Pakistan arrests opposition leaders as election draws near
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - With President Pervez Musharraf facing an election in just two weeks, police last night arrested key opposition leaders who had vowed to try to block the general's plans for winning a new term.
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Pakistan pushed back its general election by 6 weeks to Feb 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, against the objections of the main opposition parties who fear a delay will work against them.
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Â· Pakistan Intelligence officials take up positions at airport Â· Political rallies banned and hundreds arrested
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Pakistani officials said that two suspects were arrested Thursday morning in Rawalpindi.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed Tuesday, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.
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Riot police arrested dozens of opposition activists protesting against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Monday as Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed two legal challenges to his re-election bid.
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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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People in Pakistan take part in a crucial parliamentary election overshadowed by violence and fears of fraud
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Palestinians hold three faction officials in the first arrests linked to anti-Israeli violence since Palestinian elections.
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Pakistan has arrested the leader of a Taliban splinter group suspected of masterminding the recent kidnapping of three United Nations workers in neighboring Afghanistan, an official has told CNN.
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Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is held in custody after returning home to challenge the president, officials say.
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Political endgame looms for Musharraf as party evicted from power and rivals close in
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Pakistan on Wednesday postponed general elections until February 18 following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, which sparked days of unrest that left dozens of people dead.
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Pakistani police have arrested more than a dozen opposition activists in a bid to scupper protests against President Pervez Musharraf's plans for re-election on October 6, officials said.
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Less than a month before Pakistan's election, the opposition is already claiming it will be rigged, pointing to a stacked judiciary, media intimidation and ballot papers that have allegedly been pre-marked.
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Dozens of activists are held in Punjab province ahead of a protest rally, Pakistan's opposition says.
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Pakistan's election is "likely" to be delayed for some weeks after Benazir Bhutto's death, a ruling party official says.