Islamabad - At least one person was killed and several more were injured on Monday in an explosion outside an office of the police's intelligence wing in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, an eyewitness said.

"It was apparently a suicide bombing," said Ramzan Ahmad. "The bomber blew himself up when he was stopped at the gates of the police' special branch office."

Ahmad said he saw at least one body at the site of the attack. Several victims were moved to the hospital by rescue teams while police cordoned off the site.

Islamabad, Mar. 23 : During last week's political crisis in Pakistan, Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar had offered to resign.

PPP Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab confirmed that Babar had offered to resign and demanded that others, who were responsible for the political crisis, should do the same.

However, President Asif Ali Zardari somehow convinced Babar not to follow Sherry Rehman and Raza Rabbani, who had resigned from the cabinet for different reasons, The Dawn reports.

Islamabad, Mar. 28 : The current situation in Pakistan may not be in favour of President Asif Ali Zardari, and critics may have termed him as a `failed' and `weak' leader, but Zardari himself is confident that he can overcome all difficulties.

In a rare interview with Sky. com, Zardari vowed to make Pakistan a better and stronger country in the near future, and adding it can still win its struggle against terrorism.

He announced that the battle to counter terrorism is now Pakistan''s war.

Islamabad, Mar. 23 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is keen to ensure a smooth passage of his address to the joint sitting of parliament, scheduled for the first week of April to set off new parliamentary year.

Zardari told Prime Minister Gilani to make sure that there is no protest or walkout when he addresses the joint sitting, The Nation reports.

Gilani has already launched efforts to arrive at a consensus with opposition parties.

Islamabad, Mar. 23: Following Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raja Gilani’s reconciliation meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, the Shahbaz Sharif government in Punjab may be restored within a week, The News reported.

The Pakistan Government will move the Supreme Court to grant a stay order against the earlier decision to disqualify the Sharif brothers on February 24.