Pakistan

US aid may now directly linked with Pak’s success in combating militants

Lahore, Nov 19: US Defence Department officials are reportedly mulling over a plan to overhaul the system of US military aid to Pakistan.

Pakistan cabinet directs minister to review release of prisoners held since emergency

Islamabad, Nov 18 : The caretaker Pakistan Government in its first cabinet meeting directed Law Minister Syed Afzaal Haider to mull in consultation with the provincial governments the release of po

If elections are free moderates will come to power: Nawaz Sharif

Nawaz SharifJeddah, Nov 18 : Former premier Nawaz Sharif has said that President Pervez Mu

Emergency should be lifted before elections: Mushahid Hussain Sayed

Islamabad, Nov 18 : Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that emergency rule should be lifted before general elections, and added that his party did not

US concerned over Islamic militancy in Pakistan, says John Negroponte

Islamabad, Nov 18 : John Negroponte, the US Deputy Secretary of State, has said that the United States is concerned at Islamic militancy in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), and belie

US secretly aids Pak in guarding nuke weapons: New York Times

Washington, Nov 18 : The Bush administration is said to have been secretly aiding President General Pervez Musharraf in securing Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.

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