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CNews NEW YORK: Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is under U.S. detention on charges of attempted murder, does not have faith in the American judicial system and insists that the case against her is false and baseless, according to the head of a Pakistani parliamentary delegation which met her in Texas on Tuesday. Mushahid, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told a press conference in New York on Wednesday evening that Dr. Siddiqui, a U.S.-educated Pakistani neuroscientist, wanted the case against her dropped and she wished to be returned to Pakistan. Ms. Siddiqui, 36, who was shot in the abdomen by U.S. agent after she allegedly grabbed an American soldier's gun during questioning in July, was brought to New York on August 4 to face charges of attempted murder and assault. Mushahid, who met her for 2 hours 45 minutes at at Carswell Medical Centre in a military prison compound at Fort Worth near Dallas, Texas, said Ms. Siddiqui told them she had no faith in the U.S. courts he...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has been elected as the 12th President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan with thumping majority. He received 479 electoral votes out of total 702 votes of the Electoral College. His contenders Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui received 153 votes while Mushahid Hussain Syed got 43 electoral votes. It is worth mentioning here that 352 votes were needed for the election of the President. The voting for the election of the president held in the Parliament House for National Assembly and Senate; and in the four provincial assemblies today (Saturday) from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. There were three candidates contesting the presidential election including ruling coalition backed Asif Ali Zardari, PML-N nominated former Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice (retd) Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui and former ruling party PML-Q’s secretary general Mushahid Hussain Syed. In Parliament (National Assembly + Senate), 436 members cast their votes out...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Q Secretary General, Mushahid Hussain has said that President Musharraf has only two options—first, he should face the impeachment or resign and go home. Mushahid Hussain said that if the President brings into play 58-2(b), then the people, establishment and the political forces would not support him. He said that the President had been a commando and he would not get afraid instead he would dig in and fight and whatever decision comes to the fore should be accepted. Muslim League-Q Secretary General said that the Army should be kept away from the impeachment matter and it should be solved constitutionally.

CNews ISLAMABAD: PML Secretary General, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has convened a Media Conference of all PML Provincial Information Secretaries and Media Coordinators here at PML House on August 1. Talking to media here at PML House, Senator Mushahid Hussain said this would be the first PML media conference after the elections and would be to "review media work and prepare a comprehensive plan of action" for PML media strategy, keeping in view the Party's broader political strategy.Mushahid said the Conference would have participation of all formation Secretaries of PML from the four provinces as well as the Media Coordinators working in the key media centres, including the Sindhi media. He explained to journalists that in the last few weeks, the PML has been active on the media and political front launching three different fact sheets from Islamabad, Hyderabad and Peshawar pertaining to the dismal performance of the government during 100 days. The PML...