US military chief visits Pakistan

“There is a meeting scheduled with President Musharraf”
The chief of the U.S. military held talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the army top brass yesterday on his second visit to the crucial “war on terror” ally in a month, officials said. via Turkish Daily News
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Bhutto party delays Pakistan PM decision

The party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto delayed nominating Pakistan’s next prime minister on Thursday, casting the nuclear-armed nation deeper into political limbo after elections.
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Suspected Militants Arrested in Pakistan

Suspected Militants Arrested in PakistanVoice of America - 2 hours agoBy VOA News Pakistani officials say police have arrested three men suspected of planning suicide attacks in the eastern city of Lahore. …

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Pakistanis arrest three suicide bomb suspects

“During the investigation, they revealed that they had plans to blow up some important government installations and personalities”
Pakistani police arrested three men suspected of planning suicide attacks in Lahore on Thursday, two days after a twin-suicide bombing killed five people in an attack on a navy college in the eastern city. via Reuters
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Pakistan’s Karachi blacked out over unpaid bills

A row over unpaid bills sparked a huge power blackout in Pakistan’s biggest city that left most of Karachi’s 12 million residents without electricity, officials said Thursday.
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Bhutto party delays Pakistan PM announcement

The party of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto delayed nominating the country’s next prime minister on Thursday after legislators failed to agree on a candidate, officials said.
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Candidates for Pakistan prime minister

The party of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is expected to nominate one of the following candidates to become Pakistan’s next prime minister:
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Zardari says no to Bollywood film on Benazir

“A Bollywood film without the clear identification of the mastermind behind the assassination of Bhutto would only help the assassins. It is not difficult to guess who the real enemies of Bhutto are”
Zardari was advised by his lawyers to not allow an Indian filmmaker to make a movie on Bhutto’s life as this would […]

Karachi children protest cartoon

More than three thousand children march through the streets of Karachi to demonstrate against Danish newspapers. via Reuters
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Two Weeks After the Elections, Is a Government in Sight?

Roughly two weeks have passed since Pakistan’s elections, but parliament and the provincial assemblies have yet to convene, governing coalitions haven’t been finalized, and Pakistan’s largest party hasn’t chosen its prime ministerial nominee. The sluggish pace of the transition was expected, though if the status quo prevails into the weekend or next week, those […]