Nov 14: Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has said that Islamabad is against any increase in permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Lahore, Nov 14: Pakistan Tereek-i-Insaaf chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has emerged from hiding on Wednesday for the first time since emergency rule was imposed, witnesses have said.

Tokyo, Nov 14: Japan has warned Pakistan that it may cut aid to the latter following the proclamation of an emergency by the Musharraf regime and detainment of a key opposition leader.

Islamabad, Nov 14: The proclamation of emergency in Pakistan and promulgation of the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) have turned around 70 presidential ordinances into laws without parliamen

Islamabad, Nov 14: Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro is said to have been chosen by President General Pervez Musharraf and senior ruling party leaders for the job of the caretaker Prime Minister,

Washington, Nov. 14: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will visit Pakistan this week to press the Musharraf regime to lift the state of emergency in the country.