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Pakistani workers hang a welcome banner showing portraits of visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L), and caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso in Islamabad on May 21, 2013. Li was due to travel later Tuesday to India's financial hub Mumbai before heading to Pakistan and later to Switzerland and Germany. Pakistani workers hang a welcome ba
A man walks next to huge portraits of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, displayed near the presidency in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keqiang will arrive in Islamabad on May 22 on a two day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss international, regional issues and enhance co-operation in bilateral ties. A man walks next to huge portraits
Workers fix a banner, which depicts images of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (top R), Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (top L) and Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, on a light pole along a roadside ahead of Li's visit to Islamabad May 21, 2013. Li will arrive on two-day official to Pakistan on May 22. Workers fix a banner, which depicts
A Pakistani worker rests in a mini truck carrying welcoming banners featuring portraits of the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Li Keqiang (top R), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (top L), and caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, in Islamabad on May 21, 2013. Li was due to travel later Tuesday to India's financial hub Mumbai before heading to Pakistan and later to Switzerland and Germany. A Pakistani worker rests in a mini
Pakistani pedestrians walk past portraits of visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R), and caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (L) in Rawalpindi on May 21, 2013. Li was due to travel later Tuesday to India's financial hub Mumbai before heading to Pakistan and later to Switzerland and Germany. Pakistani pedestrians walk past por
Indian activists from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold an effigy of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari as they are blocked by police as they march towards the Indo-Pakistan Wagah Border Post during a protest against the Pakistani government and the Pakistani inmates who killed Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Amritsar on May 5, 2013. Sarabjit Singh, an Indian convicted 16 years ago in Pakistan for spying and deadly bombings, died May 2, 2013, after being beaten in a Lahore prison, sparking a furious response from Indian politicians. Indian activists from the Bharatiya
A demonstrator jumps over a burning effigy depicting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, during a protest after the death of Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted of spying for India and sentenced to death in Pakistan, in Kolkata May 2, 2013. India reacted furiously to Thursday's death in a Pakistani jail of an Indian farmer convicted of spying who was badly beaten last week by fellow inmates, the latest incident to strain relations between the neighbours. Singh was arrested in Pakistan in 1991 and sentenced to death for spying and carrying out four bomb blasts that killed 14 people. His family says he was an innocent farmer who was arrested after drunkenly wandering over the border. A demonstrator jumps over a burning
Indian activists burn an effigy of Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to protest against the killing of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kolkata on May 2, 2013. An Indian man on death row in Pakistan for spying died nearly a week after he was attacked by fellow prisoners, who were swiftly charged with murder as New Delhi demanded justice. Sarabjit Singh, who was sentenced 16 years ago over alleged involvement in a deadly bombings, died in the early hours as a result of the savage assault in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail, a senior doctor at Jinnah hospital in the eastern city told. Indian activists burn an effigy of
Indian activists burn an effigy Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari as they shout anti-Pakistan slogans during a protest in New Delhi on April 27, 2013. An Indian national facing the death penalty in Pakistan on espionage charges was rushed to hospital on Friday after suffering serious injuries in a clash with fellow prisoners, officials said. Sarbajeet Singh was wounded in a quarrel with other prisoners on death row in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, provincial prisons chief Farooq Nazir said. Indian activists burn an effigy Pak
(L-R) Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon applaud as they attend the celebrations of Nowruz (New Year) outside Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on March 21, 2013. Iran began yesterday the Persian New Year or Nowruz with its most senior, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, asking the people to stand up to piling Western economic sanctions and also warning that the pressure was unlikely to ease. (L-R) Afghan President Hamid Karzai
An ice cream vendor passes by a banner featuring portraits of Pakistan' s President Asif Ali Zardari and Bhutto's family members along a street in Islamabad on March 20, 2013. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced on March 20 that general elections would be held on May 11, in what will mark the first democratic transition of power in the country's history. An ice cream vendor passes by a ban
Bilawal (L), son of Pakistan's President, visits the renowned 13th century shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moninuddin Chisti in Ajmer on April 8, 2012. President Asif Ali Zardari became the first Pakistani head of state since 2005 to visit India for a one-day trip he described as 'very fruitful' in improving ties between the rivals. During a visit billed as private but of great diplomatic significance, Zardari lunched with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and invited him to visit Pakistan. Bilawal (L), son of Pakistan's Pres
A Pakistani man walks past billboards showing from right, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf , Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, and President Asif Ali Zardari, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 18, 2013. A Pakistani man walks past billboar
Pakistani motorcyclists ride past billboards featuring portraits of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (C), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf along a street in Islamabad on March 17, 2013. Morsi will visit Pakistan this week on a one-day state visit, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said. Morsi is due in the country on March 18 by invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari and will bring with him 'a high-powered delegation', according to a ministry spokesman. Pakistani motorcyclists ride past b
An Egyptian flag (L) flutters as a Pakistani driver parks a mini truck carrying welcoming banners with the photographs of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi,(top-R), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (top-L) and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in front of the presidential palace in Islamabad on March 17, 2013. Morsi will visit Pakistan this week on a one-day state visit, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said. Morsi is due in the country on March 18 by invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari and will bring with him 'a high-powered delegation', according to a ministry spokesman. An Egyptian flag (L) flutters as a
In this Monday, March 11, 2013, photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, expresses solidarity with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari after inaugurating the Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline project, in Gabd, Iran. President Asif Ali Zardari has shown a remarkable ability to hold together a warring coalition government whose members threaten to quit every few months or so. Pakistan's parliament is passing a remarkable milestone in a country that has faced three military coups -- it's the first democratically elected legislative body to finish its term. In this Monday, March 11, 2013, pho
Irani men perform a traditional dance in front of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari (2nd R) during a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the inauguration of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, in the city of Chahbahar in southeastern Iran March 11, 2013. Ahmadinejad and Zardari marked the start of Pakistani construction on the much-delayed gas pipeline on Monday, Iranian media reported, despite U.S. pressure on Islamabad to back out of the project. Irani men perform a traditional dan
Iranian President Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari after inaugurating the Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline Project in Gabd near Pakistani border in Iran on Monday, March 11, 2013. The leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Monday pushed ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, and the Iranian president declared the West has no right to block the project. Iranian President Ahmadinejad, left
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari attend the inauguration ceremony of a gas pipeline linking the two neighbours in the Iranian border city of Chah Bahar on March 11, 2013. The presidents of Iran and Pakistan inaugurated the construction of a much-delayed section of a $7.5 billion gas pipeline linking the two neighbours, Iranian media reported. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinej
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second from right, greets members of the Pakistani delegation before an inauguration of the Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline Project with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, right, in Gabd near the Pakistani border in Iran on Monday, March 11, 2013. The Iran-Pakistan pipeline is intended to help Pakistan overcome its mushrooming energy needs at a time when the country is facing increased blackouts and energy shortages. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinej
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, during a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, in the city of Chahbahar in southeastern Iran March 11, 2013. Ahmadinejad and Zardari marked the start of Pakistani construction on the much-delayed gas pipeline on Monday, Iranian media reported, despite U.S. pressure on Islamabad to back out of the project. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadineja
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari after inaugurating the Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline Project in Chahbahar near the Pakistani border in Iran on Monday, March 11, 2013. The Iran-Pakistan pipeline is intended to help Pakistan overcome its mushrooming energy needs at a time when the country is facing increased blackouts and energy shortages. Ahmadinejad said Monday that the West Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinej
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) shakes hands with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony marking the start of work on the 780-kilometre (485-mile) pipeline from Iran to Pakistan on March 11, 2013 in the Iranian border city of Chah Bahar. It's Zardari's second visit to Iran since February 27 and comes as a consortium starts work on the pipeline on Pakistani territory despite American warnings of possible sanctions. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadineja
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An Iranian boy performs a traditional dance in front of the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, second right, in a ceremony marking the beginning of construction on a pipeline to transfer natural gas from Iran to Pakistan, in Chabahar, southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border, Monday, March 11, 2013. The leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Monday pushed ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, with the Iranian president saying the West has no right to block the project. An Iranian boy performs a tradition
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center left, talks on a hand-held radio to order the official start of construction on a pipeline to transfer natural gas from Iran to Pakistan, as his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, center right, looks on, in Chabahar, southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border, Monday, March 11, 2013. The leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Monday pushed ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, with the Iranian president saying the West has no right to block the project. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stands at left. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinej
In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, listens to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Zardari is visiting Tehran where he is expected to finalize a gas pipeline deal with Iran that is being opposed by the United States. A portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini hangs on the wall. In this photo released by the offic
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) talks with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting on February 27, 2013 in the Iranian capital Tehran. Zardari arrived in Tehran for discussions on a much-delayed $7.5 billion gas pipeline project which is opposed by the United States, Iranian media reported. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadineja
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, talks to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Zardari is visiting Tehran where he is expected to finalize a gas pipeline deal with Iran that is being opposed by the United States. An unidentified interpreter sits at center. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardar
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, shake hands for photographers at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Zardari is visiting Tehran where he is expected to finalize a gas pipeline deal with Iran that is being opposed by the United States. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinej