Islamabad, Jan. 20 : Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman has denied that President Asif Ali Zardari made derogatory remarks about journalists.

"President Zardari has cordial relations with journalists, and he can never think of uttering such words," the Daily Times quoted Rehman, as saying.

Both President Zardari, and Prime Minister Gilani believe in the media's right to freedom of expression, she stressed.

Lahore, Jan. 20 : Amid international pressure to act hard and sincerely against the perpetrators of the November 2008 Mumbai attackers, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has assured that the probe will be based on the dossier provided by India.

"The investigation into the Mumbai attacks will be carried out transparently in accordance with the information provided by India," the Daily Times quoted Zardari, as saying.

Peshawar, Jan 19: Unhappy with the Pakistan media, President Asif Ali Zardari told a delegation of businessmen from the NWFP recently that journalists were the biggest terrorists in Pakistan.

Members of the delegation of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), which met Zardari on January 15, quoted him as saying that journalists misreported things and presented the situation in a non-objective manner.

They said the president felt the media should be careful in its handling of sensitive issues, The News reported.

Lahore, Jan 16 : Pakistan National Assembly member and son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Captain (retired) Mohammad Safdar, has asked President Asif Ali Zardari to quit as he has failed to honour the commitments made to the people.

Safdar was in Mardan to attend a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz wherein Farooq Khan Hoti, son of Federal Minister Khwaja Muhammad Khan Hoti belonging to the Awami National Party announced that he was joining PML-N, The News reported.

Addressing a meeting of the PML-N workers at Hoti, Mardan, Safdar said Zardari should step down, as he could not live up to the expectations of the people, and had failed to fulfil the commitments made to the masses during electioneering.

Islamabad, Jan 16 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the situation in South Asia will aggravate if India does not behave responsibly.

He warned that India continues to escalate tensions, which is certainly not helpful to the cause of peace, security and stability of the region.

Lahore, Jan. 14 : Dismissing reports about Pakistan President, Asif Ali Zardari, attending the swearing-in ceremony of the US President-elect Barack Obama, the US has said that no foreign leaders have been invited to attend the ceremony.

According to the Daily Times, the invitations issued by the US Secretary of State have names of foreign ambassadors and their wives only, as guests for the ceremony in Washington DC on January 20.