Pakistan News

Suspected US missile kill four children in Pakistan

Four children were killed by missiles fired from a suspected unmanned US plane targeting militant hideouts in Pakistan's tribal area Friday, Geo TV channel reported.

Zardari likely to win Pakistan presidential polls: analysts

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who has the support of several small parties, seems set to sweep the presidential polls scheduled for Saturday, political analysts said Friday.2:30 PM on September 05

Tremors felt in Pakistani cities

Tremors were felt in some parts of Pakistan Friday, local TV channels reported.1:01 PM on September 05

Earthquake hits northwestern Pakistan

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted northwstern Pakistan Friday, The News daily reported.1:01 PM on September 05

Former Pakistani chief justice not to be restored: Report

The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has decided in principle not to restore the deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and his fellow judges, The News daily reported Friday.1:00 PM on September 05

Pakistan to make public inquiry into honour killings

Pakistan will complete the inquiry into the so-called honour killing of five women in the southwestern province of Balochistan within a week and will make it public soon, a top security official has said.4:03 AM on September 05

Pakistan proposes meeting on cross-border trade through Kashmir

Pakistan Thursday proposed to India to host a meeting in Islamabad to operationalise as soon as possible trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.2:31 AM on September 05

US missile attack kills six in Pakistan

At least six people were killed and four injured Thursday when a US missile hit a militant hideout in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border, officials said.2:30 AM on September 05

Lalu scraps 'politically incorrect' Nepal trip

India's Railways Minister and former chief minister of flood-plagued Bihar state Lalu Prasad has scrapped his proposed visit to neighbour Nepal after the external affairs ministry advised him against it.12:30 AM on September 05

Asif Zardari as next Pakistani president: Hope and Despondency

Pakistan is scheduled to elect its next president on Sep 6 after the resignation of General Pervez Musharraf from that office on Aug 18. From current evidence, it appears that Asif Zardari, the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), will emerge victorious in the three-way contest. Given his dramatic rise from what the Pakistan media has characterised as 'playboy to first husband' - and later 'Mr. 10 percent' - to grieving widower of Benazir Bhutto, Zardari is now a few days away from the highest constitutional office in Pakistan.12:01 AM on September 05

Troops kill 36 militants in northweast Pakistan

At least 36 Taliban militants were killed in two separate clashes with Pakistani troops in northwest Pakistan, security officials said Thursday.11:02 PM on September 04

Pakistan's central bank tries to quell default rumours

Pakistan's central bank Thursday said it was working closely with the government to restore economic stability amid rising rumours that the country might default soon on loans from its international creditors.9:30 PM on September 04

Eight killed in Pakistani sectarian clashes

At least eight people were killed Tuesday as warring Sunni and Shiite Muslims defied a self-declared ceasefire in Pakistan's Khurram tribal district, officials said.8:00 PM on September 04

Pakistani Taliban admit kidnapping two Chinese engineers

Taliban militants in Pakistan Tuesday claimed they have abducted two Chinese engineers in the northwest region of the country.7:03 PM on September 04

Captaincy not my cup of tea, says Misbah

Misbah-ul-Haq may be widely tipped to take over as the next Pakistan captain, but the middle-order batsman says he has no desire for what is considered to be one of the toughest jobs in international cricket.7:00 PM on September 04