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  Pak to witness three-way contest for PM's post

  World | June 22, 2012 18:25 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 22: The election of a new Prime Minister by Pakistan's National Assembly today will be a three-way contest between Raja Parvez Ashraf of the ruling PPP, Sardar Mehtab Abbasi of the main opposition

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  US says time for Pak to hedge bets on terror groups over

  World | June 21, 2012 17:39 IST

  Washington, Jun 21: Hardening its stance on terror safe havens in Pakistan, the US has made it clear to Islamabad that time is over for hedging its bets on terror groups like Haqqani network, the

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  India hopes upheaval in Pak will not impact bilateral ties

  India | June 20, 2012 18:04 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20: India is very closely following the events in Pakistan, which is witnessing political upheaval following the disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here

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  Pak ties in turmoil, US holds up payments

  World | June 18, 2012 16:27 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 18: The US has held up a reimbursement of USD 400 million spent by Pakistan on the war against terror due to the strained relationship between the two countries, adding to the worries

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  Army lodges strong protest with Pak over border firing

  India | June 15, 2012 17:34 IST

  Jammu, Jun 15: The Army has lodged a strong protest with its Pakistan counterpart over firing on Indian posts along the line of control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.Pakistani troops opened small arms

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  Pak violates ceasefire again, fires at Indian positions

  India | June 13, 2012 20:25 IST

  Poonch, Jun 13: In second incident of ceasefire violation in the last two days an army jawan was injured when Pakistani troops today fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna

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  Indian Sikh pilgrims cross into Pak on foot via Wagah border

  World | June 09, 2012 19:12 IST

  Lahore, Jun 9: Around 200 Indian Sikh pilgrims crossed into Pakistan on foot via the Wagah land border today after a mix-up prevented them from travelling across the frontier by train, officials said.The Indian Sikhs,

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  India, Pak Foreign Secretaries to meet in Delhi on June 29

  World | June 06, 2012 17:41 IST

  Beijing, Jun 6: Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan would meet on June 29 in New Delhi to prepare the ground for the crucial meeting of the Foreign Ministers planned for the middle of July

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  NIA asked to produce Headley, NBWs against Pak Army officials

  India | May 31, 2012 22:25 IST

  New Delhi, May 31: A Delhi court today directed the NIA to produce before it on August 6 Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and others for allegedly carrying

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  India to raise Sayeed issue at Home Sec-level talks with Pak

  India | May 18, 2012 12:27 IST

  Poonch (J&K), May 17: India will raise the issue of bringing LeT founder Hafiz Sayeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, to justice at the forthcoming Home Secretary-level talks with Pakistan on May

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  BCCI allows Pak domestic team to play in Champions League

  Cricket | May 12, 2012 23:15 IST

  Chennai, May 12: In a decision which can have implications on the revival of Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties, the BCCI today cleared the decks for the inclusion of a team from Pakistan in the Champions

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  Misbah steps down as Pak Twenty20 captain

  Cricket | May 10, 2012 15:49 IST

  Lahore, May 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-haq has stepped down as the skipper of  Twenty20 team.Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf said at a press conference that Mohammed Hafeez will take over as captain from Misbah.

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  India, Pak nuclear war can trigger global starvation

  India | April 26, 2012 15:11 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 26: More than a billion people around the world could face starvation if a nuclear war breaks out between India and Pakistan, according to a new report which said the "nuclear famine"

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  Pak tells US, Hatf is not a direct response to Agni V

  World | April 26, 2012 14:18 IST

  Washington, Apr 26: The US State Department has said it wanted to see improved dialogue between India and Pakistan, after the latter on Wednesday test-fired an upgraded ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.The

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  Pak, India Should Review Siachen, Says Khar

  World | April 18, 2012 10:02 IST

  Lahore, Apr 16: Pakistan and India should take a lesson from the recent avalanche that buried 138 people in the Siachen sector and review troop deployments on the Himalayan glacier, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar

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  Pak Asks India To Implement 1989 Siachen Accord

  World | April 15, 2012 13:58 IST

  Islamabad, April 15: Pakistan has asked India to implement  the 1989 agreement between defence secretaries following back channel diplomacy between Rajiv Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto on resolving the Siachen dispute, reports Dawn. “A 1989 agreement

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  Pak For 'Constructive Engagement' As Zardari Set To Meet Singh

  World | April 05, 2012 21:45 IST

  Islamabad, Apr 5: Pakistan today said it is looking forward to a “constructive engagement” between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at their upcoming meeting but there would be no compromise on

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  Will Stop Playing The Day I Can't Give 100 Per Cent, Says Afridi

  Cricket | March 27, 2012 22:33 IST

  Karachi, Mar 27: Shahid Afridi has rubbished reports that he had been carrying a shoulder injury for the past few months and expressed his desire to continue playing in the ODI and T20 formats until

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  Gilani To Quit If SC Decision Is Unfavourable In Contempt Case

  World | March 26, 2012 14:20 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 26: Facing immense pressure to reopen graft cases against the President, Pakistan's embattled Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to quit if an “unfavourable decision” is made by the Supreme Court in the

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  India Worried Over Security Of Pak Nuclear Assets

  World | March 24, 2012 18:35 IST

  Seoul, Mar 24: Ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit here next week, India today voiced concerns over Pakistan's nuclear programme saying it has “very little confidence” on the capabilities of its western neighbour on securing