US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Washington was concerned about the political crisis in Pakistan and underlined the need for "free and fair" elections.
Pakistan's worst electricity shortage in memory has sent rioters onto the streets of several cities and poses a fresh headache for embattled President Pervez Musharraf, officials say.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday signaled the Bush administration's support for Pakistan's struggling leader, but she also expressed worry about rising violence there, and called for stronger rights for opposition groups.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that Washington was concerned about the political crisis in Pakistan and underlined the need for "free and fair" elections.
Pakistan on Monday condemned Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie as an affront to Muslim sentiments, and a Cabinet minister said the honor provided a justification for suicide attacks.
Lawmakers in Pakistan condemned Britain's award of a knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie as an affront to Muslim sentiments, and a cabinet minister said the honor provided a justification for suicide attacks.
Pakistan demanded on Monday that Britain withdraw a knighthood awarded to author Salman Rushdie, as a government minister said the honour gave a justification for suicide attacks by Muslims.
June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's National Assembly condemned the U.K. for awarding a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose 1988 book ``The Satanic Verses'' was condemned by the Muslim world as blasphemous.
A remote-controlled bomb exploded near a pickup truck in northwestern Pakistan Monday, wounding a government official, his two bodyguards and driver, an official said.
Pakistan deplored on Monday Britain's decision to award a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" outraged many Muslims around the world.