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Last week, the Musharraf regime allowed the three private news channels, Geo TV, Aaj and ARY Digital One back on the air with a rider: six of their most popular news talk-show hosts shouldn't be seen. So they have done the next best thing - taken to the streets. With the Islamabad Press Club as their backdrop, the pavement outside is the studio. Everything about these shows remains the same as ...

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India is ready to offer data from its group of satellites to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region for disaster management.

GENEVA, Nov 21 (Reuters) A new global earth observation system being constructed will help reduce deaths in cyclones like one which just ravaged Bangladesh, a scientist at the heart of the programme said today.

DUBAI: Committee of Protect Journalists has written a letter to His Highness UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Muhammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoom urging him to restore transmission of Pakistani channels in Dubai.

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OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed lower, led down by Norske Skog ( Nachrichten ) on continued focus on the paper industry's over-supply situation and its implications for earnings, and by Petroleum Geo-Services ( Nachrichten ) (PGS), while Golden Ocean ( Nachrichten ) and Jinhui Shipping were higher on positive broker comments and Frontline rose on firmer transport rates, dealers ...

In the not-too-distant future, several African countries will face the reality of collapsed fisheries and the permanent degradation of their marine environment, a new report has warned.

The ruling by Pakistan?s Supreme Court paves the way for Gen. Pervez Musharraf to be sworn in again as the nation?s leader.

As part of efforts to improve the generation and transmission of electricity in the country, the Federal Government yesterday approved contracts worth N33.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Egbin Power plant and the construction of 19 transmission lines across the country.

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A group of aggressive guards known as "The Family" dominates the Melbourne Custody Centre and often uses excessive force against prisoners, an investigation by the State Ombudsman has been told.

Bangalore, Nov 22 (IANS) India is ready to offer data from its group of satellites to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region for disaster management.

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Plateau State deputy governor, Mrs. Paullen Tallen, has urged space and remote sensing experts to take advantage of recent development in space science and technology, especially the availability of NigeriaSat-1 to review the existing land use and land cover of the country in order to aid and support current efforts in environmental management.

East Africa has launched the second continental report on Africa's environment, Africa Environment Outlook 2: our environment, our wealth.

Booted off the air, Geo television makes symbolic attempt to debate emergency rule - minus the audience

JERUSALEM–It's late November in the Holy Land, the chill winter rains have returned for another year, but it's a rare citizen of the Jewish state who expects peace to blossom soon.

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Pakistan's Top Court Clears Gen. Pervez Musharraf's Path to Rule As Civilian President

SILVER CITY — Gov. Bill Richardson announced the appointment of Rodolpho "Rudy" Martinez on Wednesday as the replacement to the District 39 seat vacated by Rep. Manuel Herrera, who died in October.

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President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua swore-in Mr Godsday Orubebe as member of the Federal Executive Council at its regular bi-weekly meeting on Wednesday November 21.

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KARACHI: Geo TV website once again came under DDoS attack for the second time at around 8pm on Wednesday, after which a very significant source of information is temporarily disconnected. It has been rectified by the timely action.

JOHANNESBURG, 21 November 2007 (IRIN) - In the not-too-distant future, several African countries will face the reality of collapsed fisheries and the permanent degradation of their marine environment, a new report has warned.

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CLOSED circuit TV footage of a prisoner being wrestled to the ground and assaulted has exposed a culture of brute force at the Melbourne Custody Centre, the ombudsman has found.

Video reveals excessive force used on prisoner.

Karachi --- The Sindh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition against the ban on four television channels to Nov 27 to enable the information and broadcasting ministry to file comprehensive comments.

Since Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule more than two weeks ago, Pakistan's media has been forced to cope with strict regulations and sporadic news blackouts. Margaret Warner reports from Pakistan on how the country's media is dealing with its new constraints.

Gov. Bill Richardson appointed Rodolpho "Rudy" Martinez to the District 39 seat in the state House of Representatives. Martinez replaces Manuel Herrera, who died in October following a long battle with cancer.

GENEVA (Reuters) - A new global earth observation system being constructed will help reduce deaths in cyclones like one which just ravaged Bangladesh, a scientist at the heart of the programme said on Wednesday.

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GENEVA (Reuters) - A new global earth observation system being constructed will help reduce deaths in cyclones like one which just ravaged Bangladesh, a scientist at the heart of the program said on Wednesday. Cyclone Sidr, which struck a week ago, killed around 3,500 people, but the casualties were far fewer than in 1991 when about 143,000 people died or in 1970 when the death toll was some ...

New York --- The Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the Dubai government to allow Geo Television and ARY Digital to resume operations immediately.

We are greatly disturbed by your government’s decision on Friday to stop satellite re-transmission of GEO TV and ARY One World Television through the Dubai Media City. The fact that the stations remain off the air five days after the decision undermines the stated aim of the United Arab Emirates “to transform Dubai into a knowledge-based society and economy” as described on the Media City Web ...

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The difference between courting arrest and being arrested, said the constable sitting with us in the back of a police van, was that we get beaten less when we willingly give ourselves up.

Victor Edward Mohr, 77, of Watertown, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital with his wife and family at his side. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Farmington with Rev. Richard Pagels officiating.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Speculative fervour in gold markets could well see prices move to record highs of $900 and beyond, but such lofty levels will be hard to sustain in the medium term as price swings get wilder.

Source: IRIN In the not-too-distant future, several African countries will face the depressing reality of collapsed fisheries and the permanent degradation of their marine environment, warned a new report.

Jedah, Nov 21 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that talks would be held with the Benazir Butto led Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to chalk out and adopt a single Charter of Democracy. "The decision as to whether we should contest the General Elections or not will be made after reaching an agreement on the said Charter of Democracy," The New quoted ...

Source: Reuters By Robert Evans GENEVA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A new global earth observation system being constructed will help reduce deaths in cyclones like one which just ravaged Bangladesh, a scientist at the ...

The accident happened around 4:30pm 1/2 mile South of Exit 25 or K-196 Exit . Officials say Sunita Pudasaini was driving south when her 1995 Geo crossed into the median and into the other lane -- striking the axles of a trailer on a semi.

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New Delhi, Nov 21 - India's geographic location puts it at the centre-stage of today's geo-strategic and geo-economic scenarios because of which revitalising the country's shipbuilding industry is no longer an option but a strategic imperative, a top military commander said Wednesday.

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India's geographic location puts it at the centre-stage of today's geo-strategic and geo-economic scenarios because of which revitalising the country's shipbuilding industry is no longer an option but a strategic imperative, a top military commander said Wednesday.

There was an unlikely visitor at a candle light vigil organised at Karachi Press Club by Geo TV -- Wajihuddin Khan, President Pervez Musharraf's look-alike, who says his job as a television comedian has been endangered by the Emergency. Khan, who hosts the popular "Hum Sab Umeed Sai Hain" show for Geo, joined the protesting journalists last night, saying, Meri naukri khatre main hain (My job is ...

There was an unlikely visitor at a candle light vigil organised at Karachi Press Club by Geo TV -- Wajihuddin Khan, President Pervez Musharraf's look-alike, who says his job as a television comedian has been endangered by the Emergency.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - In his first trip out of the country since declaring emergency rule, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss the future of one of his main political rivals, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who lives in exile there.

KARACHI: Police on Tuesday baton-charged a rally of journalists to prevent them from reaching the Governor House to protest against curbs on the media.

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New Delhi, Nov.21 (ANI): Underlining the geo-political importance of West Asia in world politics, the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, today stressed the need to have "the will" to take a correct policy on the region. Saying any discussion of contemporary West Asia must begin with three questions of what is happening in the region, why is it happening and what is the ...

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By Muhammad Najeeb, Islamabad/Karachi, Nov 20: More than 100 journalists were arrested in Karachi Tuesday for protesting the ban on Geo and ARY TV channels and curbs on media after the imposition of emergency by President Pervez Musharraf.

KARACHI: Police baton charged journalists Tuesday protesting against ban on Geo Television Network and curbs on media outside the Karachi Press Club and arrested over 200 of them including five ladies journalists. The journalists protesting the incident offered collective arrests.

Yahoo -owned photo sharing site Flickr has unveiled a service allowing users to browse millions of geo-tagged photos by place name and maps.

In a split vote Monday, the Laredo City Council agreed to stay on course with a proposal approved years ago for a municipal golf course that would be a public-private partnership.Also Monday, Mayor Raul Salinas cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of reorganizing city departments and the council voted to reject a $250,000 donation from the Geo Group, which is planning to build a 1,500-bed federal ...

Islamabad/Karachi, Nov 20 - More than 100 journalists were arrested in Karachi Tuesday for protesting the ban on Geo and ARY TV channels and curbs on media after the imposition of emergency by President Pervez Musharraf.

KARACHI, Nov 20: Police baton charged journalists Tuesday protesting against ban on Geo Television Network and curbs on media outside the Karachi Press Club and arrested over 200 of them including five ladies journalists. The journalists protesting the incident offered collective arrests.

New York, Nov.20 (ANI): The Dubai government should allow Geo Television and other Pakistani news channels, which broadcast from Dubai and function as Pakistan's most independent and respected television stations, to resume operations immediately, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. On November 17, the Dubai authorities summarily gave Geo News and other television channels two hours to halt ...

Islamabad/Karachi, Nov 20 (IANS) More than 100 journalists were arrested in Karachi Tuesday for protesting the ban on Geo and ARY TV channels and curbs on media after the imposition of emergency by President Pervez Musharraf.

The Angolan diplomat Eduardo Beny is to release on Friday in Luanda, his book entitled "Oil New Geo-Politics - from Persian Gulf to Guinea Gulf", ANGOP has learnt.

Boca Raton-based GEO Group, which manages correctional facilities around the world, was notified it will receive a contract to enlarge the existing 1,500 bed Graceville Correctional Facility in north Florida.

Luanda, 11/20 - The Angolan diplomat Eduardo Beny is to release on Friday in Luanda, his book entitled "Oil New Geo-Politics - from Persian Gulf to Guinea Gulf", ANGOP has learnt.

“In the constitution the incumbent will continue until the next president takes oath. That is only a common-sense approach, that you cannot have the office lying vacant”, Deputy Information Minister Tariq Azeem told reporters.

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The Dubai government should allow Geo Television and ARY Digital, which broadcast from Dubai and function as Pakistan's most independent and respected television stations, to resume operations immediately, Human Rights Watch said today.

A high court stacked with loyalists set the stage Monday for President Pervez Musharraf to resign as army chief and to lead the country...

The Welsh Assembly Government has signed a deal with Geo , the first phase of which is a £30 million investment over the next 15 years in the creation of an advanced Open Access Network – FibreSpeed – that will bring next-generation communication services to businesses across the country, starting in North Wales.

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York, November 20, 2007) – The Dubai government should allow Geo Television and ARY Digital, which broadcast from Dubai and function as Pakistan's most independent and respected television ...

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The farce that 'enlightened moderation' is fast becoming was once again exposed when the authorities succeeded in shutting down Geo TV and ARY news on midnight Friday.

Islamabad --- The Geo television network said on Friday that it had been ordered to shut down its news channel. The channel beams its signals from Dubai.

Toba Tek Singh --- Journalists held a protest meeting on Saturday to condemn the government for shutting down Geo and ARY news channels. A joint meeting of the district press club and district union of journalists was held in the press club with its president Mian Manzoor Naz in the chair.

Karachi --- The All Pakistan Newspapers Society and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors have described the shutdown of the Geo and ARY groups' news channels as a "serious blow to any hopes for an improvement in the situation" evolving in the wake of curbs on freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

The farce that 'enlightened moderation' is fast becoming was once again exposed when the authorities succeeded in shutting down Geo TV and ARY news on midnight Friday.

Islamabad --- The Geo television network said on Friday that it had been ordered to shut down its news channel. The channel beams its signals from Dubai.

The South Asia Media Commission and South Asian Free Media Association have resented the shutting down of Pakistani news channels Geo News and ARY and asked President Pervez Musharraf and the emir of UAE to allow them to resume broadcasting.

US Ambassador Anne Patterson today visited the office of Geo News, the TV channel shut down by Pakistan's military regime under emergency rule, and expressed her government's concern over orders suppressing the media.

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Chairperson, Ms Benazir Bhutto during her visit to the office of Geo TV on Monday, termed the freedom of press and media as essential, saying the government’s steps are tarnishing the image of the country.

Pakistan: US envoy calls for end to media blackout (AKI) - (by Syed Saleem Shahzad) - The US government has reiterated its opposition to Pakistan's emergency rule and clampdown on the national media.During a visit to the privately owned Geo TV network on Monday, the US ambassdor to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson, expressed her government’s "grave concern" over the Pakistani government's ...

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Karachi, Nov.19 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador in Pakistan, N W Patterson and Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto Monday visited Geo News offices here. US envoy expressed her grave concern over suspension of Geo News transmission and said that media could not be restrained. Benazir Bhutto recorded her comments in a book placed at the protest camp set up by Geo Network. In her comments, ...

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Islamabad, Nov 19 (ANI): Deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the closing down of Geo News and ARY TV channels is unconstitutional as it violates Article 19 of the Constitution, which, according to him, is still in place. The News quoted Justice Iftikhar as saying that the Constitution not only protected the freedom of the press, but also guarded the right ...

THE Federal Government had approved the establishment of six new National Youths Centres across the six geo-political zones in the country in addition to the one already in operation in Jos to tackle youths problems arising from unemployment.

Just watching Hillside in the playoffs, you get the feeling they are about to explode at any moment. Whether it was quarterback Corey Gattis making plays with his feet or receiver Geo Irvine catching the ball downfield or defensive end John Lyon disrupting the offense or Larry Jones Jr. picking off passes, Hillside is a threat to score from anywhere on the field.

CHINA-Geo Contractors, which is carrying out the U.S.$30 million water supply and sanitation project in Central Province, has threatened to suspend works if the Government fails to pay K7.6 billion it owes by the end of this month.

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DUBAI: Pakistan’s private television network Geo TV, whose news channel Geo News was taken off air Friday midnight on orders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities, might consider moving out of its Dubai office if a resolution to the problem is not reached soon.

Pakistan's Geo TV has said it has been given the go-ahead to recommence hourly news bulletins on its entertainment channel in the Middle East, the UK and the US, but not in Pakistan, reported Gulf News. It is unclear if the permission for the broadcasts has come from the Pakistani government which forced the Dubai based Geo's news channel to stop broadcasting.

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DUBAI: Negotiations between the Dubai media authorities and representatives of two Pakistani channels whose news operations have been barred appear to be making some headway. Geo TV anchor Shahid Masood expressed cautious optimism that ...

Should America get tougher with Musharraf? Freedom of press is an obsolete concept at least in Pakistan. Shortly after President Musharraf imposed emergency in the country, all TV channels that challenged his decision in any way or refused to cow down have been under fire.

Should America get tougher with Musharraf?

Dubai, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan's private television network Geo TV, whose news channel Geo News was taken off air Friday midnight on orders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities, might consider moving out of its Dubai office if a resolution to the problem is not reached soon.

GEO TV, Pakistan's top news channel move out of Dubai if a settlement is not reached with regard to the disruption in transmission.

GEO TV, Pakistan's top private news channel, which was shut down due to 'pressure' on the UAE government from the military regime in Islamabad, may move out of Dubai if a settlement is not reached with regard to the disruption in transmission from here. Imran Mir, station manager for Geo TV said the news channel will consider moving out of Dubai if a settlement is not reached with regard to the ...

Dubai, Nov 18 - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stated that the country's neutral foreign policy and its 'positive and constructive role' in international affairs were the reasons for taking off the air the two Dubai-based Pakistani news channels, Geo News and ARY TV.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Sunday that he had expressed to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf the United States' displeasure with Pakistan's emergency rule and urged Musharraf to lift the order and release all political detainees ahead of elections.

Islamabad, Nov 18 (ANI): Journalists, lawyers, political workers and civil society activists have staged protest demonstrations against curbs on the media especially shutting down of Geo News and ARY OneWorld in all major cities and towns of Pakistan. Responding to a call, given by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) and the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ), hundreds ...

"We are losing a lot of money while being off air. So we're considering alternative arrangements in Asia in case this issue is not resolved," Imran Mir, station manager for Geo TV, told Gulf News yesterday.

ISLAMABAD: An international media watch urged Dubai authorities yesterday to allow two major Pakistani news channels Geo and ARYOne World to resume broadcasting after they had come under pressure to close from President General Pervez Musharraf’s regime.

Pakistan's Dubai based Geo TV, which has seen its news channel be forced to stop broadcasting by Dubai Media City authorities under pressure from the Pakistani government, could move out of the UAE if it is not allowed back on air, reported Gulf News. Geo, along with ARY One World, had the plug pulled from their transmissions yesterday, Saturday.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: The UAE government admitted on Saturday that it had stopped the broadcast of Geo and ARY television networks from Dubai in line with the “broad principles of the country’s foreign policy”, but refused to say as to what forced it to do so.

Washington's No. 2 diplomat delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, telling him that emergency rule must be lifted and his opponents freed ahead of elections.

Should America get tougher with Musharraf? UAE authorities said on Saturday that they were considering whether to allow two leading Pakistani news channels, which were shut down following ''pressure'' from Islamabad, to resume their transmission.

Should America get tougher with Musharraf? UAE authorities said on Saturday that they were considering whether to allow two leading Pakistani news channels, which were shut down following ''pressure'' from Islamabad, to resume their transmission.

ABU DHABI — The closure of Dubai-based Pakistani TV channels — Geo News and ARY OneWorld — is in keeping with the UAE’s neutral foreign policy and the positive and constructive role it has played in international affairs, a top official of the country’s media regulatory authority has said.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, telling him that emergency rule must be lifted and his opponents freed ahead of elections.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Dubai offices of Pakistan's independent Geo TV station were shut down at midnight by a telephone call from the Dubai government under heavy pressure from Pakistan, the group's executive director said Saturday.

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Kentucky 10 0 3 0_13 Georgia 0 7 14 3_24 First Quarter Ky_Burton 36 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick), 7:11. Ky_FG Seiber 31, :57. Second Quarter Geo_Moreno 1 run (Coutu kick), :40. Third Quarter Geo_T.Brown 1 run (Coutu kick), 10:49. Geo_Stafford 10 run (Coutu kick), 5:40. Ky_FG Seiber 44, 4:27. Fourth Quarter Geo_FG Coutu 46, 2:09. A_92,746. ___ Ky Geo First downs 19 22 Rushes-yards 29-29 ...

Geo and ARY caught unawares by Dubai shutdown

DUBAI: GEO TV, Pakistan’s premier Urdu news channel, which has to shut down its operations from Dubai, is looking for alternative broadcasting options. Executive director Shahid Masood said local authorities informed the channel ...

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The Dubai offices of Pakistan's independent Geo TV station were shut down at midnight by a phone call from the Emirati government under heavy pressure from the Pakistan, said the group's executive director on Saturday.

UAE authorities today said they were considering whether to allow two leading Pakistani news channels which were shut down following "pressure" from Islamabad to resume their transmission.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for two hours Saturday in a bid to urge the president to help stabilize the growing unrest in his country.

The Dubai offices of Pakistan's independent Geo TV station were shut down at midnight by a hone call from the Emirati government under heavy pressure from Pakistan, the group's executive director on Saturday.

US Diplomat John Negroponte Meets With Pakistani President Musharraf, Talks With Bhutto

Musharraf regime’s crackdown on the media continues as two of Pakistan’s private news channels Geo TV and ARY are pulled off air at the General’s behest. The government says that Geo TV has been inaccurate, sensational and irresponsible in its coverage ever since the Chief Justice was suspended.

Three Pittsburg residents were hospitalized Friday after the car in which they were riding flipped over five times on Interstate 80 near the Meridian Road overcrossing. California Highway Patrol officers said a 1993 Geo Prism was traveling eastbound on I-80 about 11 a.

Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, urging the general to end emergency rule as soon as possible and allow free and fair elections.

ISLAMABAD: Geo News, Pakistan’s premier Urdu news channel, also seen round the world as the main source of news and current affairs, was shut down at 1 a.m. Pakistan time (12 midnight Dubai time) after President Pervez Musharraf put tremendous pressure to silence a media outlet which had refused to bow down to his dictates.

Islamabad/Dubai, Nov 17 - Two major Pakistani news channel, ARY and GEO, were taken off air in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), apparently on the intervention of President Pervez Musharraf.

Islamabad/Dubai, Nov 17 (IANS) Two major Pakistani news channel, ARY and GEO, were taken off air in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), apparently on the intervention of President Pervez Musharraf.

Most of them were allowed to resume broadcasting on cable TV networks Thursday after they agreed to adhere to guidelines laid down by the government. But Geo and Ary news channels remained off the air.

Islamabad, Nov 17 - Pakistan's two major private Urdu news channels, ARY and GEO, shut down their operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), apparently on the request of President Pervez Musharraf.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for two hours Saturday in a bid to urge the president to help stabilize the growing unrest in his country.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf told a top US diplomat Saturday that he would only end his emergency rule when the security situation improves, a senior presidential aide told AFP.

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A senior US envoy meets President Pervez Musharraf to discuss Pakistan's deepening political crisis.

A senior US envoy meets President Pervez Musharraf to discuss Pakistan's deepening political crisis.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Washington's No. 2 diplomat was having an all-important sitdown with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Saturday after talking by phone overnight with one of the military ruler's chief rivals, hoping that face-to-face diplomacy would convince the general to move back toward democracy.

Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan's two major private Urdu news channels, ARY and GEO, shut down their operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), apparently on the request of President Pervez Musharraf.

Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte Saturday called on President Pervez Musharraf to discuss the tense political situation in Pakistan including the general's pledge to shed his uniform, officials said.

Washington's No. 2 diplomat had an all-important sitdown with President Gen.

A SENIOR US envoy met Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and key aides today to deliver a "very strong message" for an end to emergency rule, diplomats and officials said.

Pakistan's private Geo television network said it had been forced to close down altogether after it was ordered to halt transmissions via the United Arab Emirates.

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Islamabad, Nov 17 (DPA) Two major private Pakistani news channels said Saturday the authorities in Dubai had closed down their operations, apparently following pressure from Islamabad.

Two of Pakistan's leading private television networks, ordered off air during President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule, said on Saturday they had been forced to close down altogether after being ordered to halt transmissions via the United Arab Emirates.

Lahore, Nov 17 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed that he rejected President General Pervez Muhsarraf's wish to meet him in Jeddah. Sharif was deported to Jeddah by the Musharraf regime on September 10 from the Islamabad airport. Sharif said government officials had contacted him on more than one occasion and asked him to meet Musharraf in Jeddah, adding that he ...

Islamabad - Two major private Pakistani news channels said Saturday the authorities in Dubai had closed down their operations apparently on pressure from the government in Islamabad. The Geo and ARY television networks, which beam their programmes fr...

Karachi/Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): In its attempt to shut all opposing voices against the Musharraf regime, the Pakistan Government banned the broadcast of Geo News at 1:00 a.m. According to sources, President General Pervez Musharraf himself intervened to stop all Geo News transmissions from Dubai. Almost all political parties and civil societies have condemned the bar on the news channel. ...

Should America get tougher with Musharraf? Freedom of press is an obsolete concept at least in Pakistan. Shortly after President Musharraf imposed emergency in the country, all TV channels that challenged his decision in any way or refused to cow down have been under fire.

Washington's No. 2 diplomat was having an all-important sitdown with President Gen.

Pakistan's private Geo television network said it had been forced to close down altogether after it was ordered to halt transmissions via the United Arab Emirates.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's private Geo and Ary News channels on Saturday shut down due to "pressure from the Pakistan government". Both channels carried flashes saying they were shutting down due to pressure mounted by the Pakistan government on foreign country they were operating from.

VACAVILLE -- Three Pittsburg residents were injured Friday afternoon when the vehicle they were traveling in lost control and flipped over, the California Highway Patrol reported.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: The Geo television network said on Friday that it had been ordered to shut down its news channel. The channel beams its signals from Dubai.

Karachi blasts: Can Pakistani politics survive the extremist threat? Freedom of press is an obsolete concept at least in Pakistan. Shortly after President Musharraf imposed emergency in the country, all TV channels that challenged his decision in any way or refused to cow down have been under fire.

Pakistan's private Geo television network says it had been forced to close down altogether after it was ordered to halt transmissions via the UAE.

U.S. diplomat arrives in Pakistan to urge Musharraf to lift emergency

Pakistan's private Geo television network says it had been forced to close down altogether after it was ordered to halt transmissions via the UAE.

Two Pakistani television networks that transmit from Dubai in United Arab Emirates were ordered off the air Friday at the request of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, officials from the networks said.

DUABI — A Dubai-based Pakistani TV channel has been asked to shut down its operation, an official of the news channel said yesterday.

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's private Geo television network, ordered off air during President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule, said on Saturday it had been forced to close down altogether after it was ordered to halt transmissions via the United Arab Emirates.

WASHINGTON - TOP US diplomat John Negroponte spoke Friday with opposition leader Benazir Bhutto during a visit to Pakistan aimed at pushing President Pervez Musharraf to end emergency rule, a US official said.

Pakistan's President Musharraf says his country is safe as long as the military stays in charge.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's private Geo News channel said on Friday that it was shutting down due to pressure from the Pakistan government after it refused to bow to curbs on the media imposed after the Emergency.

WASHINGTON: US diplomat John Negroponte spoke by telephone with Benazir Bhutto on Friday shortly after arriving in the country rocked by political turmoil, a State Department spokesman said. Negroponte, the highest ranking US official to come to Pakist ....

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