A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban has been awarded the prestigious Tipperary International Peace Award and plans to join a campaign led by Plan Ireland.

A court in Pakistan has charged former military dictator Pervez Musharraf with the 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto in an unprecedented move likely to anger the all-powerful army.

Pakistan’s former leader Pervez Musharraf has been charged with murder over the 2007 assassination of prime minister Benazir Bhutto, deepening the fall of a once-powerful figure who returned to the country this year to make a political comeback.

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban is to be honoured for her courage and determination.

The inspirational Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai will this evening accept the Tipperary International Peace Award in a ceremony at the Ballykisteen Hotel.

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban will be honoured for her courage and determination tomorrow.

Malala Yousafzai — the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls — celebrated her 16th birthday by demanding world leaders provide free compulsory schooling for every child.

PASHTUNABAD — a poor, wind and flyblown suburb of Quetta — is the type of Pakistani town where commanders in the Afghan Taliban lived after being kicked out of their country in 2001.

Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls today for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent.

Gunmen have killed Pakistan's lead prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, throwing the case that also involves former ruler Pervez Musharraf into disarray.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is thought to be holed up at his private compound on the outskirts of Islamabad after a court revoked his bail in a case in which he is accused of treason.

A ceremonial funeral with military honours will be held in London today for Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Rachel Marie Walsh takes a closer look at the style history of the original power dresser

The only son of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto told hundreds of thousands of supporters yesterday, on the fifth anniversary of his mother’s death, that he would carry forward her legacy, an appearance designed to anoint him as a political heir.

Former president Mary McAleese and her husband Martin have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the peace process.

One year after the Abbottabad raid, al Qaeda’s mastermind is still loose. Bin Laden’s death has only made the search harder, reports Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau, and Daniel Klaidman

Pakistan's supreme court convicted the Prime Minister of contempt today for refusing to reopen an old corruption case against the country's president.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has charged the prime minister with contempt for defying its orders to reopen a corruption case against his political ally, president Asif Ali Zardari.

Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf is planning to return to the country and prepare for elections, despite threats he could be arrested.

A government prosecutor says former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will be arrested in connection with the killing of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto if he returns home this month.

Whether they have a strong political pedigree or none, women are climbing to the top of Asian politics, writes Vishakha Desai

I RECENTLY saw a film called I Don’t Know How She Does It, which portrays the trials and tribulations of a woman who dares to juggle that holy trinity of husband, children and — whisper its name — a high-flying career.

Two police officers were indicted for the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and will face trial along with five members of the Pakistani Taliban, a state prosecutor said.

Courts in Pakistan have filed charges against seven people over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

ONE of the most under-threat women in the world yesterday said receiving the Tipperary International Peace Award would help her personal safety.

An anti-terrorism court judge has issued an arrest warrant for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in connection with the 2007 assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani state television said today.

LAWYERS showered the suspected killer of a prominent Pakistani governor with rose petals when he arrived at court yesterday and an influential Muslim scholars group praised the assassination of the outspoken opponent of laws that order death for those who insult Islam.

Thousands gathered under tight security in Pakistan today for the funeral of a provincial governor allegedly shot dead by a bodyguard.

THE governor of Pakistan’s wealthiest and most populous province was shot dead in the capital yesterday by one of his own guards, who later told interrogators that he was angry about the politician’s stance against the country’s blasphemy law, officials said.

The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province was shot dead by one of his guards today apparently for criticising the country’s controversial blasphemy laws.

THOUSANDS of Pakistanis gathered yesterday to mourn ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto on the third anniversary of her death and demand her killers be brought to justice.

Former President Mary Robinson is on a shortlist drawn up for the 2010 Tipperary International Peace Award, it was revealed today.

A Pakistani court has issued arrest warrants for two senior police officials accused of negligence in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said today.

Pakistan’s president said it will take at least three years to recover from the floods that are battering the country.

THE catastrophe that has struck Pakistan is gargantuan, but the Irish aid agencies and Government responded with customary spontaneity and wholehearted engagement, supported by the generosity and compassion of the Irish people.

POOR Pakistan: only on the cricket field does it ever seem to have any luck.

Senator Ted Kennedy and his sister, former US ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith, were recognised today with the Tipperary International Peace Award for their support for the Northern Ireland peace process.

Pakistan has sidelined eight officials, including policemen, responsible for the security of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

PAKISTANI authorities could have prevented the 2007 murder of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto and deliberately failed to properly investigate her death, a UN-appointed independent panel has said.

Pakistan’s president faced fresh calls to step down today after being stripped of an amnesty that protected him from corruption charges.

Pakistan’s president turned over command of the country’s nuclear arsenal to his political ally the prime minister and signalled he was ready to shed more power amid growing pressure to resign.

Pakistan’s Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has been killed by a US missile strike.

Pakistan’s Taliban chief has been killed in a CIA missile strike and his body buried, three intelligence officials said today.

ONE of Osama bin Laden’s sons was probably killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, US National Public Radio reported, citing US intelligence sources.

A United Nations team visited Pakistan’s battle-scarred Swat Valley today as hundreds of refugees made their way back to the troubled area.