Pakistan seeks Afghan talks over Taliban

Kabul - Pakistan has made overtures to Afghanistan to resume talks over the Taliban which broke down following the assassination of Kabul's chief peace envoy, an official said Sunday.

Pakistan deports three Iranian border guards

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistan deported three Iranian border guards after they were pardoned in court by the family of a man killed in a cross-border attack, officials said.

Pakistan bomb kills 16 in Shiite procession

A bomb ripped through a Shiite procession killing 16 marchers and wounding over 20 others in central Pakistan on Sunday, police said, as the spectre of sectarian violence again loomed.

I am answerable to Parliament only, says PM Gilani

Pakistan's prime minister on Sunday rejected a demand by the country's powerful army chief that he clarify or retract his criticism of the army and the spy agency last week, likely raising tensions further in a festering row with the military.

Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead in US strike

Intercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in a recent U.S. drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said Sunday. A Taliban official denied that.

Pakistani government faces critical day in court

A political crisis gripping Pakistan could take a decisive turn Monday when its embattled government appears before the Supreme Court, which is ordering it to reopen a stalled graft probe against the president or face dismissal.

Pakistan's army chief Kayani calls PM's criticisms "divisive"

Pakistan's army chief is furious with the prime minister for statements criticising the army and has demanded that they be clarified or withdrawn, a senior military source told Reuters on Saturday.

World's Youngest Microsoft certified Arfa Karim passes away in Lahore

LAHORE: The youngest Microsoft professional, Arfa Karim passes away at the age of 16 in a Lahore hospital on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

Ready to take risk of life to return Pakistan: Pervez Musharraf

Claiming that people of Pakistan need a viable alternative in this hour of crisis, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said that he is "prepared to take risk" of his life to return back home from a self-imposed exile.

Pakistan quells militant attack, 8 killed

Pakistani security forces Saturday quelled a militant attack on a police station in which eight people were killed including four suicide bombers, one police and three civilians, police said.

Pakistan: President Zardari, Army chief Kayani meet amid crisis

Pakistan's army chief paid a visit to the country's president Saturday in a meeting that may signal a willingness for reconciliation between the military and the civilian government after a week of escalating tensions and rumors of an impending coup.