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.
Madrid, Aug 20 (DPA) More than 100 people died Wednesday when a Spanair flight broke apart after it veered off the runway at the Madrid-Barajas airport and burst into flames, the Spanish health ministry said.
Tehran, Aug 20 (IANS) Iran plans to build six more nuclear power plants, besides the one in the southern port of Bushehr, official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
Deputy chief of Iran’s Atomic Energy Commission Ahmad Fayyazbakhsh said that agreements have been signed with six local companies for building the plants.
Islamabad, Aug 19 (DPA) Pakistan’s government will restore dozens of senior judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf Tuesday afternoon, a cabinet minister said.
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Picking a new president is the biggest challenge facing the ruling coalition in Pakistan after Pervez Musharraf Monday resigned as head of state.
The office has to be filled within one month of the resignation of a president which, in this case, will be Sept 17. In the interregnum, Senate Chairman Muhammadmian Soomro has taken over as acting president and will continue till a new head of state is elected.
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Workers of political parties danced on the streets and the Karachi stock exchange shot up as Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Monday announced his resignation from office during a televised address to the nation, ending an era in Pakistani politics that started almost nine years ago when he toppled the Nawaz Sharif government.
Washington, Aug 17: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has ruled out giving asylum to good ally President Pervez Musharraf to bail him out as he faces impeachment by Pakistan’s new democratic government.This is an issue that is not on the table and just want to keep our focus on what we must do with the democratic government of Pakistan.