Singapore - The Pakistani Taliban have "the upper hand" and should be put on the list of banned organisations in Pakistan, said Asif Ali Zardari, who has been nominated by his party to be the country's next president.

Islamabad - Thirty-five Pakistanis visiting China to watch Olympics have been detained on suspicion of planning to attack the Games proceedings, a media report said on Wednesday.

Islamabad - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's decision to resign on Monday brings to an end a tumultuous nine-year reign that thrived with US backing, but succumbed under impeachment threat following the first free and fair elections he conducted after grabbing power in a bloodless coup in 1999.