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BBC News
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The main party backing President Pervez Musharraf has admitted defeat in Pakistan's elections.
The two main opposition parties, the PPP of late PM Benazir Bhutto and the PML-N, led by another former PM, Nawaz Sharif, have a clear majority.
If they f..
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CNN
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf Monday pledged to work with whoever won violence-dogged parliamentary elections as polls closed in a ballot that could prove pivotal for Washington's key ally as he struggles to exert his authority over the nuclear-ar..
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CNN
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Pakistan election officials on Monday disqualified opposition party leader and former former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from participating in January parliamentary elections. A spokesman for Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League told CNN Monday that Sharif had..
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BBC News
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in for a second term, this time as a civilian ruler, calling it a "historic day" for the country.
Mr Musharraf called for "political reconciliation" and insisted polls for parliament would go ahead in..
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CNN
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Speaking at a high-level meeting, Musharraf restated his pledge to step down as army chief before taking the oath of office as president, the official said. That date had been scheduled for November 15 before Musharraf imposed the emergency order on Satur..
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BusinessWeek
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The President declares a state of emergency, but his army is no longer so popular and the U.S. may withdraw military aid
Pakistan's political crisis has reached its predictable zenith, with President Pervez Musharraf declaring a state of emergency on N..
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BBC News
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Pakistan's top court has reinstated the country's chief justice in a move being seen as a serious blow to the authority of President Pervez Musharraf.
Iftikhar Chaudhry was suspended by the president four months ago amid claims of corruption, but has s..
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BBC News
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Thousands of Pakistani lawyers and supporters are heading to Islamabad to demand the government reinstate judges fired by President Musharraf last year.
Crowds along the route cheered the motorcade of several hundred vehicles, which is due to arrive la..
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BBC News
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The leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition have begun urgent talks on meeting their pledge to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf.
PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and the PPP's Asif Zardari are meeting over lunch in Dubai, officials said...
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BBC News
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Pakistan's new parliament has convened for the first time since President Pervez Musharraf and his allies suffered a heavy blow in elections.
Correspondents say the stage is set for a confrontation between President Musharraf and the government.
The..
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BBC News
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he has no plans to resign, despite a sweeping victory by the opposition in the country's parliamentary elections.
Mr Musharraf told the Wall Street Journal there was a need to move forward to help bring about a..
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CNN
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he intends to remain in office and work with the new government, despite the trouncing that the country's parliamentary elections handed his ruling party and calls by the opposition to step down. In an interview p..
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MSNBC
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As critical elections in Pakistan approach, President Pervez Musharraf is increasingly losing support from major constituencies, including his traditional military base, amid growing questions in both Pakistan and the United States about his ability to go..
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BBC News
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has begun an eight-day visit to Europe, with democracy and tackling terror on the agenda as he meets EU leaders.
Beginning in Brussels, the visit will take him to the UK, France and the World Economic Forum in Switz..
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BBC News
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has handed over the command of the military in a ceremony in Rawalpindi.
Gen Musharraf passed a ceremonial baton to Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani at the army's headquarters.
In his farewell address, Gen Musharraf sai..
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CNN
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Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif registered Monday as a candidate for Pakistan's key January parliamentary elections -- but warned he would boycott the vote unless a state of emergency was lifted. Sharif also said he was not prepared to lead any governm..
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BBC News
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Pakistan's attorney general says he expects President Pervez Musharraf to resign as army head before 1 December.
Gen Musharraf has promised to resign his army post once the Supreme Court validates his next term as the country's president.
The attorn..
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BBC News
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Pakistan will hold elections before 15 February, state television has quoted President Pervez Musharraf as saying.
Gen Musharraf has been under pressure to honour the parliamentary poll date, originally scheduled for January, since imposing emergency r..
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BBC News
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has confirmed that she will end more than eight years of self-imposed exile on Thursday.
President Musharraf had asked her to delay the return until the Supreme Court decides on whether he is eligible to b..
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BBC News
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Pakistan's presidential election can go ahead as planned on Saturday, but the legality of President Musharraf's bid is still in doubt.
The Supreme Court says that no winner can be announced until it has ruled on whether Gen Musharraf can stand for re-e..
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