Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:topics/pakistani_politicstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Pakistan_hold_historic_polls_431f

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.

2013-03-20T17:03:58ZAFP Asian Editionby Nasir Jaffrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Pakistan_president_sets_election_6046

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.

2013-03-20T11:55:43ZAFP Asian Editionby Nasir Jaffrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Pakistan_President_sets_election_ee7e

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.

2013-03-20T11:13:02ZAFP Global Editionby Nasir Jaffrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/Pakistan_lawmakers_tasked_with_picking_8f92

A committee of Pakistani lawmakers has been tasked with picking a caretaker prime minister to lead the nation in the run-up to polls after politicians failed to reach a deal, an official statement said Tuesday.

2013-03-19T19:08:15ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/Indian_police_report_Pakistan_link_8d9a

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir Tuesday said they had arrested four people including a Pakistani member of militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) over an attack that killed five policemen.

2013-03-19T16:51:12ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/Pakistan_anti-corruption_cleric_boycott_elections_44e5

A populist Pakistani cleric who has generated mass protests to demand sweeping political reform will boycott the forthcoming general elections, he told AFP.

2013-03-19T11:25:45ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Pakistani_Taliban_defer_peace_talks_3b7d

Pakistan's Taliban Monday deferred its offer of peace talks with the government over its lack of "seriousness", urging voters to boycott upcoming elections.

2013-03-18T17:44:22ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Pakistan_demand_Musharraf_arrest_arrival_721f

Pakistani lawmakers on Monday repeated their call for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to be arrested and tried for treason on his return home from self-imposed exile in Dubai.

2013-03-18T13:53:42ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Pakistan_urges_Egypt_help_Syria_b8d1

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.

2013-03-18T13:18:42ZAFP Global Editionby Masroor Gilanitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Egypts_Morsi_arrives_Pakistan_Asia_319a

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrived in Pakistan on Monday, on a South Asian tour that will also take in India as he works to promote trade and investment in his nation's troubled economy.

2013-03-18T09:58:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Pakistan_arrests_militant_linked_Daniel_61f8

Pakistani security officials have arrested a former senior leader of a banned militant outfit who was allegedly involved in the 2002 murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi.

2013-03-18T07:39:49ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Pakistani_politicians_consult_caretakers_4bde

Pakistani politicians on Sunday were deep in consultations over the formation of a caretaker administration to lead the country in the run-up to elections due by mid-May.

2013-03-17T17:22:38ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Pakistan_government_makes_history_record_e916

Pakistan's government has become the first in history to complete a full term in office, but a raft of key achievements has been overshadowed by mismanagement, economic decline and worsening security.

2013-03-17T17:13:58ZAFP Asian Editionby Sami Zubeiritag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Pakistans_government_makes_history_record_4f19

Pakistan's government has become the first in history to complete a full term in office, but a raft of key achievements has been overshadowed by mismanagement, economic decline and worsening security.

2013-03-17T03:49:26ZAFP Global Editionby Sami Zubeiritag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Pakistan_bids_farewell_hails_victory_f893

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Saturday hailed parliament's historic completion of a full term in office as a victory for democracy as he gave his farewell address to the nation.

2013-03-16T19:45:36ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Egypts_Morsi_visit_Pakistan_49a3

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will visit Pakistan this week on a one-day state visit, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

2013-03-16T12:14:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Pakistan_troops_killed_accident_30d7

At least 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when their bus plunged into a ravine on the main Pakistan-China highway in the mountainous northern region, officials said.

2013-03-16T06:53:16ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/India_scraps_Pakistan_series_after_d4e3

India's national hockey team announced Friday that it was calling off a series against arch-rivals Pakistan planned for next month amid growing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

2013-03-15T15:13:00ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/India_scraps_Pakistan_hockey_series_ed84

India's national hockey team announced Friday that it was calling off a series against arch-rivals Pakistan planned for next month amid growing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

2013-03-15T12:26:13ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/CIA_medics_should_jobs_back_4cc7

A Pakistani court has ordered the authorities to reinstate the jobs of 17 health workers sacked over CIA efforts to track down Osama bin Laden, officials said Friday.

2013-03-15T10:56:39ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reporter