London, Apr 27: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has cancelled a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as he arrived in Islamabad for talks with the Pakistani leadership.

Brown, who arrived in Pakistan this afternoon after talks in Afghanistan, told reporters on the plane that he would hold a meeting with President Zardari.

But instead of a joint press conference with Zardari in Islamabad, it has emerged that Brown will appear alongside Pakistani premier Yusuf Raza Gilani.

Islamabad, Apr. 27 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that his country's intelligence believes that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead, but they have no proof to back their claims.

"The Americans tell me they don''t know, and they are much more equipped than us to trace him. And our own intelligence services obviously think that he does not exist any more, that he is dead. But there is no evidence, you cannot take that as a fact," The Nation quoted Zardari, as saying.

Lahore, Apr. 27 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government would be compelled to review its stand on the Swat peace deal and the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation if the people of the region opined the accord has failed to establish peace.

"When the people of Swat feel there is no peace even after the regulation, then the provincial government, assembly and the parliament can give their opinion on this issue," The Daily Times quoted Zardari, as saying.

Tokyo  - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday told visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari that stability in Pakistan is important for stability in south-western Asia.

"The stable development of Pakistan will directly lead to the stability of the entire region," the Kyoto News Agency quoted Aso as telling Zardari during a meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo.

Lahore, Apr 15 : President Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to bow to Pakistan Taliban demands and impose the Nizam-e-Adl in the Malakand division of the Swat Valley is marked by al Qaeda-allied militants taking over Buner, just 60 miles away from Islamabad.

The takeover in Buner, with almost no resistance from security forces, marks a major advance for the Taliban, a report published in The St Petersburg Times states.

Islamabad, Apr. 14 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has assured a judicial investigation into the killing of the three Baloch leaders that caused rampant riots in Balochistan.

“The government will leave no stone unturned to expose the culprits involved in the murder of the Baloch leaders,” The Nation quoted Zardari, as saying.

Zardari, along with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani interacted with PPP parliamentarians from NWFP at Monday at Aiwan-e-Sadr.