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Musharraf returns to thin welcome in Pak

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf salutes the crowd on his arrival at Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday.

Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Sunday returned home from self-imposed exile amid Taliban death threats and an indifferent welcome from Pakistanis.

Historic Pak moment: Govt lasts full term

Pakistan will achieve on Saturday a significant first in its history as a nation.

Sarabjit’s fate hangs in the balance

A day after the hanging of Afzal Guru, the Pakistani decision-makers are minutely going through Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh’s confessional statement to see if, at all, he “deserves presidential pardon”.

No ‘tit-for-tat’: Sarabjit safe, for now

Despite pressure from the right-wing groups, Pakistan “will not” hang Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh to give a “tit-for-tat” response to India for hanging Afzal Guru a couple of months after executing Ajmal Kasab, official sources said.

Saeed to SRK: Come to Pak if insecure

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed on Saturday asked Bollywood star Shah rukh Khan to come to Pakistan if he feels insecure in India.

Pak commerce minister cancels visit to India

Pakistan commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who was scheduled to visit India later this month, has called off his visit.

Sleuth probing pakistan pm is found dead

Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau assistant director Kamran Faisal, who was investigating the Rental Power Project (RPP) scam in which current Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is embroiled, w

Pak crisis: Top court orders arrest of PM

Rumours of martial law and abrupt announcement of elections echoed across Pakistan on Tuesday as the country’s highest court ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashr-af in a corruption case.

Pak sacks Baloch govt, imposes governor rule

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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday imposed governor’s rule in the troubled Balochistan province after victims of the recent terrorism staged a 4-day sit-in along with the dead bodies of their loved ones seeking sacking of the provincial government.

Taliban execute 21 Pak soldiers

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan executed 21 soldiers kidnapped during an attack on a checkpost on Thursday near Peshawar while at least 20 Shia pilgrims were killed and over 30 wounded in a suicide blas

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