Pakistani leader promises fair elections
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised Thursday that national elections scheduled for next month would be "free, fair and transparent," dismissing fraud concerns and brushing off criticism over his dismissal of the Supreme Court chief justice.
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President Pervez Musharraf warned Thursday that he would not tolerate protests after next week's elections, a remark that drew a sharp reminder from Washington that Pakistanis have the right to demonstrate peacefully
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An embittered former Pakistani prime minister vowed Thursday to return home from exile next month to fight the attempt by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to extend his military rule.
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President Musharraf urges reconciliation after his opponents win Pakistan's poll, but rules out stepping down.
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ISLAMABAD: The Newly elected Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday vowed to ensure good governance in the country which would give priority to merit and ability in all fields.
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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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Pakistan's President Musharraf says he has no plans to resign, as the opposition seeks an alliance against him.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf pledged on Monday to hold free elections as he began a European trip aimed at bolstering outside support, but urged the West not to hold Pakistan to unrealistic rights standards.
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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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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday that next month's elections had to be credible, insisting the country's stability was vital for South Asia.
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that change in the government would auger well to strengthen democracy and improve the much-needed good governance in the country.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  will seek re-election on Oct 6., despite legal challenges in  the Supreme Court and slumping popularity, the Election  Commission announced on Thursday.
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Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan&#39;s president, promised Monday that his country would not allow Islamic militants to disrupt the Afghan election from Pakistani soil
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he will not give up his position as the chief of the army before polls next year.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on Oct 6., despite legal challenges in the Supreme Court and slumping popularity, the Election Commission announced on Thursday.
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HYDERABAD, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto took her election campaign into her heartland on Monday, telling thousands of cheering supporters that President Pervez Musharraf's allies would be defeated.
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Voting begins in Pakistan in two by-elections which the  president's choice of prime minister must win.