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Ex-PM Ashraf submits unconditional apology to Pakistan SC
World | May 21, 2013 19:44 ISTIslamabad, May 21: Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf today submitted an unconditional apology to Pakistan's Supreme Court in a case over alleged corruption in setting up rental power projects.Ashraf's lawyer submitted the letter of apology
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Former Pak PM Ashraf found ineligible for polls
World | April 15, 2013 23:46 ISTIslamabad, Apr 15: Rejecting an appeal by former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan's election tribunal Monday barred him from contesting polls.The Election Tribunal, comprising Lahore High Court judges Justice Abdur Rauf and Justice Mamoon-ur-Rasheed,
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Constitutional transfer of power victory for democracy: Pak PM
World | March 17, 2013 14:14 ISTIslamabad, Mar 17: Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the constitutional transfer of power by an elected government is a victory of democratic forces, as the parliament made history by becoming the first
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Ashraf proposes names for caretaker Pak PM ahead of polls
World | March 14, 2013 13:26 ISTIslamabad, Mar 14: Two days before the PPP-led government completes its term, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today proposed the names of former finance minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, economist Ishrat Hussain and retired judge Mir
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Pakistan PM to visit Ajmer shrine Saturday
India | March 07, 2013 20:21 ISTNew Delhi, Mar 7: Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is to under take a private visit to the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Saturday (March 9). He will not visit New
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Pak PM to visit India; No official meetings scheduled
World | March 05, 2013 18:05 ISTIslamabad/New Delhi, Mar 5: No official meeting is scheduled during the visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who is arriving on Saturday in Jaipur on a pilgrimage to Ajmer Sharif.Ashraf, along with his
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Pak anti-graft watchdog chief submits resignation
World | January 28, 2013 9:09 ISTLahore, Jan 28: The chief of Pakistan's anti-graft watchdog has resigned, apparently due to pressure from the Supreme Court to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with two corruption cases, sources said on
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Pak PM seeks friendly relations with India in Republic Day message
World | January 26, 2013 11:50 ISTIslamabad, Jan 26 : Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has reiterated his commitment to work closely with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh for "friendly and cooperative relations" and to settle all issues through dialogue.Ashraf
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Probe into Pakistani PM case suspended
World | January 22, 2013 14:48 ISTIslamabad, Jan 22: The probe into the rental power projects corruption case in which the Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf would remain deferred until the investigation into
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Investigating officer probing Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf found dead
World | January 18, 2013 16:48 ISTIslamabad, Jan 18: A senior Pakistani investigator probing graft charges involving Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf was found dead in mysterious circumstances at his official accommodation here on Friday, police said, amid reports that he was
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Pak Supreme Court orders arrest of Prime Minister in kickbacks case
World | January 15, 2013 22:32 ISTIslamabad, Jan 15: The Pakistan Supreme Court today ordered the arrest of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and several former ministers and bureaucrats on charge of taking kickbacks in a rental power case. The
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Shias refuse to bury deads despite Ashraf's intervention
World | January 14, 2013 8:38 ISTIslamabad, Jan 14: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf yesterday failed to convince Shia leaders to end a protest over the killing of nearly 100 members of the vulnerable community in bomb attacks in Quetta, with
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PM leaves for Quetta as blasts' victims remain unburied
World | January 13, 2013 14:17 ISTIslamabad, Jan 13: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today left for Quetta to assess the security situation in the southwestern Pakistani city in the wake of unprecedented protests over the killing of nearly 100 Shias
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Pakistan will have to redefine its military doctrine: PM
World | January 05, 2013 16:33 ISTIslamabad, Jan 5: Warning that “forces of doom and gloom” are bent on derailing the system, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that Pakistan will have to redefine its military doctrine to comprehensively tackle
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Pak PM talks to allies and foes on Qadri threat
World | January 05, 2013 8:57 ISTIslamabad, Jan 5: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on friday reached out to Pakistan's top political leadership, including PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, to thwart a cleric's plans to pressure the government on the formation of
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Pak PM appears in Supreme Court to face contempt charge
World | September 18, 2012 10:48 ISTIslamabad, Sep 18 : Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today appeared in Pakistan's Supreme Court to face a contempt charge for failing to act on orders to reopen graft cases against the President, marking his
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PPP not to go for caretaker set-up if Pak PM is removed by SC
World | July 13, 2012 17:26 ISTIslamabad, Jul 13: The ruling Pakistan People's Party will not go in for a caretaker set-up if the Supreme Court removes Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, like his predecessor Yousuf Raza Gilani, for not reopening
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New Pak PM calls for projection of soft image of Pakistan
World | June 28, 2012 21:27 ISTIslamabad, Jun 28: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today called for the projection of the soft image of Pakistan through public diplomacy by encouraging people-to-people contacts, cultural exchanges and promotion of business and trade.Ashraf, who
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Pak SC piles pressure on PM to revive graft cases against Prez
World | June 27, 2012 12:13 ISTIslamabad, Jun 27: Piling up pressure on new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan Supreme Court today asked him to respond by July 12 to its order to reopen graft cases in Switzerland against President
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Pak PM retains most members of Gilani's cabinet in his govt
World | June 23, 2012 18:50 ISTIslamabad, Jun 23: Pakistan's new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf retained most key members of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's cabinet in the same positions as he allocated portfolios among his council of ministers. Hina
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