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Top Pak court grants 3-week breather to PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Asharf on Monday got a breather as the Supreme Court allowed him another three weeks to write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
“The Supreme Court granted time till September 18 to write the letter”, a court official said.

Top Pak court grants 3-week breather to PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Asharf on Monday got a breather as the Supreme Court allowed him another three weeks to write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
“The Supreme Court granted time till September 18 to write the letter”, a court official said.

Taliban stormed air base that stored nuclear weapons

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Heavily armed Taliban militants wearing suicide vests under military uniforms stormed a key Pakistan Air Force base believed to have nuclear weapons, triggering a fierce gunbattle that left nine atta

Pak probes Hindu exodus

Pakistan on Saturday launched an investigation into the migration of Hindu families to India due to insecurity and discrimination in this predominantly Muslim country.

Zardari invites PM to visit Pak

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday formally invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan, saying that it will provide the two leaderships an opportunity to take stock of bilatera

Veena won’t be able to repent ‘sins’ on TV

Pakistan’s controversy queen Veena Malik will not get a chance to repent her “sins” in the fasting month of Ramzan as a television channel has revoked the contract with her to host a special programme.

‘CIA agents’ a thorn in Pak-US ties

The presence of ‘unregistered’ officials of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Pakistan is set to create a new rift between Islamabad and Washington, diplomatic sources said.
“Pakistan has be

Pak court may order polls if Ashraf defiant

Pakistan’s Supreme Court can order fresh elections if Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf decides not to write a letter to the Swiss authorities by July 25 to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, legal experts said.

Pak PM is given July 25 date to write to Swiss

The Pakistan Supreme Court hinted Thursday that new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf may be disqualified like predecessor Yousaf Raza Gilani if he didn’t write to the Swiss authorities by July 25 seeking reopening of corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Like Gilani, defiance may sink PM Ashraf

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The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday hinted that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf may be disqualified like his predecessor Yousaf Raza Gilani if he does not write to the Swiss authorities by July 2

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