The government had adhered to the courts directives in graft case

Islamabad: Gunmen stormed an office of a charitable organisation in Pakistan on Sunday night, killing at least three people and injuring six others. The attack took place around 10.30 pm at the office of Ghosia Foundation in Hyderabad city, senior police superintendent Pir Fareed said.

Islamabad: Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday that the Pakistani schoolgirl its gunmen shot in the head deserved to die because she had spoken out against the group and praised US President Barack Obama.

Islamabad: A senior police official was among seven security personnel killed when over 300 militants attacked a police check post in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Monday.

Islamabad: The toll in a US drone attack in Pakistan on Thursday rose to 16. The drone targeted a religious seminary in Upper Orakzai, near the Afghan border.

Islamabad/Washington: Teenaged peace activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot at by the Taliban, remained in critical condition on Thursday.

Islamabad: Over two million wealthy Pakistanis live in palatial houses, possess arms, drive luxury cars, travel abroad and hold multiple bank accounts, but don't pay their taxes, said a media report. There are 2.38 million people in the country who are rolling in wealth, but do not figure on the tax roll at all, reported Dawn.

Islamabad: Pakistan said today that a quadrilateral summit to be held here on October 2 and 3 involving Russia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan has been postponed.

Islamabad: Hailing a Supreme Court ruling that transgenders have the same basic rights as every citizen, a Pakistani daily today said that for years the community had been ostracised socially and denied their rights to respectable jobs, property and inheritance.

Islamabad: Pakistan limped back to normalcy on Saturday, a day after blood clashes left 23 people dead and 200 others wounded following fierce protests over an anti-Islam film.

Islamabad: The possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out in the garment factory fire in Pakistan's port city Karachi that left at least 259 people dead, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Sunday.

Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday condemned the anti-Islam film produced by an American, and expressed grave concern over the violence it has triggered in many countries.

Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Musa Gilani was arrested on Friday from the gate of the Supreme Court while he was on his way to appear for a hearing in a case related to quotas for the drug ephedrine, a media report said.

Islamabad: Even before the first things were put in fine print and signed, media in Pakistan Saturday gave a thumbs-up to the visit of India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna visit to Pakistan saying that both countries had reached a milestone.

Islamabad/Washington: American officials said they had strong indications that Badruddin Haqqani, the operational commander of the Haqqani network, was killed in a drone strike Friday which claimed at least 18 lives, US media reported Saturday.

Islamabad: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former president Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Shaukat Aziz in the assassination case of Balochistan leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Xinhua reported.

Islamabad: Acclaimed writer Saadat Hasan Manto was today honoured with the Nisan-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan''s highest civilian award, 57 years after he died in virtual penury following several trials on charges of obscenity.

Separated at birth, staunch rivals: A look at how the nervous neighbours measure up to each other in battle preparedness

A chronology of defining moments in Pakistan's history and crucial events recording its umbilical yet strained ties with India

After 15 years in the political wilderness, Imran Khan, it seems, is an idea whose time has come. And, India should be rooting for him.

Washington, April 17: The estranged wife of admitted Pakistani American terrorist David Coleman Headley claims she tried to prevent the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack by going to US authorities abroad, but they did not bother.

As both the countries attempt to work for peace, a look at key socio-economic indicators that define them

Hindus in Pakistan are feeling "angry and helpless" after being targeted in a spate of incidents, including abductions and forced conversion of girls, says a leading rights activist and a Hindu leader.

Shelve the euphoria; US’ $10mn bounty on Hafiz Saeed actually deals a body blow to India’s case against JuD head

New Delhi: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari and slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has touched a chord in India's youth, endearing himself to his admirers with his good looks, easy laughter, self-effacing manner and a down-to-earth body language.

In a potential paradigm shift in bilateral ties, Pakistan Sunday agreed with India to adopt the "India-China model" in negotiating their sensitive relationship, which entails focusing on scaling up trade while resolving outstanding issues in a "step-by-step" incremental manner.

New Delhi: It was a Sunday feast in the best of non-vegetarian and vegetarian cuisine that was on offer at the lunch hosted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.

A political push and removal of barriers can see trade between India and Pakistan boom, experts maintain even as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari made a whistle stop visit to India Sunday.

The US move to announce a $10 million bounty on Pakistan-based planner of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack is a huge step - huge for the US and its already tense relations with Pakistan and huge for India in several ways.

They may not have the facility of a Bollywood, but the sirens from across the border are glamorous in their own right. Take a look.

At least eight suspected militants were killed when two missiles were fired by US drones in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan Friday night, a media report said.

Mumbai: Music knows no boundaries and legendary Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali says the unrest between his homeland and India is political and artists don't subscribe to that.

A shared historical legacy has led India and Pakistan more into strife than any cohesion.

Pakistani food, with its emphasis on meat, is aromatic and spicy. And it is in the back lanes of cities that one can relish it best.

Pakistan loves Imran Khan. But is the love enough to reverse the fortunes of the star cricketer? Find out.

India's booming economy contrasts with Pakistan's instability. India's economic growth rate has averaged over seven 7 per cent since 1997. The country is a major exporter of information technology services and software professionals. The Indian economy bounced back from the world financial crisis, thanks to its domestic demand.

The defence history of India goes back millennia, as does its maritime history.

Family planning programmes have been unsuccessful in both countries due largely to illiteracy particularly among women

Despite being heavily loaded against the girl child, higher education in India has thrown up women professionals and added substantially to the country's work force

The Indian Space Research Organization -ISRO-- is the nucleus of India's space programmes. It began working towards developing its own launch vehicles, necessitated by geopolitical and economic compulsions. The lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, entered the lunar orbit without a hitch, in 2008.

India is expected to become the world's most populous country by 2025, with its population crossing 1.6 billion. It will also continue to be the youngest country -- the average Indian will be 29 years of age by2020. Pakistan will surpass Indonesia as the world's largest Muslim country by 2030.

Infatuations fade away as one grows older and wiser, but for journalist-turned-author Jayeeta Ganguly, a certain Pakistani cricket legend has been an obsession. She has even written a book on him — Just Another Fan! — which she got all-rounder to sign for her. Swagata Sen caught up with the fan who has devoted her life to Imran Khan.

Islamabad: It is not often that some 150 of India's top corporate leaders visit Pakistan. And when that happened last week, led by Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, it had the desired impact.

London: Insisting that Pakistan should move away from the United States in the 'war on terror', Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan believes that aid from the US was allegedly destroying his country.

Pakistan's once efficient railway network, a relic from the British Raj, is inching towards collapse.

New Delhi: Moving beyond their post-26/11 rancour , India and Pakistan Wednesday sought to open "a new chapter" of "peaceful and cooperative" ties by agreeing to intensify counter-terror cooperation and unveiling a host of initiatives to spur trade and travel between the divided halves of Kashmir.

New Delhi: When 34-year-old Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's youngest and first woman foreign minister, holds talks with her Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna, 45 years her senior, the world will be watching to see how she handles her first major diplomatic outing and navigates the troubled waters of the India-Pakistan relationship.

Islamabad: Pakistan would not accept the hegemony of any country in the region as it is "by no means inferior to India", Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who is scheduled to go to New Delhi Tuesday, has said.

The Norwegian terrorist who killed over 90 people in two recent attacks in Oslo, was terrified of the idea of several ‘mini Pakistans’ appearing all over the map of Europe.

Lahore: Two months after the covert US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, posters emblazoned with images of the burning World Trade Center towers appeared at the country's largest university advertising a literary contest to glorify the slain al-Qaida chief.

Islamabad: Children being used as suicide bombers was a matter of "deep concern", a leading Pakistani daily said Tuesday and warned that women and children being used as tools posed a tough new challenge for security forces.

Islamabad: Hailing a Supreme Court ruling that transgenders have the same basic rights as every citizen, a Pakistani daily today said that for years the community had been ostracised socially and denied their rights to respectable jobs, property and inheritance.

Islamabad: The toll in a US drone attack in Pakistan on Thursday rose to 16. The drone targeted a religious seminary in Upper Orakzai, near the Afghan border.

Islamabad: A senior police official was among seven security personnel killed when over 300 militants attacked a police check post in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Monday.