Farhatullah Babar

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Pakistan to hold historic polls on May 11

Pakistan will go to the polls on May 11, the presidency announced Wednesday, in an historic general election marking the first democratic transition of power in the country's 66-year existence.
 

Pakistan president sets election for May 11

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced Wednesday that general elections would be held on May 11, in what will mark the first democratic transition of power in the country's history.
 

Pakistan President 'sets election for May 11'

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced Wednesday that general elections would be held on May 11, in what will mark the first democratic transition of power in the country's history.
 

Pakistan urges Egypt to help end Syria violence

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday urged his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi to help efforts to end the "bloodshed" in Syria and find a solution to the crisis.
 

Protesters burn Christian homes in Pakistan

Thousands of angry protesters on Saturday set ablaze more than 100 houses of Pakistani Christians over a blasphemy row in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said.
 

Pakistan ruling party rebuts nuclear proliferation claim

The ruling Pakistan People's Party on Saturday rebutted a claim by the country's disgraced nuclear hero that he transferred nuclear technology to other countries on the orders of its slain prime minister.
 

Pakistan asks US to end drone strikes, remove mistrust

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday reiterated demand for ending US drone attacks on militants in its tribal areas and called for removing a "trust deficit" with the United States.
 

Pakistan president invites Indian PM to visit: official

President Asif Ali Zardari Friday formally invited the Indian prime minister to visit Pakistan, an official said, the latest sign that tensions are easing between the two countries.
 

Pakistan ruling party to name PM nominee Friday

The ruling Pakistan People's Party will announce the name of its candidate for prime minister on Friday after a judge ordered the arrest of President Asif Ali Zardari's nominee, a spokesman said.
 

Zardari cancels Russia visit amid Pakistan turmoil

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Russia in a bid to contain a domestic crisis sparked by the Supreme Court disqualifying his prime minister, a spokesman said.
 

Pakistan, US signal cautious optimism on supply routes

US and Pakistani leaders signaled optimism that a deal on reopening vital supply routes to NATO convoys was within reach as Islamabad ordered negotiators to seal an agreement.
 

NATO invites Pakistan to key summit

Pakistan welcomed a NATO invitation Tuesday to attend key talks on the future of Afghanistan in Chicago next week but remained non-committal on ending a nearly six-month blockade on supply routes.
 

Pakistan's Zardari to visit India 'on April 8'

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will visit India on April 8 for lunch with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and for private prayers at a shrine, Islamabad announced Monday.
 

Pakistan president to visit India: officials

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is to visit India soon, officials said Sunday, as the two nuclear-armed rivals seek to improve their relationship.
 

Pakistan top court challenges PM on corruption cases

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday ordered Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to appear before it for failing to pursue corruption cases against the president and other officials, a sharp escalation in the government's battle for survival.
 
Pakistan's Zardari meets army chief amid tensions

Pakistan's Zardari meets army chief amid tensions

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met the chief of the powerful army on Saturday for rare face-to-face talks amid a civilian-military standoff that is shaking the government, a spokesman said.
 

Zardari about to leave Dubai for Pakistan: spokesman

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - President Asif Ali Zardari, who was in Dubai for nearly two weeks for medical treatment, will leave the emirate shortly to return to Pakistan, his spokesman said Sunday night.
 

Zardari about to leave Dubai for Pakistan: spokesman

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - President Asif Ali Zardari, who was in Dubai for nearly two weeks for medical treatment, is about to leave the emirate to return to Pakistan, his spokesman said on Sunday night.
 

Zardari leaves Dubai hospital

Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari was discharged from a Dubai hospital on Wednesday night, the official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.
 

Zardari to leave Dubai hospital Thursday

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is to be discharged from a Dubai hospital on Thursday after more than a week, but will remain in the Gulf emirate to rest with no date fixed for his return home.