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| November 08, 2007 | Thursday | Shawwal 26, 1428 |
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Benazir calls for reinstatement of judges: Long march unless Musharraf backs down
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday threatened President Gen Pervez Musharraf with a long march next week if he did not revoke emergency rule and reinstate the sacked judges of the superior courts....
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Poll decision by 15th: president
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that decisions about the term of the National Assembly and the general elections would be taken before November 15....
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Emergency, PCO endorsed by opposition-less NA
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: An opposition-less National Assembly on Wednesday made its last vows of loyalty to President Pervez Musharraf by endorsing his weekend proclamation of emergency and suspension of the Constitution...
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Nawaz asks West to abandon Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif urged the West on Wednesday to abandon the country’s military ruler, President Gen Pervez Musharraf. He told The Associated Press that Pakistan was...
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Lawyers’ strike till restoration of judges
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has appealed to the lawyers’ community to continue its countrywide strike till the restoration of judges removed under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO)....
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US backs Benazir’s protest call
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: The US State Department has backed former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s call for mass protests against the emergency rule, saying that people should have the right to express themselves....
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‘US patience not never-ending’
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: The White House toughened its stance against Pakistan on Wednesday, warning President Pervez Musharraf that the US patience was not “never-ending”....
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Bush phones Musharraf
MOUNT VERNON: US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that he had phoned President Pervez Musharraf to tell him bluntly that he must hold elections as scheduled and quit as army chief....
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Former SC registrar’s comments irk govt
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: There are rumours in the capital that Dr Faqir Hussain is going to be removed from the post of Secretary Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan following his...
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Musharraf is indispensable: Negroponte
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Top State Department official John Negroponte said on Wednesday continued engagement with Pakistan was the “only option” despite President Pervez Musharraf’s declaration of emergency rule....
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Militants vacate Kalam valley
SWAT, Nov 7: Militants vacated the scenic Kalam valley in Swat on Wednesday apparently in view of a lukewarm response from the local people to their advance....
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Claims of troop pullback denied
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Pakistan on Wednesday denied reports from India that it had withdrawn tens of thousands of troops from the border to deploy them against militants in its tribal areas....
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Britain urges Pakistan to roll back emergency rule LONDON, Nov 7: Describing the situation in Pakistan as dangerous, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband in a detailed statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday urged Islamabad in effect to roll back the emergency rule....
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PML-N holds rally against Musharraf in London
LONDON, Nov 7: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) led by its president Shahbaz Sharif staged a vociferous protest rally in front of the Pakistan High Commission building here on Wednesday....
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Benazir ousts PML-N from ARD leadership: Conditional support offer irks PPP
LAHORE, Nov 7: The PML-N and other opposition parties have offered conditional support to the PPP for launching a movement against the military government. Apparently disappointed by the condition attached to...
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UN reiterates call for return to democracy
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 7: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has reiterated his call to the government of Pakistan to return to “democratic rules and procedures as soon as possible” and...
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EU office denies FO statement
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The heads of mission of the European Union in Islamabad have expressed their surprise over the statement of president’s spokesmen and the Foreign Office that during General Musharraf’s...
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Protest against refusal of visa to Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Pakistan on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with the Indian government for declining visa to federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid. Mr Rashid was planning to visit New Delhi along with Pakistan Cricket Board officials....
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