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Pakistan to hold Swiss talks on illicit money

Fri, 09 May 2014 17:21:00 +0200

Pakistan is to hold talks with Switzerland on a new tax treaty in the hope of retrieving state assets illegally stashed in the Swiss banking system.

Swiss refuse graft probe of Pakistan's leader

Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:23:00 +0200

Swiss prosecutors announced Friday that they had refused to reopen a probe into alleged corruption in the 1990s by current Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his late wife Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistan president 'immune' from Swiss probe of alleged corruption

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:55:00 +0100

Switzerland has refused to reopen long-running corruption cases against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari because he has immunity as head of state, Pakistan's law ministry said Sunday.

'Risk-taking hostages should pay for rescue'

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:51:00 +0200

Several Swiss politicians have called for certain freed hostages to contribute financially to the costs of their rescue.

Swiss ex-hostages speak of Taliban kidnap ordeal

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:58:00 +0200

Two Swiss former hostages who escaped their Taliban captors in March after eight months in a Pakistani tribal zone told a newspaper on Sunday of their ordeal, giving a rare glimpse into the torn region.

Pakistan calls off search for missing climbers

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:44:00 +0100

Pakistan has called off a search for three climbers -- from Austria, Switzerland and Pakistan -- who went missing in the Karakoram mountain range some 10 days ago, an official said on Monday.

Swiss hostages 'safe and sound' in Pakistan

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:46:00 +0100

A Swiss couple held captive by the Pakistani Taliban for over eight months were flown back to the capital on Thursday, smiling and waving to the cameras and apparently in good health.

Taliban release Swiss hostages: army

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:40:00 +0100

The Taliban have released two Swiss tourists kidnapped at gunpoint more than eight months ago while travelling through Pakistan's dangerous south-west, the army said on Thursday.

Swiss climber missing in Pakistan

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:01:00 +0100

Three climbers -- a Swiss, an Austrian and a Pakistani -- have gone missing during an expedition to the highest peak in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan-China border, a tour operator said on Tuesday.

Pakistan court squeezes PM on Swiss cases

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:16:00 +0100

Pakistan's top court on Thursday told the prime minister to ask Switzerland to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, demanding a compliance report be submitted by March 21st.

Pakistan's president 'immune' to Swiss probe

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:57:00 +0100

Pakistan's prime minister on Thursday told the country's top court that the president enjoys immunity, defending himself against contempt charges for refusing to ask the Swiss to re-open graft cases.

Video emerges of Swiss hostages in Pakistan

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:26:00 +0200

A video has emerged showing a Swiss couple kidnapped by the Taliban in Pakistan nearly four months ago, flanked by four masked gunmen pointing rifles at their heads.

Swiss to assist France in campaign graft probe

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:41:00 +0200

Switzerland will assist France in its probe into alleged kickbacks on an arms deal and illegal campaign finance contributions scandal that is threatening to derail President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election bid.

Pakistan Taliban say they have Swiss hostages

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:03:00 +0200

Pakistan Taliban militants on Friday said they were holding a Swiss couple kidnapped a month ago while on holiday in the remote province of Baluchistan.

Swiss hostages moved to Pakistan badlands

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:25:00 +0200

A Swiss couple kidnapped on holiday in Pakistan have been smuggled into the tribal belt on the Afghan border, a notorious haven for Taliban and Al-Qaeda, a local official said Monday.

Pakistan mounts search for Swiss hostages

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:06:00 +0200

Pakistan has launched a search operation and engaged tribal elders to help secure the release of a Swiss couple abducted in the insurgency-hit southwest, officials said Saturday.

Media welcome bin Laden killing

Tue, 03 May 2011 13:32:44 +0200

Swiss media have welcomed Osama bin Laden’s death, but have also warned that the war on terror is far from being over.