4 hrs ago | Reuters
Crises surround Pakistan government's 1st 100 days
For a world hoping democracy will provide the stability nuclear-armed Pakistan needs to save it from Islamist militants and chaos, the first 100 days of the new civilian government haven't been very reassuring.
8 hrs ago | Mid-Day Mumbai
10 killed in blast at Pak's Lal Masjid
You are here: Home > News > International News > 10 killed in blast at Pak's Lal Masjid Islamabad: Nine policemen and a civilian were killed and 25 persons were injured in a massive explosion near the ...
15 hrs ago | Karachi News.Net
Islamic hardliners mark Red Mosque operation anniversary
Karachi News.Net Sunday 6th July, 2008 Thousands of hardline Islamists Sunday gathered in Pakistan's capital to commemorate the first anniversary of a military operation against the extremists in the Red ...
21 hrs ago | Bloomberg
Pakistan's Army Will Be Used Against Militants as Last Option, Gilani Says
Pakistan will use its army to combat militants in tribal areas as a last option and will let local authorities lead efforts to tackle extremism in the region bordering Afghanistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ...
Musharraf vows to pull Pakistan out of its present crises
Karachi, July 6: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has vowed to pull his country out of its current prevailing turmoil.
Nawaz too responsible for Kargil war: Zardari
Amid calls for President Pervez Musharraf to step down, PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has insisted that he would have to quit but his party wants a graceful exit for him.
US report categorizes Pak "not a free country" in terms of political rights, civil liberties
Washington, July 4 : Pakistan performed poorly in terms of political rights and civil liberties during the last year, especially due to emergency rule and the sacking of Supreme Court judges by President Pervez ...
Islamists rally for Red Mosque anniversary
Burqa wearing female religious students and relatives of martyrs who were killed in the 2007 military operation in the Red Mosque, pray during the prayers in Islamabad yesterday ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Islamists ...
By our correspondent RAWALPINDI: The lawyers across the country on Thursday observed a complete boycott of courts and took out their weekly protest rallies for the restoration of non-functional judges.
'SAARC co-operation key to eliminating regional terrorism'
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday urged member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation to enhance co-operation to eliminate terrorism and extremism in the region.
Pakistan's Musharraf defies resignation calls
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf hit back at calls for his resignation on Friday, saying he was needed to help political parties avoid an economic meltdown and tackle a militant threat gripping the country.
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1 year later, Pakistan mosque's spirit lives on
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ A year after the deadly military siege of the Red Mosque, the radical spirit of the pro-Taliban stronghold lives on.
The dead are hailed as martyrs. Militants _ and politicians _ use the Pakistani mosque standoff as a rallying cry. And conspiracy theories have found fertile ground as questions linger about how many people died and whether any were women or children.
The siege damaged President Pervez Musharraf's reputation among many ordinary Pakistanis and spurred a string of militant attacks in the country. A year later, violence is down, but Musharraf's power has also diminished as a government packed with his foes has taken charge.
Pakistan PM aims to restore economic stability
Justifying hefty increases in oil and gas prices to cut subsidies, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday his government wouldn't flinch from taking unpopular decisions to stabilise the ...
Continue reading "Lawmakers see progress in Pakistan"
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, in Pakistan Monday to meet with president Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, says the divided government in Islamabad seems to have come together on the need to ...
Pak govt to continue Musharraf
South East Asia News.Net Thursday 3rd July, 2008 Islamabad, July 3 : The PPP-led coalition government in Pakistan has said that it would continue President Pervez Musharraf's madrassas' reform policy.
"Zardari wants Musharraf to continue, as his removal
Karachi News.Net Wednesday 2nd July, 2008 London, July 2 : A Pakistani journalist has said that it was not the US but PPP Chairman Asif Ali Zardari who wanted to see President Pervez Musharraf continuing in his ...
Detention of Pakistani nuclear scientist contested
The wife of disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan said Thursday she is challenging his detention in court, a move that could lend new momentum to efforts to free him.
Pakistani politician cleared in death of Canadian woman
Pakistani deputy communications minister Shahid Jamil Qureshi has been acquitted in a murder case involving a Canadian woman who shared his house in Islamabad.
Cracks develop in Pakistan Peoples Party
Karachi News.Net Monday 30th June, 2008 Cracks have developed in the Pakistan Peoples Party that leads the country's ruling coalition with its vice chair Amin Faheem saying he was distancing himself from the ...
US diplomat: Musharraf 'not the issue' in Pakistan
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher talks to journalists during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.