Pakistani court due to rule on Musharraf vote bid
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Lawyers summed up arguments on Wednesday as Pakistan's Supreme Court prepared to issue a landmark ruling on challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's bid for another term in an October 6 presidential election.
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Pakistan was set to announce on Wednesday whether next week's election will be delayed after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked bloodshed and rage against President Pervez Musharraf's government.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 17 -- Pakistan's election commission announced a rule change Monday that could allow Gen. Pervez Musharraf to remain army chief even as he seeks another term as president.
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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's Supreme Court will consider whether to reinstate the country's top judge, as violence continues.
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ISLAMABAD: Courts will decide cases of the imprisoned political leaders, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz when asked about PML Secretary-General Mushahid Hussainâs proposal for release of Asif Ali Zardari, Javed Hashmi and Yousal Raza Gilani.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court will decide whether to reinstate the country's top judge, as violence continues.
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Pakistan's electoral officials will decide on Tuesday 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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A Pakistani court on Friday  ordered the arrest of a brother of former prime minister Nawaz  Sharif, who is planning to return from exile on Monday vowing  to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistan's suspended chief justice won the first round in a lengthy legal battle with the government on Monday, as the Supreme Court decided to consider his challenge against accusations of misconduct.
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Officials said a decision on a date for elections would be announced Wednesday, as an opponent of President Pervez Musharraf called for him to resign immediately.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, a bitter political foe of the country's president, can return from exile to lead his opposition party in coming parliamentary elections.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court began hearing legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's rule on Wednesday, adding to the woes the embattled U.S. ally faces as he prepares to secure another term.
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Chief government lawyer gives clearest confirmation that Pakistani president plans to contest elections.
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Pakistan will decide whether to hold elections on 8 January, despite Benazir Bhutto's death.
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Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif were due to petition the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking action against the government for deporting their leader to Saudi Arabia.
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Pakistani opposition leaders cranked up pressure on President Pervez Musharraf on Monday, after doubts were cast over his re-election plans by the Supreme Court's reinstatement of a judge seen as a symbol of resistance.