Pakistan’s government agreed on Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice to defuse a political crisis and end a street agitation that was threatening to turn into violent confrontation.
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LAHORETHE long March, last minute permission by the government, excessive firing in the air, a very limited time given to kite flyers and the
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Rawalpindi Government forced all the inhabitants of Rawalpindi city to stay in their houses by placing large containers on all the main roads
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RawalpindiResidents of twin cities especially of Rawalpindi Sunday faced curfew like situation as the government has completely sealed off bot
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KarachiThe Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has threatened to quit the federal and Sindh governments in protest if the Sindh government does not
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MANCHESTER: Amir Khan triumphed by a fifth round technical decision after Marco Antonio Barrera suffered a gruesome cut early in their lightweight bou
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan agreed Monday to reinstate a fired chief justice, a move that will help defuse a political crisis that has sparked street battles and raised fears of instability in the country at a time of surging Islamist violence.
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SINGAPORE: World oil prices tumbled below 45 dollars a barrel in Asian trade Monday after the OPEC cartel decided during a weekend meeting not to cut output. New York’’s main futures contract, light sweet crude for April, fell 1.75 dollars to 44.50 dollars a barrel in morning trade. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in April declined 1.60 dollars to 43.33. Some analysts had expected the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to slash production during its meeting in Vienna on Sunday in a bid to shore up prices, which have tumbled from historic highs after the global economic crisis weakened energy demand.But the cartel, which pumps about 40 percent of the world’’s crude, decided to hold off from further cuts. OPEC oil ministers delayed the decision until at least May to give the Group of 20 rich and emerging nations (G20) time to respond to the economic crisis. G20 leaders are to meet next month to discuss tackling the global slowdown. “The fall in value hasn”t been that much… Prices are still higher than six to seven months ago,” said Dave Ernsberger, senior editorial director for Asia at energy information giant Platts.
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Islamabad The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Saturday condemned the crackdown against the participants of long march being launched across the cou
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GUJRANWALA: Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif announced on Monday to call off the long march. He congratulated the whole nation over the reinstatement of deposed judges.Addressing a charged long march rally here, Nawaz termed the restoration of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry a big success and a prelude to positive change.He said Justice Iftikhar did not bow down to the dictator.He said that the decision to call off the long march has been made after consultations with Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Ali Ahmed Kurd.
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