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19/01/2012 - Pakistan

Gilani case resumes 1 February after he defends Zardari immunity

A Pakistani judge has adjourned the Supreme Court case against Yousuf Raza Gilani until 1 February after the prime minister appeared on Thursday to defended himself against contempt charges.

13/01/2012 - Pakistan - analysis

Is Pakistan's military plotting a coup?

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told parliament Friday that it had to choose democracy or dictatorship, as his tried to face down the army and the Supreme Court.

07/12/2011 - Pakistan

Zardari will not resign, Pakistani officials say

Pakistani ministers on Wednesday denied rumours that President Asif Ali Zardari was about to resign after he was flown to Dubai for surgery because of a reported minor heart attack.

30/11/2011 - Analysis: Pakistan - Afghanistan - US

US-Pakistan relations hit low point ahead of Bonn Afghanistan conference

Pakistan’s announcement that it will boycott next week’s Bonn conference on Afghanistan signals a new low in relations with the United States, brought on by the killing of 24 Pakistani ...

23/11/2011 - Pakistan

Anti-blasphemy law campaigner Sherry Rehman replaces Pakistan's US ambassador

Pakistan’s former information minister Sherry Rehman has been named ambassador to the US after the resignation of her predecessor in a scandal over a memo that asked for US help to prevent a ...

01/11/2011 - Turkey - Afghanistan - Pakistan

Karzai and Zardari in talks with Turkey's Gul in Istanbul

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has welcomed his Pakistan and Afghanistan counterparts to Istanbul for a tri-lateral summit aimed at reducing tension in the region amid increased attacks by the ...

10/06/2011 - Afghanistan - Pakistan

Karzai in Pakistan to discuss Taliban peace talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Pakistan on Friday.

27/05/2011 - Pakistan - US

Clinton warns Pakistan against anti-Americanism

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday warned Pakistan against “anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories” on a visit in which she was expected to push for an investigation ...

03/05/2011 - Pakistan

Pakistan in eye of storm over Bin Laden killing

The United States has closed its embassy and three consulates in Pakistan until further notice, amid fears of reprisals and questions about who in Pakistan knew of Osama Bin Laden's hideout.

Millions of Pakistanis were displaced by floods in 2010
03/01/2011 - Pakistan

Pakistan on brink of political crisis after party defection

Pakistan’s government was thrown into crisis on Monday when the ruling government lost the support of a key coalition party.

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