U.S. Rebukes Pakistan for Jailing Political Rivals Ahead of Election
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- After keeping quiet for much of the year as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf suppressed domestic opposition, the United States on Monday issued an unusually harsh rebuke to the government for locking up key political rivals ahead of next week's election.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised yesterday to repatriate 400 Pakistani prisoners who fought with the former ruling Taliban regime and have been held in Afghan jails since 2001, a Pakistani official said.
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Traditional military allies question Pakistan president's abilities on eve of election.
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Ex-political prisoner narrowly ahead of the president as tension increases over vote-counting delays
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Islamabad - Pakistan on Monday rejected as &quot;politicking&quot; a United States official&#39;s weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured.
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Key US lawmakers have asked President George W. Bush&#39;s administration to ensure that embattled Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf does not renege on a pledge to hold elections this year.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday the arrest of opposition activists in Pakistan was troubling, making a rare criticism of U.S. ally Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's government.
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan illegally detained innocent people on suspicion of terrorism, secretly imprisoned them, and transferred them to US custody for money, Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog, said yesterday.
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A senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday some fraud was to be expected in Pakistan's elections on February 18 but the United States was working hard to ensure a poll that is "as free and fair as possible."
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Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is arrested and flown to prison after returning to challenge the president, officials say.
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Bangladesh's caretaker government has  failed to be neutral ahead of January elections, the U.S.  ambassador said on Sunday, echoing criticism of a multi-party  alliance that has demanded electoral reforms.
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An opposition party challenged a rule change favoring the re-election of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in court Wednesday, while a top foreign envoy arrived to quiz the military leader on Pakistan's turbulent politics.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 22 -- With President Pervez Musharraf facing an election in just two weeks, police on Saturday 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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The American Embassy expressed serious concerns over the arrest and detention by the Pakistani government of more than three dozen opposition politicians.
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Angered at being targeted by the United States for its poor human rights record, Belarus hit back with a resolution accusing the U.S. government of disenfranchising voters, abusing prisoners and other rights violations.
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ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan Monday rejected as pre-election politicking a US official&#39;s weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured.
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PUL-I-CHARKI, Afghanistan  - Hundreds of  Pakistanis who fought alongside the Taliban against U.S-led  forces after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States  were released from an Afghan jail Sunday after nearly three  years as prisoners of war.