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| November 23, 2007 | Friday | Ziqa’ad 12, 1428 |
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Deal shadow over Sharifs’ homecoming
ISLAMABAD/LONDON, Nov 22: With a sudden change of heart on the part of the ruling Saudi family, Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been invited to Riyadh from his ‘safe... 
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Way almost cleared for Musharraf’s oath-taking
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the last pending challenge to General Pervez Musharraf’s re-election, but announced that it would hand down a short order on Friday, clearing the final obstacle to his becoming civilian president....
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C’wealth suspends Pakistan’s membership
KAMPALA, Nov 22: The 53-nation Commonwealth suspended Pakistan on Thursday, after President Gen Pervez Musharraf failed to meet a deadline to lift emergency rule and resign as Chief of the Army Staff....
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‘Foreigners in Pakistan planning global attacks’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: President Pervez Musharraf sought to justify his emergency rule on Thursday, saying that foreign militants based in Pakistan were planning terrorist attacks around the world....
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Food blockade in Swat areas
SWAT, Nov 22: In an attempt to increase pressure on militants, the authorities on Thursday imposed a food blockade in parts of Swat amid reports that a full-fledged ground assault is being planned by security forces....
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Verdict on emergency and PCO likely today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: A seven-member bench of the Supreme Court hearing petitions challenging the imposition of the state of emergency is expected to announce its decision on Friday....
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Rice in new plea for unity of moderates
WASHINGTON, Nov 22: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has indicated that Washington will still like President Gen Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto to work together....
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Rights group calls for release of judges
NEW YORK, Nov 22: The Human Rights Watch on Thursday demanded that the Pakistani government should immediately release deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, his family and other judges held under house arrest since Nov 3....
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PPP candidates to file papers
KARACHI, Nov 22: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto said on Thursday her party would file nomination papers under protest and expose what she termed the government’s plan to rig the elections....
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MMA delays decision on elections: Nawaz, Qazi discuss filing papers
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: The Supreme Council of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday decided to delay a decision about taking part or otherwise in the general elections and submission of nomination papers by...
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Brown hopes Musharraf will lift emergency
LONDON, Nov 22: President Pervez Musharraf has pledged to do his “utmost” to lift a state of emergency before elections, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday....
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Aurakzai visits Parachinar
PARACHINAR, Nov 22: Troops on Thursday moved into the violence-hit areas in Parachinar town and other parts of the Kurram agency. NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai visited the town and held talks with members of the peace jirga....
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APDM meeting on polls tomorrow: PPP’s stance hits opposition unity
LAHORE, Nov 22: Leaders of the All Parties Democratic Movement, believed to have been jolted by PPP’s decision to contest the Jan 8 elections, will be meeting in Islamabad on Saturday to decide whether to take part in the polls....
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Mystery shrouds Balach’s killing
QUETTA, Nov 22: Mystery shrouds the killing of Baloch nationalist leader Nawabzada Mir Balach Khan Marri and no-one was prepared on Thursday to say anything about the place where he died....
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Blast hits video shops, banks
MARDAN, Nov 22: Ten video-shops were destroyed and four banks and some stores were damaged when a bomb went off in a high security area of the Punjab Regiment Centre here on Thursday morning....
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Wajih stopped again from meeting Iftikhar
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Authorities on Thursday again restricted former Supreme Court judge Wajihuddin Ahmed from proceeding to the residence of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry....
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Explosion cuts power supply to Lasbela
QUETTA, Nov 22: Over 100 industrial units were closed in Hub as power to the entire Lasbela district was suspended after a pylon of high-power transmission line supplying electricity from Karachi was blown up on Thursday....
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China for ‘stability’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Chinese President Hu Jintao sent a message of support on Thursday to Pervez Musharraf, saying it was important to maintain “social stability” in the country....
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Pakistani student in UK jailed for 6 years
LONDON, Nov 22: A Pakistani student who called on British Muslims to join extremists waging jihad in the Middle East and Afghanistan was jailed for six years by a court Thursday....
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Afghan, Nato leaders reject ‘crisis’ report
KABUL, Nov 22: Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the NATO chief led strong criticism on Thursday of a European think-tank report that said the Taliban were installed in more than half of Afghanistan....
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Imams’ bias suit against US Airways upheld
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 22: A US judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by six imams against US Airways and a Minneapolis airport can proceed. The lawsuit was filed by...
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8 lawyers, ex-MNA released
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Former MNA Liaquat Baloch and eight lawyers were released from Adiala Jail after their detention order was withdrawn by the capital city administration on Thursday evening....
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