News for '-pakistan-punjab'

Pak spurious drug tragedy toll touches 100

Pak spurious drug tragedy toll touches 100

Rediff.com26 Jan 2012

The number of people who died after taking spurious drugs supplied by a state-run hospital in Pakistan's Punjab province has touched 100 even as scores more continue to be treated in hospitals across the province, officials said on Thursday.

Pak woman tortured, paraded for 'anti-Islam views'

Pak woman tortured, paraded for 'anti-Islam views'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

A Christian woman was brutally tortured and paraded in the streets of a village in Pakistan's Punjab province by a mob for her alleged "anti-Islam views", local residents and police officials said on Friday.

Slain Pak gov Taseer honoured with Nishan-e-Imtiaz

Slain Pak gov Taseer honoured with Nishan-e-Imtiaz

Rediff.com15 Aug 2011

Salman Taseer, the slain governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, has been posthumously conferred with one of the country's highest civilian honours, months after he was gunned down by an extremist police guard for favouring amendment to the controversial blasphemy law.

LeT, JeM barred from collecting donations in Pak

LeT, JeM barred from collecting donations in Pak

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

The Punjab government on Tuesday warned that those found providing donations or aid to the banned organisations will be charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

2 Foreign nationals kidnapped in Pak

2 Foreign nationals kidnapped in Pak

Rediff.com19 Jan 2012

Two foreigners, an Italian and a German, were kidnapped by unidentified armed men from Multan district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, police said.

Remote control plane crashes in Pakistan

Remote control plane crashes in Pakistan

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

The plane crashed into the pond in Sarhali Kalan village of Kasur district, 50 km from Lahore, on Monday night.

US slams Chinese nuclear help for Pakistan

US slams Chinese nuclear help for Pakistan

Rediff.com19 Mar 2011

China's assistance to build new nuclear plants in Pakistan are "inconsistent" with its commitments to Nuclear Suppliers Group, a top United States official has said.

India's tallest tricolour hoisted at Attari border; Pak raises eyebrows

India's tallest tricolour hoisted at Attari border; Pak raises eyebrows

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

The pole, which is already in place, is said to be visible from a long distance, even from Lahore in Pakistan.

No opening of Kartarpur corridor if there are no talks: Pak

No opening of Kartarpur corridor if there are no talks: Pak

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across the river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.

37 people killed as bus plunges into ravine in Pak

37 people killed as bus plunges into ravine in Pak

Rediff.com27 Sep 2011

Thirty-seven people were killed and over 70 others injured when a bus carrying school students went off the road and fell into a ravine in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday night, officials said.

US needs new allies in its hunt for terrorists

US needs new allies in its hunt for terrorists

Rediff.com15 Oct 2011

While continuing the drone strikes to keep the jihadi top guns running for cover, the US should also look for other Abbottabads strewn across Pakistan, says B Raman

Kirpal Singh cremated, mystery remains over his death in Pak jail

Kirpal Singh cremated, mystery remains over his death in Pak jail

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

The heart and stomach were missing as they had been taken out during the first autopsy conducted at Jinnah Hospital in Lahore.

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Pakistani jail, arrived in India on Tuesday.

140 suspected terrorists missing in Pak: Report

140 suspected terrorists missing in Pak: Report

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

A total of 140 suspected terrorists in Pakistan's Punjab province, most of them members of banned groups, have disappeared from their homes and are likely to be involved in terrorist activities, according to a media report.

Thousands clicked photos, don't know who was Chawla: Sidhu

Thousands clicked photos, don't know who was Chawla: Sidhu

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

Chawla, who is the general secretary of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and is known to speak for 'Khalistan', had shared the purported picture on his Facebook page.

Pakistan governor Taseer's tryst with India

Pakistan governor Taseer's tryst with India

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

A stalwart and outspoken politician and a business tycoon, Pakistan's Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer assassinated by one of his security guards in a gun attack at a market in Islamabad on Tuesday, donned many roles in his career that expanded over four decades. In his hey days he was an icon of youth politics in Pakistan and was know for his proximity with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir. But among all of this, not many are aware of Taseer's Indian connection.

Pak: State provides extra cover for Saeed

Pak: State provides extra cover for Saeed

Rediff.com19 May 2010

Pakistan's Punjab province' home department has directed concerned agencies to provide extra security cover to the banned Jamaat-ud-Daawa chief Hafeez Muhammed Saeed, following intelligence reports that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is planning to target him.

Is Pakistan army preparing for another takeover?

Is Pakistan army preparing for another takeover?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

By his death, Salman Taseer has joined a growing list of liberal leaders in Pakistan who have been killed because they were against the radical Islamisation of their country.

Hafiz Saeed's JuD runs 'Sharia court', gets notice from Pak court

Hafiz Saeed's JuD runs 'Sharia court', gets notice from Pak court

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

A Pakistani court has issued a notice to the Jamat-ud-Dawah, led by the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, for running a Taliban-style parallel judicial system in Lahore.

India seeks info on cause of Kirpal Singh's death from Pak

India seeks info on cause of Kirpal Singh's death from Pak

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

India on Wednesday asked its acting high commissioner in Islamabad to seek a meeting with the Pakistan foreign office in connection with the death of an Indian under mysterious circumstances in a jail there.

US doubts Pak's intent in aiding NY bombing probe

US doubts Pak's intent in aiding NY bombing probe

Rediff.com7 May 2010

US officials are unsure if Pakistan will take any action against these India-centric terror groups based in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Pak floods far worse than tsunami, Haiti quake

Pak floods far worse than tsunami, Haiti quake

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

The flood situation in Pakistan continues to be grim.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com16 Nov 2010

We bring you a presentation of the best photos in the last 24 hours from around the world.

Pak: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer assassinated

Pak: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer assassinated

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

Pakistan's Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, an outspoken leader of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, was on Tuesday assassinated by one of his security guards in a gun attack at a market in the heart of Islamabad. Taseer was getting into his car at Kohsar Market in Islamabad's posh Sector F6/3 area when the guard from the elite force of Punjab police shot him with an automatic weapon at a close range. He was rushed to the Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Pak lawmakers condemn Parrikar's 'hell' remarks

Pak lawmakers condemn Parrikar's 'hell' remarks

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Parrikar had compared the neigbouring country to "hell" and asserted that it should stop human rights violations in Balochistan.

Pak slams officials over remarks on India

Pak slams officials over remarks on India

Rediff.com17 Oct 2009

In scathing remarks, Taseer told Lahore Commissioner Khusro Pervez that he had "no knowledge of what is going on the world". Hours after groups of terrorists attacked three security facilities in Lahore on Thursday, Pervez had claimed that India's Research and Analysis Wing agency was behind the attacks.

PM's wish to visit his birth place in Pak may not materialise

PM's wish to visit his birth place in Pak may not materialise

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wish to visit his birth place in Pakistan's Punjab province, where he was born over 81 years ago, may not materialise before the end of his tenure.

Pakistan deploys forces to quell communal violence

Pakistan deploys forces to quell communal violence

Rediff.com2 Aug 2009

Paramilitary troops were deployed in a village on Sunday, in Pakistan's Punjab province where 10 people were killed in violence between Muslims and Christians over the alleged desecration of Quran.Pakistan Rangers personnel took up positions in and around Azafi Abadi village, also known as Koriaan, where the situation remained tense, a day after it witnessed communal clashes.

Pakistani state withdraws case against JuD chief

Pakistani state withdraws case against JuD chief

Rediff.com14 Jul 2009

The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has decided to disassociate itself from the case against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the suspected mastermind behind the terror attack on Mumbai, and filed a plea for its withdrawal.On Monday, the provincial government informed Pakistan's Supreme Court that it has challenged the release of Saeed due to certain 'confidential evidence' against him.

Hafiz Saeed under house arrest, brother-in-law Makki to lead JuD

Hafiz Saeed under house arrest, brother-in-law Makki to lead JuD

Rediff.com12 Mar 2017

Makki was the second in command of JuD and he took over the reins of the group soon after Saeed's detention

US wants access to five Americans held in Pak

US wants access to five Americans held in Pak

Rediff.com17 Dec 2009

The United States has sought consular access to five American nationals, who were recently arrested in Sargodha in Pakistan's Punjab province on suspicion of links with terrorist groups, the state department said on Wednesday.

FBI team visits Kasab's village in Pakistan

FBI team visits Kasab's village in Pakistan

Rediff.com1 Jan 2009

A Federal Bureau Investigation team visited the village of Ajmal Amir Iman Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai attacks, in Pakistan's Punjab province to probe his inks to the deadly terror strikes and was still continuing its investigation.

Protests in Pak as Christian woman accused of blasphemy acquitted

Protests in Pak as Christian woman accused of blasphemy acquitted

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

The Supreme Court overturned the conviction, a landmark verdict on Wednesday that sparked nationwide protests, death threats from hardline groups.

Terror wary Pakistan shuts 230 educational institutions

Terror wary Pakistan shuts 230 educational institutions

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Amidst Taliban threats, over 230 educational institutions, most of them government-run, in Pakistan's Punjab province have been shut, with authorities asking them to step up security by Sunday or face action.

Prayer hall blast kills 25 in Pakistan

Prayer hall blast kills 25 in Pakistan

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

At least 25 people, including two children, were killed and over 50 injured when a suspected suicide bomber struck a religious gathering in Dera Ghazi Khan town in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday.

JuD HQ taken over by Pak government

JuD HQ taken over by Pak government

Rediff.com25 Jan 2009

Khakan Babar, recently appointed by the government of Pakistan's Punjab province as the Chief Administrator, took over the JuD's Markaz-e-Taiba headquarters at Muridke, about 30 kms from Lahore.

Pak overlooking Jaish-e-Mohammad's power surge

Pak overlooking Jaish-e-Mohammad's power surge

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

JeM, which counts Atlantic Airline bombing plotter and Al-Qaeda suspect Rashid Rauf as a member, has occupied a 4.5 acre-land outside the populated town of Bahawalpur to train jihadists in warfare, The Telegraph reports.

Pakistan train crash kills 6, injures over 150

Pakistan train crash kills 6, injures over 150

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The mishap occurred when a man was reportedly overrun by a freight train and the driver stopped to recover the body.

Linking Kasab to us a conspiracy: JuD chief Saeed

Linking Kasab to us a conspiracy: JuD chief Saeed

Rediff.com25 Jul 2009

Saeed made the remarks while addressing a Friday prayer congregation at a mosque in Gujranwala in Pakistan's Punjab province on Saturday.

Nehru's vision for India was unique

Nehru's vision for India was unique

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

'No other leader in our history, or that of our neighbours, has been able to produce anything of the quality that Nehru did,' says Aakar Patel.