South East Asia

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s counsel Thursday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the decision of a special court not to allow the high treason case against his client to be held in a military court.

President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain, on Friday said that Pakistan would continue to support all efforts aimed at a peaceful, stable and united Afghanistan, said an official press release.

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Monday directed by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court to appear personally on March 7 in connection with a case over the detention of judges in 2007. The court exempted Gen (retd) Musharraf from Monday’s hearing following a request from his lawyer Ilyas Siddiqui.

The special court trying former President and General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason on Friday dismissed an application seeking transfer of the complaint to a court martial under the Pakistan Army Act. Justice Faisal Arab asked Mr. Musharraf to be present in court on March 11 in the light …

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf appeared at a Pakistani court hearing on treason charges on Tuesday, but the case was delayed after his lawyers challenged the tribunal’s jurisdiction.

The Afghan and Pakistani leaders are expected to discuss security in Afghanistan after the NATO troop pullout and efforts to negotiate with the Taliban when they meet in Turkey on Thursday.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for Ankara on Wednesday on a three-day visit to Turkey to attend Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit, officials said. The trilateral process, an important platform for high-level dialogue, security cooperation, and economic development partnership, was launched in 2007.

India on Wednesday called for radical UN Security Council reforms to represent the current geo-political realities of the world. “Security Council today is clearly one of the most troubling anachronisms of our times. As a body mandated with the primary responsibility for maintenance

Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain will pay an official visit to China from February 18 to 20, an official statement said on Tuesday. This is his first state visit abroad after assuming office and he will hold summit-level talks with President Xi Jinping. He will also have meetings with Premier Li Keqiang …

India and China on Monday held border talks in New Delhi during which both sides reviewed recent developments in the Indo-China border areas especially in the Western Sector, Indian foreign ministry stated. The ministry said the talks of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs was held …