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Cricket in Pakistan gives a rare moment to cherish

Tuesday’s cricket news will make headlines for all the right reasons – in a country where the game of cricket gives a rare moment to cherish as Pakistan hosts only a second major tournament in a span of over 12 months against a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2009 | Comments : 1

Pakistan's new PM is an Aishwarya fan

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani is a big fan of Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai and melody queen Lata Mangeshkar. "While in prison, I used to watch all of Aishwarya's movies on my laptop besides listening to Lataji's [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Winning Parties, Urging Unity, Press Pakistans Leader to Con...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister and an opposition leader, on Wednesday increased the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf by urging him to call a session of Parliament and contending that the three opposi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition

Pakistan's opposition election winners were due to step up efforts to forge a coalition on Friday, raising the prospect of a government intent on forcing U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf from power. Leaders of the two parties that won [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Musharraf's rivals win Pakistan election

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents won a big election victory on Tuesday after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since 1999 [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Pakistani forces battle militants, dozens killed

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Pakistani forces have cleared militant strongholds from three areas in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border and 40 militants and eight soldiers have been killed in fighting, the military said on Thu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Pakistani Opposition Parties Decry Election Delay

The main opposition parties denounced the government’s decision on Wednesday to postpone parliamentary elections for six weeks after the assassination of the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, but they said they would abide by the ruli [...]