Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the media about discussing the legal battle being waged by a former top judge seeking his reinstatement to the bench, saying coverage should not interfere with the process.
Pakistan and the Czech Republic agreed Wednesday to boost diplomatic links and promote relations in trade, health and science.
Pakistan's top judge has become a symbol of popular defiance to military rule due to his vocal support for judicial independence after his suspension by President Pervez Musharraf, analysts said.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said at a press briefing that 'within the last year or so, we have seen more defined training capabilities of Al Qaeda in western Pakistan, along with Taliban safe havens there.'
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today that it will receive $5 million from Pakistan to help Afghan refugees return to their homeland.
Suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry speaks during a function at Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, May 6, 2007.
As of Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at least 320 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures May 5, 2007.
WASHINGTON, May 9: Pakistan is preparing its next-generation of nuclear-capable ballistic missile for deployment, says a report by the Federation of American Scientists. The federation was founded 60 years ago by scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (CP) - A convoy of Canadian armoured vehicles rumbled down the main street of this frenetic frontier outpost Wednesday to temporarily secure the border for a delegation of Afghan government and security officials meeting with their counterparts in Pakistan.
Women in Pakistan are at increased risk of contracting HIV because of socioeconomic and biological factors, Minister of Health Muhammad Nasir Khan said recently at a workshop at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan, The International News reports. [click link for full article]