Deputy US Secretary of State John Negroponte is to make a week's visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan from September 10 as part of consultations with the key partners in the "war on terror," the State Department said Wednesday.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he will return to Pakistan next week to fight the military rule of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, despite a reported request from Saudi Arabia for him to stay in exile.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday he will return to Pakistan next week to fight the military rule of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, despite a reported request from Saudi Arabia to stay in exile.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will go back to Pakistan next week and 250 of his supporters have been arrested in anticipation of their exiled leader's return, his party said Wednesday.
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto told AFP Wednesday she wanted to meet President Pervez Musharraf face-to-face after making progress in talks on a power-sharing deal between them.
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday told Pervez Musharraf to name the date when his presidential term ends, following a fresh legal challenge to the military ruler's plans for re-election.
India has proposed new talks with Pakistan as part of an initiative to share information and intelligence on terrorist attacks, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday.
Pakistan's exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return on September 10 to challenge President Pervez Musharraf despite a request from Saudi Arabia not to go back, his party spokesman said on Wednesday.
Pakistan on Wednesday probed suspected links between pro-Taliban militants and the twin suicide blasts that killed 31 people and heightened the crisis facing President Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has asked President General Pervez Musharraf to clarify when his dual term as president and as army chief ends.