Islamabad: Pakistan’s Election Commission Saturday issued the final list of three candidates for the country’s presidential election.
The candidates are Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, former chief justice of the Supreme Court and Mushahid Hussain Syed, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the senate.
Karachi, Aug 28 (DPA) The US-based Citibank has advised Pakistan to secure help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid default on its foreign debt repayments in the face of an ongoing political crisis.
Karachi, Aug 27 (DPA) Pakistan’s main Karachi Stock Exchange decided Wednesday to freeze all stocks at current levels after the market plunged another 3.5 percent amid mounting political uncertainties.
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistan plunged into political crisis Monday as former prime minister Nawaz Sharif pulled out his party from the ruling coalition to protest the government’s failure to reinstate 60 senior judges sacked by then president Pervez Musharraf in November last year.
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) After years of planning and preparation, a flawless execution. Beijing bid farewell to the world as the 29th Olympic Games came to an end Sunday.
Beijing, Aug 24 (Xinhua) The Beijing Olympic Games were “truly exceptional Games,” said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the Games’ closing ceremony staged in the National Stadium in northern Beijing Sunday night.
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) The leading party in the ruling coalition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Saturday announced it would field party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for the presidential elections scheduled to be held Sep 6.
Geneva, Aug 23 (Xinhua) Armed conflict on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan has left more than 200,000 displaced people in urgent need of assistance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said.
Islamabad, Aug 22 (DPA) The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto Friday nominated her widower, Asif Ali Zardari, as its candidate to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan.
Islamabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Two suicide bombers struck at a heavily guarded ordnance factory about 30 km from here Thursday, killing more than 70 people, hospital and police sources said.