Pakistan

Pervez Musharraf points to rural-urban divide on emergency

Islamabad, Nov 20 : Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has justified his decision to impose a state of emergency in his country, saying that country's majority population, who resides in r

Pervez Musharraf’s regime is on verge of collapse, despite US involvement: Imran Khan

Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Cricketer-turned-politician and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has said that the regime of President General Pervez Musharraf would not continue despi

Infant strapped with bombs used at Benazir’s October 18 rally

Karachi, Nov 20 (ANI): An infant that was strapped with bombs was used to carry out the October 18 bombing on former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming rally in which over 170 were killed, sources have said.

A man, carrying this infant, tried several times to hand over the child either to Benazir or any other Pakistan People’s Party leader close to her, but something always prevented him from reaching close by, The News quoted the sources, as saying.

“At the point on Sharea Faisal where the bombs exploded, Benazir saw the man with the child and asked him to come closer so that she could hug or kiss the infant. But someone came in between and a guard felt that the man with the child was not behaving normally, ” the daily reported.

Musharraf may doff uniform this Thursday, say sources

Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has decided to doff his army uniform by the end of this week, sources have claimed.

Press freedom essential, says Benazir Bhutto

Benazir BhuttoKarachi, Nov 19 : Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto today

India silent on expelling Pakistan from Commonwealth nations

New Delhi, Nov 19 : India has not taken any definite stand on the issue of expulsion of Pakistan from the membership of Common Wealth Nations ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Ugand

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