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Pakistan PM, President vow ‘befitting response’ to any aggression

Relations between Pakistan and India soured after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that took the lives of 26 civilians.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari met on Thursday to discuss security concerns as tensions rise with neighbouring country India.(AFP)

india news

Updated on May 02, 2025 03:51 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Pak Prez Asif Ali Zardari fractures foot while deboarding airplane in Dubai

He was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment following the fall. The doctor placed his foot in a cast after a check-up.

President Zardari was sent home and advised to complete rest.(Reuters File)

world news

Published on Nov 01, 2024 08:13 AM IST

PTI |

How Rajiv and Benazir shaped nuclear restraint

A 1988 Agreement binds India and Pakistan to refrain from causing the destruction of, or damage to, any nuclear installation or facility in the other country

On December 31, 1988, of the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities was signed(HT Archive)

opinion

Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:50 PM IST

ByGopalkrishna Gandhi

High standards for people in high office

Pakistan SC’s rethink on its ZA Bhutto verdict raises questions about the integrity of those holding public office

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto speaking at London airport on July 23, 1973. (Getty Images)

opinion

Published on Mar 11, 2024 01:34 AM IST

ByShashi Shekhar

Pakistan Presidential polls: Imran Khan's party dubs election as ‘null and void’

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared the PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari winner with 411 votes in the presidential election.

Supporters of Imran Khan’s PTI in Karachi (HT_PRINT)

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Published on Mar 10, 2024 12:04 AM IST

ANI |

Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan's 14th president

Asif Ali Zardari received 255 votes while his opponent Mahmood Khan got 119 votes in the National Assembly and the Senate.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari.(AFP)

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Published on Mar 09, 2024 06:55 PM IST

PTI |

Who is Asif Ali Zardari, Pak presidential candidate endorsed by Shehbaz Sharif?

Asif Ali Zardari is contesting the presidential election against Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) chief Mahmood Achakzai.

Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari (AP file)

world news

Published on Mar 08, 2024 06:59 AM IST

ByManjiri Chitre

Pakistan elections: PML-N to get PM's post. Who will be the new president?

Since the February 8 elections yielded divided mandate, Pakistan has been without a government for nearly a week with no single party securing decisive majority

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif (L), PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (R). (AFP/File)

world news

Updated on Feb 15, 2024 01:53 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Pakistan election: Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto agree to form, says report

With no clear winner in Pakistan elections, Shehbaz Sharif, brother of Nawaz Sharif, met Bilawal Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari to cobble together an alliance.

People watch latest election results live on a television at a shop, a day after Pakistan's national elections in Lahore on February 9.(AFP)

world news

Updated on Feb 10, 2024 03:31 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Pakistan People's Party to field Bilawal Bhutto for PM, Zardari for president

This statement follows recent remarks by Zardari, who had indicated that the party had yet to finalise its candidate for the prime ministerial role

Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (AFP)

world news

Published on Dec 14, 2023 07:39 PM IST

ANI |

Viral audio suggests Imran Khan wanted to reach out to Asif Zardari

In a leaked audio of a purported telephonic conversation, two persons, believed to be Zardari and businessman Malik Riaz Hussain, are heard talking about the PTI chief.

Former Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan (AFP / File Photo)

world news

Published on May 29, 2022 04:49 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Crackdown: Arrest warrant against Pak ex-prez, 450 booked before massive anti-govt stir

The National Accountability Bureau issued the warrant against Asif Ali Zardari in a suspicious transactions case worth 8 billion Pakistani rupees, an offshoot of a fake bank accounts scam.

Activists of the Pakistani Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) shout slogans in support of Pakistan Opposition Leader and PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif during a protest rally in Lahore on October 3.(AFP file)

world news

Updated on Oct 15, 2020 07:24 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad

Pak anti-graft body issues arrest warrant against former president Asif Ali Zardari

Earlier in September, a court in Islamabad indicted the former president and other accused in money laundering pertaining to the fake accounts case.

Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari issued arrest warrant over fake accounts case(AP)

world news

Published on Oct 15, 2020 04:21 PM IST

Islamabad | ByAsian News International | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh

Pak former president Asif Ali Zardari hospitalised

Zardari’s hospitalisation comes ahead of a planned national agitation by a joint front of 11 Pakistani opposition parties, including his PPP, against the Imran Khan government.

Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari during an appearance at the Islamabad High Court in 2019.(AP file)

world news

Updated on Oct 12, 2020 08:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad

‘Will go in handcuffs’: PoK ‘PM’ accused of sedition pans Imran Khan

Imran Khan, who attempts to portray himself as a saviour for Kashmiri, faces criticism for the police filing sedition charges against the so-called ‘prime minister’ of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Prime Minister Imran Khan has been attacked by opposition leaders for Pakistan’s crackdown ahead of their joint rally(AP)

world news

Updated on Oct 12, 2020 06:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad

Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari hospitalised after feeling unwell, says party

According to the Dawn newspaper, Zardari has been admitted to a hospital in Karachi. He was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court on medical grounds last year over multiple corruption cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

world news

Updated on Oct 12, 2020 08:09 AM IST

Islamabad | ByAsian News International | Posted by Karan Manral

Pak crackdown on oppn continues: Sedition case against Nawaz Sharif, PoK ‘PM’ and graft charges on Asif Ali Zardari

The developments came the Pakistan Democracy Movement, a joint front of 11 opposition parties, were preparing for a massive rally against Prime Minister Imran Khan later this month.

The crackdown on Pakistan’s opposition leaders comes after they announced a countrywide protest movement against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government.(AFP file)

world news

Updated on Oct 05, 2020 11:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad

Pak foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi heckled in London over media freedom: Report

The move came as the Pakistan government decided to curtail the space given by the press to jailed politicians like Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Zardari.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was heckled by a Canadian journalist here alleging that his social media account was suspended over complaints from the government, according to media reports.(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Jul 12, 2019 11:57 AM IST

London | ByPress Trust of India

Pakistan PM Imran Khan slams money launderers

The government claimed its defence budget was kept unchanged at ₹1,152,535 million for next fiscal (2019-20).

Imran Khan said no protocol should be extended to such elements who are “seeking refuge behind democracy” - a reference to members of the PML-N and PPP parties.(HT Photo)

world news

Updated on Jun 13, 2019 10:52 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad

Asif Ali Zardari produced before court, anti-graft body seeks physical remand

A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) accompanied by police, including female officials, arrested the Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman hours after the Islamabad High Court rejected his bail plea.

Prior to his arrival at the court on Tuesday, a three-member team of doctors conducted a medical examination of the former president.(HT Photo)

world news

Updated on Jun 11, 2019 01:02 PM IST

Islamabad | ByPress Trust of India

Pak ex-president Asif Ali Zardari arrested in bogus accounts case

Zardari, who was president in 2008-2013, spent time in jail in the 1990s and 2000s, and was nicknamed Mr 10% for the commissions he had received on government contracts. His arrest came just hours after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged people to declare their assets and bank accounts under an amnesty scheme that will end on June 30.

Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari leaves the High Court in Islamabad on Monday.(AP Photo)

world news

Updated on Jun 10, 2019 10:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad

Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari arrested by anti-corruption agency

The anti-graft body has arrested several politicians on corruption charges since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office last year. Khan’s predecessor, Nawaz Sharif, was removed from office by the Supreme Court over corruption allegations.

A Pakistani court has rejected a request by former President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister for an extension of their bail.(AFP File Photo)

world news

Updated on Jun 10, 2019 06:19 PM IST

Islamabad, Pakistan | ByAgencies

Pakistan court extends interim bail of former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister till February 14

The former president and his sister along with other suspects appeared before the court as the interim bail granted to them ended Wednesday, Geo TV reported.

A banking court in Pakistan on Wednesday extended till February 14 the interim bail of former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and nine other suspects in a money laundering case.(AFP)

world news

Published on Jan 23, 2019 08:43 PM IST

Karachi | ByPress Trust of India

Imran Khan’s PTI emerges largest party with 116 seats in Pakistan elections: Official results

Thirteen independent candidates have also won and would play important roles as Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf needs their support to form the government at the Centre.

The final announcement of results of the parliamentary polls held on July 25 has been marred by delays, causing anger among the leaders of losing parties which levelled allegations of fraud.(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Jul 28, 2018 05:18 PM IST

Islamabad | ByPress Trust of India

Can Pakistan’s prodigal son become destiny’s child?

The PPP and its message no longer seem to resonate the way it once did, especially in Punjab

A file picture of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party. The last five years have seen BBZ launched and re-launched in jalsa after jalsa, then disappear from the country sparking frenzied gossip only to reappear for the saga to play out again(REUTERS)

analysis

Updated on Jul 23, 2018 11:59 AM IST

ByArifa Noor

Pakistan election: Bilawal Bhutto wins hearts but has big shoes to fill

The chances of Bilawal Bhutto, chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, becoming the next prime minister may be slim, but his campaign has won him many admirers

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto (C) waves to supporters during an election campaign rally in Karachi early on July 21, 2018.(AFP Photo)

world news

Updated on Jul 22, 2018 08:50 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad, Islamabad

India and Pakistan are not similar at all

Pakistan is the exact definition of a national security State. With the judiciary’s collusion, the Pakistani army’s takeover is near-permanent

Pakistan’s comical chief justice has disqualified former PM Nawaz Sharif for not being ‘Sadiq’ (truthful) and ‘Amin’ (trustworthy) under Islamic law, has now jailed him and his daughter for corruption(AP Photo)

columns

Updated on Jul 11, 2018 08:39 AM IST

ByShekhar Gupta

Fake bank accounts case: Pakistan SC bans Asif Ali Zardari, sister from travelling abroad

The order came as the chief justice took notice of the slow pace of inquiry into the fake bank accounts case in which Zardari and his sister have been issued notices.

Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari(AFP File Photo)

world news

Updated on Jul 08, 2018 07:04 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Islamabad | ByPress Trust of India

Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari to contest in general election

Asif Ali Zardari also predicted that no party will hold the majority in the next assembly.

File photo of former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari.(AFP Photo)

world news

Updated on May 27, 2018 06:01 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Karachi | ByPress Trust of India

Prominent Pakistani MP says country should stop doing double game on terrorism

Pakistan kept on making fun of US President Donald Trump by calling him mentally ill rather than taking him or his tweet seriously, which no doubt has put it in serious trouble, Farhatullah Babar said.

File photo of Pakistan People’s Party lawmaker Farhatullah Babar, who served as the spokesman for late premier Benazir Bhutto and her widower Asif Ali Zardari when he was the president.(Reuters)

world news

Updated on Mar 07, 2018 10:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad, Islamabad

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Relations between Pakistan and India soured after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that took the lives of 26 civilians.

He was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment following the fall. The doctor placed his foot in a cast after a check-up.

A 1988 Agreement binds India and Pakistan to refrain from causing the destruction of, or damage to, any nuclear installation or facility in the other country

Pakistan SC’s rethink on its ZA Bhutto verdict raises questions about the integrity of those holding public office

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared the PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari winner with 411 votes in the presidential election.

Asif Ali Zardari received 255 votes while his opponent Mahmood Khan got 119 votes in the National Assembly and the Senate.

Asif Ali Zardari is contesting the presidential election against Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) chief Mahmood Achakzai.

Since the February 8 elections yielded divided mandate, Pakistan has been without a government for nearly a week with no single party securing decisive majority

With no clear winner in Pakistan elections, Shehbaz Sharif, brother of Nawaz Sharif, met Bilawal Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari to cobble together an alliance.

This statement follows recent remarks by Zardari, who had indicated that the party had yet to finalise its candidate for the prime ministerial role

In a leaked audio of a purported telephonic conversation, two persons, believed to be Zardari and businessman Malik Riaz Hussain, are heard talking about the PTI chief.

The National Accountability Bureau issued the warrant against Asif Ali Zardari in a suspicious transactions case worth 8 billion Pakistani rupees, an offshoot of a fake bank accounts scam.

Earlier in September, a court in Islamabad indicted the former president and other accused in money laundering pertaining to the fake accounts case.

Zardari’s hospitalisation comes ahead of a planned national agitation by a joint front of 11 Pakistani opposition parties, including his PPP, against the Imran Khan government.

Imran Khan, who attempts to portray himself as a saviour for Kashmiri, faces criticism for the police filing sedition charges against the so-called ‘prime minister’ of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

According to the Dawn newspaper, Zardari has been admitted to a hospital in Karachi. He was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court on medical grounds last year over multiple corruption cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The developments came the Pakistan Democracy Movement, a joint front of 11 opposition parties, were preparing for a massive rally against Prime Minister Imran Khan later this month.

The move came as the Pakistan government decided to curtail the space given by the press to jailed politicians like Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Zardari.

The government claimed its defence budget was kept unchanged at ₹1,152,535 million for next fiscal (2019-20).

A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) accompanied by police, including female officials, arrested the Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman hours after the Islamabad High Court rejected his bail plea.

The anti-graft body has arrested several politicians on corruption charges since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office last year. Khan’s predecessor, Nawaz Sharif, was removed from office by the Supreme Court over corruption allegations.

The former president and his sister along with other suspects appeared before the court as the interim bail granted to them ended Wednesday, Geo TV reported.

Thirteen independent candidates have also won and would play important roles as Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf needs their support to form the government at the Centre.

The PPP and its message no longer seem to resonate the way it once did, especially in Punjab

The chances of Bilawal Bhutto, chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, becoming the next prime minister may be slim, but his campaign has won him many admirers

Pakistan is the exact definition of a national security State. With the judiciary’s collusion, the Pakistani army’s takeover is near-permanent

The order came as the chief justice took notice of the slow pace of inquiry into the fake bank accounts case in which Zardari and his sister have been issued notices.

Asif Ali Zardari also predicted that no party will hold the majority in the next assembly.

Pakistan kept on making fun of US President Donald Trump by calling him mentally ill rather than taking him or his tweet seriously, which no doubt has put it in serious trouble, Farhatullah Babar said.

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