Benazir Bhutto
Pakistan court summons top officials over killing
Jun 10, 2011 03:48 EDT
Pakistan's top judge summoned the attorney general and paramilitary chief to the supreme court on Friday, demanding a full explanation after soldiers shot dead an unarmed man in a Karachi park.
Public extrajudicial killing shocks Pakistan
Jun 09, 2011 12:51 EDT
Pakistan on Thursday arrested five soldiers for shooting dead a young man at point blank range in a park after the killing was filmed live and broadcast on television, shocking human rights activists.
Musharraf says to return to Pakistan for polls
May 14, 2011 15:25 EDT
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf plans to return to his homeland next year to stand in elections, an Emirati newspaper reported on Saturday.
Pakistan lawmakers blast US over bin Laden raid
May 14, 2011 14:23 EDT
Pakistani lawmakers insisted Saturday there must be no repeat of the US commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden and said drone strikes targeting extremists near the border with Afghanistan must end.
Pakistan's Musharraf vows to return for 2013 poll
May 13, 2011 13:10 EDT
DUBAI (Reuters) - Pakistan's exiled former president Pervez Musharraf plans to return to his country next year, despite facing possible arrest, in order to participate in a 2013 election, he told reporters on Friday.
Incompetence to blame over bin Laden: Musharraf
May 06, 2011 13:48 EDT
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf Friday blamed incompetence by his country's intelligence agencies for allowing Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to live undetected in Pakistan for years.
New attack on Pakistan navy kills five
Apr 28, 2011 07:40 EDT
A bomb ripped through a Pakistani bus in Karachi on Thursday, killing four naval personnel and a passing motorcyclist in the third attack on navy transport this week in the country's biggest city.
$750 million earmarked for Pakistan's tribal women
Apr 12, 2011 23:02 EDT
Stung by fresh US criticism of its ability to defeat the Taliban on the Afghan border, Pakistan is turning to women in its latest bid to quell the terror threat and reduce poverty.
Pakistan court urges speedy Musharraf arrest
Apr 09, 2011 06:00 EDT
A Pakistani court asked the government on Saturday to speed up the arrest of former president Pervez Musharraf amid uncertainty over whether Britain would honour a warrant for his arrest.
Gunman asked for duty with Pakistan governor: witness
Mar 26, 2011 18:56 EDT
The police commando charged with killing a liberal governor who had urged reform of a blasphemy law asked to be one of his bodyguards, a witness told a Pakistan court Saturday.
Pakistan to seek Interpol help to arrest Musharraf
Mar 26, 2011 06:12 EDT
Pakistan will ask Interpol to circulate a global arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said on Saturday.
Pakistan court gives police extra week on Musharraf
Mar 19, 2011 07:16 EDT
A Pakistani court Saturday gave prosecutors one more week to serve an arrest warrant on former president Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, court officials said.
Pakistan court gives police more time on Musharraf
Mar 05, 2011 10:31 EST
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday gave police two more weeks to arrest exiled former president Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Pakistan court adjourns governor murder trial
Mar 05, 2011 05:10 EST
A Pakistani court on Saturday adjourned the case of a police commando charged with murdering a high-profile liberal governor, his lawyer said.
Pakistan vows to battle extremism after minister slain
Mar 03, 2011 05:59 EST
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan must not buckle to extremism, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday, a day after Taliban militants killed his government's only Christian minister for challenging a law on blasphemy toward Islam.
Christian government minister slain in Pakistan
Mar 02, 2011 16:38 EST
Gunmen shot dead a Catholic Pakistani government minister in broad daylight on Wednesday, claiming a second high-profile victim among beleaguered opponents of an Islamic blasphemy law.
Pakistan minorities minister assassinated
Mar 02, 2011 05:25 EST
Gunmen shot dead a Catholic Pakistani government minister on Wednesday, after he had vowed to defy death threats following the murder of another politician opposed to an Islamic blasphemy law.
Pakistan court reissues Musharraf arrest warrant
Feb 19, 2011 02:31 EST
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has reissued an arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto, according to a prosecutor.
Pakistan charges policeman with politician's assassination
Feb 14, 2011 13:52 EST
A Pakistani court on Monday charged a police commando with terrorism and the murder of leading liberal politician Salman Taseer, whose assassination divided the country.
Pakistan charges policeman with killing politician
Feb 14, 2011 06:34 EST
A Pakistani court on Monday charged a police commando with terrorism and the murder of leading liberal politician Salman Taseer, whose assassination divided the country.
