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  Obama snubs Pakistan head over supply routes

  World | May 22, 2012 8:04 IST

  Chicago, May 22: In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan.The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in U.S.

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  Pak leadership endorses Zardari's participation in NATO Summit

  World | May 16, 2012 8:05 IST

  Islamabad, May 16: Pakistan's top civil and military leadership yesterday endorsed President Asif Ali Zardari's participation in a crucial NATO Summit in Chicago and directed officials to conclude negotiations with the US on ending a

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  Burney asks Zardari to convert Sarabjit's death penalty to life

  World | May 11, 2012 13:43 IST

  Islamabad, May 11: Leading rights activist Ansar Burney today appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari to convert the death sentence of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, facing gallows on charges of involvement in bomb blasts in

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  Zardari Orders All Possible Steps To Bring Back Chisti

  World | April 13, 2012 16:09 IST

  Islamabad, Apr 13: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today ordered authorities to take “every possible step” to bring home Khalil Chishti, an ailing 80-year-old scientist who was recently granted bail by India's Supreme Court after

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  Dispute Over Who Will Perform Ziyarat For Zardari Resolved

  India | April 07, 2012 22:15 IST

  Ajmer, Apr 7: A dispute over who would perform ‘Ziyarat' (prayer) for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his delegation members here tomorrow at the shrine of the sufi saint Khwaja Moninuddin Chisti was resolved

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  Hafiz Saeed Not To Be Focus Of Talks With Manmohan Singh, Says Zardari

  World | April 07, 2012 18:03 IST

  Islamabad, Apr 7: President Asif Ali Zardari will invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan by the end of this year during his meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.This was stated by Pakistan Foreign

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  Pak Hardline Coalition Asks Zardari To Cancel India Visit

  World | April 06, 2012 8:54 IST

  Lahore, Apr 6: The Defa-e-Pakistan Council, a conglomerate of hardline groups, yesterday asked President Asif Ali Zardari to cancel his trip to India to protest the USD 10 million bounty offered by the US for

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  In Stinging Attack, Zardari Calls Sharifs 'Mohajirs' In Lahore

  World | April 08, 2012 13:07 IST

  Lahore, Apr 5: President Asif Ali Zardari today launched a scathing attack on opposition PML-N leaders Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif, saying they were ‘mohajirs' in Punjab's capital Lahore and were enjoying power because of his

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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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  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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  Must Address 'Difficult Issues' Like Kashmir, Says Zardari

  World | March 17, 2012 21:30 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 17: Backing moves to open up Indo-Pak trade, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today said the two countries must also address “difficult issues” like the Kashmir dispute.Making history by becoming the first elected

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  Zardari Had Prior Knowledge Of US Raid On Osama Compound, Claims Ijaz

  World | March 02, 2012 19:34 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 2: Controversial Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, a key figure in the memo scandal, today claimed that President Asif Ali Zardari had advance information of the US military raid that killed al-Qaeda chief Osama

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  Pak Won't Provide Airbases To US For Attack On Iran, Says Zardari

  World | February 17, 2012 18:03 IST

  Islamabad, Feb 17: As tensions mounted in the Persian Gulf, Pakistan today assured Iran that it will not provide any assistance to American forces in the event of a US attack on Tehran.President Asif Ali

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  No Action Against Zardari As Long As He Holds Office, Says PM's Lawyer

  World | January 23, 2012 20:28 IST

  Lahore, Jan 23: With Pakistan Supreme Court yet to decide on the immunity status of Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister's lawyer today underlined that no criminal action can be taken against the President as long

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  Zardari Meets Kayani Amid Political Crisis

  World | January 20, 2012 22:03 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 20: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met today, their second meeting since the memo scandal which sparked off a tense stand-off between the civilian and military leadership. 

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  Issue Of Reopening Zardari's Graft Cases To Haunt Govt : Media

  World | January 20, 2012 18:56 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 20: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's demeanour and remarks during his appearance in the Supreme Court was lauded today by the Pakistani media, but it said the question of reopening graft cases against

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  Zardari Gets In Talking Mode With Military To Defuse Tensions

  World | January 17, 2012 16:43 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 17: Even as temperatures have soared in Islamabad over the Gilani-Kayani face-off, the presidency and the Pakistani military are engaged in parleys aimed at defusing the tensions between the two sides over memo

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  Zardari, Kayani Meet For First Time Since Memogate Tension

  World | January 14, 2012 18:23 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 14: Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today met President Asif Ali Zardari triggering speculation that moves could be made to resolve the tense stand-off between the government and the powerful military.

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  Pak Army Knew In Advance Of Zardari's Travel Plans

  World | December 10, 2011 17:20 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 10: A seemingly innocuous statement issued by a military institute of cardiology asking people not to go abroad for treatment of heart diseases has raised questions about whether the Pakistan Army had an

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  Former Pak Foreign Minister Quits PPP; Targets Zardari

  World | November 14, 2011 20:58 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 14: Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today resigned from both Parliament and the ruling Pakistan People's Party and launched a scathing attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, saying he had “sold”