Allied plans for troop withdrawals from Afghanistan are likely to be discussed when David Cameron greets Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari for talks at Downing Street ... more
The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province is shot dead by one of his guards, apparently because he had spoken out against the country’s blasphemy laws... more
Victims of Pakistan’s floods besiege relief trucks carrying food and officials in the north-west warn of famine unless farmers get help now with planting new crops... more
President Asif Ali Zardari returns to Pakistan to face a storm of criticism for visiting Europe as his country was gripped by its worst natural disaster... more
Storms ground helicopters carrying emergency supplies to flood-ravaged north-west Pakistan today amid growing anger at the absence
of president Zardari... more
David Cameron notched up his first foreign policy triumph as he unveiled a new deal for Britain and Pakistan to jointly combat global terrorism... more
Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari defends his decision to remain in Britain before a meeting with David Cameron as the monsoon flooding crisis spread to more regions of his country... more
An LSE report on Pakistan's dealings with extremists says President Zardari assured Taliban leaders of his government's support. David Cameron's criticism seems to fall short... more
The arrival of the Pakistani prime minister, Asif Ali Zardari, in this country today is a reminder that, like any significant relationship, that between Britain and Pakistan is both close and fraught... more
The visit of President Asif Ali Zardari to London has become far more than just a dispute with Prime Minister David Cameron over what was said in India about Pakistan’s sincerity in combating terrorism... more
Bhutto, who addresses the Hay Festival on Monday, says corruption and assassination have stalked her family and dominate her country's politics. Her crime was to write about it... more
A new UN report blames Pakistan’s security establishment, under then president Pervez Musharraf, for failing to stop the assassination in 2007 of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto... more
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, widower of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, visits Downing Street today at a crucial point in British relations with his country... more
Barack Obama has increased the pressure on Pakistan and Afghanistan to crack down on Taliban and al Qaeda fighters who threaten the stability of the region... more
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