DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has dismissed as "fabricated" reports that it has an aircraft waiting to take former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf to the kingdom where he could be offered asylum following his ouster."This news is totally lacking in truth and is fabricated," Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Ali Awad Esseiri was quoted as saying by Okaz newspaper on Tuesday.He was reacting to media reports that a Saudi plane was in Islamabad to transport Musharraf to Saudi Arabia amid speculation that he could...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Left Front urges Trinamool to postpone agitation at Singur
KOLKATA: West Bengal's ruling Left Front on Tuesday appealed to Trinamool Congress and other Trinamool allies to postpone the proposed indefinite agitation around Tata Motors project site in Singur demanding return of 400 acres of land to the "unwilling farmers".The appeal was made ahead of the discussion slated for tomorrow between the state government and representatives of the Trinamool-led opposition after its chief Mamata Banerjee Mamata accepted Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's invitation...
Prachanda sworn in as Nepal prime minister
KATHMANDU: The leader of Nepal's Maoists, Prachanda, was sworn in as prime minister of the world's youngest republic on Monday. The former rebel chief was on Friday overwhelmingly voted in as Nepal's new premier by lawmakers in the country's constitutional assembly, which had abolished the unpopular monarchy in May."I will remain faithful to the nation and my countrymen, and promise in the name of the people that I will remain faithful to the sovereign nation of Nepal," he said in his oath of o...
Chiranjeevi seeks Advani's blessings
NEW DELHI: A day after announcing his political debut, Telugu filmstar Chiranjeevi called up BJP leader L K Advani on Monday from Hyderabad seeking his blessings.With Chiranjeevi set to launch his party on August 26, barely months before Lok Sabha polls, Advani wished him well for his political career.While the conversation didn't go beyond exchange of pleasantaries, it assumes significance as it opens up possibilities for electoral understanding in the state's already crowded political scene where...
Left calls for Bihar bandh tomorrow
PATNA: The joint co-ordination committee of five Left parties has urged the masses for extending support to their call for Bihar bandh on Wednesday.A meeting held on Monday by senior leaders of CPI, CPM, RSP, Forward Bloc and Bharatiya Janvadi Forward Bloc reviewed preparations made for the bandh. The meeting was presided over by veteran CPM leader Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi.The call for Bihar bandh has been given to protest against price rise, crisis in agri sector, irregularities in BPL lists, black-marketing...
Musharraf's fate in balance after resignation
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pervez Musharraf faced an uncertain fate on Tuesday after his resignation as president of Pakistan, as the country's fractious ruling coalition prepared to pick a replacement for the key US ally.Coalition leaders were to meet later Tuesday to discuss a replacement for Musharraf and the fate of dozens of deposed judges, a party spokesman said."The leaders will discuss the post-Musharraf resignation issues, including the election to the presidency, the restoration of judges and the...
Pak coalition to meet on Musharraf's safe exit
NEW DELHI: Pakistan's ruling coalition will meet again on Tuesday to decide on key issues like granting a safe exit to Pervez Musharraf in the wake of his resignation and the restoration of deposed judges.Well, deciding what to do with Musharraf is proving to be tough for the ruling coalition partners Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party and Nawaz Sharif of the PML-N.The coalition held discussions for over four hours on Monday after Musharraf announced his decision to step down but were...
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