Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away in Lisbon at the age of 88 on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
The withdrawal of the candidature by DPAP leaders on the last day on August 30 is seen as a boost to the NC-Congress alliance.
A lawyer has filed a petition in the Supreme Court asking it to direct authorities to arrest former Pakistani ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani and produce him before a judicial panel probing a mysterious memo that triggered a confrontation between the government and the military.
The United States embassy's plans to expand and construct an eight-storey building in Islamabad has been challenged in Pakistan's supreme court on Thursday by a lawyer who said the move would allow Americans to use the new structure for "spying" on the country's top leaders.
Should the larger country show a larger heart in resolving disputes?
In a startling disclosure, Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence has admitted in the court that it had distributed huge amount of money to political parties and leaders including former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Zafarullah Jamali and Mohammad Khan Junejo.
A senior police officer said that Zafarullah Khan who was working as a soldier with the Territorial Army, and posted in the Doda district, deserted his unit this morning and a manhunt was launched to nab him.
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking abolition of the death penalty saying that the "right to life and liberty is not absolute" in the constitution.
Would you endorse a reunion of south Asia?
Former Olympian Islahuddin Siddique will be in charge of the national team till the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
He has written a letter to the Pakistan PM in this regard.
'The resolve has to be there, the will has to be there. Above all, our top leadership has to adopt a statesman-like approach' says Pakistan's Interior Minister Faisal Hayat.
Aziz, currently the Finance Minister was picked by President Pervez Musharraf after the sudden resignation of Zafarullah Khan Jamali in June.
Both Musharraf and Jamali have refuted speculation that the country's nuclear programme would be capped as a result of the international concern over the charges of proliferation of nuclear technology.
Sinha told Powell that India was happy to respond to Pakistan's offer.
'The News' had reported on Friday that Jamali was likely to be replaced before July 3, the day when President Pervez Musharraf embarks on a tour of Scandinavian nations.
"It is the ultimate insult to the people of Pakistan," said senator Saadia Abbasi of exiled premier Nawaz Sharief's Pakistan Muslim League.
The event is considered to be the first major challenge for the British after they had become the dominant power in the Indian sub-continent.
His Pakistani counterpart Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali received him at the airport.
Musharraf had said that the resolutions could be set aside.
Jamali thanked Vajpayee for confirming his attendance at the next month's SAARC summit in Islamabad.
"It is a good news and talks between two countries should start," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan told Voice of America radio.
The banned groups are Islami Tehreek Pakistan, Milat-e-Islami Pakistan and Khudamul Islam.
This is in contrast to India, where the control is with the civilian authority headed by prime minister.
A local paper said the prime minister believes such shows are un-Islamic.
The issue of the Pakistan-North Korea nuclear programme figured during the talks visiting US Deputy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley held with President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad on Wednesday.\n\n
'The US will continue to play an important role in the revival of the Pakistan-India dialogue process,' Jamali said.
The man, who is widely speculated to replace Jamali, Humayun Akhtar, the incumbent commerce minister, is tight-lipped.
Pakistan has not yet taken any decision about granting the Most Favoured Nation status to India, Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali said.
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