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Sharif's party quits Pakistan cabinet: state TVAFP - Nine ministers from the party of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif resigned Tuesday over a dispute about the reinstatement of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, state TV said.
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Pakistan coalition crumbles over judges
The junior partner in Pakistan's fragile coalition says it is quitting the government because the coalition has not yet delivered on its promise to restore that Supreme Court judges that President Pervez Musharraf fired, the party said.
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The junior partner in Pakistan's fragile coalition says it is quitting the government because the coalition has not yet delivered on its promise to restore that Supreme Court judges that President Pervez Musharraf fired, the party said.
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Pakistan facing crisis as Sharif party set to quit cabinetAFP - Pakistan faced a new political crisis on Tuesday after the party of former premier Nawaz Sharif vowed to quit the cabinet because of differences over the reinstatement of sacked judges.
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Pakistan claim third win as hosts are thrashedAFP - Pakistan came back from a goal down to edge Canada 2-1 and register their third win in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Malaysia.
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US paid bounty to Pakistan to arrest Canadian terror suspectAFP - A US intelligence agency paid a 500,000-dollar bounty to Pakistan's military for the arrest of the Canadian son of a suspected Al-Qaeda financier, said court documents.
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Pakistan ministers set to resign
One of the main Pakistan parties, the PML-N is due to pull out of the government, three months after elections.
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One of the main Pakistan parties, the PML-N is due to pull out of the government, three months after elections.
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U.S. paid $500,000 to nab Other Khadr
The U.S. government paid Pakistan authorities a $500,000bounty to capture Abdullah Khadr, a Toronto man facingterrorism-related charges, according to Federal Court documents madepublic yesterday. Justice Richard Mosley ordered the release ofinformation on Khadr, who is fighting his extradition to the U.S.,including an October 2004 briefing note to the RCMP commissioner.The briefing note indicates that Khadr, the eldest son of thenotorious Khadr family, is a "national security threat." Khadr, whohas been jailed in Toronto for almost three years, is accused ofselling weapons and explosives to Al-Qa'ida. Abdullah's youngerbrother, Omar, is being held at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay,Cuba, where he is accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
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The U.S. government paid Pakistan authorities a $500,000bounty to capture Abdullah Khadr, a Toronto man facingterrorism-related charges, according to Federal Court documents madepublic yesterday. Justice Richard Mosley ordered the release ofinformation on Khadr, who is fighting his extradition to the U.S.,including an October 2004 briefing note to the RCMP commissioner.The briefing note indicates that Khadr, the eldest son of thenotorious Khadr family, is a "national security threat." Khadr, whohas been jailed in Toronto for almost three years, is accused ofselling weapons and explosives to Al-Qa'ida. Abdullah's youngerbrother, Omar, is being held at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay,Cuba, where he is accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
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Bounty paid to capture Khadr, documents reveal
OTTAWA -- The U.S. government paid Pakistan authorities a$500,000 bounty to capture Abdullah Khadr, a Toronto man facingterrorism-related charges, according to Federal Court documents madepublic Monday. Justice Richard Mosley ordered the release ofinformation on Khadr, who is fighting his extradition to the U.S.,including an October 2004 briefing note to the RCMP commissioner.
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OTTAWA -- The U.S. government paid Pakistan authorities a$500,000 bounty to capture Abdullah Khadr, a Toronto man facingterrorism-related charges, according to Federal Court documents madepublic Monday. Justice Richard Mosley ordered the release ofinformation on Khadr, who is fighting his extradition to the U.S.,including an October 2004 briefing note to the RCMP commissioner.
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Pakistan's coalition government threatened
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 12 (UPI) -- Part of Pakistan's coalition government said Monday it was quitting its Cabinet posts over the failed reinstatement of judges President Pervez Musharraf ousted.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 12 (UPI) -- Part of Pakistan's coalition government said Monday it was quitting its Cabinet posts over the failed reinstatement of judges President Pervez Musharraf ousted.
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Canada court says U.S. likely paid bounty on suspect
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian Federal Court said on Monday that Pakistan appears to have received a $500,000 bounty from the United States for the capture of Abdullah Khadr, a Canadian wanted on charges of working with al Qaeda against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian Federal Court said on Monday that Pakistan appears to have received a $500,000 bounty from the United States for the capture of Abdullah Khadr, a Canadian wanted on charges of working with al Qaeda against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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