Snehesh Alex Philip And V S Chandrasekar

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Zardari ordered to appear in court on October 29

Zardari ordered to appear in court on October 29

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2013

Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari was on Monday summoned by a court to appear before it on October 29 in relation to five corruption cases against him which were re-opened last week, compounding his legal woes.

Pakistani court reopens graft cases against Zardari

Pakistani court reopens graft cases against Zardari

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2013

In a setback to former President Asif Ali Zardari, a Pakistani court on Friday reopened five anti-corruption cases against him and sought his response to the charges within two weeks.

Musharraf remanded to judicial custody for 14 days

Musharraf remanded to judicial custody for 14 days

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2013

A Pakistani court on Friday remanded beleaguered former President Pervez Musharraf to judicial custody for 14 days while another court rejected a request to bar him from travelling out of the country.

Musharraf arrested over Lal Masjid operation

Musharraf arrested over Lal Masjid operation

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2013

Beleaguered former President Pervez Musharraf was on Thursday arrested for ordering a crackdown on the radical Lal Masjid, less than 24 hours after his lawyers claimed he could walk out of house arrest after being granted bail in the Akbar Bugti murder case.

Pakistan foreign secy expected to be named envoy to US

Pakistan foreign secy expected to be named envoy to US

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2013

Veteran Pakistani diplomat and current Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani is expected to be appointed the country's ambassador to the US ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to Washington this month.

Pak SC grants bail to Musharraf in Bugti murder case

Pak SC grants bail to Musharraf in Bugti murder case

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2013

Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to embattled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case.

Pak clerics criticise Taliban for condoning Church attack

Pak clerics criticise Taliban for condoning Church attack

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2013

A group of clerics today asked the government not to hold peace with the banned Pakistani Taliban after it condoned the recent bomb attack on a church in Peshawar that killed over 80 people.

Pakistani court adjourns Mumbai attacks case for three weeks

Pakistani court adjourns Mumbai attacks case for three weeks

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2013

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday adjourned the Mumbai attacks case for three weeks after the prosecution said India had not submitted a report on the cross-examination of key witnesses by a Pakistani judicial commission.

Pak army denies infiltration bid from across LOC

Pak army denies infiltration bid from across LOC

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2013

The Pakistan army on Thursday dismissed as "baseless" that its troops were involved in massive infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control into Jammu and Kashmir.

NEVER called Dr Singh a village woman: Sharif

NEVER called Dr Singh a village woman: Sharif

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2013

In an attempt to end the controversy over his purported remarks about his Indian counterpart, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he never called Manmohan Singh a "village woman".

Pakistan's first website for gays blocked

Pakistan's first website for gays blocked

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2013

Pakistan's first website for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities has been blocked by telecom authorities after receiving complaints from Internet users. However, the website's administrators on Thursday appeared to have outsmarted the authorities by hosting it at a new web address.

Pakistan's 'Zalzala Jazeera' spewing methane gas

Pakistan's 'Zalzala Jazeera' spewing methane gas

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2013

Methane gas is emanating from a small island created in the Arabian Sea by the deadly earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan, prompting experts to warn people not to go near it.

Talks with Taliban difficult after church attack: Sharif

Talks with Taliban difficult after church attack: Sharif

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has hinted that it is difficult to go ahead with the all parties conference-endorsed plan for talks with Taliban following the deadly attack on a Peshawar church that killed at least 81 people, media reports said.

Pakistan frees top Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Pakistan frees top Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2013

Pakistan on Saturday released former Afghan Taliban deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, meeting a long-standing demand of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to advance peace efforts in the war-ravaged country.

Pakistan to free Taliban commander Baradar on Saturday

Pakistan to free Taliban commander Baradar on Saturday

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2013

Pakistan on Friday announced it will release former Afghan Taliban deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Saturday, meeting a long-standing demand of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to advance peace efforts in the war-ravaged country.

Singh, Sharif talks could revive composite dialogue: Pak

Singh, Sharif talks could revive composite dialogue: Pak

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2013

Pakistan on Tuesday said a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh would be useful to revive composite dialogue and fast track bilateral issues but made it clear that it is not expecting any major breakthrough.

26/11: Pak panel to leave for Mumbai on Sept 21

26/11: Pak panel to leave for Mumbai on Sept 21

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2013

An eight-member Pakistani judicial commission will leave for India on September 21 to cross-examine the Mumbai terror attack witnesses and to carry forward the much-delayed trial in Islamabad.

Sharif 'concerned' about LoC row, seeks dialogue with India

Sharif 'concerned' about LoC row, seeks dialogue with India

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2013

Asserting that people had given him the mandate to improve ties with neighbours, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Pakistan is keen to have a comprehensive dialogue with India for the resolution of all issues, including Kashmir.

Who will Sharif choose as his next army chief after Kayani?

Who will Sharif choose as his next army chief after Kayani?

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2013

With Pakistan's powerful army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's term coming to an end in November, names of top generals who are likely to succeed him are being discussed in the political circles and in the corridors of power.

Pakistani police nab 8 members of Al Qaeda 'suicide squad'

Pakistani police nab 8 members of Al Qaeda 'suicide squad'

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2013

Eight members of an Al Qaeda suicide squad, including their local handler, have been arrested by Pakistani security agencies in past week, officials said.