Pakistan - Latest News on Pakistan | Read Breaking News on Zee News

Four terrorists killed in northwest Pakistan

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 13:17

At least four terrorists were killed on Saturday in an encounter with the police during a search operation in northwest Pakistan`s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Pakistan court sentences 5 in dishonour killings case

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:28

A Pakistani court has sentenced one person to death and four others to life in jail for murdering four people in the infamous Kohistan dishonour killings case that made global headlines in 2012.

Pakistani Taliban begin to review Sharif`s offer

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:55

Pakistani Taliban went into a marathon session Friday to review the dialogue offer by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a Taliban leader said.

Pakistan, Afghanistan spar over peace process

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:30

Stung by a top Afghan official`s remarks blaming Pakistan as the main "obstacle" in the peace process with the Taliban, Islamabad on Friday described them as "removed from reality".

Sharif, Zardari jointly inaugurate power project

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:16

In an unusual development, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday joined his rival former President Asif Ali Zardari to inaugurate a much-delayed coal power project in Sindh province.

Bailable arrest warrant issued against ex-Pak president Pervez Musharraf

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:10

A special court constituted for the treason trial against Pakistan`s former president Pervez Musharraf has issued an arrest warrant against him rejecting his plea to be allowed to go abroad for treatment, reports said.

Sharif tells committee to initiate talks with Taliban

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 16:48

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday directed a recently formed four-member committee to immediately initiate peace talks with the banned Pakistani Taliban.

Transgenders get government jobs in Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:10

In a first, the Sindh government in Pakistan has employed transgendered persons in different departments.

Sharif chairs meeting of Taliban talks` committee

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 14:22

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday chaired a meeting and issued guidelines for holding negotiations to the four-member committee formed to facilitate talks with the Taliban.

Pak panchayat orders `gang-rape` of sister over brother`s alleged affair

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 14:04

A Pakistani panchayat has been accused of ordering gang-rape of a 40-year-old woman in revenge for her brother`s alleged affair.

Pakistan`s Central Bank Governor resigns

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:52

Pakistan`s Central Bank Governor Yaseen Anwar has resigned, ahead of a crucial IMF review into a USD 6.7 billion bailout loan to the cash-strapped country.

Transgenders get government jobs in Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 03:08

In a first, the Sindh government in Pakistan has employed transgender persons in different departments.