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India and Pakistan “must be much bolder, do much more” to achieve reconciliation to make South Asia “an economic condominium of open markets and open borders”, says Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party.

Pakistan’s disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan has turned against embattled President Pervez Musharraf, who pardoned him for proliferation activities four years ago, blaming him for the various problems confronting the country that had “gone to the dogs”.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf dismissed mounting speculation he is preparing to resign while his political opponents and media on Friday clamored for his departure.
A late-night meeting this week between Musharraf and his successor as army chief fueled rumors that the longtime U.S. ally in its war on terror could resign.

The Pakistan Muslim League-N on Tuesday agreed to most points of the PPP-proposed constitutional package, but demanded reinstatement of the deposed judges through a parliamentary resolution in accordance with the Murree Declaration before tabling of the 18th Constitution Amendment Bill in the National Assembly, sources in the two parties said.

Pakistan’s newly elected government has, in the midst of budget preparation, told the World Bank that it plans to eliminate subsidies on imported oil in the new financial year in a landmark, but politically challenging, step to return to a previous regime of passing oil prices to consumers.
The promise to pass on oil prices came […]

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government is preparing the ground for President Pervez Musharraf’s honourable exit from office by indemnifying him against the steps he took after declaring an emergency last November.
Musharraf “has offered to resign in return for indemnity by parliament for his unconstitutional steps taken on November 3, 2007,” The News reported Wednesday, quoting […]

LONDON: Al-Qaida-linked militants have transformed a government-run school in the restive tribal region of Pakistan into a nursery for suicide bombers, training children as young as nine-year-old.
“It was like factory that had been recruiting nine to 12-year-old boys and turning them into suicide bombers,” Maj Gen Tariq Khan, the commander of the division that […]

India and Pakistan have signed a prisoner exchange accord and agreed to meet again in July after talks in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
The announcement came after two days of talks - the first since a new civilian government took over in Pakistan.

Pakistan Cricket Board here on Friday announced the names of 23 players as part of emerging players programme to be held here from May 19 at National Cricket Academy.
The programme will feature training & coaching at NCA followed by an Academy Team Tour.

The Indian Army while admitting that its personnel are involved in human rights violations in occupied Kashmir said punitive action was taken against 80 personnel.
Media reports quoting General Officer commanding Srinagar-based 15 corps, Lt Gen Mukesh Sabarwal speaking at a seminar in Srinagar said 26 accusations of human rights abuses against the troops have been […]