Mumbai case: Trial of 2008 Mumbai attacks suspects adjourned till May 25
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
The trial of seven suspects, including Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was on Saturday adjourned till May 25 as the judge was on leave.
Pakistan to release 51 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Pakistan today announced it would free 51 Indian fishermen who had completed their prison terms as a gesture of goodwill.
Leader of gang that kidnapped Pakistan's former PM Yusuf Raza Gilani's son arrested
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Pakistani police today claimed they had arrested the leader of the gang that kidnapped former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider, even as security forces were continuing their search for him.
Need to work with India on post-2014 scene in Afghan: European Union
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013
Asserting that India and the European Union share the same concern over Afghanistan, the 27-nation bloc today said both sides need to work together in the "post-2014" context in the war-torn country following the proposed exit of US-led international...
Six suspects arrested for kidnapping former Pakistan PM Yusuf Raza Gilani's son
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013
Six suspects, including two women, were arrested today during an operation to trace the kidnapped son of former premier Yusuf Raza Gilani in Pakistan's restive northwest, officials said.
Riyaz Khokhar likely to replace Sherry Rehman as Pakistan's envoy to US
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Former Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar is tipped to replace Sherry Rehman as Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, according to a media report today.
Barack Obama congratulates Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif on election victory
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
US President Barack Obama has congratulated Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, on his election victory and pledged to further strengthen friendly ties with Islamabad.
How technology helped Pakistan to its 'fairest' elections ever
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2013
It was targeted by the Taliban, women and minorities were vastly under-represented, and videos of irregularities went viral online - yet Pakistan's 2013 election may still have been its fairest ever.
Barack Obama congratulates Nawaz Sharif on election win
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2013
President Barack Obama called Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif to congratulate him on his election win and to pledge strong cooperation with Islamabad, the White House said on Tuesday.
Nawaz Sharif's party is single largest in Pakistan polls
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Nawaz Sharif's PML-N has emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan's landmark general elections with 123 of the 272 Parliamentary seats but fell short of a majority and would form a government with support of independents and smaller parties
Rahul Gandhi congratulates Nawaz Sharif on his party's win in Pakistan elections
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today called up PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to congratulate him on his election victory and hoped that India and Pakistan will be able to resolve their outstanding issues during his tenure.
Pakistan elections: 49 polling stations had more than 100 percent voting, say observers
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Forty-nine polling stations in Pakistan achieved the impossible - the votes polled were more than the total number of voters.
Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf barred from leaving Pakistan
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
A day after his resounding defeat in Pakistan's general election, former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf was on Monday barred from leaving the country over allegations of corruption in setting up power projects.
Will be very happy to invite Manmohan Singh to swearing-in ceremony: Nawaz Sharif
Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from AFP) | Monday May 13, 2013
Nawaz Sharif, set to be Pakistan's Prime Minister for a third time, has said he is happy to invite India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Islamabad for his oath-taking ceremony, the latest in a series of bonhomous statements that seem to signal ...
Nawaz Sharif says he will invite Manmohan Singh for his oath-taking ceremony
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday May 13, 2013
In Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated Mr Sharif for his "emphatic victory" in the elections and invited him to visit India. The BJP though says the decision has been taken in haste.
