J&K polls: 7 ministers, 8 ex-ministers in fray for 1st phase

A total of 123 candidates, including seven ministers of Congress-National Conference coalition, eight former ministers are in fray for the Jammu and Kashmir's first phase of elections scheduled......

Shia leader from PPP gunned down by suspected terrorists

A top Shia leader of the ruling Pakistan People's Party was gunned down by suspected terrorists outside his medical clinic in Peshawar city in the country's restive northwest on Wednesday,......

Pakistan may head to polls in November: Report

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will announce on August 14 the roadmap for the next general elections that are likely to be held in the first week of November, months ahead of schedule,......

Governor's killer a holy warrior, say Pak clerics

A group of over 500 Pakistani scholars and clerics have described the policeman who gunned down Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer as a Ghazi (an Islamic warrior) and have warned against any......

Pakistan team allowed to leave isolation in New Zealand

IMAGE: The Pakistan players after getting the clearance to leave their quarantine facility in New Zealand. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Pakistan Cricket Board/Twitter The Pakistan cricket squad was......