WASHINGTON: Pakistan?s ambassador in USA Hussain Haqqani said there is no coup being hatched in Pakistan against President Asif Ali Zardari and his government, Geo News reported late Thursday night.
Talking to journalist Wolf Blitzer on a US-based news channel by phone, he said he hoped there is no coup being cooked up in Pakistan, adding the past coups have turned out to be greatly detrimental to the country.
Everybody including Pakistan?s high military leadership have achieved consensus that the Army should focus on guarding the national borders and elected government should run the national affairs in accordance with the Constitution and the courts should deliver verdicts on criminal and constitutional matters in the light of law, he maintained.
Haqqani further said he hopes that everyone in Pakistan would function his own constitutional role and the country would not be set on the path to coup, as past coups have always proved disastrous for the country.
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HOBART: Pakistan cricket team, led by Mohammad Yousuf, has arrived here on Thursday to play a three-match Test series against Australia.
Pakistan are confident their bowling attack can put them into winning position against Australia in the series.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf highlighted his team’’s bowling as a strength after arriving in Hobart to play a three-day warm-up match against Tasmania, starting on Saturday.
“Our bowlers are capable of taking 20 wickets but we need to improve our batting and fielding,” Yousuf told reporters.
“I think we”ve got good spinners, the best spinners in the world, and fast bowling also.”
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, who took seven wickets in the side’’s last Test against New Zealand, will lead Pakistan’’s spin corp while paceman Mohammad Sami’’s recall to the Test side for the Australian tour will bolster the quicks” ranks.
Sami was requested to help ease the burden on the team’’s fast bowlers in what is expected to be a demanding tour.
He will supplement an attack featuring Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer and Abdur Rauf.
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Rumors of a Pakistan coup sparked by a government minister being barred from leaving the country were dismissed on Friday after briefly causing flutters in financial markets.
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The local administrations of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have sought the help of Pakistan Army to counter terrorism during the holy mont
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WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday that Pakistan has delayed issuing hundreds of visas for US contractors and officials, adding to tension be
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