Omar Abdullah lost by 204,142 votes; Mehbooba Mufti by 281, 794 votes.
Bhutto wanted prime ministers to have a third term. Musharraf rejected the condition.
The government wanted to ensure that Sharif was not provided an opportunity to become a hero in a day
A Pakistan minister said the next Parliament would give Musharraf a mandate to stay as president even after the next parliamentary elections to be held in 2007.
Both Musharraf and Jamali have refuted speculation that the country's nuclear programme would be capped as a result of the international concern over the charges of proliferation of nuclear technology.
The worst-affected Sindh province reported 90 new coronavirus cases, taking the provincial tally to 357. The new cases have been detected in pilgrims who returned from Iran and have been quarantined in Sukkur, according to a spokesperson for the Sindh health department.
The Railways Minister said gas stoves carried by some passengers blew up when they were preparing breakfast on the speeding train in violation of rules.
The newly-announced cabinet is expected to take oath on Monday at the President's House.
'The world is silent because your rhetoric is dishonest and rings hollow,' says former RAW officer Tilak Devasher.
With no signs of improvement in the situation in Kashmir, community schools are the only hope for students in the valley.
AMU has once again been pulled into a crossfire of crass political opportunism. In these post-truth times, that the university also had political stirrings not subscribing to the Muslim League is chosen to be forgotten, says Mohammad Sajjad.
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