The vote is meant to be a rare democratic transition of power in the nuclear-armed country
Hanif Abbasi, seen as a strong candidate for the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz in Wednesday’s poll, was sentenced in a rare late-night session Saturday
Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has called a joint session of Parliament, seeking to reaffirm that he is fully in control, after protests over the weekend.
Nawaz Sharif has questioned why police allegedly stood by while a woman was stoned, adding that a "totally unacceptable" crime had to be dealt with.
A successful visit to Pakistan by new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi could unlock a cascade of beneficial consequences for both nations.
In a nation long plagued by military coups, the question of who will replace Pakistan’s all-powerful army chief has taken on new urgency this year.
Pakistan’s reinstated top judge Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry urged lawyers on Tuesday to wipe out corruption in the judiciary amid a hero’s welcome.
President Asif Ali Zardari called for national reconciliation in a Pakistan Day message on Monday, as he sought to mend fences with the opposition.
The Pakistan government filed appeals on Thursday to overturn a court ruling that banned opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from contesting elections.
Pakistan’s government agreed on Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice to defuse a political crisis and end a street agitation.
Pakistan extended a crackdown against activists on Friday, banning rallies and arresting scores of people ahead of planned mass protests.
Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif vowed on Wednesday to change Pakistan’s destiny as he urged the masses to defy a government clampdown and protest.
Authorities in Pakistan have banned protests and begun rounding up activists a day before a rally by lawyers that could challenge the government.
Pakistan braced on Thursday for a new wave of street protests after a court barred the country’s main opposition leader from running for office.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Wednesday after Pakistan’s Supreme Court banned top opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from holding office.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday barred opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from elected office, raising the prospect of bitter political conflict.
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party out of the ruling coalition on Monday, deepening a political crisis.
Musharraf’s position has been in doubt since elections in February. The resignation means that the West has lost its most important ally.
On Monday, the two most powerful politicians in Pakistan will either be burying President Pervez Musharraf or praising him.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will defend himself against impeachment by the ruling coalition, aides and allies said on Friday.
