Pakistan on the edge

The increasingly strained relations between the army and civilian leadership could lead to a coup.

UN: Police failed to properly probe Bhutto death

Pakistani authorities deliberately failed to properly investigate the 2007 murder of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, a UN-appointed independent panel said.

Pakistan honours Bhutto one year after her death

Pakistan will issue a new 10-rupee coin in honour of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto to coincide with the first anniversary of her death.

A doomed presidency

With the army poised for a coup and the Taliban winning hearts, Zardari doesn’t stand a chance.

The man who would be Pakistan's president

To some, Asif Ali Khan Zardari is a corrupt, bullying chancer who was a political liability for his late wife, Benazir Bhutto.

Bodies found of 22 abducted by Pakistani Taliban

Pakistani Taliban militants murdered 22 rivals captured this week when they seized a north-western town, a government official said.

Old rivals India and Pakistan resume peace process

Top Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministry officials met on Tuesday to review their four-year-old peace process that has stalled since domestic political turmoil erupted in Pakistan last year. It is the first contact India has had with leaders of a new Pakistani civilian government.

Pakistan village punished for harbouring the Taliban

A fading photo tossed on an empty bed is all that remains of the interrupted lives in Spinkai, a desolate Pakistani village that has endured the wrath of the army's "collective punishment". In the image, a laughing young man in a jet-black turban brandishes his rifle like a trophy. Beside him stand two little girls in bright frocks, giggling with glee.

Lahore loses kite festival to political turmoil

Pakistan's political turmoil and violence have claimed a high-profile cultural victim -- a centuries-old kite-flying festival that draws thousands of visitors. The Basant festival brings a springtime buzz to eastern Pakistan and its regional capital, Lahore, and officials usually relax a ban on the pastime.

New Pakistan PM sworn in by Musharraf

Pakistan's new prime minister was sworn in by President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday as two senior United States envoys arrived for talks aimed at shoring up Islamabad's role in the "war on terror".

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