Mir Hazar Khan Khoso

• Pakistan releases 45 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture

  Pakistan today released 45 Indian fishermen from a Karachi prison as a goodwill gesture, officials said.

• Pakistan's China-made fighter jets to escort Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's plane

  Six JF-17 Thunder jets of the Pakistan Air Force will escort Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's aircraft when it enters Pakistani airspace on Wednesday at the start of his two-day visit, symbolising the close links between the two sides in defence and strategic sectors.

• Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's Ambassador to US, resigns

  Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's envoy to the US, today resigned following the defeat of the Pakistan People's Party in last week's general elections.

• Pakistan caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso takes office ahead of vote

  Pakistan's caretaker prime minister was sworn into office on Monday, drawing a line under protracted political wrangling and putting the country on course for an historic election period.

• Pakistan's election commission appoints former high court chief justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker Prime Minister

  Pakistan's election commission has chosen a former high court chief justice nominated by the country's outgoing ruling party to serve as caretaker prime minister in the run up to a historic national election this spring.