Pakistan election decision delayed
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Pakistan's Election Commission will consult political parties about a postponement of a January 8 general election and will announce a decision on Wednesday.
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Pakistan postpones its vote amid widespread violence following the Bhutto assassination. But the delay could just exacerbate tensions
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Pakistanis cast their ballots Monday in critical elections overshadowed by violence and fears of rigging, with the fate of key US ally President Pervez Musharraf hanging in the balance.
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Pakistan plans to postpone next  week's election after Benazir Bhutto's killing sparked turmoil  in the nuclear-armed country, but officials put off a final  announcement until Wednesday to consult parties.
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A Lebanese presidential election scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until December 29, the parliament speaker said on Friday, the tenth delay to the vote.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Opposition leaders on Tuesday debated whether to call mass street protests in response to a government decision to delay parliamentary elections that had been due next week, but now will be put off until after Feb. 8.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 31 -- Negotiations on a power-sharing arrangement between Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto appeared to stall on Friday, with officials expressing doubt that a deal could be reached.
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Pakistan's Election Commission on Wednesday postponed a general election by six weeks due to the turmoil sparked by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
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Pakistan's elections will be delayed by at least four weeks due to mass unrest after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, a cabinet official told AFP on Monday.
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Elections will be delayed by one month following the turmoil sparked by Benazir Bhutto's assassination, despite opposition threats of street protests unless the crucial vote is held Jan. 8 as originally planned, a top official said Tuesday.
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Pakistan's government has delayed   presenting a bill to parliament to reform Islamic laws covering   rape and adultery after a key coalition partner rejected a   compromise with Islamist parties, officials said on Thursday.
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Pakistani opposition parties mulled the formation of a coalition government Wednesday, after storming to victory in elections and leaving President Pervez Musharraf's position in jeopardy.
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Electoral commission recommends postponement after Bhutto assassination
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Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with expectations it would be delayed by up to two months after Benazir Bhutto's assassination plunged the country into crisis.
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Pakistan officials said they would announce a February date for general elections on Wednesday, postponing the crucial vote in the chaotic aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
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Pakistani electoral officials hold an emergency meeting on Monday to decide whether to go ahead with a January poll in a nation plunged into crisis by the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
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Baghdad (BBC) -- Several leading Iraqi political parties have called for the national elections scheduled for 30 January to be delayed.