Minister&#39;s poll triumph puts him in line to be Pakistan&#39;s next PM
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Three weeks after surviving an assassination attempt, Pakistan&#39;s finance minister, Shaukat Aziz, confirmed his place as the country&#39;s next prime minister, after coasting to victory in a byelection.
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Pakistan's parliament elected Shaukat Aziz, the former finance minister and a close ally of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as prime minister on Friday. The opposition boycotted the vote.
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Banker-turned-politician Shaukat Aziz, a loyalist of President Pervez Musharraf, Saturday took over as Pakistan&#39;s prime minister and won the vote of confidence in the National Assembly with the entire Opposition boycotting the proceedings, charging that
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Pakistan&#39;s finance minister for the past five years, Shaukat Aziz, has been sworn in as the country&#39;s new prime minister. Mr.
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Pakistani opposition parties mulled the formation of a coalition government Wednesday, after storming to victory in elections and leaving President Pervez Musharraf's position in jeopardy.
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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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DEAR readers, Pakistan is installing its new prime minister today, and I hope he will turn a new leaf in the countryâs often shaky styles of governance.
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The reins of power have once again been handed over in Pakistan. And once again, it&#39;s a man hand-picked by the country&#39;s military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistan's parliament is due to elect ex-finance minister Shaukat Aziz as prime minister in a rubber-stamp vote in the final stages of a two-month transfer of power to President Pervez Musharraf's chosen man.
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan&#39;s Prime Minister-designate Shaukat Aziz won by-elections in two constituencies of the National Assembly, parliament&#39;s lower house, making him eligible to take office as head of government next week, his party said.
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Only days to go before Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz assumes the office of prime minister, a Pakistani newspaper has cautioned that President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s gamble in choosing him for the post could backfire.
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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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Early results showed equal gains for Benazir Bhuttoâs Pakistan Peoples Party, and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the faction led by the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The appointment of a close ally of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as the country&#39;s new prime minister has been criticized as showing the &quot;rule of oppression.
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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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KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct. 21 -- For a few hours Thursday, Pakistan glimpsed its political future, and it looked like this: A crowd of hundreds of thousands spilling into the streets for a rollicking but peaceful welcome to former prime minister Benazir Bhutto that, when replicated across the country,...
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Unofficial returns Tuesday showed huge wins for the opposition parties of former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and the slain Benazir Bhutto, one day after a pivotal vote that could threaten Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's political viability.