Jailed Pakistani opposition leader nominated for prime minister
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A Pakistani opposition alliance will field its jailed leader against a candidate backed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in an election for a new prime minister, an opposition spokesman said Thursday.
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Pakistan&#39;s Parliament has rubber-stamped the President&#39;s choice of Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, despite an opposition boycott and angry protests.
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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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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - With President Pervez Musharraf facing an election in just two weeks, police last 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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Nawaz Sharif, a Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister, arrived in Islamabad today intent on ousting the current president. His plane was held on the runway as he negotiated with police today.
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Just weeks ago, exiled Pakistani former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was stuck on the sidelines of Pakistani politics but he now looks set to go home a hero to many, to challenge the military ruler who ousted him.
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Key opposition figures are arrested in Pakistan, ahead of protests against President Musharraf's re-election.
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Key figures in Pakistan's parliamentary elections who could emerge as candidates for prime minister.
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CHAKWAL, Pakistan  - Pakistan's suspended chief justice traveled into the Pakistani heartland on Saturday to a tumultuous welcome from opposition supporters now posing a growing challenge to President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistani opposition parties announced plans on Saturday for a countrywide campaign against President Pervez Musharraf after indications he would renege on a promise to quit as army chief by the end of the year.
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The Pakistani opposition parties Friday boycotted the election of the prime minister to protest against the ruling of the National Assembly speaker on the candidacy of the jailed opposition leader.
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Pakistan's prime minister-designate  Shaukat Aziz bids to seal his place in parliament on Wednesday,  less than three weeks after surviving an assassination attempt  blamed on Islamic militants.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 27 -- Pakistan's chief justice ordered the release of hundreds of jailed opposition activists Thursday, while President Pervez Musharraf formally jumped into the race for another term despite a candidacy that remains in legal limbo.
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The Pakistani PM files papers nominating President Pervez Musharraf to contest the  presidential elections.
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Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son Bilawal will take her place as leader of Pakistan's biggest opposition party, a close relative said today
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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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Pakistan's government, accused of using strongarm tactics and acting unconstitutionally over moves to sack the country's top judge, faces the prospect of growing opposition protests.