Pakistan opposition has solid vote lead
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President Pervez Musharraf appealed for national unity Monday as early unofficial returns showed the opposition taking commanding leads in parliamentary elections aimed at bolstering democracy and calming political strife.
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KABUL : President Hamid Karzai maintained his early lead in Afghanistan&#39;s election after nearly five percent of the ballots had been counted, the election commission said.
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Key opposition figures are arrested in Pakistan, ahead of protests against President Musharraf's re-election.
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Pakistan's political crisis appeared to stabilize on Thursday with parties looking ahead to an election in which the party of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is set to make gains.
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Pakistan was poised to lift emergency rule on Saturday, but critics said it might make little difference for an opposition complaining President Pervez Musharraf can still engineer an election win for his allies.
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With almost 70 percent of the vote counted in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, interim President Hamid Karzai appears to be holding on to his solid lead in the race.
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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 President Pervez Musharraf as expected, will continue to hold sway over the country&#39;s policies, and will have the decisive vote on all important national issues.
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Islamabad, Nov. 1. - Amid strong protests from opposition lawmakers, Pakistanâs Parliament today approved a Bill allowing President Pervez Musharraf to continue as Pakistanâs army chief, disregarding
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PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai continued to maintain his lead over his rival candidates in the presidential elections.
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Pakistan's bitter election campaign heated up again Sunday as the country's main opposition leaders accused President Pervez Musharraf of trying to rig the vote two weeks from now.
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The vote count in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election has resumed with interim President Hamid Karzai far ahead of his rivals in early results.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents headed for a big election victory on Tuesday after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since 1999.
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The incumbent Afghan president HamidKarzai has taken lead in the presidential polls as he had secured 77 percent of the votes counted so far, a spokesman of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said Saturday.
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Killing of Pakistani opposition leader likely to scuttle elections, removing opportunity for military strongman to gain political legitimacy.
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With the country's electorate wanting President Musharraf out, opposition leaders don't expect him to play fair at the polls
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Kenya's opposition leader takes a strong early lead as voters turn on political old guard