The United States has let democracy wither in Pakistan, experts say, and is now hamstrung as political crisis convulses a nuclear-armed country that stands on the frontlines of the US "war on terror."
People linked to a legal case involving Pakistan's suspended chief justice are being threatened and intimidated, with one already shot dead and one detained, the judge's main lawyer said.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed concern over the suspension of Pakistan's top judge and the deaths of 40 people in related political violence.
In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pakistan became a crucial ally in the U.S. global war on terror, providing essential support in battling the Taliban in Afghanistan and targeting Islamic extremists in the region. In return, the United States has provided $10 billion in aid as well as expanded relations afforded to the closest allies. Nonetheless, Osama bin Laden - believed to be hiding ...
Afghanistan and Pakistan, feuding over who is to blame for an escalating Taliban insurgency, have agreed to hold talks at a G8 meeting next week, Germany's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday.
Trade / foreign investment Italy has strongly supported Pakistan's case for Free Trade Agreement with the European Union and given assurance to encourage Italian investment in Pakistan. Addressing a news conference with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri here Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy Massimo D'Alema said Pakistan should consider his country as an ...
Italy has strongly supported Pakistan's case for Free Trade Agreement with the European Union and given assurance to encourage Italian investment in Pakistan. Addressing a news conference with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri here Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy Massimo D'Alema said Pakistan should consider his country as an ally on the FTA issue.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistani authorities have discovered the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at three poultry farms on the outskirts of Islamabad and culled nearly 10,500 chickens, a government official said on Wednesday.
A timebomb hidden in a shopping bag exploded at a bus stop in gas-rich but restive southwestern Pakistan, killing two people and injuring two more, police said.
ISLAMABAD, May 24 Asia Pulse - Italy has strongly supported Pakistan's case for Free Trade Agreement with the European Union and given assurance to encourage Italian investment in Pakistan. Addressing a news conference with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri here Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy Massimo D'Alema said Pakistan should consider his country as an ...