Five Americans arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of terrorism told a court Monday that they had been tortured by police charges that could add to political sensitivities surrounding the case.
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HOBART: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam declared on Sunday his team will put in a sincere effort to save its third Test against Australia instead of pray
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?The only prospect for the revival of the Left, progressive movement in Pakistan is through the students?, said Dr S Akhtar Ehtisham, a
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 18 (UPI) — The potential for a major gas crisis in Pakistan is too great to sit by and wait for New Delhi to join a gas pipeline project from Iran, ministers said.
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Pakistan People?s Party (PPP) are heading towards some amicable solution over the issue of l
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Monday said the Parliament will not perform any act that is against the spirit of democracy and the Constitution.
Addressing the National Assembly here, the Premier said: ?The government does not want to do anything that is may prove detrimental to the democracy ? Parliament will only pass those laws which are in compliance with the Constitution.?
He said the government intends to take all the institutions along.
The Prime Minister said it is the duty of the government to formulate a policy while the provinces have to work on its implementation.
?The government has very good relations with the judiciary and that the former respects the decisions of the latter ? the Parliament is duty-bound to honor these judgments,? he remarked.
He said the detailed verdict of the Supreme Court is awaited and the judiciary has no complaints whatsoever against the government.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said approval was obtained in advance from the World Bank and other institutions for the rental power plants.
?We believe in good governance and we will only take those actions which are in the interest of the country and nation,? he said.
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ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar has said that some of the representatives of the government have turned the direction of their cannons towards the most honourable institution of the country which may put democratic set up and the government to harms way.
Expressing his views during the NA session here, Chaudhry Nisar said ruining the entire system for a single soul or position would not be an advisable thing to do.
He said he is concerned over what he called a government?s deal on the matter of judges appointments. ?The government cannot be given the right to create an atmosphere of confrontation and to smash the law to pieces,? he added.
Chaudhry Nisar said the Supreme Court enjoys the confidence of 170 million people. ?Interfering in the court?s matters, sending representatives to judges in the darkness of night and sitting on files refreshes the memories of Musharraf?s era,? he said.
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Karachi
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday criticized the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leaders, Chaudhry Nisar, Ashan I
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Lahore: Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Ch Zaheer has said the historic convention of Nazims and their complete trust in Pervaiz Elahi has fo
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The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), in collaboration with the National Endowments for the Arts, Washington, USA, has published ?Co
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