Unfulfilled promises led Pakistan to prevailing crisis: Sharif

On the occasion of ninth anniversary of a bloodless military coup that had toppled his elected government on October 12, 1999, twice-elected former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Sunday that there would have been no crisis in the country had President Asif Zardari...

Opposition-controlled accountability body to dig up the dirt on Musharraf

"The influential Public Accounts Committee of the Pakistani parliament is now officially to be controlled by the opposition and headed by Nisar Ali, a close aide of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and is likely to start with gusto by digging up the dirt on former...

Musharraf regime’s accords with US need be made public: NS

"LAHORE: Muslim League-N Quaid, Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that the agreements, which were made with the US during Musharraf regime, should be made public.On his arrival from London at the Allama Iqbal International Airport here, talking to the media, Mian Nawaz Sharif said...

Zardari sworn in as Musharraf’s successor

ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain Benazir Bhutto, took oath as the 12th president of Pakistan at a ceremony here on Tuesday. Television channels telecast the oath-taking ceremony live from the President House. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar...

Bhutto’s widower elected to top office of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari, widower of Benazir Bhutto, was Saturday elected as the 12th president of Pakistan since the country was declared a republic in 1956 as members of the Senate, National Assembly and four...

Pakistan reinstates judges sacked by Musharraf but Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudry

As Pakistan "parliament" prepares to elect a new President, few judges who were sacked by Musharraf have been reinstated by the Supreme Court.  However, Judge Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudry was not among those...

Pakistan jets kill 40 Taliban

Despite new civilian government's initiative for peace dialogue with extremists there is no let up  in the violence in Pakistan. Even former President Mushrraf had tried to buy peace form insurgents and engaged in peace talks. But after failing to achieve any result they...

Pakistan lawyers rally for judges

" Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers have rallied across the country to demand the reinstatement of judges sacked by Pervez Musharraf, the former president. Lawyers were joined by political activists as they blocked...

Several file nomination papers for slot of Pakistan’s president

ISLAMABAD: The candidates of three major political parties — Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) — on Tuesday filed their nomination papers for election to the office of the president of Pakistan....

Bhutto widower proposed for Pakistan president

" ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's largest political party on Friday proposed the widower of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto become the country's new president _ but with the ruling coalition on the verge...

Pakistani legislatures to elect Musharraf successor on Sept 6

The election to elect successor of Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, who resigned from the office of the president of Pakistan on August 18, will be held on September 6, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced...

The strongman and the war on terror

"The resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is a sign of how the "war on terror" is changing. Mr Musharraf was once the lynchpin of Pakistan's alliance with the United States in President George Bush's war, but the days of a single strongman laying down and...

Crunch talks for Pakistan leaders

"Senior politicians are due to meet in Pakistan to try to resolve disputes which threaten to break up the coalition government. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said his party will pull out, unless judges sacked by ex-President Pervez Musharraf are immediately...

64 killed in suicide blast at factory

"Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main army munitions factory overnight, killing 64 workers. In the second bombing to rock the feuding Coalition Government since president Pervez Musharraf resigned on Monday, the attackers struck a crowd of workers...

Al-Qaida vows to hunt Musharraf down

Ousted President of Paksitan Pervez Musharraf's woes seems to be far from over even after resigning. Now his bete noire Al-Qaida had threatned to kill him. Al-Qaidea had already made several attempts on his life. " The Taliban and al-Qaida leaders reportedly...

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