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Pak lawyers angry with Sharif for his U-turn

Islamabad, Dec 13: The lawyers community, led by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan, is not prepared to lend its support to Nawaz Sharif’s election campaign, although he ma

Pak stance on Israel unchanged: FO

Islamabad, Dec 13: Pakistan has rejected insinuations that support for an Israeli resolution in the UN General Assembly was a reflection of its policy shift on the Jewish state.

Pakistan to import 500,000 bales of Indian cotton

Islamabad, Dec 13: The Pakistan Government has allowed import of 500,000 bales of short staple cotton from India through land route via Wagah border to overcome domestic shortage.

Alliance with Sharif, but not with Musharraf’s loyalists, says Benazir

Benazir BhuttoIslamabad, Dec 12: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that her Pakistani Peoples' Party might forge an alliance with Nawaz Sharif, but has ruled out joining hands with President Pervez Musharraf’s loyalists.

In an interview to The Washington Times, Benazir said she wouldn’t join hands with those who are controlled by Musharraf or by Muslim clerics.

“No one will accept a Q victory, ” she said referring to the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).

Pakistan, China sign extradition treaty

Islamabad, Dec 12: Pakistan and China have signed a extradition treaty to make cooperation more effective on preventing and suppressing crimes, keeping in view the acts of international terrorism a

Deposed Pak CJ denies Musharraf’s charge

Islamabad, Dec 12: Pakistan’s deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has denied President Pervez Musharraf’s allegation that he was trying to remove Musharraf illegally.

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