ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 7 -- Under mounting domestic and international pressure, the Pakistani government on Thursday suspended stringent media restrictions that critics said were designed to muzzle the free press.
Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf faces an unprecedented revolt that threatens his eight-year rule and could cost the United States one of its principal allies. Musharraf's government has been shaken by a wave of protests that followed his March decision to suspend the country's chief justice.
Imposition of emergency rule would be a step backward for Pakistan and the United States hopes President Pervez Musharraf doesn't take such action, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Pakistan's chief justice wanted President Pervez Musharraf to dissolve the government and make him head of an interim regime several months before his ouster, an intelligence chief said Thursday.
June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's government may increase salaries and pensions and introduce measures to damp prices, aiming to boost voter support ahead of elections.
In the midst of widespread protests, the Pakistani government Thursday agreed to suspend newly enacted media restrictions until a joint committee comprised of media and government representatives could review them, Pakistan Broadcasting Association (PBA) and information ministry officials said.
Pakistan's chief justice wanted President Pervez Musharraf to dissolve the government and make him head of an interim regime several months before his ouster, an intelligence chief said.
Hundreds of people moved to higher ground in southwestern Pakistan after the worst cyclone to hit the region in three decades destroyed buildings and fishermen's boats.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has berated his coalition for leaving him isolated in a crisis that threatens to destabilize a country on the front line of a global anti-terrorism campaign, a newspaper reported.
Pakistan's military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, has made his first significant concession to his critics since the start of the political crisis now threatening his rule. Government officials say an emergency ordinance tightening control over Pakistan's electronic media, issued earlier this week, has been suspended pending a review.