Sajjad Hussain

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Our desire for good ties with India not reciprocated, says Pak PM

Our desire for good ties with India not reciprocated, says Pak PM

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2015

Our desire for good neighbourly relations with India has not been reciprocated, said Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif.

Pak PM to visit Saudi Arabia to mend ties over Yemen

Pak PM to visit Saudi Arabia to mend ties over Yemen

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2015

Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia in a bid to cool tempers in the kingdom over Islamabad's refusal to provide troops for the war in Yemen.

Pakistan hangs 17 death row prisoners across the country

Pakistan hangs 17 death row prisoners across the country

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2015

Pakistan on Tuesday hanged 17 prisoners, the highest number of executions on a single day

Is India listening? China's Xi backs Pakistan's territorial integrity

Is India listening? China's Xi backs Pakistan's territorial integrity

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday described Pakistan as China's "dependable" friend and firmly backed its territorial integrity

With infrastructure, energy deals on mind, China's Xi begins Pakistan visit

With infrastructure, energy deals on mind, China's Xi begins Pakistan visit

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Islamabad on Monday on his first visit to Pakistan where he is expected to sign a deal for an economic corridor worth $46 billion and other agreement.

Pak condemns 'brutal use of force' against separatist leaders

Pak condemns 'brutal use of force' against separatist leaders

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2015

"We condemn the brutal use of force by Indian security forces against peaceful and unarmed protesters," it said.

Pak expects $50 bln investment on Xi's maiden visit

Pak expects $50 bln investment on Xi's maiden visit

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2015

A fleet of eight JF-17 Thunder fighter jets -- jointly made by the two countries -- will escort the Chinese president once his plane enters the Pakistani airspace.

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.