Sharif urges Musahrraf to quit
Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that keeping in view the mandate given by the Pakistanis, President Pervez Musharraf should resign from his post forthwith. ANI
Human Rights Watch says, new Pak government must free judges
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the new government in Pakistan must swiftly release all the top judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf last year. ANI
Pakistan is important to Commonwealth: Don Mckinnon
Welcoming the conduct of fair and peaceful general elections on February 18, Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon has said that Pakistan is important to the Commonwealth. ANI
Bomb blast at marriage procession kills 13 in Swat
At least thirteen people were killed and several others wounded when a bomb exploded near a vehicle of a marriage procession in Matta of the troubled Swat region. ANI
Pakistanis have rejected Musharraf: Aitzaz, Imran
Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan and Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan on Friday said the Pakistanis have rejected President Pervez Musharrafs dictatorship. ANI
Islamists are the real losers in Pak polls
The Pakistan elections real losers were the Islamist parties and not President Pervez Musharraf, Iranian journalist Amir Taheri has written in an article. ANI
Meet the 12-year-old who sank two holes-in-one in a week!
A 12-year-old boy shocked golf club officials after sinking two holes-in-one in a week. ANI
Coroner warns Di inquest critics of contempt of court
The judge presiding at the British inquests into the death of Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al Fayed has cautioned critics of the proceeding that they might be found in contempt of court. ANI
New study to aim for detection of Earth-like planets in distant solar systems
NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder a sum of one million dollars to lead the study of a space observatory to find Earth-like planets in distant solar systems and open the search for finding extraterrestrial life. ANI
US, Pak reach pact on drone strikes: NYT
Pakistani and American officials have reportedly reached an understanding to intensify secret strikes against suspected terrorists by pilot-less aircraft launched in Pakistan. ANI
Zardari resisted US, Musharraf pressure to ally with PML(Q)
Asif Ali Zardari is said to have rejected a suggestion from Washington that he establish a political alliance with the PML-Q and other pro-Musharraf forces. ANI
Canadian media terms poll results as just rebuff to Musharraf
The results of Pakistans February 18 elections have been described by Canadian media as a just rebuff to President Pervez Musharraf and his ruling party, as well as a fierce rejection of the countrys Islamist groups. ANI
Dont sack Musharraf, US, UK tell poll victors
The Governments of the United States and Britain have reportedly urged the victors of the February 18 general elections in Pakistan to consider a working arrangement with President Pervez Musharraf, and not to think about sacking him by securing a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. ANI
MQM unconditonally welcomes PPP, PML (N) coalition move
The decision of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (N) to form a coalition government at the centre has been welcomed unconditionally by Muttahida Qaumi ovement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain. ANI
Britain may abolish ancestry visa
Britain is proposing to sever its historic ties to tens of thousands of Commonwealth nationals who have an automatic right through descent to live and work here. According to The Telegraph, the small print of this weeks Home Office green paper charting new pathways to citizenship suggests the ancestry visa might be abolished. ANI
Bush calls Musharraf, reaffirms support
US President George W. Bush has called his Pakistan counterpart Pervez Musharraf and reaffirmed Washingtons support, but White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said it was up to the Pakistani people to decide whether Musharraf retains his position. ANI
Pirates managed to establish a remarkably stable form of self-government
From real-life pirates like Blackbeard or Henry Morgan to fictional ones like Captain Hook or Captian Jack Sparrow, pirates have always been known as true scallywags who sailed the ocean blue. But a new daring article has given an interesting and informative insight into the pirate world, by finding that these criminal organizations were highly organized and managed to establish a remarkably stable form of self-government. ANI
Continued US support need of the hour for Pak democracy: Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that his countrys successful shift from a military-backed government towards an emerging democracy would require the continued support of the United States. ANI
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