Authorities have defused four small bombs planted near the house of former Pakistan president and army chief Pervez Musharraf, just two days before he is to appear in court in a treason case.

Pakistan’s government plans to put former President Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason.

Pakistan has freed former president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest days after he was granted bail.

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 Pakistani court has charged former Pakistani President and army chief, Pervez Musharraf, in connection with the 2007 assassination of a former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised today to return to office with a resounding election victory – a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country’s daunting problems, including growing power cuts, weak economic growth and shaky finances.

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.

The Pakistani general who ruled the country for nearly a decade before being forced to step down is in an anti-terrorism court for a hearing.

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been placed under house arrest after being arrested over a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power.

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.

Pakistan’s top court has ordered former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf to appear before judges in connection with allegations that he committed treason while in power.

A Guantanamo inmate pleaded guilty today to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, in a plea deal that limits his sentence.

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.

At least nine people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside the home of a local politician in south-west Pakistan, police said today.

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.

PAKISTAN’S security service provides weapons and training to Taliban insurgents fighting US and British troops in Afghanistan, despite official denials, Taliban commanders say, in allegations that could worsen tensions between Pakistan and the US.

The discovery of Osama bin Laden’s hideaway in a city at the heart of Pakistan’s military establishment today revived questions about alleged links between al-Qaida and elements in the country’s security forces.

SECRET documents about detainees at Guantanamo Bay reveal new information about some of the men the US believes to be terrorists, according to reports.

Secret documents about detainees at Guantanamo Bay reveal new information about some of the men the US believes to be terrorists, according to reports about the files.

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.

Exiled Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf told a rally in Britain today of his plans to return to the country at the head of a new party in a bid to regain power.

Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf said today he is gearing up for a return to politics and will launch a new party next month – two years after he stepped down as president and left the country following nationwide protests.

Pakistan’s government should negotiate with the country’s Taliban militants to ease the relentless security crisis in the nuclear-armed, US-allied nation, the top opposition leader said.

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.

Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans in Pakistan's cultural capital, said police.

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.

Afghanistan president Hamid Mr Karzai today promised to root out his government’s endemic corruption in an inauguration speech made under intense pressure to shed the cronyism and graft that marked his first term.

Pakistan's Supreme Court today summoned former president Pervez Musharraf to defend himself against charges of imposing a state of emergency in 2007.

Pakistan’s top court acquitted opposition leader Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges stemming from the 1999 coup against his government.

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

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to contest elections from Lahore after the Supreme Court lifted a ban barring him from electoral politics.

Pakistan’s reinstated chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry today urged lawyers to help him rid the judiciary of corruption.

The Pakistani chief justice whose ousting sparked tremendous political turmoil made a celebrated return to his office today following calls for reconciliation and a strong judiciary by the country's president, who had long blocked the judge's reinstatement.

Cheering activists and lawyers marched on the Pakistani capital today to protest outside parliament, defying a government ban and hundreds of arrests nationwide.

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif today warned that the country was moving towards a state of political crisis.

Three suicide bombers blew themselves up during a raid on their hide-out in southern Pakistan today.

Pakistan’s new president told Parliament today that the nation will not tolerate violations of its sovereignty by “any power” in the name of fighting terror, a clear signal to the US to avoid controversial cross-border strikes.

PAKISTAN’S military has ordered its forces to open fire if US troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said.

THE widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto took office as the country’s new president yesterday, facing immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems.

The widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has taken office as the country’s new president.

Al-Qaida today accused Iran of collaborating with the United States in a video message summarising the state of jihad.