Reid The Associated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan Taliban militants declared a cease-fire Wednesday in fighting with Pakistani forces, and the government said it was preparing for peace talks with al-Qaida-linked extremists in the ...

Today's edition of "With the Event" programme is hosted by Husayn Mortada and is about the results of the recent parliamentary elections in Pakistan and the victory of the opposition parties, especially the Pakistan People's Party, of the slain former ...

By Matthew Pennington ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistanis voted today for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf - America's key ally in the war on terror ...

Text of report by Hamid Mir headlined "Cooperate with President Musharraf, else nro will be removed; Message to PPP" published by Pakistani newspaper Jang on 21 February Islamabad: The Bush administration is pushing the Pakistan People's Party ...

By ZARAR KHAN By Zarar Khan The Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan A bomb exploded in the back garden of an Italian restaurant crowded with foreigners in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing a Turkish woman and wounding 11 others, ...

Text of report "General elections in Pakistan, its future" by state-owned Afghan newspaper Hewad on 19 February There are two views among political analysts about the general election in Pakistan. Some attach special importance to this election in ...

By NICHOLAS CECIL A SENIOR Taliban figure was captured and critically wounded in a raid by Pakistani security forces today. Military sources in Pakistan said Mansoor Dadullah was caught with four other militants after a ...

But, for the sake of their observations, our statesmen have so far not tried to realize that the Pakistani position towards Afghanistan and the disrupting interference by Pakistani government officials stems from the need that Pakistan has in order ...

Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) President Musharraf said his meeting with President Karzai and his delegation was excellent in which they discussed bilateral issues of importance focusing specially on the ...

By BASHIRULLAH KHAN By Bashirullah Khan and Lauren Frayer The Associated Press MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan Missiles that witnesses say came from an unmanned drone flattened a suspected militant safehouse Sunday in Pakistan's tribal area ...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party plans to participate in upcoming elections, reversing an earlier decision ... Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League party had planned to boycott the elections in the aftermath of Thursday's ...

" He added: "Pakistan is one of the most important countries in the world for Britain, not just because many British people have close family contacts with Pakistan but because it is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism. " Meriden MP ...

THE murder of Benazir Bhutto has thrown Pakistan into turmoil - and dealt a huge blow to the war on terror. Charismatic and courageous, she was the best hope of forging amodern Pakistan free from the twin evils of military dictatorship and ...

By PETER SVENSSON By Peter Svensson The Associated Press Most of the world's Internet users lost access to YouTube for several hours Sunday after an attempt by Pakistan's government to block access domestically affected other countries ...

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf welcomed a new era of democracy during his Pakistan Day speech in Islamabad Sunday ... Musharraf is expected to swear in Pakistan People's Party Vice Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani as Pakistan's new democratic ...