United Nations: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday declared at the United Nations that his country has suffered more than any other nation in the "epic struggle" against terrorism, with US drone strikes on its territory adding to complexities and it should not be asked to do more. "No country and no people have suffered more in the epic struggle against terrorism, than Pakistan," he told world leaders in...
11:46 AM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: The cyberspace in Pakistan is abuzz with people commenting endlessly on reports of an alleged love affair between Bilawal Bhutto and Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar as reported by "The Weekly Blitz", a Bangladeshi tabloid. The tabloid claimed that the 24-year-old Bilawal is in love with Hina, who is 11 years older than him and is married to influential businessman Firoze Gulzar and has two daughters -...
10:23 AM, Sep 26, 2012
US President Barack Obama condemned the movie but also said it was no excuse to target Americans. ...
09:05 AM, Sep 26, 2012
New York: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed on Monday to Muslims to show "dignity" and not resort to violence as they protest an anti-Islam film produced in the United States. Speaking at her husband's Clinton Global Initiative before meeting the presidents of Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya and Pakistan on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly, Clinton said the United States would always champion the rights to...
09:50 AM, Sep 25, 2012
Islamabad: In what may spell trouble for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was willing to revoke the Attorney General's letter that had asked for the closure of graft cases against the President. Ashraf was charged with contempt of court after repeatedly failing to implement the SC's order to reopen graft cases against Zardari. The issue relates to...
10:43 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appeared in Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a contempt charge. A day before the prime minister's second appearance in the top court, the government once again hinted that it has no plans to reopen graft cases against the President. "The Prime Minister is expected to go to the court tomorrow. However, there is no change in the government's position that the cases...
10:19 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is expected to appear in Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a contempt charge but the government has no plans to reopen graft cases against the President, an aide to the premier said on Monday. "The Prime Minister is expected to go to the court tomorrow. However, there is no change in the government's position that the cases against President Asif Ali Zardari...
10:20 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Islamabad/Lahore: Protesters denouncing an anti-Islam film clashed with security forces near the US Consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday even as Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed demanded that the government sever its ties with Western countries. Hundreds of members of the Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen got past several barriers near the US Consulate in Karachi and tried to march towards the building. Police initially used batons, teargas and...
08:48 PM, Sep 16, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday condemned the anti-Islam film produced by an American, and expressed grave concern over the violence it has triggered in many countries. Zardari told visiting US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman that rationality and tolerance was fast eroding, and stressed the need for collective action to stop inflaming religious sentiments of any community or people of any faith, Xinhua...
10:28 AM, Sep 16, 2012
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has taken "very seriously" the case of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who has been in a Pakistani jail for two decades, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Saturday. Krishna raised Sarabjit's case with Zardari during a meeting on Friday night. "The President has taken it very seriously and he instructed his office to look into the details," Krishna told Indian reporters during...
12:57 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the time has come for India and Pakistan to show greater understanding of each other's concerns and sensitivities and to "move beyond reiteration of their positions to more substantive results" in the peace process. Finding amicable and just solutions to resolve outstanding issues was important for Pakistan and India to ensure lasting peace and stability in the region, he said. Zardari made...
05:01 PM, Sep 08, 2012
New Delhi: India and Pakistan will set the ball rolling on a new round of dialogue on Saturday when External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar meet in Islamabad. The two leaders spoke positively about the impending meet. "We look to the future our two countries are able to live together in the atmosphere of friendliness and all-round cooperation, free from terror and violence," said...
08:43 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: Bringing some hope to the family of Sarabjit Singh, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday assured India that he will consider the case of the Indian prisoner who has been on death row in the country for over 20 years. This was conveyed by Zardari to External Affairs Minister SM Krishna who called on the Pakistani President in Islamabad on Friday. Zardari asked officials to take note of...
10:59 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna reached Islamabad on Friday on a three-day visit. Upon his arrival in the capital, Krishna said that he brought a "message of goodwill from India for the people of Pakistan". "India wants a stable and prosperous Pakistan. We are committed to finding solutions to all issues through peaceful dialogue," he said. Krishna is expected to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja...
12:52 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Islamabad: Issues between Pakistan and India that divide opinion will not be easy to solve, said a Pakistani daily as Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna reaches Islamabad on Friday on a three-day visit. Krishna, who will be in Islamabad and Lahore before leaving for home on Sunday, has said he comes with messages which he hopes can solve all the mutual problems between the two countries. "The note of...
12:27 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan has to "dispel the impression that the procrastination of the Mumbai suspects' trial is on purpose", said a leading Pakistani daily that described President Asif Ali Zardari's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Tehran as a mere ritual. "Had there been no meeting between Zardari and Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the NAM summit, it would have been the news of the day," Dawn said...
02:39 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Washington: A bipartisan group of six American senators has written a letter to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to address the growing religious intolerance in his country and release the minor Christian girl arrested on a blasphemy charge. The girl, identified as Rimsha Masih, is reported to have Down's syndrome. She faces the death penalty for allegedly burning pages with verses from the Quran. Seeking to ensure the...
10:43 AM, Sep 01, 2012
On Board Air India One: A day after he met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Tehran, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday he said was keen to visit Pakistan but only if the "proper atmosphere" was created by Islamabad by punishing the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage. "I am very keen to visit Pakistan and am very grateful to President (Asif Ali) Zardari but I also mentioned we have...
01:15 AM, Sep 01, 2012
Does India cosying up to Iran and Pakistan send a wrong message to the West which wants to isolate the two countries on the global stage. ...
11:34 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of the NAM Summit in Tehran on Thursday evening. ...
09:19 AM, Aug 31, 2012
