Tag: Islamabad
Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan’s 14th president; first civilian to secure 2nd term
Islamabad: Asif Ali Zardari was overwhelmingly elected as the 14th President of Pakistan on Saturday, becoming the only civilian president of the coup-prone country...
Shehbaz Sharif set to become Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second time
Islamabad: Top PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the 33rd prime minister of Pakistan on Sunday, once again leading a coalition government,...
Nearly 6,50,000 security personnel deployed for Thursday’s general elections in Pakistan
Islamabad: Nearly 6,50,000 security personnel have been deployed across poll-bound Pakistan as authorities were busy setting up polling stations to enable more than 12.85...
Pakistan Peoples Party nominates Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as its PM candidate
Lahore: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has nominated its chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as its official prime ministerial candidate ahead of...
India conveys concerns to US over American envoy to Pak’s visit to Gilgit-Baltistan
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it raised its concerns with the US over American envoy to Islamabad Donald Blome's recent visit to Gilgit-Baltistan...
Former Pak premier Imran Khan’s close aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested under Official Secrets Act
Islamabad: Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested from his house here...