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Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet
Islamabad denied accusations of turning a blind eye to militancy, lambasting the US for ignoring the thousands who have been killed on its soil.
Pakistan, US work to smooth Bin Laden row
Pakistan and the United States on Monday sought to smooth a damaging row caused by Osama bin Laden’s killing.
Pakistan vows no repeat of Bin Laden raid
Pakistan’s Parliament on Saturday demanded an end to US drone strikes on its territory and called for a probe into the raid that killed Bin Laden.
US leaks reveal Pakistan nuclear, coup concerns
Leaked memos on Wednesday exposed deep tensions between the United States and Pakistan on nuclear arms safety.
‘No survivors’ in Pakistan plane crash
A Pakistani airliner carrying up to 152 people crashed in a ball of flames on Wednesday, killing everyone on board.
Musharraf snubs Pakistan Supreme Court
The former ruler on Wednesday ignored a summons from Pakistan’s top court to explain his decision to impose a state of emergency two years ago.
Can Pakistan deliver on US strategy demands?
Pakistan’s new role at the centre of the fight against al-Qaeda will lead to more extremist violence and pose huge challenges to a government with a doubtful ability to deliver
Pakistan’s Chaudhry pleads for end to corruption
Pakistan’s reinstated top judge Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry urged lawyers on Tuesday to wipe out corruption in the judiciary amid a hero’s welcome.
New Pakistan premier frees detained judges
Pakistan’s new prime minister triggered an immediate showdown with Pervez Musharraf on Monday, ordering the release of judges detained by the president just moments after being…
Pakistan Parliament votes for new leader
Pakistan’s Parliament prepared on Monday to elect a new prime minister as the coalition government appeared set for a confrontation with key United States ally President Pervez…
Pakistan to announce vote date on Wednesday
Pakistan’s election commission said the date for parliamentary elections would be announced on Wednesday, with a delay until February now in view following the assassination of…
Pakistan tense amid dispute over Bhutto
Pakistan was on Saturday gripped by division and uncertainty following the burial of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as her supporters angrily rejected a government…
Islamists retake Pakistan mosque, paint walls red
Hundreds of Islamists occupied Pakistan’s Red Mosque on Friday, painting the walls in their original colour and wrecking the official reopening of the complex after a bloody army…
Fresh gunfire during Pakistan mosque siege
Fresh gunfire erupted at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday as about 1 000 militant students showed their defiance after 700 others surrendered…