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News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| about 1 year ago
Pakistan on Monday inaugurated a new parliament dominated by opponents of President Pervez Musharraf who have vowed to crimp his powers and review his U.S. -backed policies against Islamic militants. At stake is the future course and political...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
March 17 (Xinhua) -- Election for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the new National Assembly will be held on Wednesday, Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain said on Monday. The National Assembly will meet at 11 a.m. (0600GMT), to elect the Speaker and the..
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News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 year ago
Download (MP3) Herman report - Listen (MP3) Pakistan's parliament has convened in Islamabad, but nothing significant is expected to happen until later this month when a new government is installed. But as VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
March 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Monday termed the convening of the new parliament as a historical event and expressed confidence that Pakistan would continue to make progress on the path of democracy and economic...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
March 17 (Xinhua) -- A Pakistan People's Party (PPP)leader Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar Monday said his party had not yet decided the candidate of future Prime Minister. The consultation was in progress at present and once a decision was finalized it would be...
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News Source: Turkish Press
| about 1 year ago
Pakistan's new parliament met for the first time on Monday, with opponents of US-backed President Pervez Musharraf vowing to end his "dictatorship" after trouncing his allies in elections. Slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party will head a...
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News Source: Reuters
| about 1 year ago
Pakistan's new National Assembly was sworn in on Monday, setting the scene for a showdown with President Pervez Musharraf a month after his opponents swept a general election. Musharraf's allies were routed in the February 18 vote, and he is faced...
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News Source: Rediff
| about 1 year ago
He described his father as a man of character who was very loyal to Pakistan . Â The President said he hailed from a middle class family and never pushed his case. He said God had given him a lot that was beyond his expectations. |...
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News Source: Islamic Republic News Agency
| about 1 year ago
Parliament Pakistan's new parliament, dominated by anti-Musharraf parties, was inaugurated on Monday amid fears of tension between presidency and the new government. A total of 328 members of National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament,...
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News Source: CNN
| about 1 year ago
Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's parliament convened Monday with a showdown looming between opposition lawmakers and beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf. Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif arrives for the inauguration of the new parliament in...