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Pakistan asks for DGMO meet with India to address border firing

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 00:38

Pakistan on Saturday said that the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan should meet to address the ongoing border tension and firing incidents, local media reported.

Pak political crisis: Zardari dismisses need for Sharif`s resignation, says govt

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 21:18

The Pakistani government said former president Asif Ali Zardari has denied any need for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign over the demand by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf and Pakistan Awami Tehreek.

Political stalemate continues, as Khan, Qadri want Sharif`s head

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 22:18

Pakistan`s political stalemate continued amid political discussions by the government to find a solution and protest leaders Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri refusing to give up until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns.

Two Pakistani civilians die in Indian border fire: Officials

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 12:59

Pakistani officials on Saturday accused Indian troops of killing two civilians in "unprovoked firing" across the border in its eastern province of Punjab.

Talks resume to end Pakistan political drama

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 05:53

The party of Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan held talks with the government aimed at ending tense protests on Friday, even as it submitted the resignations of 34 lawmakers from parliament.

Pakistan forces kill 12 militants in Balochistan

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 22:50

Pakistan security forces on Friday killed at least 12 suspected militants and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in the troubled Balochistan province.

Imran Khan returns to negotiating table; party lawmakers resign

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 00:33

Mounting further pressure, 34 opposition lawmakers resigned from the National Assembly to force the Nawaz Sharif government to quit but their party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf surprisingly decided to resume talks after the failed first round.

Pakistani PM Sharif to meet Zardari in Islamabad on Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 20:37

With anti-government protesters stepping up pressure on him to quit, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has invited former president and PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari for a luncheon meeting to discuss issues related to the political impasse.

Pak protest leaders assure court they will follow Constitution

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 19:17

Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri, who are leading two anti-government protests in Pakistan, today assured the Supreme Court that they will remain within the limits of the Constitution during their ongoing agitations.

Pak court order to file murder case against Nawaz Sharif challenged

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 17:55

Three Pakistani federal ministers on Friday challenged a sessions court`s decision to register a murder case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.