Raja Parvez Ashraf

Pak wants to settle all disputes with India: Ashraf

Pakistan wants a "constructive engagement" with India to settle all outstanding problems, including the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said.

Pakistan govt to hold polls by 15 May this year

Amidst protests by cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri for the dissolution of Parliament, the Pakistan government today said it is determined to complete its five-year term and to hold the polls by 15 May.

Pak PM Ashraf lobbies with political leaders against Qadri

Ashraf said his government was "exercising restraint, patience and tolerance" in the face of the protest by Qadri and this should not be taken as "a sign of weakness".

Contempt notice against Pak PM Ashraf withdrawn by SC

Pakistan's Supreme Court today withdrew a contempt notice issued to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf earlier this year after he failed to approach Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Pak parliament to be dissolved in Jan '13, polls in April

Pakistan's Parliament is likely to be dissolved in January next year and a caretaker government installed to oversee elections to be held by April.

Pak refutes SC order to reopen graft case against Zardari

Pakistan's government has told the Supreme Court it will not reopen an old corruption case against the president, defying a judicial order that led to the ouster of the country's prime minister.

SC gives Pak PM two more weeks to revive Zardari cases

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today got a temporary reprieve as the Supreme Court extended till August 8 the deadline for him to approach Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Pak PM leaves for meeting with Karzai and Cameron

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today left for a day-long visit to Kabul, where he will participate in a trilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and British premier David Cameron.

Peace talks on Pak PM's Afghanistan trip agenda

Pakistan's Prime Minister will discuss Taliban peace talks and cross-border attacks coming from Afghanistan during his upcoming trip to Kabul.

Pak SC tells PM to act against Zardari by 25 July

Pakistan's Supreme Court today set July 25 deadline for PM Raja Pervez Ashraf to approach Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.