Pakistan rules out MFN status to India before next elections

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 08:43

India is unlikely to be granted the `Most Favoured Nation` (MFN) status before 2014 Lok Sabha elections and resumption of composite dialogue between the two nations, Pakistan Finance Minister has said.

Nawaz Sharif cements power base with Pakistan`s Presidential Election

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 20:46

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has strengthened his grip on power with his nominee Mamnoon Hussain winning Presidential Election.

Pakistan Election Commission chief resigns

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 19:09

Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, resigned a day after overseeing the election of the new President.

Pakistan elections not fully `free and fair`: EU observers

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 12:44

The general elections in Pakistan were not free and fair, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Pakistan has claimed.

Musharraf`s treason trial to implicate top military brass

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 15:45

In what will be the country`s first trial against a military general for treason, legal experts in Pakistan have reportedly said that collaborators of former army chief general Pervez Musharraf may also face prosecution.

Nawaz Sharif sworn-in as Pak PM, talks of challenges ahead

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 18:56

Unveiling Pakistan`s foreign policy roadmap, PM Nawaz Sharif vowed to "progressively pursue" normalcy in ties with India while actively seeking solutions to outstanding issues, including Kashmir.

Legislator from Imran Khan`s party shot dead

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 20:38

A newly elected legislator from Imran Khan`s Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the country`s restive northwest on Monday.

Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N has simple majority with inclusion of 18 independents

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 12:27

The PML-N had bagged 126 National Assembly seats in the general elections and now with 18 independents, the party has a total of 144 seats.

Tehrik-e-Insaf to field Hashmi against Sharif as PM nominee agaisnt Sharif

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 15:33

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf said it will field Hashmi against 63-year-old Sharif for the formal election of the Prime Minister in Pakistan`s National Assembly.

Defeated JI candidate`s rigging plea dismissed on PTI win in Karachi

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 13:07

The Sindh High Court has dismissed a plea from a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate, who challenged the results of the election of Karachi`s PS-39 seat, which has been won by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf .

Pakistan stock index crosses 21,000-mark for the first time

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 20:39

Analysts said that the market had closed around 21,300 points, a surge of nearly 600 points in the Karachi Stock Exchange's benchmark 100-share index.

Imran Khan walks pain-free first time after fall from stage

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 16:46

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is recovering speedily after fracturing his spine in a freak accident at an election campaign meeting and is expected to leave hospital tomorrow, party officials said today.