Pakistan Wednesday recalled injury-prone paceman Shoaib Akhtar for the preliminary 20-man squad for next month's one-off match against India in Scotland, officials said Wednesday.
June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf would ignite the political crisis in Pakistan in the event he imposed emergency rule and restricted freedom of speech and assembly, the International Crisis Group said.
Opposition parties say hundreds of their workers have been rounded up in house raids in the past few days in the Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province.
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar is in line for a recall to the national side after he was included in a list of 20 players due to attend a conditioning camp ahead of two one-day internationals in Scotland next month.
Pakistan's prime minister has ordered the immediate withdrawal of complaints initiated against about 200 journalists after they defied a ban on rallies to protest curbs on the media, the government said Wednesday.
A decree by President Pervez Musharraf placing new curbs on the electronic media amid a growing political crisis has been challenged in Pakistan's top court, reports said Wednesday.
Security forces in Pakistan are on alert ahead of expected anti-government protests on Thursday.
The lawyer for Pakistan's top judge, ousted by President Pervez Musharraf, on Wednesday urged the US and Britain to put pressure on the military ruler to ensure "free and fair" polls in the country.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 5 -- A government-led crackdown against the news media and the political opposition intensified here Tuesday, with hundreds of party workers arrested and television stations bracing for raids.
ISLAMABAD, June 7 Asia Pulse - Pakistan has renewed its vow to push ahead with erecting a barbed-wire fence along its border with Afghanistan to keep militants and criminals in check.