New Delhi: In the backdrop of NATO troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is keen to enhance defence cooperation with India and get supply of 'lethal and non-lethal' weapons. Karzai held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday night and gave him a wishlist for military supplies. Karzai's other problem is Pakistan which has influence over elements of the Afghan Taliba, that is where Delhi's...
02:10 PM, May 22, 2013
Nawaz Sharif's PML-N bagged 125 of the 272 directly elected seats in Pakistan's National Assembly but fell short of a majority and is poised to form a government with support of independents and smaller parties. ...
11:47 AM, May 18, 2013
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf continues to demand recounting in 25 constituencies, alleging massive rigging. ...
09:53 AM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Government sources on Tuesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan's Prime Minister elect Nawaz Sharif. India is likely to formally decline Sharif's invitation to Manmohan. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), however, has said that no formal invite has been received yet for Sharif's swearing-in ceremony. Sources, however, added that that Sharif may consider India's invitation a visit to soon. Speaking...
09:21 AM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Pakistan Tehree-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's first message from a hospital bed since the elections concluded in Pakistan complained of vote rigging. "There were irregularities and we are going to produce a white paper on how the elections were rigged in different ways through the administration," he said, a bandage on his head clearly visible after he suffered severe injuries following a fall from a forklift at a...
09:27 PM, May 13, 2013
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif is seen as someone who is pro India. PM Manmohan Singh has already invited him to India. Here's our Foreign Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar with more on his challenges going forward. ...
01:29 PM, May 13, 2013
Even as there was jubilation in the Nawaz Sharif camp in Pakistan, there was gloom and angst in the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf party. Foreign Affairs Editor Suhasini Haider, who has been tracking the latest from Pakistan, tell us what newspapers there are saying. ...
01:24 PM, May 13, 2013
Tehreek-I-Insaaf General Secretary Yasmin Rashid said that the youth and women of Pakistan voted for Imran Khan. ...
11:58 PM, May 12, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar, PML-N's Social Media Chief Adnan Rassol said the party chief Nawaz Sharif is clear that Pakistan needs peace with India. ...
06:59 PM, May 12, 2013
Nawaz Sharif is known for pragmatic business oriented approach, also known for his links with religious right wing parties, one of the first things he has said after his victory was to convey his love to the people of India. ...
01:30 PM, May 12, 2013
"Nawaz Sharif has got a history of service and deliverance and people believe he's the true son of the soil and it was people's faith, which led to win," said his daughter Maryam Nawaz. Nawaz Sharif is set to form the next government in Pakistan. ...
09:45 AM, May 12, 2013
Islamabad: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is set for a third term as Pakistan's Prime Minister as his party took a massive lead over its rivals in the general election, according to provisional results from across the country. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League declared victory on Saturday night amidst violence and re-polling followed by reports of rigging votes in the landmark elections that were held in Pakistan. Trends show that PML-N won...
07:29 AM, May 12, 2013
CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar chats with experts from Pakistan on the historic 2013 elections. ...
11:11 PM, May 11, 2013
Even as blasts rocked the country on the day it went to polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan is confident of seeing a better voter turnout in these elections. In 2008, Pakistan witnessed a voter turnout of 40 per cent. ...
09:30 PM, May 11, 2013
Security tightened in Pakistan as polling began on Saturday amidst threats of violence and terror. A total of 85 million people are expected to cast their votes for 342 national assembly seats with approximately 40 million of them being first time voters. ...
02:46 PM, May 11, 2013
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