June 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, visiting Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, told the Election Commission it must organize transparent parliamentary polls.
Pakistan's cricket chief said Wednesday it was time for the national team to move on after Jamaican police revealed that coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered after all, but died of natural causes.
A senior U.S. official visiting Islamabad this week was expected to offer some support for President Pervez Musharraf, while staying out of a crisis brought on by his attempt to oust Pakistan's top judge.
The nation of Pakistan is set to release "Hell's Ground," its first horror film, in an attempt to revitalize its film industry.
Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan said Tuesday they had agreed to strengthen their joint efforts to prevent cross-border drug trafficking.
Pakistan's cricket chief said Wednesday it was time for the national team to move on after Jamaican police revealed that coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered after all, and died of natural causes.
Pakistan has defended a controversial anti-insurgent fence that it is building on the Afghan border, saying that it has curbed the movement of Taliban and Al-Qaeda rebels.
Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan said they had agreed to strengthen their joint efforts to prevent cross-border drug trafficking.
Pakistan will spend more than $7bn in the new financial year, which begins next month, on infrastructure such as roads, bridges and power lines, according to the prime minister.
News that former Pakistan Cricket Coach Bob Woolmer's death was of natural causes has brought in a sigh of relief in Pakistan, where for a long time some of the members of the team had been considered suspects in his death.