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Nawaz Sharif poised to return as Pakistan PM

Nawaz Sharif is celebrated across the Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province. Nawaz Sharif, winner of the Pakistani elections, is holding talks to form a new government, with fixing the economy and tackling the armed insurgency likely to be his two biggest challenges.

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India's opposition calls on PM to resign

India's opposition has demanded the resignation of Congress Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, raising the stakes after forcing the exit of two cabinet ministers over corruption scandals.

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Polls close in Pakistan elections

Pakistan's landmark election winding downVotes are being counted in Pakistan after historic elections that will see the handover of power from one civilian government to another.

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India rail minister quits amid bribery claims

India's railway minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, has resigned, according to two Indian television channels - though a government spokesperson said the resignation could not be confirmed.

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Survivor found in Bangladesh rubble

A survivor has been found in the rubble of a garment factoryA survivor has been found in the rubble of a garment factory, 17 days after it collapsed, killing more than 1,000 people.

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Pakistan election campaign ends

Tens of thousands of poll workers and soldiers deployed across the countryCampaigning has ended for Pakistan's general elections, with Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister, and Imran Khan, the cricketer turned politician, addressing rallies on the last day.

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Pakistan's AQ Khan eyes political role

Scientist who sold nuclear secrets to North Korea, Libya and IranJust two days before general elections in Pakistan, a man who is a national hero for transforming Pakistan into a nuclear power.

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Bangladesh Jamaat leader sentenced to death

A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal has convicted and sentenced assistant secretary-general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party to death for war crimes, raising fears of clashes between the police and supporters of the Islamist leader.

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Afghanistan to allow US bases to remain

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that he would allow the US to keep nine bases after its troops pullout in 2014 if that is in the best interest of his country.

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Pakistan prisoner attacked in India jail dies

A Pakistani prisoner jailed in India has died after he was attacked by another inmate in an apparent revenge attack for the death of an Indian prisoner in a Pakistani jail.

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Son of former Pakistan PM kidnapped

Ali Haider Gilani abducted after gun battle at campaign rally in MultanThe son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly been kidnapped during a campaign rally in his hometown of Multan, sources have said.

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