Pakistani chief justice's son accused of taking gifts to influence father
Millionaire property developer gives court pages of receipts showing how he bankrolled trips to London and Monte CarloLuxury flats in London, hotels in Park Lane and gambling debts in Monte Carlo:...
View ArticlePakistan court strips Yousuf Raza Gilani of prime ministership
Supreme court rules PM's conviction for contempt effectively disqualified him from serving as member of parliamentPakistan is in political turmoil after the supreme court disqualified the prime...
View ArticlePakistan's prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani disqualified by supreme court
President Asif Ali Zardari ordered to appoint a new PM after judge rules 'convict Gilani' cannot hold the officePakistan's top judge disqualified the country's prime minister from office on Tuesday, in...
View ArticlePakistan drugs force issues warrant for man who was favourite to be PM
Country thrown into more chaos as Makhdoom Shahabuddin accused over links with illegal drugs trade while health ministerA military backed court in Pakistan has torpedoed efforts by the embattled ruling...
View ArticlePakistan's new prime minister is Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Pakistan People's party coalition limps on with National Assembly backing for politician in fraud investigationA politician who is under investigation for fraud and presided over the collapse of...
View ArticlePakistan's release of 300 Indian fishermen raises hopes for detente
Largest-ever discharge of inmates seized for fishing in disputed waters between Sindh and Gujarat seen as olive branch in perennially tense relationshipAt 10am on Wednesday morning, 311 of the inmates...
View ArticleSigns grow that Pakistan may reopen Nato supply line to Afghanistan
US and Islamabad appear hopeful of deal to re-establish route that was cut after US air strikes killed 24 Pakistani troopsUS and Pakistani officials have expressed optimism that Islamabad is close to...
View ArticlePakistan government defies order to reopen presidential corruption case
Government says it will not comply with court demand because president enjoys immunity from prosecution while in officePakistan's government has told the nation's supreme court it will not reopen an...
View ArticlePakistan agrees to court demands on Zardari corruption case
PM Ashraf climbs down in dispute and agrees to write 'Swiss letter' concerning money-laundering claims against presidentPakistan's government appears to have abandoned a three-year-long standoff with...
View ArticleUN general assembly debates anti-Islam film - video
Excerpts of world leaders' speeches to the United Nations general assembly in New York
View ArticleWhy I'll be marking Malala Day
The stories of two young Muslim women explain why Bradford writer Irna Qureshi feels so passionately about the young victim of the TalibanIn his role as UN special envoy for global education, Gordon...
View ArticlePakistan bomb kills at least seven
Three children among dead and 30 injured from roadside bomb near Shia Muslim processsion in Sunni area of Dera Ismail KhanAt least seven people, including three children, have been killed by a roadside...
View ArticlePakistan's Asif Ali Zardari backs girls' education at event for Malala Yousufzai
Pakistan's President Zardari tells Unesco event in Paris that providing education for girls is the best strategy to defeat TalibanPakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari pledged $10m (£8m) for girls'...
View ArticlePakistan politicians engulfed by tax evasion storm
Majority of ministers have not paid into national coffers beyond contribution taken from state salaries, alleges tax reportNearly 70% of Pakistan's politicians, including some of the country's...
View ArticleTaliban release helps Afghan-Pakistani ties and raises hopes for peace deal
Pakistan frees more Taliban leaders as Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai meets his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali ZardariAfghan officials say Pakistan has released a new batch of Taliban prisoners,...
View ArticleBilawal Bhutto Zardari makes political debut at emotional rally in Pakistan
Son of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari speaks of sacrifices made by family on fifth anniversary of mother's assassinationHe stood yards from the tomb of his mother, a two-time prime minister killed...
View ArticlePakistani chief justice's son accused of taking gifts to influence father
Millionaire property developer gives court pages of receipts showing how he bankrolled trips to London and Monte CarloLuxury flats in London, hotels in Park Lane and gambling debts in Monte Carlo:...
View ArticleDavid Cameron in fresh peace talks with Afghan and Pakistani leaders
PM to meet Hamid Karzai and Asif Ali Zardari for talks aimed at preventing Taliban resurgence after British troops leaveDavid Cameron is to meet the Afghan and Pakistani presidents in the latest round...
View ArticleHamid Karzai says security in Helmand better before British troops arrived
Afghan president questions effectiveness of west's intervention before talks with David Cameron and Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari. Watch the interview at itv.com/news• Exclusive Guardian interview with...
View ArticleDavid Cameron invites Taliban to talks over Afghanistan's future
PM hails talks in UK between Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari and says extremists should take partDavid Cameron issued a direct appeal to the Taliban to enter peaceful talks on the future...
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