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Pak Court To Hold Closed Door Trial Of Imran Khan, Says His Lawyer
The trial of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be held behind closed doors, his lawyer said on Thursday, a day after he was indicted for leaking state secrets, blocking his chances to contest a national election in February.
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Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Indicted Second Time In Secret Documents Case
A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, several media channels reported, delivering a fresh blow to the jailed leader's chances of contesting next year's federal elections.
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Imran Khan Challenges 5-Year Disqualification To Contest Polls In Pak Court
Ahead of the general elections, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday challenged his disqualification for five years in a Pakistani court.
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Re-Polling On 2 J&K Local Body Seats. Reason: Pakistan Nationals Contested
Re-polling will be held for two district development council seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday after it was found that Pakistani nationals had contested. The polls had been held two years ago.
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Ex-PM Imran Khan Not Disqualified From Contesting Election: Pak High Court
A Pakistani court observed on Monday that Imran Khan was not barred from contesting elections in the future as it heard the disqualification case of the former prime minister by the country's top election body.
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16 Years After Non-Muslims Got Right To Vote In Pak, 1st Hindu Wins Seat
Mahesh Kumar Malani of the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) has become the first Hindu candidate to win a National Assembly seat, 16 years after non-Muslims got the right to vote and contest on general seats in the country.
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Radesh Singh ''First'' Pakistani Sikh To Contest For General Seat
Radesh Singh Tony has claimed that he will become the first candidate from Pakistan's Sikh community to contest an election for a general seat on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Opens Terror Case Against Nawaz Sharif's Party Leaders
Pakistani authorities have opened a criminal case against leaders of jailed ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif's political party under an anti-terrorism law, 10 days before a hotly contested general election, according to a police report.
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Nawaz Sharif's Media-Savvy Daughter To Contest Next Election In Pakistan: Report
Maryam Nawaz, the media-savvy daughter of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has decided to contest in the next General Election, a prominent newspaper reported today, citing a source in the ruling party.
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Hafiz Saeed To Contest Pakistan General Elections Next Year
Days after his release from house arrest, mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed has announced his decision to contest general elections in Pakistan next year, Pakistani media reported on Saturday.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Wife Contests By-Election
The wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contest a parliamentary by-election on Sunday after her husband's seat became vacant when he was ousted from office.
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Wife Of Ousted Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif To Seek His Parliament Seat
The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contest a special election for the parliamentary seat he was forced to vacate after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office, party officials said.
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Nawaz Sharif Took Money From Osama Bin Laden For 1990 Polls, Claims Book
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received money from al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden to contest elections against Benazir Bhutto-led Pakistan People's Party in 1990, claimed a recently-launched book.
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Texas Shooter Was 'Heartthrob' in Pakistan: Schoolmates
Nadir Soofi, one of the gunmen who attacked a Texas venue that featured a contest to draw the Prophet Mohammed, was a charismatic "ladies' man" as a teenager, contemporaries from an elite Pakistani school told AFP Wednesday.
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Pakistan court provisionally allows former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest polls
A Pakistani court today provisionally allowed former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest the upcoming general election after suspending an Election Tribunal's decision to disqualify him.
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Pak Court To Hold Closed Door Trial Of Imran Khan, Says His Lawyer
The trial of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be held behind closed doors, his lawyer said on Thursday, a day after he was indicted for leaking state secrets, blocking his chances to contest a national election in February.
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Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Indicted Second Time In Secret Documents Case
A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, several media channels reported, delivering a fresh blow to the jailed leader's chances of contesting next year's federal elections.
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Imran Khan Challenges 5-Year Disqualification To Contest Polls In Pak Court
Ahead of the general elections, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday challenged his disqualification for five years in a Pakistani court.
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Re-Polling On 2 J&K Local Body Seats. Reason: Pakistan Nationals Contested
Re-polling will be held for two district development council seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday after it was found that Pakistani nationals had contested. The polls had been held two years ago.
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Ex-PM Imran Khan Not Disqualified From Contesting Election: Pak High Court
A Pakistani court observed on Monday that Imran Khan was not barred from contesting elections in the future as it heard the disqualification case of the former prime minister by the country's top election body.
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16 Years After Non-Muslims Got Right To Vote In Pak, 1st Hindu Wins Seat
Mahesh Kumar Malani of the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) has become the first Hindu candidate to win a National Assembly seat, 16 years after non-Muslims got the right to vote and contest on general seats in the country.
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Radesh Singh ''First'' Pakistani Sikh To Contest For General Seat
Radesh Singh Tony has claimed that he will become the first candidate from Pakistan's Sikh community to contest an election for a general seat on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Opens Terror Case Against Nawaz Sharif's Party Leaders
Pakistani authorities have opened a criminal case against leaders of jailed ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif's political party under an anti-terrorism law, 10 days before a hotly contested general election, according to a police report.
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Nawaz Sharif's Media-Savvy Daughter To Contest Next Election In Pakistan: Report
Maryam Nawaz, the media-savvy daughter of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has decided to contest in the next General Election, a prominent newspaper reported today, citing a source in the ruling party.
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Hafiz Saeed To Contest Pakistan General Elections Next Year
Days after his release from house arrest, mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed has announced his decision to contest general elections in Pakistan next year, Pakistani media reported on Saturday.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Wife Contests By-Election
The wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contest a parliamentary by-election on Sunday after her husband's seat became vacant when he was ousted from office.
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Wife Of Ousted Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif To Seek His Parliament Seat
The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contest a special election for the parliamentary seat he was forced to vacate after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office, party officials said.
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Nawaz Sharif Took Money From Osama Bin Laden For 1990 Polls, Claims Book
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received money from al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden to contest elections against Benazir Bhutto-led Pakistan People's Party in 1990, claimed a recently-launched book.
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Texas Shooter Was 'Heartthrob' in Pakistan: Schoolmates
Nadir Soofi, one of the gunmen who attacked a Texas venue that featured a contest to draw the Prophet Mohammed, was a charismatic "ladies' man" as a teenager, contemporaries from an elite Pakistani school told AFP Wednesday.
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Pakistan court provisionally allows former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest polls
A Pakistani court today provisionally allowed former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest the upcoming general election after suspending an Election Tribunal's decision to disqualify him.
