?Zardari-Haqqani tapes against Army revealed?
ISLAMABAD: A military spy agency recorded a conversation between President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan?s Ambassador in US Husain Haqqani discussing
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AP Top News at 11:35 pm EST
The Associated Press Bin Laden's escape laid the foundation for today's reinvigorated Afghan insurgency and inflamed the internal strife now endangering Pakistan, it says. Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' |
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Govt to honor courts? decision on NRO: PM
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday rejected the assumption of any threat to government or democracy, saying such hearsays were mere speed-breakers, aimed at lowering our valour.
?We are moving straight and in the right direction. Insha Allah there is no threat to this government or democracy,? Gilani told the newsmen here after visiting Adiala jail, where he spent five years of his imprisonment before reaching the PM House.
The Prime Minister there was also a surge of political maturity in the country, adding, PML (N) Qaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also did not want the derailment of democratic system.
He said the PPP?s alliance with MQM as well as other coalition partners would remain intact.
?When I took oath, there were talks that I will remain PM for three months only. Then after three months, it was said, three months more. Now I am in office for the last over 18 months. These things are mere speed-breakers to lower our valour,? the Prime Minister remarked.
To a question about NRO, Prime Minister Gilani said the PPP has always faced courts and cases. ?Be it Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Shaheed, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari or other leaders, facing courts was not a new thing for us. The PPP faced accountability in every era,? he added.
As far as the lapsing of NRO Ordinance on November 28 is concerned, the Prime Minister maintained, ?We will honor the courts? decisions.?
About his relationship with President Zardari, the Prime Minister said transferring the powers as Chairman National Command Authority to him by the President was a true litmus test of the relations between him and the President.
Prime Minister Gilani further said, President Zardari believes in the balance of powers between the President and the Parliament and was committed to repealing the 17th Constitutional Amendment as well as 58-2 (B).
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Dr Aafia?s lawyer asks govt to move ICJ
ISLAMABAD: After being subjected to a strip search, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani woman held by the Americans on account of terrorism charges, is n
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Miliband, Qureshi discuss bilateral issues
PORT OF SPAIN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband held meeting to discuss the issues relating to strengthen bilateral ties here on the sidelines of European Union Conference on Saturday, Geo news reported.
Issues relating to strategic dialogues and promotion of bilateral ties came during discussion, sources said.
UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, on the occasion, lauded Pakistan efforts on war against terror and for efforts to bring peace and stability in the region.
Britain will keep continue unconditional support to Pakistan, he added.
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US troops rise in Afghanistan might spill over militants in Pakistan: Gilani - The News International
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US troops rise in Afghanistan might spill over militants in Pakistan: Gilani
The News International ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the increase in US force in Afghanistan might lead to the spill over of militants in Pakistan and … Pak PM's PRO admits he is Headley's half-brother INTERVIEW: Pakistani premier presses for a joint Afghan strategy Pakistan's Gilani warns Obama over US Afghan troop plan |
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NZ clinches win over Pakistan (Herald Sun)
NEW Zealand won the first Test against Pakistan by 32 runs in Dunedin on Saturday.
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Op-Ed Contributor India’s Eternal Crisis - New York Times
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Op-Ed Contributor India's Eternal Crisis
New York Times Last November, middle-class nationalist fury, though initially directed at inept Indian authorities, settled on Pakistan, where the attacks were partly … US relies on Pakistan and Afghanistan, not India: Chinese media Global Lessons from the Mumbai Terror Attacks Pakistan Not Doing Enough In 26/11 Attack Case: Manmohan |
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Pakistan’s president gives up control of nuclear weapons - Los Angeles Times
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Pakistan's president gives up control of nuclear weapons
Los Angeles Times By Alex Rodriguez Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - Embroiled in a major crisis that threatens his political future, President Asif Ali Zardari has given … Pakistan's Zardari Takes His Finger Off the Nuclear Trigger Pakistan's president hands over nuclear powers Pakistan president loses amnesty for corruption charges |
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Govt to honor courts? decision on NRO: PM
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday rejected the assumption of any threat to government or democracy, saying such hearsays were mere speed-breakers, aimed at lowering our valour.
?We are moving straight and in the right direction. Insha Allah there is no threat to this government or democracy,? Gilani told the newsmen here after visiting Adiala jail, where he spent five years of his imprisonment before reaching the PM House.
The Prime Minister there was also a surge of political maturity in the country, adding, PML (N) Qaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also did not want the derailment of democratic system.
He said the PPP?s alliance with MQM as well as other coalition partners would remain intact.
?When I took oath, there were talks that I will remain PM for three months only. Then after three months, it was said, three months more. Now I am in office for the last over 18 months. These things are mere speed-breakers to lower our valour,? the Prime Minister remarked.
To a question about NRO, Prime Minister Gilani said the PPP has always faced courts and cases. ?Be it Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Shaheed, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari or other leaders, facing courts was not a new thing for us. The PPP faced accountability in every era,? he added.
As far as the lapsing of NRO Ordinance on November 28 is concerned, the Prime Minister maintained, ?We will honor the courts? decisions.?
About his relationship with President Zardari, the Prime Minister said transferring the powers as Chairman National Command Authority to him by the President was a true litmus test of the relations between him and the President.
Prime Minister Gilani further said, President Zardari believes in the balance of powers between the President and the Parliament and was committed to repealing the 17th Constitutional Amendment as well as 58-2 (B).
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