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President Zardari receives Afghan President Hamid Karzai

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani received visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a proper welcome ceremony at President House here on Friday evening. President Karzai was presented guard of honour by a well turned out contingent of the military. The visiting dignitary inspected the guard of honour. National anthems of... 

Karachi incident: President takes notice, orders immediate inquiry

President Asif Ali Zardari has taken notice of the killing of a youth by Rangers in Karachi. According to the Presidential spokesman, the President has expressed deep sorrow over the killing and ordered a report of the incident. The spokesman added that an entire investigation of the incident would be conducted. The incident materialized on Wednesday and... 

Hakim Ali Zardari passed away

Hakim Ali Zardari, a seasoned politician and also the father of President Asif Ali Zardari, gave up the ghost on Tuesday once protracted illness. He was 81. The veteran politician was admitted at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital since March this year once paralysis attack. Presidential Spokesman Farhatullah Babar confirmed to state news... 

Pakistan support led US to Osama Bin Ladin: Obama

Announcing the death of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in an operation, President Barack Obama said counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan led the U.S. to location of the militant leader’s hiding. In a statement, Obama said he conjointly spoke to President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday night. "It is very important to notice that our counterterrorism... 

Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

US president Barack Obama said bin Laden, the most-wanted fugitive on the US list, had been killed on Sunday during a US operation within the Pakistani city Abbottabad, concerning 61km north of Islamabad. "Tonight, I will report back to the individuals of the US and therefore the world, the US had carried an operation that has killed Osama bin Laden, a... 

PPP and PML-Q talks for merger enter final stage

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) have completed their homework for getting into a coalition to create a broad-based government, Geo News reported on Saturday. According to sources, nearly all the problems are settled and negotiations entered in final stage between the 2 parties as President Asif Ali Zardari has accepted... 

President Zardari appoints Dr Asim Hussain as advisor on petroleum affairs

Dr Asim Hussain can have the standing of federal minister. Senator Dr Asim Hussain has been appointed as Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources. According to President’s Spokesperson Farhatullah Babar, Dr Asim Hussain can have the standing of federal minister. It is pertinent to say here, Dr Asim elected senator unopposed on a vacant... 

Babar Awan quits to plead Zulfiqar Bhutto retrial

Pakistan’s minister of law, justice and parliamentary affairs, Babar Awan, resigned from his post on Wednesday to plead the retrial case of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) founder and former Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, that started within the country’s apex court on Wednesday. The PPP government has thrown its entire political weight... 

United States calls for renewal with Pakistan

The US ambassador to Pakistan on Monday needed a renewal of ties in an exceedingly bid to beat a series of damaging rows that have hampered efforts to cooperate within the war on Al-Qaeda and also the Taliban. The January killings of 2 men by a CIA contractor exposed a growing rift between the countries’ spy agencies over intelligence sharing and exacerbated... 

Tuesday 5 April David Cameron to visit Islamabad

British Prime Minister, David Cameron are arriving here on daily long visit to ink an agreement on enhanced strategic dialogue and hold talks with its leadership on bilateral matters. David Cameron is scheduled to carry talks with Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari and discuss ways in which to reinforce interaction at the political...