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Pakistan PM tenders his resignation June 26 2004 at 02:57PM By Zeeshan Haider and Sheree Sardar Islamabad - Pakistan's Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali offered to resign on Saturday, party sources said, ending a 19-month tenure during which he failed to emerge from the shadows of the powerful military. Jamali tendered his resignation after meeting President General Pervez Musharraf, and sources from Jamali's pro-military party said a formal announcement would be made at a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League later on Saturday. "He has resigned," a senior PML leader said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Analysts believe Musharraf has...

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Thu 1 April, 2004 09:07 KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani police say they have foiled a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali in the port city of Karachi, arresting a member of an outlawed Islamic militant group with explosives. "The big target was the prime minister," Police Inspector Amjad Kayani told Reuters. The man, found with about six kg (12 lb) of explosives, a hand grenade, several detonators and bomb making material, had planned to plant a bomb under a bridge, he said. Jamali had arrived in Karachi on Wednesday for a two-day visit. He was due to leave...

ISLAMABAD: General Peter Schoomaker, Chief of Staff US Army, called on President General Pervez Musharraf here on Tuesday. The President recalled the excellent ties that existed between the armed forces of Pakistan and the United States. President Pervez Musharraf wished General Schoomaker a pleasant and professionally rewarding stay in the country. He expressed hope that the US army chief's visit would help further strengthen the common position and views on the prevailing international and regional geo-strategic situation. General Schoomaker thanked the president and the Pakistan Army for exalted hospitality being extended to him and members of the delegation. He termed...

The United States views Monday night's telephonic talk between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan as a "positive development" and one that could pave the way for greater engagement between the two countries. "We welcome the news. We hope this will lead to lessening of tensions and further discussions between the two countries," a State Department official said in a brief response to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali's conversation with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Though the official declined to elaborate, the feeling in Washington is that Vajpayee's recent offer of friendship and Jamali's response now signify a...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's parliament rejected a pro-Taliban candidate and chose Zafarullah Khan Jamali, a moderate who has the support of the powerful army, to be the country's prime minister on Thursday as the country lurches toward a return to civilian rule. Jamali's election paved the way for the formation of a coalition government that will bring together the pro-army faction of the Pakistan Muslim League, dissident members of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's party and independent members of parliament. The pro-Taliban candidate, Fazlur Rahman, was a distant second in the race to become prime minister. MORE