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| | Encyclopedia: Senate of Pakistan |
 | | The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mumliqat) is Pakistans Head of State. | | | Members of the Senate are elected according to Article 59 of the Constitution: | | | There are 18 women Senators; Pakistani Law requires that there be atleast 17 women Senators. |
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| | Pakistan - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pakistan |
| | Pakistan is a federal republic comprising four provinces: Sind, Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Baluchistan, administered by appointed governors and local governments drawn from elected provincial assemblies; Tribal Areas, which are administered by the central government; and the Federal Capital Territory of Islamabad. | | | Despite this and the refusal of six Supreme Court judges in Pakistan to swear an oath of allegiance to the new military government, the trial finally began in January 2000. | | | Asif Zardari, the husband of Benazir Bhutto, was elected to the senate despite being still in detention in jail. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Pakistan
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| | Pakistan - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about Pakistan |
| | In an apparent victory for Sharif, President Leghari resigned in Dec., 1997, and the chief justice of the supreme court was dismissed. | | | Pakistan has a substantial number of universities, including a provincial university in each of the provinces; major universities and specialized schools in Lahore, Karachi, and Faisalabad; and a central university in Islamabad. | | | After the partition of British India, his family resettled in Karachi, Pakistan; he spent (1949–56) some of his childhood in Turkey, where his father was posted as a diplomat. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Pakistan
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| | Pakistan - encyclopedia article about Pakistan. |
| | Pakistan was an ally of the United States for much of its early history as a modern nation-state, from the 1950s and as a member of CENTO and SEATO. | | | On October 7th 1958 Pakistan’s civilian and first President Iskander Mirza in collaboration with General Mohammad Ayub Khan abrogated Pakistan’s constitution and instated the state of Martial Law an act which is attributed as high treason and is punishable by death under the Constitution of Pakistan. | | | The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mumliqat) is Pakistan's Head of State. |
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