Portal:Pakistan/news
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- December 27, 2007 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (BBC World)
- November 29, 2007 Pervez Musharraf is sworn in as the President of Pakistan for a second term, this time as a civilian. (ABC News Australia)
- Musharraf announces the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency will be lifted on 2007-12-16. (BBC)
- November 28, 2007
- The President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf stands down as the head of the Pakistan Army. (Fox News)
- General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani succeeds Musharraf as the 14th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army.[citation needed]
- November 26, 2007 Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif announces he will file nomination papers in the Pakistani general election, 2008. However, he will not serve as Prime Minister under the current President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf. (BBC)
- November 23, 2007:
- The Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the Election Commission to declare Pervez Musharraf the winner in the 2007 Pakistani presidential election. (BBC)
- The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Inam-ul-Haq, says the country's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations is "unjustified". (BBC)
- November 22, 2007:
- Pakistan is suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations again for its imposition of the state of emergency. (BBC)
- The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismisses the last remaining petition to challenge the dereliction of President Pervez Musharraf. (BBC)
- November 21, 2007:
- Opposition politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan is released from prison in Punjab. (BBC)
- Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry tries to leave his house in Islamabad but is blocked by security forces. (BBC)
- Major General Waheed Arshad announces the Pakistan Army has killed 40 pro-Taliban militants in the Shangla District in the last two days. (BBC)
- Pakistani security forces kill senior Balochistan Liberation Army leader Balach Marri. (BBC)
- November 20, 2007:
- Thousands of people escape Pakistan's Swat district, where the Pakistan Army is fighting with pro-Taliban militants. (BBC)
- More than 100 journalists are arrested for protesting against the state of emergency and media restrictions. (BBC)
- The Government of Pakistan releases 3,400 people who were jailed during the state of emergency. (BBC)
- November 19, 2007:
- Pakistani Attorney General Malik Qayyum announces the Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed five of the six petitions against President Pervez Musharraf's re-election. (BBC)
- At least 80 people die and 100 are wounded in sectarian violence in Kurram Agency. (BBC)
