Sajjad Hussain

Stories by Sajjad Hussain

No proposal for MFN status to India under consideration: Pak

No proposal for MFN status to India under consideration: Pak

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2015

There is no proposal under consideration to give India the Most Favoured Nation status, Pakistan Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said.

Imran Khan divorces wife after 10 months of marriage

Imran Khan divorces wife after 10 months of marriage

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2015

The divorce comes amid reports that the cricketer-turned-politician did not approve of Reham meddling in political affairs.

Served with love: Pakistan food chain offers free meals to Indians

Served with love: Pakistan food chain offers free meals to Indians

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2015

Latif's free-meal offer to Indians went into effect last week and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

Modi-Sharif meeting at UN unlikely, says report

Modi-Sharif meeting at UN unlikely, says report

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2015

Sharif and Modi are expected to attend the UN General Assembly session next week.

On eve of talks, Pakistan says Modi wants to dictate terms

On eve of talks, Pakistan says Modi wants to dictate terms

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2015

'No dialogue with India can be successful without the Kashmir on the agenda'

Pak army chief warns India of 'unbearable cost' in case of war

Pak army chief warns India of 'unbearable cost' in case of war

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2015

Warning India of "unbearable damage" in case of a war, Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif has said his troops are ready to tackle any long or short misadventure by the "enemy".

Pak accuses India of sabotaging peace efforts

Pak accuses India of sabotaging peace efforts

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2015

Pakistan has accused India of sabotaging peace efforts and putting the regional security and stability at stake by objecting to include Kashmir issue in the bilateral dialogue.

Pakistan contacts UN over cancellation of NSA-level talks

Pakistan contacts UN over cancellation of NSA-level talks

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2015

Pakistan's permanent representative at the UN Maleeha Lodhi was instructed to contact the UN leadership to discuss the rejection of dialogue by India.

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's JuD NOT banned in Pakistan

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's JuD NOT banned in Pakistan

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2015

The Pakistan government has, however, put the JuD on the list of groups being closely watched by the officials.

Modi's India acts like a super power, but we are a nuclear power: Pak

Modi's India acts like a super power, but we are a nuclear power: Pak

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2015

Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz has accused India of acting like a regional superpower, saying it was imposing its agenda in violation of the Ufa agreement that scuttled the NSA-level talks. He said Pakistan was not responsible for the cancellation of the first-ever NSA-level talks.

India-Pak ties in deep freeze: Will military talks be cancelled next?

India-Pak ties in deep freeze: Will military talks be cancelled next?

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2015

After the cancellation of National Security Advisor-level talks, proposed meetings between top military officials of India and Pakistan are now unlikely, a media report said on Monday.

How Pakistani media reported on failure of NSA-level talks

How Pakistani media reported on failure of NSA-level talks

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2015

All leading newspapers carried the story about cancellation of NSA-level talks on the front page, highlighting the Indian "pre-conditions" which, according to local media, led to the breakdown of parleys.

Amid row with India, Pakistan cancels Commonwealth meet

Amid row with India, Pakistan cancels Commonwealth meet

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2015

Pakistan on Wednesday announced that it will not host next month's Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meeting amid a row with India over its refusal to invite the Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the conference.

Ahead of NSA-level talks, Pakistan blames India for terrorism

Ahead of NSA-level talks, Pakistan blames India for terrorism

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2015

The Pakistan interior ministry said the enemy on one hand, talks of friendship but also shells the civilians along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary.

Pak protests over bail to Samjhauta blast accused Aseemanand

Pak protests over bail to Samjhauta blast accused Aseemanand

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2015

Pakistan on Friday summoned India's deputy high commissioner and lodged a protest over the Indian government's failure to contest the conditional bail to Swami Assemanand, chargesheeted in connection with the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast that killed 68 people, including 42 Pakistanis.

Pakistan wants peaceful coexistence with India: Pak prez

Pakistan wants peaceful coexistence with India: Pak prez

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2015

"Pakistan will not compromise if there is any threat to our territorial sovereignty," he said.

Dawood, 26/11 attack, Gurdaspur to figure at NSA-level talks

Dawood, 26/11 attack, Gurdaspur to figure at NSA-level talks

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2015

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, speedy trial of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and capture of a Pakistani terrorist in Udhampur are some of the key issues to be raised by India at the forthcoming NSA-level talks with Pakistan.

Pakistan yet to decide on dates for NSA-level talks

Pakistan yet to decide on dates for NSA-level talks

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2015

Pakistan is still considering the dates proposed by India for the NSA-level talks between the two nations, an official of the Foreign Office said in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Come forward with fresh mind for peace talks: Pak tells India

Come forward with fresh mind for peace talks: Pak tells India

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2015

Ahead of the first-ever National Security Advisor-level talks, Pakistan on Monday asked India to end the blame game and come forward with a fresh mind for the dialogue.

In denial mode, Pakistan demands proof of terrorist Naved's nationality

In denial mode, Pakistan demands proof of terrorist Naved's nationality

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2015

We have repeatedly asked India to refrain from accusations, says Pakistan's foreign office