Regime change won’t affect ties: China to Pakistan

BEIJING China on Thursday assured Islamabad that a change of regime in Pakistan and Beijing’s recent overtures towards India will ...

I want to join politics, says Veena Mallik

Pakistani actress Veena Mallik, who is currently busy with her Bollywood films, says that she plans to join politics and ...

Sarabjit Singh’s lawyer Awais Sheikh freed by abductors

LAHORE Awais Sheikh, the lawyer of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was kidnapped in Lahore on Wednesday along with his ...

Pakistan court extends Pervez Musharraf’s remand in Benazir Bhutto murder

RAWALPINDI A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Tuesday extended former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s house arrest over the murder of Benazir ...

Nawaz Sharif win bodes well for Pakistan rating: S&P

SINGAPORE Pinning hopes on significant economic reforms in Pakistan after Nawaz Sharif‘s victory in general elections, global agency S&P Monday ...

Sherry Rehman quits as Pakistan envoy to US

ISLAMABAD Sherry Rehman has quit as Pakistan‘s ambassador to the US, it was reported here Tuesday. Rehman, a Pakistan Peoples ...

Pakistan Ambassador to US resigns after PPP’s defeat in polls

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD Sherry Rehman, Pakistan‘s envoy to the US, on Tuesday resigned following the defeat of the Pakistan People’s Party in ...

Change in Pakistan approach toward India unlikely, says former diplomat

WASHINGTON Even as there is a sense of positivity over Indo-Pak ties after the outcome of Pakistan polls, a former ...

PM unlikely to attend Nawaz Sharif’s swearing-in ceremony

NEW DELHI PM Manmohan Singh will most probably not attend the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan’s PM-in-waiting Nawaz Sharif, reports said ...

Meesha Shafi tells why Pakistani artistes flock to India

Pakistani actress-singer Meesha Shafi talks about working with Mira Nair and why Pakistani artistes flock to India Although she had ...

Digvijaya rules against SC for calling CBI ‘caged parrot’

NEW DELHI Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday took a dig at the judiciary for its observations on CBI, triggering immediate reaction ...

Obama hails Pakistani polls

WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama has hailed the National Assembly election in Pakistan, calling it “a significant milestone” in ...

Nawaz Sharif starts talks on new govt, sets out ambitious agenda

LAHORE Pakistani election winner Nawaz Sharif was in talks to form a new government, as US President Barack Obama said ...

Nawaz Sharif set for third term as Pak PM, Imran Khan’s party emerges 2nd

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE Nawaz Sharif today headed for a third term as Pakistan‘s Prime Minister as his PML-N party took an unassailable ...

India advises Pakistan to cancel pilgrims’ visit to Ajmer Sharif

NEW DELHI India has recommended to Pakistan to cancel the visit of Pakistani pilgrims to Ajmer Sharif for the annual ...

Four blasts hit Pakistan as people come out to vote

ISLAMABAD As Pakistanis voted in historic General Elections on Saturday, two blasts targeted the Awami National Party (ANP) election offices ...

Sanaullah’s death will further strain Indo-Pak relations

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD The death of Sanaullah Haq, the Pakistani prisoner who was attacked in a Jammu jail by a fellow ...

Islamist leader sentenced to death for Bangladesh war crimes

DHAKA A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal convicted and sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Thursday, raising fears of ...

Pakistani army vows to protect voters in landmark election

ISLAMABAD Pakistan‘s military said on Thursday it will send tens of thousands of troops to polling stations and counting centres ...

Sanaullah’s body will be handed over to Pak: Shinde

NEW DELHI The body of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq, who succumbed to injuries in a Chandigarh hospital on Thursday, will ...

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