PPP co-chairman senator Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif are expected to hold another meeting in London to discuss the restoration of deposed judges.
According to reports, Nawaz Sharif has delayed his return to Pakistan by a day in order to resolve the issue. Federal petroleum minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and advisor to the Prime Minister on interior Rahman Malik held talks in London, in a las
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan wants resolution of Kashmir issue according to the UN resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiris.
He stated this in an interview with CNN-Ibn’s programme devil’s advocate released by press trust of India. The Prime Minister said Kashmir issue would be discussed when India’s external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee visits Islamabad on 21st of
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Pakistan People's Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain have vowed to cooperate to resolve innumerable problems being faced by the people.
In an interview after their meeting in London, Asif Ali Zardari said he always believed in reconciliation with all the political forces in the country. Altaf Hussain said resolution of issues like restoration of deposed judges as soon as possible w
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Pakistan has dispatched relief goods to cyclone-hit people of Myanmar.
The relief goods comprising tents, plastic mats, and medicines were dispatched this morning by two c-130 aircraft. The relief consignment was dispatched at the directives of the Prime Minister.
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Nomination papers for the by-elections on 38 national and provincial assemblies seats could be submitted until Tuesday, May 13, while polling will be held in these constituencies on June 26.
The election commission said the scrutiny of papers would be done from May 14 to May 20, while objections against acceptance or rejection of nomination papers could be filed until May 24. Nominated candidates could take back their papers by June 2,
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The Sudanese army has repulsed an attack on the capital Khartoum by Darfur rebels following heavy clashes and the imposition of an emergency curfew.
The army said that it came under rebel attack in Omdurman, which lies to the northwest of Khartoum across a strategic Nile bridge. The rebels said earlier that their fighters had taken control of Wadi Saidna air force base about 16 kilometres, nort
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Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition is ending its takeover of West Beirut after the army revoked government moves against the group that sparked days of deadly fighting.
In a statement the opposition said it welcomes the army's decision and will proceed with the withdrawal of all its armed elements so that control of the capital is handed over to the military.
The announcement came shortly after the army said it w
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In Iraq, Moqtada Al-Sadr's movement and the Iraqi government have reached a deal to end weeks of fighting in Sadr city.
The truce could end violence that has killed several hundred people, trapped two million residents of Sadr city in a battle zone and prompted aid workers to warn of a humanitarian crisis. A spokesman of Moqtada Al-Sadr said in Najaf that the deal t
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Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Gaza strip to allow hundreds of Palestinians to leave the for advanced medical treatment.
The patients include 200 people wounded in Israeli military operations and 70 children under the age of 16. A fuel shortage forced the Gaza strip's main power station to shut down leaving much of the territory without electricity. The residents spe
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In the US, Barack Obama surpassed Hillary Clinton for the first time in the fight for the all-important super-delegates whose votes will be decisive in choosing the Democratic Party’s White House nominee.
At least three democratic super delegates pledged to back the Obama after which his total reached 273 to 272 of Hillary Clinton.
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Pakistan takes on Argentina in their third match of Azlan Shah Hockey Cup at Ipoh city of Malaysia today.
Pakistan has already won against hosts Malaysia and New Zealand.
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Dinara Safina of Russia has reached the semi-finals of German Open Tennis in Berlin.
In the quarterfinals Safina defeated fifth seed Serena Williams 2-6, 6-1 and 7-6 to end the American's 17-match winning streak.
Safina, made a nervous start but found her game in the second set, as Williams started to reel off unforced errors, and
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani says the government believes in independence of judiciary and does not want to take steps which may create clash among the institutions.
Talking to newsmen in Lahore, he said supremacy of parliament, restoration of judiciary and strengthening of democratic system are part of the PPP manifesto. To a question regarding reinstatement of the deposed judges, he said there are differences
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