The Latest Breaking News from Asif Ali Zardari

Pakistan’s parliament votes to give army chief sweeping new powers

Constitutional amendment puts Field Marshal Asim Munir in command of navy and air force in addition to the army and grants him lifelong immunity from prosecution

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Sharif Claims Islamabad Suicide Attack Linked to Groups 'Backed by India' Amid Tensions

A suicide bombing near an Islamabad court killed 12 people and injured 27. PM Sharif blamed India-backed militant groups originating in Afghanistan, an allegation Delhi has yet to address.

International Business Times UK · Nov 11, 2025

From Pakistan to Spain via the Canaries, smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes

A failed crossing from Mauritania’s coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands in which 44 Pakistanis perished earlier this year has cast a spotlight on how globalized and sophisticated smuggling networks on the West African coast have become

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

Pakistan's president says terrorist attacks won't end friendship with China

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says his country’s friendship with China has “gone through ups and downs” but it won’t be broken down by terrorist attacks

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

More than 40 Pakistanis feared drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off African coast

Officials say more than 40 Pakistanis are feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off West Africa’s Atlantic coastline

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

Why a bill on religious seminaries is Pakistan’s latest flashpoint

Bill weakening government oversight over religious schools was part of a political deal. Now Islamabad is backtracking.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2024

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims

Attack is one of deadliest incidents in sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shiites in Kurram

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

Gunmen kill at least 31 people in 2 separate attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan

Police and officials in Pakistan say gunmen in the country's restive southwest have killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

Gunmen kill at least 39 in multiple attacks in southwestern Pakistan

Gunmen killed at least 39 people in multiple attacks in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Monday, police said. The figure includes at least 23 people who were killed after gunmen forced them off buses and vehicles in Pakistan’s Musakhail district, in one of the deadliest attacks in the soutwestern province.

France 24 · Aug 26, 2024

Villain to some, hero to others: Asif Ali Zardari returns as Pakistan president

Few have been such a constant, and often controversial, presence in Pakistani politics as widower of Benazir Bhutto

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024