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Pak govt tables bill to curb Zardari's powers
The Pakistani government introduced a constitutional bill in parliament on Friday, transferring President Asif Ali Zardari's sweeping powers to the prime minister and possibly ending months of political wrangling.
The set of reforms, known as the "18th Amendment Bill" is expected to be passed by the two-chambered parliament, effectively turning Zardari into a titular head of state.
Image: Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari speaks to the media during a press conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (not in picture) after their Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trio Summit Meeting in IstanbulImages : AP/AFP
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