Islamabad | 4 days ago
Sherry Rehman quits as Pakistan envoy to US
Islamabad, May 14 - Sherry Rehman has quit as Pakistan's ambassador to the US, it was reported here Tuesday.Rehman, a Pakistan Peoples Party - leader, has resigned as Pakistani ambassador to Washington with immediate effect owing to the fact that her appointment was a political one, Geo News reported from Washington.She sent her resignation to caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso.Rehman, ... read more

Islamabad | 5 days ago
Nawaz for friendly ties with India, invites Manmohan to Pakistan
Islamabad, May 13 - Nawaz Sharif, who is set to be Pakistan's prime minister for a third time, Monday said his government would have friendly relations with India and said he would invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his oath-taking ceremony here.Terming economy and energy as top priorities, he said his party will try to form a strong government to overcome problems facing the country. ... read more

Islamabad | 5 days ago
PPP accepts Pakistan election results as Zardari greets nation
Islamabad, May 13 - Pakistan's outgoing ruling party, which faced defeat in the May 11 elections, Monday announced that it accepts polls results despite serious reservations.Pakistan Peoples Party was placed fourth with 30 seats in term of securing National Assembly seats announced so far. The party could not secure any seat in two of the four provinces and bagged most of seats in southern Sindh p ... read more

5 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

Islamabad | 5 days ago
Governor of Pakistan's Punjab province quits
Islamabad, May 13 - Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood, governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, quit Monday, a media report said.Mahmood announced his resignation from the post following clean sweep in Punjab elections the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's - has registered, reported the daily Dawn.He said that he had sent his resignation to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.Shahbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif's broth ... read more

Islamabad | 6 days ago
Pakistan poll results delayed due to transparent process: ECP
Islamabad, May 12 - There has been a delay in the announcement of results of the general elections in Pakistan due to the transparent process and legal procedures adopted by the election commission, a top official said Sunday.Election Commission of Pakistan - Secretary Ishtiak Ahmad Khan, however, said that there should be no doubt about the poll results, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.Addressi ... read more

Islamabad | 6 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 | 6 days ago
Sharif promises talks with India on Kashmir issue
Islamabad, May 12 - Nawaz Sharif, who was Sunday poised to return to power in Pakistan after a 14-year hiatus, said a new round of talks will be resumed with India on the Kashmir issue, a media report said.Addressing media persons after his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz - emerged as the leading party in the general election, Sharif said he will also hold talks with the US on a number of issues, inc ... read more

Islamabad | 6 days ago
World leaders felicitate Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad, May 12 - Leaders of many countries Sunday felicitated Nawaz Sharif on his party's victory in the general elections in Pakistan.Sharif was Sunday poised to return to power after a 14-year hiatus, as results of the elections started trickling in.Those who telephoned Sharif included King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia‚ Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan‚ Uni ... read more

Islamabad | 6 days ago
Imran Khan accepts defeat in Pakistan polls
Islamabad, May 12 - Former Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan Sunday accepted defeat in the general elections, but said the polls were a victory for the democratic system in the country.Imran said his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf - party would sit in the opposition in the National Assembly, Dawn News reported.In a video message from his hospital bed in Lahore‚ Imran thanked the youths, ... read more