Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today sacked defence secretary Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi, considered close to the army chief, marking an escalation in the row between the civilian government and the military over the memogate scandal.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has no plans to address the nation against the backdrop of an escalation of the row between Pakistan's civilian government and the powerful military over the memo sca

Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani has ruled out a military takeover in the country, describing rumours about a coup amid a political scandal as 'misleading,' the military said on Friday.

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Pakistan's powerful military chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is ‘manipulating’ the government and parliament to prevent them from changing their policy on restive Pak-Afghan border, a top French offici

The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for talks with Pakistan's top general expected to address concerns over official links with militants in the region.