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Musharraf’s appointment was Nawaz’s biggest mistake: Abida

Saturday, January 3, 2015

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KARACHI: Former federal minister Begum Abida Hussain has said that appointment of Pervez Musharraf as the army chief was Nawaz Sharif’s biggest political mistake. The former federal minister said this during a special interview to senior journalist Sohail Warriach on Geo News.She said that when she was elected member of the National Assembly for the first time, no male member of the assembly was willing to sit next to her.

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-294009-Mus...

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The News

Imran says he didn’t end Dharna on army chief’s orders

Sunday, January 4, 2015

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LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has denied ending the Islamabad sit-in on the advice of military chief General Raheel Sharif, who is reported to have asked Imran Khan to end the Dharna and Nawaz Sharif to hold talks with Mr Khan over their differences.

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-35083-Imr...

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The News

I can never part ways with PPP: Fahim

Monday, January 5, 2015

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KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stalwart Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Sunday hosed down speculation of him attempting to create a forward block within the party due to differences with the party leadership. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with former president Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House in Karachi, Fahim said, “My relationship with the PPP is not such that I can part ways with it.”

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/817019/i-never-can-par...

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Express Tribune

PTI leadership confused over sit-in relaunch

Monday, January 5, 2015

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LAHORE: PTI top leadership, which is considering re-launching a protest campaign if the government uses delaying tactics to form judicial commission for probing the alleged poll rigging, is confused over transforming the considerations into a real plan, The Nation has learnt.

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http://nation.com.pk/national/04-Jan-2015/pti-lead...

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The Nation

Votes recount in NA-122 frustrates PTI

Monday, January 5, 2015

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid has said that recounting of votes in NA-122 has frustrated PTI which is levelling baseless allegations of rigging in last general elections. After recounting, the factual position has become clear to the entire nation," the minister said in statement issued here on Saturday. He said that in fact cumulative lead of Ayaz Sadiq over PTI Chief Imran Khan has increased by 134 votes as compared to the original results.

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http://nation.com.pk/national/04-Jan-2015/votes-re...

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The Nation

Empowering military courts to try civilian terror suspects: NA to vote on bills today

Monday, January 5, 2015

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will convene at 4pm on Monday during which it is likely to vote on two government bills aimed to set up constitutionally protected military courts to try civilian terrorism suspects for up to two years. One bill seeks to amend the constitution to bar challenges before the superior courts and fix a two-year limit for the new legislative measure, and the other to amend the Pakistan Army Act of 1952 to extend the scope of the proposed speedy trial military courts to try civilians charged with crimes of terrorism and extremism.

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http://www.dawn.com/news/1155048/empowering-milita...

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Dawn

30,000 bogus votes detected, says Imran

Monday, January 5, 2015

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LAHORE: Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that 30,000 bogus votes had been detected in the bags during the inspection of NA-122 polling record. Talking to reporters before his departure for London, Mr Khan said during the recount the forms 14 and 15 were found missing in 100 bags. Besides, three polling stations of the NA-122 (Lahore) had the record of NA-124, he added.

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http://www.dawn.com/news/1154949/30000-bogus-votes...

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Dawn

ECP gears up to hold Senate polls in March

Friday, January 2, 2015

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday has started its preparations regarding holding of elections for 52 seats of the Senate. The elections are likely to be held in the first week of March. The schedule for the elections would be issued in the first week of February. According to the details, senators including Senate Chairman Nayyar Hussain Bukhari would retire from the post in the Senate.

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http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/01/02/nationa...

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Pakistan-Today

Commission completes vote audit in NA-122

Sunday, January 4, 2015

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LAHORE: A commission assigned the task of inspection of the election record in NA-122 constituency completed its work in all 284 polling stations on Saturday. The commission comprising retired sessions judge Ghulam Hussain is likely to submit its report to Election Tribunal Lahore Judge Kazim Malik, within a week.

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-294182-Com...

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The News

Gulf between govt, political parties on amendment widens

Friday, January 2, 2015

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ISLAMABAD: The gulf between the government and political parties on the question of amending the Constitution to establish the military courts or amending the Army Act 1952 to try hardcore terrorists has widened. The consensus between the government and political parties seems to be evaporating in thin air after a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif here on Thursday, as the decision makers and those who matter wanted a constitutional umbrella for the establishment of military courts.

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-35033-Gul...

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The News

Awaiting implementation: PTI, ECP lock horns over local government polls

Thursday, January 1, 2015

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PESHAWAR: For the fourth time in 2014, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government failed to hold local government polls. Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Inayatullah Khan justified the delay saying technical hurdles hindered the process. He told The Express Tribune the K-P government completed the delimitation process although the court had issued orders that delimitation is the responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/815330/awaiting-implem...

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Express Tribune

Alleged vote fraud: SC rejects PML-N lawmakers’ pleas against tribunal

Friday, January 2, 2015

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LAHORE: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the petitions of three Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentarians who had challenged the rulings of the election tribunal. The bench headed by Justice Saqib Nisar pointed out on Thursday that the interim orders of the election tribunal cannot be challenged. It said only the final order can be challenged in a writ petition.

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/815978/alleged-vote-fr...

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Express Tribune

Pleas against election tribunal decisions dismissed

Friday, January 2, 2015

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LAHORE: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court Thursday dismissed petitions of three PML-N parliamentarians challenging decisions of election tribunal. The bench headed by Justice Saqib Nisar remarked that interim orders of the election tribunal could not be challenged. It said only the final order could be challenged in a writ petition.

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-5-293685-Ple...

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The News

2014: The year of political uncertainty

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

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2014 was the year of political uncertainty from the day one, but it ended with a hope, as the whole nation stands united against terrorism and extremism in the aftermath of massacre at the Army Public School in Peshawar on December 16 to eradicate this cancer threatening the very existence of the country.

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-293367-201...

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The News

Moribund negotiations: Talks between PTI, govt break down

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

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ISLAMABAD: The latest round of talks between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday failed as the two sides could not narrow down differences on the issue of formation of a judicial commission to probe alleged rigging in the 2013 elections.

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/814988/moribund-negoti...

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Express Tribune