- June 2008 in Pakistan
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June 28 :Pakistan commences a military operation againstTaliban militants in theKhyber Agency nearPeshawar . [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7616520 (AP via "The Guardian")]
*June 23 :Nawaz Sharif , former Prime Minister ofPakistan and leader of thePakistan Muslim League (N) , is found ineligible by a court to stand in upcoming by-elections. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7469755.stm (BBC News)]
*June 20 : At the 55th Birthday ofBenazir Bhutto , which was the first after her assassination,Islamabad International Airport has been renamed as Benazir Bhutto International Airport. [http://dawn.com/2008/06/21/nat2.htm (Dawn.com)] [http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-34163320080621 (Reuters)]
*June 15 :Pakistan beatIndia by 25 runs to win triangular one-day cricket series in Bangladesh. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7454924.stm (BBC Sport)]
*June 13 :Pakistan i lawyers hold a protest rally inIslamabad to demand the reinstatement of judges sacked by thePresident of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7452121.stm (BBC)]
*June 12 : Finance ministerNaveed Qamar on Wednesday unveils the national budget of 2,010 billion rupees (over 30 billion dollars) in parliament with a deficit estimated at 582 billion rupees, or 4.7 percent of GDP., said it targets a growth rate of 5.5 percent. [http://dawn.com/2008/06/12/top1.htm (Dawn.com)] [http://www.brecorder.com/latestindex.php?latest_id=&cindex=23 (Business Recorder)]
*June 11 : Reports claim that at least 10Pakistan Army soldiers have died in an apparentUnited States -led air strike near the border withAfghanistan with eightTaliban militants also killed.Pakistan condemns the airstrike as "unprovoked and cowardly". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7447608.stm (BBC News)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL17728520080611 (Reuters)]
*June 7 : MianMuhammad Shahbaz Sharif became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the second time. After securing a provincial assembly seat he is elected as new CM replacing a recently chosen CMDost Muhammad Khosa and is linked with the political partyPakistan Muslim League (N) . [http://dawn.com/2008/06/08/top5.htm (Dawn.com)]
*June 2 : A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy inIslamabad ,Pakistan on Monday killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen. [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/pakistan.blast/index.html (CNN)]
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