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Thousands protest against release of US shooter

ISLAMABAD - Thousands of people from various political parties and civil society groups on Friday staged countrywide protest rallies against the release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis and demanded that government must disclose full details of the circumstances and terms under which the US shooter was freed.

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PPP will work for creation of Seraiki province, says Gilani

ISLAMABAD - In what is being seen as a bid to strengthen the South Punjab vote bank of Pakistan People’s Party, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the creation of a Seraiki province in souther Punjab would form part of the PPP’s manifesto for the next elections.

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SC directs govt to?appoint judges rejected by panel

ISLAMABAD - In a move that spelled a stand-off between the judiciary and the parliament, the Supreme Court on Friday outlawed the Parliamentary Committee’s rejection of the recommendation of the Judicial Commission for extension to six high court judges from Sindh and Punjab.

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Pakistan minister shot dead

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Federal Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti was shot dead on Wednesday morning by unidentified assailants while on the way from his residence to attend a cabinet meeting.

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Season of recrimination as PPP, PML-N part ways

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its erstwhile coalition partner in Punjab, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), have exchanged recriminations in the wake of Nawaz Sharif’s announcement to part ways with the latter.

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PPP ousted from Punjab cabinet

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday announced it was throwing the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) out of the coalition government in Punjab led by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

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Decision on fate of PPP tomorrow, says Shahbaz

ISLAMABAD - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the fate of coalition with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Punjab will be decided on Tuesday at the conclusion of talks on his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s 10-point reform agenda.

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