Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:people/chaudhry_ahmed_mukhtartag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/Pakistan_approves_port_transfer_China_11f9

Pakistan on Wednesday approved a deal transferring from Singapore to China the management of the strategically located deep-sea Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea.

2013-01-30T17:32:50ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/20/Pakistan_lawmakers_elect_Friday_8ff0

Pakistan's parliament will convene to elect a new prime minister on Friday, signalling a swift resolution of the political crisis sparked by the Supreme Court dismissing Yousuf Raza Gilani.

2012-06-20T13:58:44ZAFP Global Editionby Nasir Jaffrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/20/Pakistan_president_summons_parliament_elect_ba4c

Pakistan's president on Wednesday summoned MPs to elect a new prime minister, signalling a swift resolution of a political crisis sparked by the Supreme Court's dismissal of Yousuf Raza Gilani.

2012-06-20T12:31:43ZAFP Global Editionby Nasir Jaffrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/20/Pakistan_president_summons_elect_317e

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the country's national assembly on Friday, when a senior aide said a new prime minister would be elected.

2012-06-20T11:25:41ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/20/Pakistan_crisis_talks_find_e082

Pakistan's president was forced into a second day of crisis talks to find a new premier acceptable to his fractious coalition Wednesday after the Supreme Court ousted the incumbent for contempt.

2012-06-20T07:23:09ZAFP Global Editionby Sajjad Tarakzaitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/19/Pakistan_talks_39c8

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari hoped Wednesday to nominate a new prime minister following a night of crisis talks after the Supreme Court disqualified Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt.

2012-06-19T22:07:27ZAFP Asian Editionby Sajjad Tarakzaitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/14/Pakistan_admits_NATO_flown_Afghan_788b

Islamabad publicly admitted Tuesday that it had allowed NATO to use Pakistani airspace to fly supplies into Afghanistan, despite a more than two-month blockade on the border crossings.

2012-02-14T14:48:33ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/30/Pakistan_sets_conditions_Bonn_peace_df71

Pakistan said Wednesday it could not attend next week's Bonn conference on peace in Afghanistan unless its security was ensured, appearing to set a condition after Washington led calls on Islamabad to reconsider a boycott.

2011-11-30T14:37:27ZAFP Asian Editionby Hasan Mansoortag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/20/Pakistans_envoy_arrives_home_memo_d081

Pakistan's ambassador to Washington returned to Islamabad on Sunday to explain himself over claims that he wrote a letter seeking US help against the country's powerful military.

2011-11-20T17:06:07ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/13/Pakistan_concerned_over_cuts_3883

Pakistan on Wednesday voiced concern for the first time over US aid cuts ahead of top intelligence talks looking to repair a relationship damaged by the US killing of Osama bin Laden.

2011-07-13T15:14:34ZAFP American Editionby Maaz Khantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/13/Pakistan_intelligence_chief_heads_talks_82f7

Pakistan's spymaster on Wednesday left for US talks on intelligence cooperation, hoping to shore up the strategic alliance against Al-Qaeda that hit crisis point after the US killing of Osama bin Laden.

2011-07-13T07:17:20ZAFP Global Editionby Khurram Shahzadtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/12/Pakistan_threatens_troop_pull-back_after_61d4

Pakistan threatened Tuesday to pull back troops from the Afghan border in response to US aid cuts, defying American demands to open new fronts in the war on Al-Qaeda and escalating tensions with Washington.

2011-07-12T16:51:44ZAFP Global Editionby Sajjad Tarakzaitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/12/Pakistan_could_pull_troops_from_4e30

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan could pull back troops fighting Islamist militants near the Afghan border if the United States cuts off aid, the defense minister said on Tuesday in an interview with Pakistani media.

2011-07-12T15:21:04ZReuters US Online Report Politics NewsZeeshan Haidertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/12/Pakistan_could_pull_troops_Afghan_4e30

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan could pull back troops fighting Islamist militants near the Afghan border if the United States cuts off aid, the defense minister said on Tuesday in an interview with Pakistani media.

2011-07-12T15:21:04ZReuters US Online Report World NewsZeeshan Haidertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/05/US_backup_plan_Pakistan_shuts_cc37

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to keep using an airstrip inside Pakistan for non-lethal drone flights against militants near the Afghanistan border despite demands from some Pakistani officials that Washington vacate the base, three U.S. officials said.

2011-07-05T22:30:25ZReuters US Online Report World NewsMark Hosenballtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/30/US_rejects_demands_vacate_Pakistan_a5c6

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States is rejecting demands from Pakistani officials that American personnel abandon a military base used by the CIA to stage drone strikes against suspected militants, U.S. officials told Reuters.

2011-06-30T19:59:59ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsMark Hosenball and Kamran Haidertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/30/Pressure_from_Pakistan_US_base_67dc

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Facing domestic political pressure, Pakistan's government escalated the war of words with the United States, with its defense minister repeating calls for the U.S. to stop using a remote air base for drone strikes and to vacate the base.

2011-06-30T09:31:31ZReuters US Online Report Politics NewsKamran Haidertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/29/Pakistan_ends_US_base_drone_85a8

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan has stopped the United States from using an air base in the southwest of the country to launch drone strikes against militant groups, the defense minister was quoted as saying, as ties remain strained between the two countries.

2011-06-30T03:17:37ZReuters US Online Report World NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/29/Pakistan_tells_leave_drone_attack_fdd0

Pakistan told the United States to leave a remote desert air base reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone attacks, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted by state media as saying on Wednesday.

2011-06-29T15:16:22ZAFP American Editionby Sami Zubeiritag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/25/Pakistan_removes_base_commander_after_504f

Pakistan on Wednesday removed the commander of a naval air base that took 17 hours to quell a deeply embarrassing Taliban attack that killed 10 security personnel and destroyed two US-made aircraft.

2011-05-25T12:46:09ZAFP South Asian Editionby Hasan Mansoor