completed before the January 8 elections. ANI
US wants Musharraf to do more towards restoration of democracy
Asserting that Pakistan needs to return to a fully democratic government with a civilian President, the US has reaffirmed its call for lifting of emergency in that country. ANI
Benazir unlikely to exert civilian control over Paks nuke programme: Article
If former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto comes to power again, it is unlikely that she would be able to exert civilian control over the countrys nuclear programme, as the military believes she is too beholden to the Americans, according to an article. ANI
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