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1. Bhutto names day for return to Pakistan
Asian News, Wednesday 19 September 2007The former Pakistani prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, said yesterday that she would return home on October 18, ending eight years of exile and adding a fresh frisson to the country's turbulent political scene.
2. Musharraf ready to quit army, says aide, but obstacles pile up
Asian News, Wednesday 19 September 2007President Pervez Musharraf will resign as Pakistan's army chief by mid-November to become the country's civilian leader, a senior aide said.
3. Let’s look positively to a great future
Asian News, Thursday 13 September 2007I WAS absolutely delighted to attend the inaugural Town Centre Business Awards at China City last week.
4. Demolition centrally imposed on councils
Asian News, Thursday 13 September 2007THE demolition and forcible seizing of thousands of family homes, rather than innovative renovation schemes, is being driven by Whitehall to meet government targets set for pathfinder areas and councils.
5. India to host Twenty20 Champions League
Asian News, Thursday 13 September 2007The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to launch a Twenty20 cricket version of football's Champions League with a £1m prize for the winners, according to Indian media reports.
6. Runway drama as returning Sharif is deported
Asian News, Thursday 13 September 2007The former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was back in exile in Saudi Arabia last night after a dramatic airport showdown in Pakistan that bruised his hopes of ousting President Pervez Musharraf.
7. Sharif's lawyers head to supreme court to challenge deportation
Asian News, Thursday 13 September 2007A fresh confrontation between President Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan's supreme court loomed last night following a legal challenge to Nawaz Sharif's deportation on Monday.
8. Red carpet dusted off for return of Bhutto
Asian News, Friday 7 September 2007The carpet smells, the air conditioning has collapsed and the pool has been dry for years. Government spies skulk in the lobby, snooping on the trickle of guests.
9. Ex-Pakistan PM tries to outwit Musharraf with multiple flights
Asian News, Friday 7 September 2007Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has booked himself on five different flights to the country next week to counter government efforts to thwart his return.
10. Care cuts dressed up as modernisation
Asian News, Wednesday 5 September 2007IT’S no way to run a council, it’s no way to treat council workers and it’s certainly no way to treat some of our most vulnerable and elderly residents.