Concern among US foreign policy elites has shifted from Iraq to Pakistan with a majority believing it is the country most likely to pass nuclear technology to terrorists, a survey released Monday found.
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US President George W. Bush trusts that Pakistan will remain a solid ally against Islamist extremism after President Pervez Musharraf’s resignation, the White House said Monday.
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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Dr. Nasim Ashraf resigned on Monday just one month before his country hosts the Champions Trophy.His decision to step down, announced by the PCB, came an hour after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf.The Pakistan president directly appoints the PCB chairman. Musharraf appointed Ashraf in 2006 after Pakistan forfeited the fourth test against England at the Oval.England were declared winners after Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq refused to lead his team back on to the pitch when they were docked five runs for ball-tampering. Last month the International Cricket Council amended the result to a draw.”I have sent my resignation to the president’’s secretariat and told them I can”t continue performing my duties. After the president resigned I didn”t think it would be ethically right to continue,” former chairman PCB told a foreign news agency.Ashraf said his resignation would not have any effect on the Champions Trophy one-day tournament which would be held on schedule from September 12.”The tournament will go on because the board is an institution and it will continue working. I will continue performing my duties till the resignation is accepted,” he added. Dr Nasim Ashraf told the Geo News on telephone that he would present the details of his resignation on Wednesday at a news conference.PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi, while talking with Geo News, said that Dr Nasim Ashraf would continue to work at his position until a new chairman is appointed.
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US President George W. Bush will keep working with Pakistan on counter-terrorism and other issues after President Pervez Musharraf’s resignation, the White House said Monday.
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Nearly nine years after he seized power in a bloodless coup, Pakistan’s President has decided to call it a day
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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Dr Nasim Ashraf on Monday resigned, a few hours after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf.Musharraf, who was also patron of the PCB, appointed Ashraf as the head of the board on October 6, 2006.Nasim Ashraf, who arrived in Islamabad just today after spending two weeks in America, faxed his resignation to the President House. Dr Nasim Ashraf told the Geo News on telephone that he would present the details of his resignation on Wednesday at a news conference.PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi, while talking with Geo News, said that Dr Nasim Ashraf would continue to work at his position until a new chairman is appointed.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf resigned on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a turbulent nine years in power to avoid the first impeachment in the nuclear-armed nation’s history.
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The resignation of Pervez Musharraf removes a favorite bogeyman of Islamic militants both in and outside of Pakistan, but the government that forced him out is unlikely to change the policies that keep the jihadists fighting.
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Stocks opened slightly higher on Monday as concerns about Tropical Storm Fay ebbed and geopolitical worries surrounding Pakistan’s government faded, underpinning market sentiment.
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The United States praised Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as a committed partner against terrorism and pledged after his resignation on Monday to keep helping Pakistan fight extremism.
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