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Arrest warrant issued against Musharraf in Lal Masjid cleric's murder

Arrest warrant issued against Musharraf in Lal Masjid cleric's murder

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2015

A non-bailable arrest warrant was issued on Friday against former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf by a court in Islamabad for repeatedly failing to appear in the 2007 murder case of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi.

Pak forces kill 80 militants in northwest

Pak forces kill 80 militants in northwest

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2015

At least 80 militants and seven soldiers were killed on Saturday in clashes between security forces and terrorists in Pakistan's volatile northwest tribal region

Pakistan postpones execution of man sentenced when he was 14

Pakistan postpones execution of man sentenced when he was 14

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Thursday postponed the execution of a man whose family alleged he was 14 at the time of crime and his confession was extracted through torture.

Over 16,000 families refuse polio vaccination in Pakistan

Over 16,000 families refuse polio vaccination in Pakistan

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2015

Over 16,000 families in Pakistan refused to vaccinate their children against polio during the first two days of the latest round of polio campaign in the country, as community opposition and Taliban threats block efforts to eradicate the crippling disease from the country.

Pakistan executes nine more convicts

Pakistan executes nine more convicts

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Wednesday executed nine death-row prisoners, a day after 12 others were hanged

12 death row prisoners executed in Pakistan

12 death row prisoners executed in Pakistan

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Tuesday executed 12 prisoners convicted under militancy and murder charges

India's reaction to court ruling on Lakhvi irrational, says Pak

India's reaction to court ruling on Lakhvi irrational, says Pak

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Monday termed as "irrational" India's strong reaction to a court's ruling ordering release of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, but hoped that the issue will not affect the proposed bilateral talks.

Pak parties offer blood money to Taseer family to pardon killer

Pak parties offer blood money to Taseer family to pardon killer

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2015

Pakistani religious parties have offered blood money to the family of slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer to pardon his killer.

Indo-Pak FS-level talks held; India raises terror issues

Indo-Pak FS-level talks held; India raises terror issues

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2015

India and Pakistan on Tuesday discussed each other's 'concerns and interests' with Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar raising the issue of terror.

Pak army chief warns India ahead of Jaishankar's visit

Pak army chief warns India ahead of Jaishankar's visit

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2015

Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday warned India of a 'befitting response' to alleged provocation along the LoC

India CAN'T become a permanent UNSC member: Sharif tells Obama

India CAN'T become a permanent UNSC member: Sharif tells Obama

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2015

India's permanent membership in the reformed UNSC is unacceptable to Pakistan

Pakistan successfully test-fires new stealth cruise missile

Pakistan successfully test-fires new stealth cruise missile

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2015

The new missile is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to 350 km.

Pak security forces arrest over 1,800 suspected militants

Pak security forces arrest over 1,800 suspected militants

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2015

Pakistan authorities have arrested more than 1,800 suspected extremists as crackdown on militants intensified in the wake of the Peshawar school massacre that left 150 people dead, officials said on Thursday.

Petrol crisis forces Pak PM to skip WEF meet in Davos

Petrol crisis forces Pak PM to skip WEF meet in Davos

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2015

At the meeting the Sharif said that all concerned ministries should ensure 'seamless coordination' to ensure steady supply of petrol in all parts of the country.

Pakistan likely to ban Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Haqqani network

Pakistan likely to ban Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Haqqani network

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

Pakistan plans to ban 10 terror outfits, including 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and the dreaded Afghan-based Haqqani Network, a move seen by experts as a "paradigm shift" in the country's security policy in the wake of Peshawar school massacre.

Pakistan executes 7 more terror convicts

Pakistan executes 7 more terror convicts

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2015

Seven terror convicts were hanged on Tuesday in jails across Pakistan, including a junior technician at Pakistan Air Force who was involved in the attack on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

Al Qaeda commander among 4 terrorists killed in Karachi

Al Qaeda commander among 4 terrorists killed in Karachi

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2015

A top commander of Al Qaeda in the Indian Sub-continent and three of his associates were killed on Friday in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.

Taliban chief orders militants to target Sharif's party

Taliban chief orders militants to target Sharif's party

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2015

Pakistani Taliban chief has ordered militants to hit the leaders of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's ruling party after the government lifted a moratorium on death penalty and set up military courts to try terrorists.

Pak security forces nab over 300 terror suspects in Islamabad

Pak security forces nab over 300 terror suspects in Islamabad

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2014

Pakistan's security forces have arrested more than 300 terror suspects, including foreigners, in a crackdown against militants in the capital Islamabad. Pakistan has launched countrywide crackdown on militants after the Peshawar school massacre which killed 148 people, most of them students, last week.

Pak executes 2 terrorists after lifting ban on death penalty

Pak executes 2 terrorists after lifting ban on death penalty

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2014

Pakistani authorities executed two men convicted for attacks on the army headquarters and former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday night, days after Pakistan lifted its moratorium on the death penalty.