Asif Ali Zardari gives no guarantee to Pervez Musharraf on his return to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani military dictator general Pervez Musharraf is seeking guarantee from the Zardari government that he won’t be indicted on criminal charges when he returns to Pakistan.

However, the Zardari government is in no mood to give any such assurances, say officials. Musharraf is in Dubai for consultations with his close aides and is expected to announce a roadmap for his return to Pakistan shortly.

According to an official of Musharraf’s still-to-be-registered political party All Pakistan Muslim League, a number of PML-Quaid-a-Azam politicians are encouraging the retired general to return to Pakistan and base his party headquarters in Lahore.

PML-N wins by-poll after close contest

LAHORE: A close contest was witnessed between the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf in PP-160 with the candidate of the former winning, according to unofficial results, amid ‘rigging’ allegations.

As per unofficial results, PML-N’s Saiful Malook Khokhar got around 27,000 votes, PTI’s Zaheer Abbas Khokhar about 19,000 and JI’s Jehangir Bara could bag 7,500 or so votes. The results from some 10 polling stations were to be declared till our going to the press.

Pakistan: Lahore woman poisons, kills her four children

LAHORE: A woman, after a domestic quarrel, killed her three daughters and one son by injecting them with poison in Lahore's Liaquatabad area, DawnNews reported.

Later on, the woman, Muniza, administered a poison injection on herself.

Muniza, who works as a nurse, was married to a constable and they used to have frequent quarrels regarding finances.

Muniza was admitted to the ICU of the Ittefaq Hospital in Model Town.

There were conflicting reports regarding her condition. Police said Muniza had passed away. However, the doctors at the hospital said she was in a critical condition.

UK plans to invest £665m in Pakistan

KARACHI: British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday visited the Karachi Stock Exchange and expressed satisfaction over efforts at maintaining stability in the financial sector in Pakistan.

According to a media release of the KSE Mr Hague participated in a financial services roundtable and was impressed with the overview.

Speaking on the occasion he discussed the UK government’s plan to invest 665 million pounds in Pakistan. He solicited views of the participants on how best to utilise these funds.