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No money in Pakistan budget for Iranian gas pipeline US opposed
McClatchy Foreign StaffISLAMABAD Pakistan's newly elected government Wednesday unveiled its first budget, which gave the go-ahead for buying two new nuclear power plants from China but made no allocation for a long-proposed natural gas pipeline from Iran that had sparked...Tags: Plant Openings, National Government, Mountains, Iran, Wars and Interventions
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Pakistan's new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has no shortage of problems
McClatchy Foreign StaffISLAMABAD Nawaz Sharif was named Pakistan's prime minister for a record third time Wednesday, and he immediately got down to the nitty-gritty of what arguably is the most daunting job in the democratic world. Sharif's swearing-in Wednesday marked the...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, National Government, Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Rebellions
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Nawaz Sharif may give Pakistan-India relations a boost
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Indian-Pakistani relations, for years fraught with tension, appear on the surface to have received a boost from the stunning electoral comeback by former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Since Sharif's decisive...
Tags: New Delhi (India), National Government, Newspaper and Magazine, Elections, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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Zardari likely will lose Pakistan's presidency � and immunity from prosecution
McClatchy Foreign StaffISLAMABAD Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, will almost certainly lose his job in September and like his predecessor, retired Gen. Pervez Musharraf, he's likely to face criminal charges under the government of newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz...Tags: National Government, Heads of State, Elections, Parliament, Trials
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Justice and Rights, Mohammed Omar
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Pakistan ex-premier's party sweeps elections
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan's powerful military and is viewed by many...
Tags: National Government, Elections, Islamabad (Pakistan), Parliament, Saudi Arabia
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Pakistan's Sharif: Seasoned leader is seen as soft on extremists
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections this weekend returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan’s powerful military and is...
Tags: Elections, Islamabad (Pakistan), Parliament, Saudi Arabia, Small Businesses
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Bombs, bullets and baby steps toward democracy in Pakistan
Kidnappings, suicide bombings and hundreds of violent deaths have bloodied Pakistan’s campaign trail. Still, the parliamentary vote Saturday is being heralded as a milestone in the country’s democratic advancement. Once the votes are tallied...
Tags: Pakistan, National Government, Religion and Belief, U.S. Embassy, Taliban
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In Pakistan, clamor for change propels 2 parties
CHINIOT, Pakistan — Even from his hospital bed, with a gash in his head and three broken vertebrae from a 15-foot fall, Imran Khan stumped for votes. "I have done whatever I could do," Khan told the nation as a Pakistani television crew...
Tags: Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Taliban, Politics, Government
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The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial
D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...
Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Iran, Justice and Rights, Elections
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Prosecutor in Bhutto, Mumbai cases slain in Pakistan
From the Associated PressISLAMABAD -- Gunmen shot to death the Pakistani government's lead prosecutor in a high-profile case involving former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday as he drove to court in the capital, Islamabad, police said. The gunmen fired at Chaudhry...Tags: Justice System, Mumbai (India), Pakistan, Taliban, Lawyers
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Harsh words fly between Germany and France over economic plans
BERLIN -- Europe's most important relationship is under increasing strain after French officials accused Germany's leader of "egotistical intransigence" and leaders in Berlin shot back by describing France as the continent's "biggest problem child."...
Tags: European Debt Crisis, Employment, France, Francois Hollande, Germany
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