US lawmakers to observe Pakistani voting
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Three senior U.S. senators traveling to Pakistan to observe next week's elections said Friday that a fair vote is crucial to fighting extremism in South Asia.
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The US Congress on Wednesday passed its first 2008 legislation by condemning the murder of Pakistan's ex-premier Benazir Bhutto amid a call for a shift in US policy towards Islamabad.
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Pakistan&#39;s parliament is to elect a new prime minister today in a vote expected to be won easily by military-backed former finance minister Shaukat Aziz.
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US citizens should obtain Pakistani government permission for travel in rural areas of that country, the US State Department said in an updated travel advisory.
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Key figures in Pakistan's parliamentary elections who could emerge as candidates for prime minister.
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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 9--An influential lawmaker said Thursday he wants the state to review its use of incentives in luring companies to North Carolina.
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The United States expressed concern  on Monday about any indefinite postponement of elections in  Pakistan after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and  encouraged Islamabad to go ahead with the vote.
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Washington, September 16: The United States has said it was aware of the announcement that Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf would stay on as head of the armed forces and as the country&#39;s president and would &quot;look at it carefully.
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U.S. policymakers must keep pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to hold fair elections in Pakistan next month or risk deeper chaos in the nuclear-armed country, an important ally in Washington's anti-terror campaign, experts told Congress on Wednesday.
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Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
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Â· Appointment marks win for Muslim democrats Â· Prayer mats to enter residence for first time
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Two U.S. lawmakers scheduled to meet Thursday with former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and President Pervez Musharraf were advised to leave the country after Bhutto's assassination.
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Pakistan's opposition parties differ on how to interpret remarks by US officials on President Musharraf's future.
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Counting began on Monday after an  election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared,  although it could result in a parliament set on driving U.S.  ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
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Vote-counting began in Pakistan Monday after voters defied bombings and shootings to cast their ballots in elections that will decide the political fate of key US ally President Pervez Musharraf.
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US lawmakers prepare to vote on a resolution opposing President Bush's deployment of extra troops in Iraq.
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Six U.S. lawmakers will spend several days in North Korea next week to discuss the stalled six-party talks on the country's nuclear program, in the first congressional visit to the country since May 2003.