Raja Pervez Ashraf

• Pakistan Supreme Court orders action against former premier Pervez Ashraf

  The Pakistan Supreme Court today ordered action against former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and several others in the multi-billion Rupees development funds case.

• Pakistani agencies start investigation into leaked report on Osama bin Laden

  Embarrassed by the startling revelations made in the leaked version of the Osama bin Laden Commission Report, Pakistani military and civilian intelligence agencies have started investigating the source of the leak.

• Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf barred from leaving Pakistan

  A day after his resounding defeat in Pakistan's general election, former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf was on Monday barred from leaving the country over allegations of corruption in setting up power projects.

• Will be very happy to invite Manmohan Singh to swearing-in ceremony: Nawaz Sharif

  Nawaz Sharif, set to be Pakistan's Prime Minister for a third time, has said he is happy to invite India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Islamabad for his oath-taking ceremony, the latest in a series of bonhomous statements that seem to signal that both sides are keen to move forward on the dialogue process.

• Pakistan's former PM Yusuf Raza Gilani, Raja Pervez Ashraf faces rout in polls

  In an embarrassing setback to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) that ruled the country since 2008, former Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf lost the election along with his predecessor Yusuf Raza Gilani's two sons.

• Pakistan court provisionally allows former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest polls

  A Pakistani court today provisionally allowed former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest the upcoming general election after suspending an Election Tribunal's decision to disqualify him.

• Pakistan tribunal disqualifies former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf from polls

  A Pakistani election tribunal on Monday disqualified former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf from contesting next month's general elections over graft allegations, an official said.

• Former Pak premier Raja Pervez Ashraf's nomination papers rejected

  Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf's nomination papers for a parliamentary constituency in Rawalpindi were rejected by authorities yesterday even as the Election Commission completed the verification of nominations of 24,094 candidates contesting the May 11 polls.

• Former Pakistan premier Raja Pervez Ashraf's nomination papers rejected

  Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf's nomination papers for a parliamentary constituency in Rawalpindi were rejected by authorities on Sunday even as the Election Commission completed the verification of nominations of 24,094 candidates contesting the May 11 polls.

• Bilawal Bhutto launches election campaign in Pakistan

  Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today launched the Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) election campaign in a low-key manner, invoking the legacy of the Bhutto family while calling on people to back the party in the May 11 election.

• Pakistani politicians begin consultations on caretaker government

  Pakistani politicians on Sunday were deep in consultations over the formation of a caretaker administration to lead the country in the run-up to elections due by mid-May.

• Pakistan government ends unprecedented full term amid criticism

  Pakistan's elected government completed its full five-year term on Saturday, the first in the country's turbulent history to do so, leaving a legacy of Taliban violence, sectarian unrest, chronic power cuts and a fragile economy.

• Constitutional transfer of power, victory for democracy, says Pak PM in his farewell address

  Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today said the constitutional transfer of power by an elected government is a victory of democratic forces.

• Raja Pervez Ashraf proposes names for caretaker Pakistan PM ahead of polls

  Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today proposed the name of former minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and banker Ishrat Hussain besides a retired judge for heading an interim administration and sought early response from opposition to set the stage for elections.

• Blog: Delicacies on the menu, but no diplomacy

  Given the timing of the meeting, everyone from the country's Opposition to the khadims at the Ajmer Dargah were watching closely. India's Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid welcomed Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at Jaipur's Rambagh Palace. Roughly 32 dignitaries, including 18 members of the Pakistan premier's family were part of the de...