Islamabad, Apr. 7 : Pakistan is fighting terrorism for its own survival and would not succumb to pressure by militants, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has told top US officials.

"Pakistan is fighting a battle for its own survival," the Dawn quoted Zardari as telling Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Richard Holbrooke, President Obama's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

"The president said the government would not succumb to any pressure by militants," it added.

Islamabad, Apr. 4 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered a probe into the case of Taliban flogging a 17-year-old girl publicly in Swat, where the government recently signed a sharia deal with the Taliban.

Zardari has sought a report from the NWFP provincial government, and has called for the arrest of those responsible, a presidential spokesman said.

"President is shocked by the act of barbarism that has brought down heads in shame. Such barbarism is unpardonable," the Daily Times quoted spokesman Farhatullah Babar, as saying.

Ankara - The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday recommitted themselves to cooperate on fighting terrorism and drug trafficking.

At a trilateral summit hosted by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan agreed to step up cooperation and to formalize their meetings.

Islamabad, Mar. 31 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the United States to provide them unmanned aircrafts to carry out more drone attacks in the Swat region.

"We have told the US that unmanned aircraft should be provided to Pakistan to carry on hits," The Nation quoted Zardari, as telling senior journalists at his residence.

Zardari has also expressed satisfaction over the performance of the Pakistan Military in the Swat operation.

Islamabad - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended its ban on opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif from holding public office.

The reprieve came a day after President Asif Ali Zardari ended federal rule in the eastern province of Punjab, which was ruled by the Nawaz faction of the Pakistan Muslim League party, with Shahbaz as chief minister.

Shahbaz had to leave his office following the ban.

Islamabad - Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari Monday lifted a more than one-month-long federal rule in eastern province Punjab in a bid to further ease political tensions that threatened the stability of the nuclear-armed country early this month.

The official notification for the undoing of the federal rule, known locally as governor rule, was issued by the government with the approval of President Asif Ali Zardari.