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Pak takes all bearded men off VVIP security
The Pakistan government has decided not to include any bearded personnel of any agency in VVIP security details following the assassination of Pakistan Punjab governor Salman Taseer by a member of the
US claims right to interfere in Pak
US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on Saturday said the United States has a right to interfere in Pakistan’s economic and governance affairs as the former provides funds to Islamabad.
Indo-Pak foreign secretaries to meet in Bhutan
Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet on the sidelines of an upcoming Saarc council of ministers meeting in Bhutan to explore ways to take forward the stalled peace process between the t
Pak sleuths see plot in assassination
Pakistani investigators believe Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the Elite Force official who assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was backed by the religious parties and did not act on his own.
Pak assassin discussed plot
Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the security guard who assassinated Pakistan Punjab governor Salman Taseer in Islamabad on Tuesday, has told investigators he had discussed the murder plot with his fellow securitymen, sources said.
Pakistan-Afghanistan to hold peace jirga
Pakistan and a visiting delegation of Afghan officials charged with trying to broker peace with the Taliban have agreed to hold a peace "jirga" between the two countries, Islamabad said Thursday.
Guard kills Pak gov over blasphemy law
Pakistan Punjab’s liberal governor, Salman Taseer, was assassinated by his security guard here on Tuesday for terming the blasphemy law a “black law”.
The security guard — identified as Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri — shot the governor when he was about to get into his car at Kohsar Market, in Islamabad’s posh Sector
Pak’s PM looks for new allies to save govt
Rival factions of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) have come to the rescue of the Pakistan People’s Party-led government, at least to the extent that they will not be part of any move to dislodge the present set-up.
Govt in Pak teeters as MQM quits PPP alliance
The Pakistan People’s Party-led government on Sunday moved one step closer to a collapse as a key ally, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), decided to formally quit the Treasury benches.
Jemima finally drops ‘Khan’ from name
Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s socialite ex-wife Jemima has finally dropped “Khan” from her name.
