Raja Parvez Ashraf: From covering candidate to Pak PM

Raja Parvez Ashraf, Pakistan Peoples Party's prime minister, is a strong loyalist of the Bhutto family and hails from a royal family of Rawalpindi in Punjab.61-year-old Ashraf, who was PPP......

Gilani DISQUALIFIED; new PM expected on Wednesday

In a dramatic turn of events, Pakistan supreme court on Tuesday disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and ruled that he "ceased" to be in office since April 26 when it convicted and......

Pak EC issues disqualification notice to Gilani

The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday issued a formal notice disqualifying Yousuf Raza Gilani as a member of Parliament, hours after the Supreme Court ordered it to do so.The notification......

India-Pak home secretaries' talk after May 22

India has sought dates from Pakistan for a bilateral meeting between the home secretaries of the two countries after May 22 when the Budget session of Parliament comes to an end. New Delhi has......

Pakistan keen for short ODI series vs India

Desperate to revive the Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties, the PCB is trying hard to convince the BCCI for a short one-day series this year in Pakistan or at a neutral venue. The Pakistan Cricket......

Warm welcome for Pakistan hockey players

The victorious Pakistan hockey team that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou was given a rapturous welcome on its return on Saturday night. The players were welcomed at the Allama......

Olympic torch relay gets underway in Pakistan

Amidst unprecedented security arrangements to ward off any anti-China protest and militant threat, the Pakistan leg of the Olympic torch relay kicked off in Islamabad on Wednesdaywitha colourful......

Shoaib files appeal against ban

Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Friday filed an appeal against the five-year ban slapped on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Akhtar's lawyers Mohammad Ali Lashari and Mohammad Azim Danyal met PCB's......