Pakistan parties name jailed MP as PM candidate
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Pakistani opposition parties on Thursday nominated a politician serving a life term in jail for defaming the military as a candidate in an election for a new prime minister.
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Pakistani police have detained around 350 opposition party activists in the latest attempt to muzzle criticism of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, officials said Wednesday.
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan&#39;s Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz was on Thursday poised to become prime minister after landslide by-election wins got him into the parliament&#39;s lower house.
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Pakistani authorities on Thursday temporarily released from detention a prominent opposition lawyer, who this year spearheaded a campaign against President Pervez Musharraf, the lawyer's son said.
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Description: Shaukat Aziz was chosen as Pakistan&#39;s 23rd prime minister on Friday after getting 191 votes in the 342-seat National Assembly.
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ISLAMABAD: After the historical Supreme Court verdict to free Zardari on bail, PPP stalwarts have stepped-up efforts to persuade the spouse of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto to lead anti-government rallies slated to begin from Peshawar on December 6, under the
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Pakistan detains supporters of Nawaz Sharif, his party says, as the exiled PM prepares to fly home.
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For speaking out against President Pervez Musharraf, one lawyer spent three weeks in jail and another is under house arrest in Lahore. None of these leaders can talk to one another.
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The party of Pakistan's murdered opposition leader Benazir Bhutto named her 19-year-old son as its new leader Sunday and announced it would contest upcoming general elections.
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FATEH JANG, Pakistan  - Pakistan's finance minister took an important step toward becoming the new prime minister by easily winning two byelections that give him a seat in parliament, a prerequisite for the post, state-run television reported Thursday. Opposition groups insisted the vote was rigged.
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's ruling party assured President Pervez Musharraf yesterday that he had the votes to be elected to a new five-year term in October, before opposition leader Benazir Bhutto returns from exile. The president is chosen by national and provincial lawmakers. Bhutto, the former prime minister who plans to return Oct. 18, had urged that the presidential vote be ...
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Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat  Aziz easily won a seat in parliament, clearing the way for him  to take over as prime minister next week, officials said on  Thursday.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan has arrested former Taliban defense minister Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, regarded as a top figure in the Afghanistan insurgency, a Pakistani intelligence official said today.
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The husband of Pakistani opposition  leader Benazir Bhutto was placed under house arrest on Tuesday,  less than a month after his release from jail raised hopes for  reconciliation with President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistan&#39;s parliament votes on Friday for a new prime minister and is expected to choose outgoing finance minister Shaukat Aziz.
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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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Pakistan's parliament elected Shaukat Aziz, the former finance minister and a close ally of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as prime minister on Friday. The opposition boycotted the vote.