Sajjad Hussain, PTI

Stories by Sajjad Hussain, PTI

Foreign banks can open zero-balance accounts

Foreign banks can open zero-balance accounts

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2013

Withdrawals from basic savings bank deposit accounts are capped at four a month, including withdrawals via ATMs.

Karzai to visit Pak; release of Taliban leader on agenda

Karzai to visit Pak; release of Taliban leader on agenda

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will arrive in Islamabad on Monday on a one-day trip to discuss the frayed ties with Pakistan and seek release of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Barader as a confidence building measure.

Pakistan parl passes resolution against LoC firing

Pakistan parl passes resolution against LoC firing

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2013

The Pakistani parliament on Thursday expressed concern over the violation of the ceasefire on the LoC and called for a "constructive" engagement with India.

Pervez Musharraf indicted in Bhutto murder case

Pervez Musharraf indicted in Bhutto murder case

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2013

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto.

Torrential rains, floods kill 110 people in Pakistan

Torrential rains, floods kill 110 people in Pakistan

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2013

Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 110 people and affected over three lakh in many parts of Pakistan, the country's disaster management authority said on Monday.

25 killed in suicide attack on police in Quetta

25 killed in suicide attack on police in Quetta

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2013

Twenty-five people, including several top police officers, were killed when a suicide bomber targeted the funeral of a slain policeman in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday.

Tension along LoC: Pak, India DGMOs talk on hotline

Tension along LoC: Pak, India DGMOs talk on hotline

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2013

Top military officials of Pakistan and India on Wednesday spoke to each other on hotline to lower tension after the killing of five Indian soldiers along the Line of Control in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan on high alert after Taliban's 'biggest attack' threat

Pakistan on high alert after Taliban's 'biggest attack' threat

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2013

Security has been beefed up across Pakistan to fend off a looming threat by Taliban to launch the "biggest attack" on some unspecified important installation, officials said on Monday.

Govt unveils new telecom licence norms

Govt unveils new telecom licence norms

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2013

The government on Friday unveiled long awaited Unified Licence norms that provide for delinking of spectrum from operational permits and allows companies to offer services using any technology.

India-born Mamnoon Hussain elected as Pak's new president

India-born Mamnoon Hussain elected as Pak's new president

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2013

Polling started in Pakistan's National Assembly and four other provincial centres on Tuesday to elect a new president who will replace incumbent Asif Ali Zardari in September.

John Kerry postpones visit to Pakistan again

John Kerry postpones visit to Pakistan again

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2013

United States Secretary of State John Kerry's much-awaited visit to Pakistan has been postponed once again after his original travel plan was leaked to the media, official sources said on Monday.

Zardari's party boycotts Pakistan's presidential poll

Zardari's party boycotts Pakistan's presidential poll

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2013

The main opposition Pakistan People's Party today decided to boycott next week's presidential election, saying it was left with no other option after the Supreme Court ordered the advancing of the poll.

Nawaz's close aide is a frontrunner in Pak presidential poll

Nawaz's close aide is a frontrunner in Pak presidential poll

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2013

Nine candidates on Wednesday filed nominations for Pakistan's presidential election, with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's India-born nominee Mamnoon Hussain emerging a clear frontrunner for the poll to be held on July 30.

Pakistan bans 'immoral' condom advertisement

Pakistan bans 'immoral' condom advertisement

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2013

A Pakistan's media regulator on Tuesday barred television channels from airing a racy condom commercial featuring actress Mathira, saying such "immoral" content should not be beamed during the holy month of Ramzan.

Pakistan foils plot to target Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan foils plot to target Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2013

Pakistani authorities claimed to have foiled a plot to target Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by busting a terror network planning to launch suicide attack on his residence in Raiwind on the outskirts of Lahore.

Pakistani ex-PM Gilani prefers jail over probe for corruption

Pakistani ex-PM Gilani prefers jail over probe for corruption

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2013

Former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he would prefer going to jail rather than appear before Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog that is investigating graft charges against him.

Pakistan to hold election on Aug 6 to replace Zardari

Pakistan to hold election on Aug 6 to replace Zardari

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2013

Pakistan will hold the next presidential election on September 6, two days before the end of the term of incumbent President Asif Ali Zardari.

India's new envoy to Pakistan for measures to tackle terror

India's new envoy to Pakistan for measures to tackle terror

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2013

India's new High Commissioner to Pakistan, T C A Raghavan, on Monday said measures should be taken to address the menace of terrorism.

Pakistan blocks Al-Jazeera website after Osama report leak

Pakistan blocks Al-Jazeera website after Osama report leak

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2013

Pakistan blocked the website of Al-Jazeera on Tuesday after it leaked a controversial report about Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's decade-long stay in the country before he was killed by United States special forces at his Abbottabad hideout.

Pak court reprimands police for failing to produce Musharraf

Pak court reprimands police for failing to produce Musharraf

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2013

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today reprimanded a senior police officer for failing to produce Pervez Musharraf before it in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case in which the former military ruler is one of the prime accused.