http://www.mail.com/int/people/422-asif-ali-zardari.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/people/422-asif-ali-zardari.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083756-pakistan-vote-count-big-sharif-win.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The vote count from last weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. Figures released by the country's election commission, based on 254 of the 269 races where the counting has been completed, show Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party will likely get a majori... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:58:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083756-pakistan-vote-count-big-sharif-win.html 2013-05-14T19:58:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2077630-major-players-pakistans-11-election.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — A look at several key players in Pakistan's national May 11 election: —NAWAZ SHARIF: The head of the main opposition party in recent years, the Pakistan Muslim League-N, is considered the front runner in the election and hopes to become prime minister for the third time. His party, which appeals to a pro-business base and is strongest in ... Sat, 11 May 2013 08:07:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2077630-major-players-pakistans-11-election.html 2013-05-11T08:07:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2077626-key-events-pakistans-political-history.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — A chronology of key events in Pakistan's history: —Aug. 14, 1947: Pakistan is founded when British rule over the region ends and the Asian subcontinent is partitioned into Islamic Pakistan, divided into East and West, and predominantly Hindu India. —Sept. 11, 1948: Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah dies. ... Sat, 11 May 2013 08:06:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2077626-key-events-pakistans-political-history.html 2013-05-11T08:06:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073552-abduction-attacks-mar-run-up-to-pakistan-election.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan's nationwide election, capped Thursday by the abduction of the son of a former prime minister as he was rallying supporters on the last day of campaigning before the historic vote. Saturday's election marks the first time in Pakistan's military... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:39:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073552-abduction-attacks-mar-run-up-to-pakistan-election.html 2013-05-09T20:39:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2072074-pakistans-ruling-party-struggles-election.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The campaign posters for the Pakistan People's Party show both why it has been so popular for so long and why it's in trouble ahead of this Saturday's national election: two of the party icons on the posters are dead and a third is not old enough to be a candidate. As the historic vote approaches, one of South Asia's most venerable partie... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:48:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2072074-pakistans-ruling-party-struggles-election.html 2013-05-08T18:48:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2058050-pakistans-lead-prosecutor-bhutto-case-killed.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen on Friday killed the lead Pakistani prosecutor in two high-profile cases — the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and the brutal assault on civilians in Mumbai — shocking a country reeling from Taliban attacks as it prepares for nationwide elections. Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali was gunned down in a hail of bullets as ... Fri, 03 May 2013 16:48:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2058050-pakistans-lead-prosecutor-bhutto-case-killed.html 2013-05-03T16:48:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981996-bhuttos-sons-role-pakistan-election-uncertain.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The re-election prospects for Pakistan's outgoing ruling party are looking even tougher after indications emerged this week that one of its star vote-getters — the young son of assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto — will play a less prominent role in the campaign because of security concerns and political infighting. Bilawal Bhutto ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981996-bhuttos-sons-role-pakistan-election-uncertain.html 2013-03-27T15:01:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1966836-pakistan-to-hold-nationwide-elections-11.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will hold nationwide parliamentary elections on May 11, said a presidential spokesman on Wednesday. The vote is expected to produce the country's first transition from one civilian government to another. The president approved a proposal finalizing the May date for the upcoming election, said Farhatullah Babar. The Pakistani parl... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:21:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1966836-pakistan-to-hold-nationwide-elections-11.html 2013-03-20T11:21:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1959988-pakistan-government-ends-historic-5-year-term.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's government passed a major milestone Saturday, with the parliament becoming the first democratically chosen body to finish its five-year term in a country that has faced three military coups and persistent political turmoil. But after years of militant attacks, worsening electricity blackouts and faltering economic growth, the p... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:25:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1959988-pakistan-government-ends-historic-5-year-term.html 2013-03-16T20:25:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1960036-key-players-pakistans-upcoming-election.html A look at several key players in Pakistan's upcoming national election that is expected in May: —PRESIDENT ASIF ALI ZARDARI: The president rode to power on a wave of sympathy following the 2007 assassination of his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but his tenure has been turbulent and he has long been plagued by allegations of corruption. Zarda... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:03:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1960036-key-players-pakistans-upcoming-election.html 2013-03-16T20:03:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1945410-pakistan-iran-leaders-inaugurate-pipeline-project.html GABD, Iran (AP) — The leaders of Pakistan and Iran are pushing ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, and the Iranian president has declared the West has no right to block the project. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke alongside his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, in Iran near the Pakistani border during a cerem... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:09:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1945410-pakistan-iran-leaders-inaugurate-pipeline-project.html 2013-03-12T03:09:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1881444-official-swiss-wont-try-pakistani-president.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The spokesman of Pakistan's president says Swiss authorities have decided not to open a graft case against Pakistan's president. Farhatullah Babar says Sunday that Switzerland had informed the government that President Asif Ali Zardari has immunity from any prosecution. Complying with a longstanding demand of Pakistan's Supreme Court, Zar... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1881444-official-swiss-wont-try-pakistani-president.html 2013-02-10T14:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1875446-uk-defense-secretary-visits-afghanistan.html LONDON (AP) — British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond made an unannounced visit to southern Afghanistan to visit U.K. troops, his ministry said. He returned home on Thursday after a two-day visit to the country, where he met with new Afghan Defense Minister Bismillah Mohammadi in Kabul and with British personnel at an observation post and patrol base in ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1875446-uk-defense-secretary-visits-afghanistan.html 2013-02-07T19:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1865024-kabul-police-arrest-6-suspected-suicide-bombers.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police on Sunday arrested six men and seized suicide vests, assault rifles and more than 50 hand grenades during a raid on a residential building in central Kabul, senior officials said. Kabul Police Chief Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi said an investigation was under way to determine the identities of the men he described as ... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1865024-kabul-police-arrest-6-suspected-suicide-bombers.html 2013-02-03T16:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1865162-afghanistan-pakistan-leaders-uk-talks.html LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are due to hold talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on the Afghan peace process. Cameron initiated the meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari last year, aiming to boost cooperation between the countries and promote regional stability. ... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1865162-afghanistan-pakistan-leaders-uk-talks.html 2013-02-03T11:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1858854-pakistan-court-summons-anti-corruption-boss.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's top court on Thursday summoned the government's anti-corruption chief over a letter he wrote criticizing the tribunal's judges, the latest in an ongoing tussle between the judiciary and the country's political leadership. The development is also an indication that the anti-corruption chief, Fasih Bokhari, could be charged with ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1858854-pakistan-court-summons-anti-corruption-boss.html 2013-01-31T13:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1826370-official-refuses-court-order-to-arrest-pakistan-pm.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's anti-corruption chief refused a Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister on Thursday, citing a lack of evidence in a graft case that sparked the latest clash between the government and the country's top court. The arrest order issued earlier this week intensified political turmoil in Pakistan where a firebrand Muslim cl... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1826370-official-refuses-court-order-to-arrest-pakistan-pm.html 2013-01-17T15:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1821202-pakistani-court-orders-pms-arrest-amid-huge-rally.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in a corruption case and a firebrand cleric led thousands of protesters in a second day of anti-government demonstrations in the capital. The events set the stage for renewed political crisis in Pakistan, a key U.S. a... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1821202-pakistani-court-orders-pms-arrest-amid-huge-rally.html 2013-01-15T18:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1788190-pakistan-bhuttos-son-launches-political-career.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The 24-year-old son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto launched his political career Thursday with a fiery speech before thousands of cheering supporters observing the fifth anniversary of his mother's assassination. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's speech comes several months before national elections are expected to be held. He i... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1788190-pakistan-bhuttos-son-launches-political-career.html 2012-12-27T14:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1778290-france-hosts-secretive-inter-afghan-meeting.html PARIS (AP) — Afghan officials were meeting Thursday with Taliban rebels and envoys from another Islamist militant group near Paris, looking beyond Afghanistan's insurgency to a future long after international forces have returned home. French hosts say the secretive, rare meeting among rival Afghans in the town of Chantilly north of Paris over two days is... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1778290-france-hosts-secretive-inter-afghan-meeting.html 2012-12-20T15:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1760830-afghanistan-pakistan-pursue-peace-despite-attack.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are determined to press ahead with peace efforts after a meeting in Turkey, the country's president said Wednesday, despite an attack that wounded the Afghan intelligence chief. President Abdullah Gul described the bombing, which Afghanistan believes was planned in Pakistan, as an attempt to de... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1760830-afghanistan-pakistan-pursue-peace-despite-attack.html 2012-12-12T16:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1757866-france-trying-to-reconcile-afghan-rivals.html PARIS (AP) — France is trying to ease tensions in Afghanistan by talking to conflicting parties and sees Pakistan as key to stabilizing the region, the country's president said Tuesday. France is hosting a rare face-to-face gathering of Afghanistan's major players, including the Taliban, next week. The cooperation of Pakistan, which has long-standing ties... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1757866-france-trying-to-reconcile-afghan-rivals.html 2012-12-11T13:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1757918-afghanistan-pakistan-discuss-attack-spy-chief.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Afghan officials say President Hamid Karzai will present evidence to Pakistan's leader this week about the attempted assassination of the Afghan spy chief when the two meet in Turkey. Karzai and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari are scheduled to meet in Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday for talks designed to ease tensions and incre... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1757918-afghanistan-pakistan-discuss-attack-spy-chief.html 2012-12-11T12:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1753470-pakistan-president-visits-hospital-treating-malala.html LONDON (AP) — Pakistan's president has visited a British hospital where a 15-year-old schoolgirl is being treated after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital says Asif Ali Zardari met with doctors treating Malala Yousafzai during a visit Saturday. It said that the leader was briefed about Malala's medical progre... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1753470-pakistan-president-visits-hospital-treating-malala.html 2012-12-08T21:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1720926-bomb-pakistan-shiite-procession-kills-7.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — A roadside bomb killed at least seven people, including three children, and wounded 30 others at a Shiite Muslim procession in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police said, as minority Shiites prepared to observe the holy day of Ashoura. The group of about 100 Shiites were passing through the city of Dera Ismail Khan on their way to joi... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1720926-bomb-pakistan-shiite-procession-kills-7.html 2012-11-24T09:35:00Z