ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Nine ministers from the party of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif resigned Tuesday over a dispute about the reinstatement of judges

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The junior partner in Pakistan's fragile coalition says it is quitting the government because the coalition has not yet

By Pamela Constable ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's fragile governing coalition cracked open Monday as one of its major parties withdrew from the Cabinet,

ENTERS FRAY: The former Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, hands over his nomination papers for the coming byelections in Rawalpindi on Monday.

Ministers belonging to one of the main parties in Pakistan are set to hand in their resignations, just three months after landmark general elections.

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says his ministers will resign from their cabinet posts on Tuesday. [Reuters] The Commonwealth has decided to re-admit

By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an early sign of instability in the new government in Pakistan, the junior partner in the coalition said Monday that

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday, raising doubts over the new government's

Nawaz Sharif, a former Pakistani prime minister, has announced that ministers from his political party will withdraw from the cabinet over the delayed

By Barry Newhouse The second largest party in Pakistan's ruling political coalition is vowing to quit its federal cabinet posts, threatening the stability

By GRETCHEN PETERS and HABIBULLAH KHAN Amid spiraling food prices, rising militant violence and a crime wave sweeping the country, Pakistanis watched with

The differences between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) over the reinstatement of sacked Pakistan judges seem to

By VOA News Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says his party is withdrawing from the federal Cabinet because the two leading parties have failed

One of Pakistan's biggest political parties is to leave its fragile civilian government only three months after the coalition was formed.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced Monday his party was withdrawing from the federal Cabinet but would not oppose

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says his ministers will resign from their cabinet posts on Tuesday. [Reuters] Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced that his party is withdrawing from Pakistan's federal Cabinet but will not join the

The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to meet shortly to decide whether to remain in the country's new government.