All stories by M Zulqernain
10,000 cops storm Imran Khan's house in Lahore, dozens arrested
Rediff.com18 Mar 2023The police personnel removed barricades from the entrance of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief's residence and removed all camps the PTI activists had erected to protect their leader.
Imran Khan supporters clash with police, foil his arrest
Rediff.com15 Mar 2023Scores of PTI workers and policemen suffered injuries in the violent clashes. So far, no casualty has been reported.
Holi celebration stopped in Pak varsity, 15 injured
Rediff.com7 Mar 2023At least 15 students from Pakistan's minority Hindu community were injured on Monday after members of a radical Islamic student organisation allegedly stopped them from celebrating Holi at the Punjab University premises in Lahore.
Imran Khan dodges arrest, says will appear before court on Mar 7
Rediff.com5 Mar 2023The Lahore police closed the main road leading to the Zaman Park residence of Khan by placing containers. Riot police and water cannons are currently present near Khan's residence.
26/11 attackers still roam free, says Javed Akhtar in Pakistan
Rediff.com21 Feb 2023Netizens applauded him for calling out terrorism stemming out of Pakistan on Pakistani soil.
Never met Osama, says 'global terrorist' Makki from jail
Rediff.com20 Jan 2023'I believe that the grounds for my listing are based on heresy and disinformation by the Indian government'
Gen Bajwa called me playboy: Imran Khan
Rediff.com3 Jan 2023It was my great mistake to grant extension to Gen Bajwa. Bajwa started showing his 'true colour' after getting extension, Khan said.
Imran Khan to resume march from the same point where he was attacked
Rediff.com6 Nov 2022Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his party will resume the march to Islamabad from the same spot where he survived an assassination attempt but sustained bullet injuries during a rally in Punjab province, saying he prefers 'death instead of living the life of a slave'.
1,200-yr-old temple in Pak, occupied after Babri demolition, to be restored
Rediff.com4 Aug 2022A 1,200-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan's Lahore city will be restored after 'illegal occupants' were evicted from it following a lengthy court battle, the federal body overseeing minority worship places in the country said on Wednesday.
Imran Khan seeks fresh polls in Pak after stunning Punjab win
Rediff.com18 Jul 2022Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 15 of 20 seats up for grabs in the politically crucial province of Punjab on Sunday, dealing a major blow to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his 13-party alliance led by the ruling PML-N.
Senior Pak journalist assaulted for calling army generals property dealers
Rediff.com2 Jul 2022The attackers then manhandled him and also tortured his driver before fleeing from the scene.
Mumbai terror attack handler Majeed Mir awarded 15-yr jail in Pakistan
Rediff.com25 Jun 2022Mir was called "project manager" of the Mumbai attacks.
2 teenage Hindu sisters raped in Pakistan
Rediff.com16 Jun 2022The two sisters, aged 16 and 17, left their house in Bahawalnagar, Fort Abbas, some 300 km from Lahore on the morning of June 5 to attend the nature's call in a nearby field when two men allegedly held them at gun point, area police official Irshad Yaqoob told PTI.
Musharraf admitted to UAE hospital, family says 'recovery not possible'
Rediff.com11 Jun 2022Pakistan's former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf is hospitalised in the United Arab Emirates after his health deteriorated and is going through a 'difficult stage where recovery is not possible', his family said on Friday amidst speculation about his condition.
'Desperate' Imran 'begged' military to save his govt: Maryam Nawaz
Rediff.com27 Apr 2022Maryam told the charged workers that the days of trouble for Khan had begun.
In a veiled attack, Imran Khan blames Pak Army chief for his ouster
Rediff.com21 Apr 2022Khan, in the same breath, praised the Army, saying "Pakistan needs the Armed forces more than Imran Khan."
Pak to hang 6 for lynching Sri Lankan national, 9 given life term
Rediff.com18 Apr 2022Anti-terrorism court Lahore Judge Natasha Nasim also handed down two-year rigorous imprisonment each to 72 accused persons, including nine juveniles.
Imran supporters protest across Pak, chant 'chowkidar chor hai'
Rediff.com11 Apr 2022The charged PTI supporters, including women and children, showed their solidarity with Khan during the rally that started at 9 pm on Sunday and lasted till 3 am on Monday.
Shehbaz Sharif: From being exiled to potential PM
Rediff.com10 Apr 2022Shehbaz, the 70-year-old younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has served as chief minister of the country's most populous and politically crucial Punjab province thrice.
26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed gets 31 years in jail
Rediff.com8 Apr 2022Earlier in five such cases, the 70-year-old radical cleric had already been convicted for 36 years imprisonment.