Imran Khan blames rival for murder of politician Zahra Shahid Hussain in Pakistan amid continuing dispute over poll rigging

The Independent - Monday 20th May, 2013

Imran Khan has blamed a political rival based in Britain for the murder of a politician from his own party who was shot dead outside her house in Karachi on Saturday ...

Khan’s party wins re-vote in Karachi

IOL - Monday 20th May, 2013

Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan protest against the killing of Zara Shahid Hussain, a leading member of the PTI, in ...

Investors to gain access to Pakistan with imminent fund launch

European Pensions - Monday 20th May, 2013

The first Pakistan fund, the Melchior Selected Trust Pakistan Opportunities Fund (MSTPOF), will be launched on 19 June by Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP, advised by KASB Funds in Karachi. At launch, it is believed that MSTPOF will be the only Luxembourg UCITS Fund dedicated to investing in Pakistan equities. Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP believes that Pakistan warrants particular ...

Pakistan holds news conference to say cant end power blackouts

Yahoo Health - Monday 20th May, 2013

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise prices. The power shortages have sparked violent protests and crippled key industries, costing hundreds of thousands of jobs in a ...

Pakistan Gunmen attack polio team kill policeman

San Diego Union-Tribune - Monday 20th May, 2013

Local government administrator Faramosh Khan says the gunmen attacked the team on Monday in the town of Mamound in the Bajur tribal area, just as it had started a vaccination ...

Protests and poll re-runs in Karachi

Euro News - Monday 20th May, 2013

Protests have taken place in the city of Karachi in Pakistan, the day after a senior politician from the country’s third largest party was killed in a drive-by shooting. It is not clear who was behind the death of Zara Shahid ...

I should have quit presidency to lead PPP in polls Zardari

Times of India - Monday 20th May, 2013

Asif Zardari has said that he should have quit his position and led the Pakistan People's Party's campaign in order to ensure a better performance in the just concluded general election. Zardari made the remarks while interacting with a delegation of ...

Pakistani health officials blamed for measles outbreak

The Seattle Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

Hundreds of Pakistani children have died of measles in the past year because Pakistani health officials have incompetently handled vaccination programs, according to a new government ...

Imrans party wins revote in Karachi

Times Of India - Monday 20th May, 2013

Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests. Khan blamed the killing ...

Go slow on India Gen Kayani tells Sharif

Times of India - Monday 20th May, 2013

The report said Kayani called on Sharif to congratulate him on the PML-N's success in the general election and informally talked "about all national security ...

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

NDTV - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.The comments follow a weekend report that said Afghanistan's ambassador to India had said the country needs India's help with "equipment and weapons to fight." ...

Pakistan repeats vote despite killing

Tribune Review - Sunday 19th May, 2013

KARACHI, Pakistan -- Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan's ...

Pakistanis cast votes after killing

CNN Asia - Sunday 19th May, 2013

NEW: Family and friends bury Zahra Shahid Hussain The Pakistani political leader was killed outside her home in Karachi The rival MQM party denies responsibility and condemns the killing A revote is held in parts of Karachi after vote-rigging ...

Scotland clash with Pakistan abandoned

Sportal - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Scotland's second One-Day International with Pakistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Sunday.Misbah Ul Haq's men were due to play the second of two warm-up games ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, which starts on June 6, but the game was called off after heavy rain forced the umpires to rule that no play would take place.The match had been due to start at 10.45 (British ...

Pakistan army will be watching Sharifs cozying up to India

Reuters - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Nawaz Sharif, incoming prime minister and leader of political party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), smiles as he talks to journalists after visiting Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), outside the Shaukat Khanum hospital in Lahore May 14, ...

First Pakistani woman atop Everest

Times of India - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Mirza Ali , who becomes the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain. Nepal mountaineering department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col - the pass between Everest and a neighbouring ...

Killing of Pakistani Politician Shakes New Voting Round

International Herald Tribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ...

Pakistan holds repeat poll despite killing of politician

The China Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

KARACHI -- Under tight security, Pakistani officials Sunday held a repeat election in a district of violence-plagued Karachi, despite the killing of a senior politician in the city the day ...

Funeral Held for Slain Pakistani Politician

VOA - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Zahra Shahid Hussain was killed late Saturday after being approached by two unknown gunmen outside her home in Karachi. Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, blamed Saturday's slaying of Zahra Shahid Hussain on the rival Muttahida Qaumi Movement party, or MQM. The party has denied any ...

Color nostalgic scenes make Pakistans trucks rolling works of art

Global Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Pakistan -- Here, trucks rule the road. Whether by blaring their horns at pedestrians or blocking a narrow street with an awkward parking job, Karachi's trucks always get the right of way. But aside from being a nuisance to already harassed drivers, the trucks add a welcome splash of color to a remarkably bleak city. The images they bear, often whimsical, adorn every possible surface of ...

Karachi Holds Repeat Vote Despite Killing

Radio Free Europe - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Voters in Pakistan's port city of Karachi have cast ballots in a partial rerun of the country's general election. The May 19 vote in the constituency known as NA-250 was held amid tight security, after a senior woman politician from Imran Khan's party was killed on the eve of the fresh voting. There was no official estimate of voter turnout. Khan's Pakistan Movement ...

Gunmen Kill Khans Senior Official Ahead of Pakistan Recount

Common Dreams - Sunday 19th May, 2013

was shot dead on Saturday outside the gates of her home in Karachi, Pakistan, hours before several re-elections were scheduled to take place in the country on ...