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  Oppn leaders meet Khan, Qadri to end political deadlock in Pak

  World | September 03, 2014 13:54 IST

  Islamabad: A delegation of opposition parties met Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and Awami Tehreek head Tahir-ul Qadri overnight to end the political deadlock, media reports said today.The lawmakers led by Sirajul Haq, chief of

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  Political stalemate continues in Pakistan as opposition insists on Nawaz Sharif's resignation

  World | August 24, 2014 7:27 IST

  Lahore/Islamabad:  Pakistan's political stalemate continued Saturday amid political discussions by the government to find a solution and protest leaders Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri refusing to give up until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns.The government said

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  Haryana power minister resigns

  National | July 29, 2014 16:35 IST

  Chandigarh: Haryana Power Minister Ajay Yadav resigned here today from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress ministry alleging “bias” in several matters including recruitment and induction of members to various commissions and statutory bodies.Yadav told PTI

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  Goa to get projects worth Rs 10,000 cr from Centre: Manohar Parrikar

  National | July 16, 2014 14:14 IST

  Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said his government expects to get projects worth Rs 10,000 crore from the Centre in the next three years.  He, however, said the state government does not expect

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  CPI(M) holds protest against NDA govt's policies

  National | July 12, 2014 12:18 IST

  Jammu: Leaders of CPI(M) and its trade union wing CITU today held protest here and alleged that the NDA government at the Centre was “fast moving” towards privatisation of the country's economy by seeking PPP

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  PlanComm task force recommends PPP model for waste management

  May 13, 2014 23:33 IST

  New Delhi: A Planning Commission task force has strongly recommended Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for setting up projects for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with a viable gap funding by the government."The report strongly recommends

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  Badal's nephew to contest from Amritsar

  India | March 07, 2014 11:12 IST

  Amritsar : Manpreet Singh Badal, Peoples Party of Punjab (PPP) supremo and estranged nephew of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Bathinda seat.Manpreet said here yesterday that he has

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  Indians pay most for the iPhone 5S: Study

  December 04, 2013 17:12 IST

  New Delhi: A study has shown that Indians end up paying the most for the iPhone 5S across the world!According to data compiled by technology website Mobiles Unlocked, the iPhone 5S costs the Indians the

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  Zardari to head PPP again

  World | September 07, 2013 14:42 IST

  Islamabad: Outgoing Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is all set to head the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) again, a media report said.Zardari had to quit the PPP chairmanship on court orders five months back.PPP secretary

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  Pak PM elections: PPP fields senior leader Fahim against Sharif

  World | May 31, 2013 13:36 IST

  Lahore, May 31: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will field senior leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim against Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif for the election of the new premier in Parliament on June

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  Bilawal returns to Pakistan

  World | April 02, 2013 17:34 IST

  Lahore/Karachi, Apr 2: Pakistan Peoples Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday returned to the country after spending over a week in Dubai but will not lead the party's campaign for the May 11 general

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  Pakistan's ruling PPP prepares for showdown with judiciary

  World | August 25, 2012 18:36 IST

  Islamabad, Aug 25: With a showdown between the government and the judiciary looming, top leaders of Pakistan's ruling party have held meetings to prepare a strategy for the standoff and to decide whether the Premier

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  Non-bailable arrest warrant issued for PPP's PM nominee

  World | June 21, 2012 15:21 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 21: A Pakistani court today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Pakistan Peoples Party prime ministerial candidate Makhdoom Shahabuddin in connection with alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the

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  PPP nominates Shahabuddin for Pak PM's post

  World | June 20, 2012 8:35 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 20: The ruling Pakistan People's Party has nominated senior leader Makhdoom Shahabuddin for the post of premier following the Supreme Court's disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, according to a media report

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  PPP reposes confidence in Gilani

  World | May 03, 2012 19:58 IST

  Islamabad, May 3:  Amidst calls by the opposition for Yousuf Raza Gilani's resignation, Pakistan's ruling PPP today pushed through a resolution in Parliament reposing confidence in the Prime Minister after his conviction by the Supreme

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  SAD-BJP Scripted History, But Lost Voteshare in Punjab

  India | March 07, 2012 17:09 IST

  Chandigarh, Mar 6: There are many ironies in the percentage of votes polled by major parties in Punjab—Congress, Akali Dal and BJP—making it clear that the combination between the latter two enabled them get a

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  PPP, Coalition Partners Decide Gilani Should Appear Before SC

  World | January 16, 2012 20:22 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 19: Hours after Pakistan Supreme Court today issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the leaders of ruling coalition decided that he should appear in the apex court on January

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  Pak Envoy To Explain Position On Memorandum Controversy : PPP

  World | November 19, 2011 8:35 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 19: The ruling Pakistan People's Party on Friday decided that the Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, would be given a “fair opportunity” to explain his position with regard to the controversy over

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  Former Pak Foreign Minister Quits PPP; Targets Zardari

  World | November 14, 2011 20:58 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 14: Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today resigned from both Parliament and the ruling Pakistan People's Party and launched a scathing attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, saying he had “sold”

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  National Reconciliation Govt In Pakistan, Elahi To Be Deputy PM

  World | April 30, 2011 14:36 IST

  Islamabad, Apr 30:  Pakistan's ruling PPP and opposition PML-Q have firmed up their plan to form a “national reconciliation government” in which senior PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi will be appointed Deputy Premier.  The plan