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Ahmed Faraz: Urdu poet esteemed in his native Pakistan and beyond

timesonline.co.uk     05-Sep-2008          

The Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz was a social revolutionary who used his verse, written in Urdu, to capture the sentiment of an oppressed generation, and as such he achieved a popularity and household-name status similar to...                    

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3 deposed supreme court judges take fresh oath of office in Pakistan

xinhuanet.com     05-Sep-2008   6 related          

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Three deposed judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan took oath of their offices on Friday, according to official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed...                    

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PPP leader claims pro-Musharraf elements may be behind PM life bid

dailyindia.com     05-Sep-2008   1 related          

Senior PPP leader Syeda Abida Hussain has said that the Wednesday's assassination bid on Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani could be the handiwork of "pro-Musharraf elements" who, according to her, were not happy...                    

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Pakistan needs "substantial external financing"-IMF

alertnet.org     05-Sep-2008   4 related          

By Sahar Ahmed KARACHI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan needs "substantial external financing" to stabilise its economy and rebuild fast-shrinking foreign currency reserves, a senior IMF official said. IMF Director of the...                    

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Pak offers talks with India on intra-Kashmir trade

dailyindia.com     05-Sep-2008          

From ANI Islamabad, Sept 5: Pakistan has reportedly offered to open intra-Kashmir trade, i.e between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, as soon as possible and hold a meeting in Islamabad in this regard. According to Pakistan...                    

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Obama acknowledges merits of Iraq surge

ft.com     05-Sep-2008   35 related          

Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, said in an interview with Fox news that the troop surge in Iraq had succeeded beyond his – or anyone else's – expectations, adding that he believed the US was fighting a...                    

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US raid threatens support for Pakistan's Zardari

iht.com     04-Sep-2008   13 related          

An American-led raid inside Pakistan threatened Thursday to erode support for the pro-U.S. presidential front-runner just two days before the election, while embarrassing a fledgling government that has tried to rally...                    

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Zardari sister may be PPP co-chairperson

mumbaimirror.com     05-Sep-2008   3 related          

Reports from Islamabad have said Zardari’s sister and PPP MNA Faryal Talpur might be assigned the job of handling party’s affairs as co-chairperson, if Zardari is elected as President. Quoting a senior PPP leader, The...                    

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Pakistani Tortured, Her Attorney Says

washingtonpost.com     05-Sep-2008   50 related          

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The attorney for an American-trained behavioral scientist charged with trying to kill U.S. personnel in July said in court Thursday that she believes that her client was imprisoned and tortured for...                    

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PPP lawyers stay away from weekly rally

thenews.com.pk     05-Sep-2008          

Friday, September 05, 2008 By Our Correspondent LAHORE Lawyers on Thursday took out their weekly protest rally to press the government for restoring all the judges deposed by ex-president Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf on...                    

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