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* 30 August :The Pakistan Army claims that 30 militants have been killed in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in heavy fighting in recent days. ((AP via ''the Guardian'') ) * 28 August :Karachi Stock Exchange has set a floor for stock prices to halt a plunge that has wiped out $36.9 billion of market value since April. ((Bloomberg) ) * 27 August :Electricity crises in the country are getting worse. ((Dawn) ) * 25 August :Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pulled his PML-N party - the country's second biggest - out of the multi-party governing coalition. ((BBC News) ) * 24 August :The International Cricket Council has postponed next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan until October 2009 because of security worries. ((BBC Sport) ) * 22 August :Pakistan will indirectly elect a new President of Pakistan on 6 September to replace Pervez Musharraf. ((AFP via ''The Australian'') ) * 21 August :Two suicide bombings occur in the cantonment city of Wah in Pakistan killing at least 76 people and injuring 110. ((Xinhua) ) ((BBC News) ) * 19 August :Pakistan's Post-Musharraf rally in Stock Exchange will be short-lived because of a rising fiscal deficit and runaway inflation, Credit Suisse Group said. ((Bloomberg) ) * 18 August * *Pervez Musharraf resigns as President of Pakistan.((Geo tv) ) * *Pakistan's leading share index has risen more than 4% after the announcement of the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf. ((BBC News) ) * *Leaders of Pakistan's coalition government set about seeking a replacement for President Pervez Musharraf and tackling pressing economic and security problems. ((Reuters) ) * 15 August :Pakistani Rupee has hit a record low against the dollar on speculation that President Pervez Musharraf might be on the verge of resigning. ((BBC News) ) * 14 August :Pakistan's Independence Day was celebrated across the country with enthusiasm and traditional fervour on Thursday.((The News) ) * 7 August :Pakistan's ruling coalition announces it will seek the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.((AP) ) * 3 August :Eleven climbers have died in north Pakistan trying to scale the world's second-highest peak, K2. ((BBC News) ) |