Nawaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan wants to resolve all outstanding issues with India through dialogue.

A team formed to investigate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the sacking and detention of judges during the 2007 emergency had said in a preliminary report that he cannot be tried under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 people on suspicion of espionage for Iran, the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday.

While maintaining its earlier position on Syria, US has said the only outcome that is right for the people of west Asian country is the transition from the Assad era to a post-Assad era and strongly believed that Bashar al-Assad has no place in the country's future.

Iranian legislative body has approved eligibility of eight Presidential candidates for the June 14 poll in the country.

Japan is considering direct talks with North Korea, the government said on Wednesday, adding momentum to the cause after a top level aide to the Prime Minister made a surprise trip to Pyongyang.

Former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf  (PTI) on Thursday said it would lead a coalition government in the terror-hit northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistan's interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Thursday promised to transfer power to the new government on time. The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party of two-time Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif emerged the single largest party in the May 11 general elections and Sharif is set to lead the country for the third time.

Nawaz Sharif's PML-N has secured majority in Pakistan's National Assembly after 18 independent candidates joined the party, allowing it to form government at the centre without striking an alliance with any other party.

President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a special session of the Senate on May 23 that will be addressed by visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.