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Boucher meets Zardari

US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Richard Boucher, will meet President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here on... more

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Pakistan expects India to abide by water agreements

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan expects India to abide by international agreements on sharing of water in the... more

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President to sign important agreements with China

President Asif Ali Zardari will pay his first state visit to China from October 14 to 17 to hold meetings with his Chinese... more

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President Zardari launches Rs.34 bln BISP

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday launched the Rs 34 billion Benazir Income Support Programme for the poor and vulnerable... more

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Mat ro Zardari abhi jan baqi hai

Mat ro Zardari abhi jan baqi hai Tere liye to pura Pakistan baqi hai Bibi qatal hui tere hathon to kiya Tere liye to Sherry... more

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President summons joint parliament session on Oct 8

President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the joint session of Parliament on October 8 at 5 pm as the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf... more

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Fatwa against Zardari for 'flirting' with Palin

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari seems to be heading towards fresh trouble as the prayer leader of the Lal Masjid in the heart... more

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Is Pakistan's new president up to the job?

Asif Ali Zardari was best known as the husband of Benazir Bhutto, a highflying businessman with a taste for fine living, polo and,... more

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Is Pakistan's Zardari creating new dictatorship?

Tariq Kahn: Pakistan's President Zardari is not rescinding legal framework of dictatorship. Part 2 Tariq Amin-Khan is an... more

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Bomb seen as warning to Pakistan - Pakistan - msnbc.com

Analysts say the message to new President Zardari is unmistakable.

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Gordon Brown expects US-Pakistan border strikes pact

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown voiced opposition Friday to US strikes against Islamic militants in Pakistan but said the two... more

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“Pakistan knew about the U.S. strikes”, confirms Pentagon

In the face of this latest outrage, the Pentagon late Wednesday has accepted responsibility for the most recent cross-border... more

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U.S. yearns to work together with Pakistan: Richard Boucher

U.S. Foreign Secretary for South Asian affairs Richard Boucher said Thursday that U.S. wants to combat war against terror together... more

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Militant hideouts pounded in Bajaur, 14 killed

KHAR: At least 14 militants were killed when security forces pounded their hideouts here on Wednesday. According to sources,... more

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Pakistan not to accept attacks on its territory: Altaf Hussain

Muttahida Quami Movement leader Altaf Husain while assuring his party’s support to the present Government said Pakistan... more

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US drones seen in S Waziristan

US drones were seen hovering over the tribal region, however, left as soon as tribal people shot fires at them. According to... more

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India deploys six more jets in Kashmir

India has deployed its top fighter jets in its part of disputed Kashmir bordering Pakistan, officials and a report said Wednesday.... more

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Pakistan Under Attack

Seven killed in U.S. missile strike in South Waziristan WANA: Suspected U.S. drones fired four missiles Wednesday in a... more

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President of Pakistan.

Newly elected president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari was shifted to the President House on Monday. On this occasion, goats were... more

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Musharraf likely to resign today, to go into exile

Islamabad: President Pervez Musharraf, under pressure to step down before he is impeached, will address Pakistan at 1300 hrs PST on Monday, an official in the President\'s office told Reuters.

Speculation that the former army chief and firm US ally will resign has been mounting since the coalition government, led by PPP - the party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto - said this month it planned to impeach him.

The official in the president\'s office gave no details of Musharraf\'s address, but his Chief Spokesman, retired Major General Rashid Qureshi, was quoted separately as again denying that Musharraf would resign or leave the country.

\"President Musharraf is not going to Saudi Arabia or any other country and he will fight impeachment constitutionally,\" Dawn Television cited Qureshi as saying.

The ruling coalition has prepared impeachment charges against Musharraf focusing on violation of the Constitution and misconduct. Coalition officials have been hoping Musharraf would quit to avoid impeachment while some allies have said he should at least answer charges brought against him before stepping down.

Officials from Saudi Arabia, as well as the United States and Britain, have been involved in negotiations aimed at ending the confrontation between Musharraf and the government.

Coalition officials said last week Musharraf was ready to quit but was demanding immunity from prosecution. All four provincial assemblies have passed resolutions in recent days pressing him to resign and several old allies have joined the campaign against him.

Prolonged jockeying and uncertainty over Musharraf\'s position has hurt Pakistan\'s financial markets and raised concern in Washington and among other allies that it is distracting from efforts to control violent militants in the nuclear-armed nation.

Pakistani stocks are near two-year lows, while its currency has lost nearly a quarter of its value this year. The political battling over Musharraf\'s fate has sapped investor confidence and there has been criticism it has taken government attention away from economic problems.

Pakistan also faces major fiscal problems, with Saudi Arabia\'s help critical to defer an estimated $5.9 billion worth of oil payments.

Musharraf seized power in a 1999 coup but has been isolated since his allies lost a February election.

However, Musharraf\'s once-considerable power has eroded significantly since parties opposed to his rule swept the parliamentary elections this year.

Since last week, the new ruling coalition has been taking steps to force Musharraf to step down or face impeachment.Islamabad: President Pervez Musharraf, under pressure to step down before he is impeached, will address Pakistan at 1300 hrs PST... more