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Victors prepare for PPP-led coalition
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The victors of Monday’s general election on Wednesday seemed set for crucial talks to sew up what could be a grand PPP-led governing coalition at the centre and pick the next prime minister....
PML-N sets terms for backing new govt move
LAHORE, Feb 20: The PML-N is learnt to have decided to support the PPP in forming a coalition government only if the latter agrees to restore deposed judges and invalidate steps taken by President Musharraf on or after Nov 3....
Efforts under way to form govt of consensus: Asif
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that contacts were under way with all democratic forces to form a government of national consensus....
Musharraf hopes to avoid clash with PM
NEW YORK, Feb 20: President Pervez Musharraf warned on Wednesday that any clash between himself and the next prime minister would undermine democracy, saying “the clash will be if the prime...
Pakistan presses Swiss case against Asif
GENEVA, Feb 20: Lawyers representing Pakistan urged a Swiss court on Wednesday to prosecute the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, accused of stashing 60 million Swiss francs ($55 million) in the Alpine country....
‘March on capital if judges not restored’
LAHORE, Feb 20: Supporters of Aitzaz Ahsan, the detained president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, defied police restrictions and carried him on their shoulders outside his Zaman Park residence....
PML-Q to discuss debacle, post-election scenario
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has convened a meeting of PML-Q leaders in Islamabad on Saturday to discuss the election debacle and the current political situation....
Poll results prepared before Feb 18, alleges Fazl
BANNU, Feb 20: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has alleged that poll results were prepared well before the Feb 18 election on the basis of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) promulgated under agreements reached with some exiled leaders....
Rashid foresees fresh polls in three months
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Former federal minister and self-proclaimed Farzand-i-Pakistan Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who is considered to be close aide of President Pervez Musharraf, on Wednesday predicted fresh elections any time soon,...
EU monitors point out poll irregularities
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The European Union has criticised the government for its failure to provide a level playing field in the electoral process. It has also pointed out ‘procedural irregularities and institutional inadequacies’....
US mission lists ‘serious obstacles’
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: An observation mission of the US-based Democracy International has said that the political environment leading up to the polls presented serious obstacles to a fully democratic election....
Poll results victory in war on terror, says Bush
WASHINGTON, Feb 20: President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he hopes the new government in Islamabad will continue an anti-terrorism alliance with the United States....
India ready to resume talks
NEW DELHI, Feb 20: India on Wednesday welcomed the general election in Pakistan in which the people “had been able to express themselves clearly” and said it was ready to resume...
UK papers welcome election results
LONDON, Feb 20: The British media by and large has welcomed the results of the Feb 18 polls in Pakistan describing it fairly free and fair and a verdict against President Pervez Musharraf and his policies....
Britain greets Pakistanis
LONDON: The UK government endorsed the finding of the EU mission and noticed that the elections were completely fair, despite procedural problems....
France to support new govt
PARIS, Feb 20: France said on Wednesday it hoped President Pervez Musharraf and the new government in Islamabad would work together “in a constructive spirit,” following a landslide victory by the opposition....
Musharraf showed ‘grace’ in defeat: Kerry
NEW DELHI, Feb 20: President Pervez Musharraf displayed “a kind of grace in accepting” the defeat of his allies in elections, US senator and poll monitor John Kerry said on Wednesday....
Mumtaz hurt by ‘false promises’
LARKANA, Feb 20: “We are not hurt by our defeat but false promises people made to us during the election campaign have hurt us deeply,” complained veteran politician Mumtaz Ali Bhutto....
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Editor: Abbas Nasir
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that contacts were under way with all democratic forces to form a government of national consensus....
LAHORE, Feb 20: Supporters of Aitzaz Ahsan, the detained president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, defied police restrictions and carried him on their shoulders outside his Zaman Park residence....
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Former federal minister and self-proclaimed Farzand-i-Pakistan Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who is considered to be close aide of President Pervez Musharraf, on Wednesday predicted fresh elections any time soon,...
