Sajjad Hussain

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'Kashmir Day': Pakistan army releases song on stone-pelters

'Kashmir Day': Pakistan army releases song on stone-pelters

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2017

Titled Sangbaaz (stone-pelters), the song expresses solidarity with the youth of Kashmir.

Days after crackdown, JuD rebrands under new name

Days after crackdown, JuD rebrands under new name

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2017

The Mumbai attack mastermind had indicated about a week before his arrest that he might launch Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir (TAJK) to 'expedite the freedom of Kashmir'.

Saeed and his associates have a lot to answer: Pak media

Saeed and his associates have a lot to answer: Pak media

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

Dawn in its editorial said the move to arrest Saeed and four of his colleagues and place the Jamaat-ud-Dawa and the Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation on further terror watch list will be "closely watched both inside Pakistan and abroad".

Pak can now watch Raees, Kaabil; ban on Indian films officially lifted

Pak can now watch Raees, Kaabil; ban on Indian films officially lifted

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

The decision to allow import of Indian films was taken after a government committee held consultations with various stakeholders and recommended the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to allow screening of Bollywood movies.

Amid lobbying, Sharif deliberates on new Pak foreign secretary

Amid lobbying, Sharif deliberates on new Pak foreign secretary

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2017

PAk's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Tehmina Janjua was the leading choice.

Pakistan tests 2,200 km-range Ababeel missile

Pakistan tests 2,200 km-range Ababeel missile

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2017

The Ababeel missile brings many Indian cities within its range.

Pak test-fires 1st nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile

Pak test-fires 1st nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2017

The missile, Babur-3, was fired from an underwater, mobile platform and hit its target with precise accuracy,

Pakistan's ex-army chief to head Saudi-led military coalition

Pakistan's ex-army chief to head Saudi-led military coalition

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2017

The Saudi-led coalition is also engaged in a military operation in Yemen since March 2015 when Houthis drove out the government led by President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who is believed to be in exile in Saudi Arabia.

Pak Gen invites India to join China-Pak economic corridor

Pak Gen invites India to join China-Pak economic corridor

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2016

"India should share the fruits of future development by shelving the anti-Pakistan activities and subversion," Lieutenant General Aamir Riaz said.

Will not accept any changes to Indus Water Treaty, says Pakistan

Will not accept any changes to Indus Water Treaty, says Pakistan

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2016

"Pakistan will not accept any modifications or changes to the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. Our position is based on the principles enshrined in the treaty. And the treaty must be honoured in... letter and spirit," Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi told Dawn News.

Pak says Rajnath's remarks violate diplomatic norms

Pak says Rajnath's remarks violate diplomatic norms

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2016

Zakaria, while talking about the unrest in Kashmir, claimed that 'genocide and crimes against humanity committed by India in Kashmir' were going on unabated.

Lt General Naveed Mukhtar appointed as Pakistan's new ISI chief

Lt General Naveed Mukhtar appointed as Pakistan's new ISI chief

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2016

The new ISI chief Lt Gen Mukhtar possesses a vast experience in the field of intelligence and has headed the counter-terrorism wing of the spy agency in Islamabad. He was commissioned in the Armoured Corps regiment in 1983.

Keen to meet Trump, Sharif may visit US next month

Keen to meet Trump, Sharif may visit US next month

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2016

Analysts say that it will be a major breakthrough if a meeting is actually realised.

Trump called PM 'terrific guy', Pak 'amazing country': Sharif's office

Trump called PM 'terrific guy', Pak 'amazing country': Sharif's office

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2016

'Pakistanis are one of the most intelligent people. Please convey to the Pakistani people that they are amazing,' the President-elect told Sharif, claims Pak PMO.

Pakistan ready for talks but Kashmir must be included

Pakistan ready for talks but Kashmir must be included

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2016

Speaking in the National Assembly during a debate on the Line of Control situation, Aziz said Pakistan is fully capable to defend its border and will not accept any "Indian influence or hegemony" under any circumstances.

'India will not forget for generations if Pak launches surgical strikes'

'India will not forget for generations if Pak launches surgical strikes'

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2016

Pakistan Air Force Chief Marshal Sohail Aman said it is better if India showed restraint and solved the Kashmir issue to prevent escalation of tension.

Pak army chief to retire as per planned on Nov 29

Pak army chief to retire as per planned on Nov 29

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2016

This will be the fifth time that Prime Minister Sharif will pick the top commander of the country's nearly 550,000 ground troops.

Panama Papers: Imran Khan submits evidence against Nawaz Sharif family

Panama Papers: Imran Khan submits evidence against Nawaz Sharif family

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2016

Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf submitted the documents containing details of alleged bank accounts held by the Sharif family and loan write-off schemes.

Pak welcomes Trump's offer to mediate in Kashmir issue

Pak welcomes Trump's offer to mediate in Kashmir issue

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

The 70-year-old real estate tycoon had last month described tensions between India and Pakistan as a "very, very hot tinderbox" and offered to be "the mediator or arbitrator" if it was necessary and if the two countries wanted him to, following which the Foreign Office had welcomed such an offer.

Amid reports of civilian-army rift, Sharif's aides meet Pak army chief

Amid reports of civilian-army rift, Sharif's aides meet Pak army chief

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2016

Sharif's younger brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met army chief on Thursday evening.