4 days ago
Sharif must use 'third chance' to break cycle of revenge
The fledgling democratic process in Pakistan has churned out a leader, who now has the rare opportunity to chart a new positive and peaceful course, not only for his own country but for the whole South Asia region, and leave a legacy that, so far, no other Pakistani leader has.Nawaz Sharif must use the proverbial 'third chance' - he was prime minister twice before but never completed his full term ... read more

4 days ago
For exiled Sharif, returning home was 'matter of time'
Those were his days of forced political wilderness and an uncertain future but Nawaz Sharif was confident of his moves and his return to Pakistan. Sharif appeared relaxed and assured when I met him in a small flat in central London in the winter of 2007, coolly guiding his party members in Pakistan on agitational tactics against the then Musharraf regime.The leader, who is set to lead Pakistan for ... read more

Islamabad | 5 days ago
Nawaz Sharif all set for third stint in power in Pakistan
Islamabad, May 12 - Nawaz Sharif was Sunday poised to return to power after a 14-year hiatus and Pakistan was set to make a transition from one democratically elected government to another as most results of the National Assembly polls came in.A beaming Sharif promised change following a bitterly-fought election that saw the country of 180 million face a string of terror attacks. Unfazed voters de ... read more

Islamabad | 5 days ago
Nawaz Sharif all set to lead Pakistan, again
Islamabad, May 12 - Nawaz Sharif was Sunday poised to return to power after a 14-year hiatus and Pakistan was set to make a transition from one democratically elected government to another as results of the National Assembly elections started trickling in.A beaming Nawaz promised change following a bitterly-fought election that saw the country of 180 million face a string of terror attacks. Unfaze ... read more

Islamabad | 6 days ago
Pakistan Army chief casts vote
Islamabad, May 11 - Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Saturday cast his vote in Rawalpindi.General Kayani voted in the NA-54 constituency, reported Geo TV. ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
Afghanistan in talks' agenda of US deputy secretary Burns
New Delhi, May 9 - Days after his meeting with External Affairs Minister SalmanKhurshid in the Kazakh capital Almaty, US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns arrives in New Delhi this week to hold talks on a host of issues, including Afghanistan and expanding civil nuclear cooperation with India.In Almaty, on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia ministerial conference, Burns had met Khurshid a ... read more

Islamabad | 9 days ago
Pakistani Punjab deploys 300,000 security men for polls
Islamabad, May 8 - Nearly 300,000 security personnel, including 32,000 army men, are to be deployed for elections in Pakistan's Punjab state, a media report said Wednesday.The deployment decision was taken at a meeting presided over by army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Lahore, reported Geo News.Inter Services Public Relations chief Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said the army wants peace ... read more

New Delhi | 11 days ago
India, China troops end stand-off ahead of Khurshid's Beijing visit
New Delhi, May 5 - Intense negotiations over the weekend between India and China saw an end to the 20-day stand-off with troops of both sides pulling back to their respective positions prior to April 15 -- when Chinese forces had intruded 19 km inside the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, sources said.The development comes just days ahead of External Affairs Minister Salman Khur ... read more

15 days ago
Chinese provocation: Is India prepared?
The Chinese intrusion into Depsang Bulge in East Ladakh, approximately 19 km inside our perception of the Line of Actual Control - on April 15, has raised temperatures both militarily and politically on either side. A series of border personnel meetings between the militaries of the two sides have not been able to resolve the issue so far and the standoff continues till date. It would not be incor ... read more

New Delhi | 16 days ago
Army chief briefs CCS on Chinese incursion
New Delhi, May 1 - The Indian Army chief, General Bikram Singh, Wednesday briefed the Cabinet Committee on Security - on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh.The CCS met today and the army chief briefed us on the Ladakh situation, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters after the meeting.A Chinese platoon set up camp 19 km inside Indian territory in Ladakh's Depsang Valley on On April 15.India h ... read more