KJM Varma And Sajjad Hussain

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Pak to file counter-memorial on Jadhav's case in ICJ

Pak to file counter-memorial on Jadhav's case in ICJ

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2018

Pakistan's memorial will be in response to pleadings filed by India in the Hague-based ICJ on April 17.

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2018

The court delivered the verdict after postponing it for four times in the Avenfield corruption case -- pertaining to the ownership of four flats in the posh Avenfield House in London.

Pak placed on FATF's 'grey list' for financially aiding terrorism

Pak placed on FATF's 'grey list' for financially aiding terrorism

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2018

The placement on to grey list could hurt Pakistan's economy as well as its international standing.

Pak to choke funding of terror groups to avoid FATF black list: Report

Pak to choke funding of terror groups to avoid FATF black list: Report

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2018

Currently placed on the FATF'S 'grey list', Pakistan has been scrambling in recent months to avoid being added to a list of countries deemed non-compliant with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations by the FATF.

Hafiz Saeed's MML to contest Pakistan polls under banner of AAT

Hafiz Saeed's MML to contest Pakistan polls under banner of AAT

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2018

The decision was taken after the ECP again dismissed the MML's application for registration on Wednesday.

Hafiz Saeed's party barred from taking part in Pakistan polls

Hafiz Saeed's party barred from taking part in Pakistan polls

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2018

The interior ministry had opposed enlisting of the MML as a political party, arguing that it is an offshoot of the banned JuD.

Ex-chief justice named Pakistan's caretaker PM

Ex-chief justice named Pakistan's caretaker PM

Rediff.com   28 May 2018

Mulk, 67, is likely to be sworn in on Friday, June 1.

Pak foreign minister disqualified by court for holding UAE work permit

Pak foreign minister disqualified by court for holding UAE work permit

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2018

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif now unable to hold public or party office after the verdict.

Pak rejects as Modi's remarks on 'surgical strikes'

Pak rejects as Modi's remarks on 'surgical strikes'

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2018

"Repeating a lie doesn't turn it into the truth," the spokesperson was quoted as saying by Dawn.

Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif barred from holding office for life

Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif barred from holding office for life

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2018

A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar, gave the unanimous verdict on several identical petitions pertaining to the duration of disqualification of a politician under Article 62(1)(f) of the Pakistan Constitution, reported Samaa TV.

Pak plans permanent ban on Hafiz Saeed's JuD: Report

Pak plans permanent ban on Hafiz Saeed's JuD: Report

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2018

The powerful military establishment, which enjoys considerable influence over policy decisions in Pakistan, was also on board to ban JuD and other terror groups.

Dawood's name figures in UN list of terrorists

Dawood's name figures in UN list of terrorists

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2018

The list -- which has 139 entries from Pakistan -- identifies all those individuals who have lived in Pakistan, operated from there or have been associated with groups that used Pakistani territory for carrying out their operations.

Six years after Taliban attack, Malala returns to Pak

Six years after Taliban attack, Malala returns to Pak

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2018

Malala was dressed in Pakistani salwar kameez and dupatta. She was smiling and looked happy as he was greeted at the airport.

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2018

Pakistan Peoples Party chief Bhutto, 54, was killed in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi shortly after she had addressed an election rally on December 27, 2007.

The rise of IS in Pak is alarming: Think tank

The rise of IS in Pak is alarming: Think tank

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2018

IS, especially active in northern Sindh and Balochistan, was also behind the abduction and killing of two Chinese nationals last year.

Imran Khan denies reports of third marriage

Imran Khan denies reports of third marriage

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2018

Khan's spokesman in a statement said that he had proposed marriage to Bushra Maneka, who has "asked for time to make a final decision after consulting her family, including her children".

Those funding Hafiz Saeed, Azhar outfits face 10 years' jail, fine: Pakistan

Those funding Hafiz Saeed, Azhar outfits face 10 years' jail, fine: Pakistan

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2018

The move comes after United States President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of giving nothing to the US but "lies and deceit" and providing "safe haven" to terrorists.

Indian diplomat yelled at my mother, says Jadhav in new video

Indian diplomat yelled at my mother, says Jadhav in new video

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2018

The veracity of the video which was released by the Pakistan foreign office could not be ascertained.

Pakistan test-fires naval cruise missile 'Harba'

Pakistan test-fires naval cruise missile 'Harba'

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2018

The indigenously-built missile was launched from PNS Himmat and it successfully hit the target, it said.

India, Pak NSAs held 'secret' meet in Thailand: Report

India, Pak NSAs held 'secret' meet in Thailand: Report

Rediff.com   1 Jan 2018

While Pakistan termed its decision to allow Jadhav's family to travel to Pakistan to meet him as humanitarian gesture, India has accused it of violating mutual understandings.