http://www.mail.com/people/1377466-raja-pervaiz-ashraf.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/people/1377466-raja-pervaiz-ashraf.html http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2072074-pakistans-ruling-party-struggles-election.html 2013-05-08T18:48:13Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1959988-pakistan-government-ends-historic-5-year-term.html 2013-03-16T20:25:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929318-protests-pakistan-bombing-turn-deadly.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed two people returning from a funeral Monday for Shiite Muslim victims of a massive bombing in Karachi, highlighting escalating sectarian tensions in a city where 48 people were killed the day before. The bomb exploded Sunday evening as people were leaving a mosque, and underlined the increasing threat Shiites... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:59:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929318-protests-pakistan-bombing-turn-deadly.html 2013-03-04T15:59:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900266-shiite-leaders-call-to-protest-pakistan.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Shiite leaders called for an end to three days of protests by thousands of members of the minority Muslim sect in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, after the government launched a paramilitary operation against militants responsible for a weekend bombing that killed 89 people. Many of the protesters in Quetta, the capital of Baluch... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:17:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900266-shiite-leaders-call-to-protest-pakistan.html 2013-02-19T19:17:46Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1858854-pakistan-court-summons-anti-corruption-boss.html 2013-01-31T13:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842502-700-alleged-militants-held-limbo-pakistan.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is holding 700 suspected militants without charges under a controversial law that has been criticized by human rights organizations, the country's attorney general said Thursday. The admission, made during a Supreme Court hearing, will likely fuel concerns about Pakistan's conduct over the past several years as it has battled a d... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842502-700-alleged-militants-held-limbo-pakistan.html 2013-01-24T10:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835678-pakistani-intelligence-held-men-without-evidence.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's most powerful intelligence agency held seven suspected militants sought by the Supreme Court for more than a year and a half without sufficient evidence to try them, the agency's lawyer said Monday. The admission, made in a court hearing, was likely to fuel concerns about the conduct of Pakistan's security establishment in its ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835678-pakistani-intelligence-held-men-without-evidence.html 2013-01-21T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829256-pakistani-officer-probing-pm-graft-case-dead.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani officer investigating a corruption case against the prime minister was found dead in the country's capital Friday in what was likely an act of suicide, police said. The body of Kamran Faisal was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room at a government dorm in Islamabad, according to senior police officer Bani Yamin. "Appar... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829256-pakistani-officer-probing-pm-graft-case-dead.html 2013-01-18T09:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1826370-official-refuses-court-order-to-arrest-pakistan-pm.html 2013-01-17T15:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824748-india-pakistan-agree-to-ease-tensions-kashmir.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to ease tensions in disputed Kashmir by strictly observing a decade-old cease-fire after five soldiers were killed in recent clashes, an Indian army spokesman said. The military commanders of the two armies spoke by telephone for 10 minutes and reached an understanding not to allow the situation to e... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824748-india-pakistan-agree-to-ease-tensions-kashmir.html 2013-01-16T15:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1821202-pakistani-court-orders-pms-arrest-amid-huge-rally.html 2013-01-15T18:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817184-pakistan-sacks-provincial-government-attack.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an attack on minority Shiite Muslims there that killed 86 people. In another part of the country, a roadside bomb killed 14 Pakistani soldiers. Over the past three days, thousands of Shiites... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817184-pakistan-sacks-provincial-government-attack.html 2013-01-13T21:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815520-pakistani-shiites-refuse-to-bury-50-bomb-victims.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — About 3,500 Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a second day on Saturday, blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relatives killed in explosions to demand better security from the government. Police in the city of Quetta had earlier said that the protest had ended, but a prominent Shiite leader Ibrahim H... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815520-pakistani-shiites-refuse-to-bury-50-bomb-victims.html 2013-01-12T10:38:00Z