Shafqat Ali
After Mohali, defence secys’ Siachen talks in Pak Apr 22
Just four days after Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousaf Raza Gilani had met in Mohali to watch the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final and talk over dinner, Pakistan on Sunday announced that the stalled talks over the world’s highest battlefield — Siachen and Sir Creek — would resume later this month.
For a change, Pak gets grand welcome
Against expectations a large number of people warmly welcomed the Pakistan cricket team in Karachi on Friday as they returned following defeat by India in the World Cup semi-final on March 30.
Home secy talks to focus on visa, anti-terror policy
The meeting between Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousaf Raza Gilani will follow the home secretary-level talks between the two countries, which will begin on Monday in Delhi.
Zardari, Gilani almost certain for Mohali
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani are “most likely to fly together” and watch the Pakistan-India cricket World Cup semi-final with PM Manmohan Singh in Mohali on Wednesday, official sources said.
‘Blood money’ frees CIA’s Davis
The Pakistan government on Wednesday orchestrated the release of proclaimed US diplomat and alleged Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Raymond Davis by invoking the Islamic provision of diyat (blood money).
Pak court issues Pervez warrant
A Pakistani court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrant for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for his alleged involvement in the assassination of two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
US suspends all high-level Pak talks
The US is getting tougher with Pakistan to ensure the release of its diplomat Raymond Davis, being tried in Lahore for murder, with Washington suspending all high-level dialogue with Islamabad over the case.
Nawaz is invited to enter Pak govt
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has invited arch-rival Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) to join his new Cabinet, which is likely to be formed in the next few days.
Web buzz: Has Asif wed again?
Rumours are rife here that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has “secretly” remarried.
Pak has over 100 nukes?
Pakistan has deployed over 100 nuclear weapons, doubling its stockpile in the past several years and overtaking India, the Washington Post said in a front-page report on Monday.
