News for 'Hafiz'

Diggy digs up photo of Pragya-Rajnath meet

Diggy digs up photo of Pragya-Rajnath meet

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

Sticking to his claim that Rajnath Singh had met Pragya Thakur, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Saturday posted on Twitter a photo purportedly showing the Malegaon blast case accused seated beside the Union home minister and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

UN panel removes 'sahib' from Saeed's name, regrets mistake

UN panel removes 'sahib' from Saeed's name, regrets mistake

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

A United Nations Security Council panel has issued a 'revised' letter removing the term 'sahib' from the name of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, saying it regrets the mistake after India objected to the use of the salutation.

Pak court reserves verdict on Saeed's plea to ban Phantom

Pak court reserves verdict on Saeed's plea to ban Phantom

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Hafiz Saeed's counsel said the "controversial" movie contains "malicious and filthy" propaganda against the Jamaat-ud-Dawa in general and Hafiz Saeed in particular.

Pak-origin Imam in US convicted of supporting Taliban

Pak-origin Imam in US convicted of supporting Taliban

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

A US federal jury has convicted a 77-year-old Pakistan-origin Imam of a local mosque in Miami for providing material support to terrorists, including the banned Pakistani Taliban.

Delhi HC blast accused killed in encounter in Kashmir

Delhi HC blast accused killed in encounter in Kashmir

Rediff.com20 Dec 2012

Top Hizbul-Mujahideen commander Chota Hafiz, an accused in the 2011 Delhi high court blast, was on Thursday killed in an encounter with security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan is playing with fire

Pakistan is playing with fire

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

'By annoying the Arabs and cozying up to Iran, Pakistan may end up losing Arab economic support, annoying the Americans and increase Shia-Sunni tensions domestically,' Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) points out.

PIX: Bachchans get together with Amjad Ali Khan

PIX: Bachchans get together with Amjad Ali Khan

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

Amitabh Bachchan was at hand to launch Amjad Ali Khan's book on his father.

US drone strike kills IS Afghanistan-Pakistan chief

US drone strike kills IS Afghanistan-Pakistan chief

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

The chief of the Islamic State militant group in Af-Pak region has been killed in a US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, three days after another top leader of the terror outfit died in a similar American air assault, a media report said on Saturday.

Pak says work on Kartarpur corridor will continue

Pak says work on Kartarpur corridor will continue

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

Faisal said Pakistan respected all religions and would continue the Kartarpur project to help Sikh pilgrims.

Pak to act against Saeed if evidence stands in court: Khar

Pak to act against Saeed if evidence stands in court: Khar

Rediff.com1 Dec 2012

Pakistan will take action against Laskhar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, if India provides evidence against him that stands in court, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Saturday.

Not in Pak's interest to allow terror activities from its soil: Imran

Not in Pak's interest to allow terror activities from its soil: Imran

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

"It is not in our interest to allow use of Pakistan's territory for terror outside," Khan said.

Palestine quashes reports of its envoy to Pakistan being reinstated

Palestine quashes reports of its envoy to Pakistan being reinstated

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

The Palestinian foreign ministry also denied this information, saying, "Our ambassador in Pakistan is in Palestine and our position was declared by our official statement which we have published last week."

Has Taliban pulled out of the peace deal in Pakistan?

Has Taliban pulled out of the peace deal in Pakistan?

Rediff.com9 May 2012

There are indications that Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar has scrapped his longstanding peace agreement with the government of Pakistan, reports Tahir Ali.

Pak continues to remain on FATF 'Grey List'

Pak continues to remain on FATF 'Grey List'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

The global agency said there are "serious deficiencies" on the part of the country in checking terror-financing and it lacks an effective system to deal with it.

Pak must hand over Saeed to improve ties: BJP

Pak must hand over Saeed to improve ties: BJP

Rediff.com14 Apr 2012

Until Pakistan hands over Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed to India bitterness in ties between the two countries cannot end, Bharatiya Janata Party said on Saturday.

26/11 mastermind opens political office in Lahore; eyes 2018 elections

26/11 mastermind opens political office in Lahore; eyes 2018 elections

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

Hafiz Saeed has confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawa would contest the 2018 general elections under the banner of the MML.

Terror funding case: Ex-J-K MLA Rashid Engineer's bail plea dismissed

Terror funding case: Ex-J-K MLA Rashid Engineer's bail plea dismissed

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

Rashid was arrested on August 9 last year, since he was unable to give any convincing answers to the questions, the NIA said.

Jundal born from call to radicalise Indian Muslims

Jundal born from call to radicalise Indian Muslims

Rediff.com6 Jul 2012

Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief Hafiz Saeed's idea of radicalising one percent of Indian Muslims to create an army of a crore was the start of the big anti-India agenda. All this was done to catch the eye of the ISI, say security experts. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Re-investigate 26/11 case, put Saeed on trial: India tells Pak

Re-investigate 26/11 case, put Saeed on trial: India tells Pak

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

India has made a fresh demand in a reply to Pakistan's request to send 24 Indian witnesses to record their statements in the case

World believes India on Kashmir: Pak minister

World believes India on Kashmir: Pak minister

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Shah's remarks came after Prime Minister Khan claimed that 58 countries had supported Pakistan over its stand on the Kashmir issue.

Togadia says welcome of Zardari matter of shame

Togadia says welcome of Zardari matter of shame

Rediff.com10 Apr 2012

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia on Tuesday said the welcome of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari before the extradition of Mumbai terror attack accused Hafiz Saeed was a "matter of shame" and the Centre it seemed was taking it up only as a diplomatic issue.

Bounty on Saeed: US killing two birds with one stone?

Bounty on Saeed: US killing two birds with one stone?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

JuD chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed has alleged that United States wants to gain two objectives by announcing the $10 million bounty on his head, reports Tahir Ali

US bounty on Saeed worries Pakistan's powers-that-be

US bounty on Saeed worries Pakistan's powers-that-be

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

Pakistan's promise to contain its activities has simply failed to affect the LeT at all as the group's activities have intensified, observes Amir Mir

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

The perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack, who shot dead 166 people, had confessed to details that should have been enough to hang him, but Pakistan enjoyed his anti-India rhetoric and let him spread his tentacles. A revealing excerpt from Khaled Ahmed's Pakistan's Terror Conundrum.

Will $10-mn bounty stop LeT chief's war against India?

Will $10-mn bounty stop LeT chief's war against India?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

Hafiz Saeed may mellow down his rhetoric against the US, but he is unlikely to curb his anti-India activities, says Vicky Nanjappa

Prez gives assent to amendments to UAPA

Prez gives assent to amendments to UAPA

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

The law also provides for putting travel ban on such individuals once they are declared as terrorists.

Pak anti-terror court issues arrest warrant for Masood Azhar

Pak anti-terror court issues arrest warrant for Masood Azhar

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued the warrant during a hearing in a terror financing case instituted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police against some members of the JeM.

Government denounces meet with Saeed; seeks report from High Commission in Pak

Government denounces meet with Saeed; seeks report from High Commission in Pak

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

Facing attacks from all corners, the government on Tuesday disapproved of and condemned the meeting that a journalist had with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and said it has sought a report from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad about whether they were aware of this.

Assam govt tables bill to abolish state-run madrassas

Assam govt tables bill to abolish state-run madrassas

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

The Assam cabinet had on December 13 approved a proposal to close down all Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols (schools) however, the legislation brought in the assembly during the day did not contain anything related to the Sanskrit tols and the education minister also did not mention anything about it.

Re-arrest Saeed or there will be consequences: US warns Pak

Re-arrest Saeed or there will be consequences: US warns Pak

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

The White House press secretary said LeT is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians in terrorist attacks, including a number of American citizens.

India unimpressed by Saeed's detention, wants 'credible crackdown' on terror

India unimpressed by Saeed's detention, wants 'credible crackdown' on terror

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Union minister Kiren Rijiju said Pakistan should file a chargesheet against Saeed.

Yasin Malik sent to NIA custody till April 22

Yasin Malik sent to NIA custody till April 22

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief, who was shifted to Tihar jail under police protection, was taken into preventive custody in February by the Jammu and Kashmir police and shifted to Jammu's Kot Balwal jail.

FBI releases age-progressed images of killers of Neerja Bhanot

FBI releases age-progressed images of killers of Neerja Bhanot

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

The bureau hopes the updated images -- rendered using Adobe's Photoshop programme to show what the men might look like now -- will generate new leads and encourage anyone with information to contact the FBI directly or submit a tip online.

Pak continues to remain in FATF 'Grey List' over LeT, JeM funding

Pak continues to remain in FATF 'Grey List' over LeT, JeM funding

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

"The FATF plenary decided continuation of Pakistan in 'Grey List' till its next meeting to be held in October," an official privy to the development told PTI.

Pakistan unlikely to exit FATF's grey list: Report

Pakistan unlikely to exit FATF's grey list: Report

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

The Paris-based global watchdog for curbing terror financing and money laundering will hold its virtual plenary session from October 21 to 23. It will review Pakistan's progress on the 27-point action plan.

Sena slams 'double-faced' BJP over SRK, intolerance

Sena slams 'double-faced' BJP over SRK, intolerance

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Party says that on one hand, the Maharashtra government was offering full security to Ghulam Ali and on the other, BJP leaders are asking Shah Rukh to go to Pakistan.

Imam, 2 sons arrested on terror charges in US

Imam, 2 sons arrested on terror charges in US

Rediff.com14 May 2011

FBI agents arrested Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, 76, and his son Irfan Khan, 37, in South Florida on Saturday. Both are US citizens and residents of Miami. Hafiz Khan is the imam of a mosque in Miami.

26/11 attack mastermind Lakhvi gets 5-year jail term in terror financing case

26/11 attack mastermind Lakhvi gets 5-year jail term in terror financing case

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

United Nations proscribed terrorist Lakhvi, 61, who was on bail since 2015 in the Mumbai attack case, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department of Punjab province on Saturday.

Pak fails to implement 25 of 27 FATF action points

Pak fails to implement 25 of 27 FATF action points

Rediff.com16 Jun 2019

With this, multilateral lenders like the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the European Union may continue downgrading Pakistan, making its financial situation more precarious.

Review: Bangistan is a colossal disappointment

Review: Bangistan is a colossal disappointment

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Bangistan is not the political satire it claims to be, says Nishi Tiwari.