Pakistan will remain on the 'grey list' of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) until it further demonstrates that action is being taken against Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar who are listed as global terrorists by the United Nations, the global anti-money laundering and terror financing watchdog said on Thursday.
The United States government did not announce any bounty for Jamaat-ud Dawa Chief Hafiz Saeed, suspect in the Mumbai terror attacks, American Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said, blaming Pakistani media for "misreporting" the issue.
In a report tabled before an anti-terrorism court, Pakistani investigators said there is "sufficient incriminating evidence" against the arrested terrorist, including Lashkar-e-Taiba's operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.
The results reported from the observational studies, on average, show that vaccination had 95 per cent efficacy against severe disease both from the Delta variant and from the Alpha variant, and over 80 per cent efficacy at protecting against any infection from these variants.
Andrabi, the founder of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat, an Islamist separatist organisation is also a member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.
The NIA arrested the three during in-chamber proceedings before Special Judge Rakesh Syal and sought 15-day custodial interrogation.
It is for the first time in the history of Independent India that not a single Muslim is part of the Union Cabinet.
'The continuous and mysterious praise of the BJP and the chief minister by AIUDF leadership and senior members have affected the public perception of the Congress party'
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa notched up an upset win over the World No 8 and second-seeded Indonesian pair of Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the opening round.
Former Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday said India and Pakistan should shed their "old baggage" as she made a strong pitch for the resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue process.
Kashmir was with India, Kashmir is with India and Kashmir will remain with India forever, said Singh.
Lakhvi, who was on bail since 2015 in the Mumbai attack case, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department.
Expressing disappointment over Pakistan Supreme Court letting off Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, India said on Friday that it had given "enough evidence" against the Mumbai terror attack "mastermind" which was sufficient to convict him.
Demanding cancellation of the paper, MP Congress spokesperson Neelabh Shukla in a statement said, "It is highly objectionable that DAVV coloured the examination of important faculty like journalism in BJP's hues. The students of this subject should be taught party neutrality in a higher education institute."
The sentencing of Saeed came just four days ahead of a meeting of global anti-terror watchdog Financial Action Task Force in Paris to review Pakistan's compliance of an action plan prescribed by it to contain terror groups in the country.
The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah head has hired Lahore-based law firm -- Mirza and Mirza Law Associates -- to file the petition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Amitabh Bachchan was at hand to launch Amjad Ali Khan's book on his father.
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.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday retained Pakistan on its 'grey list' for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, and asked Islamabad to investigate and prosecute senior leaders and commanders of United Nations-designated terror groups, including Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar.
Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Thursday that "there was no pressure on Pakistan at all regarding the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan."
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.
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.
The curse of the second half prevents The Power from being the entertainer it could have been, notes Joginder Tuteja.
There are indications that Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar has scrapped his longstanding peace agreement with the government of Pakistan, reports Tahir Ali.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Empowerment of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with extra territorial jurisdiction and declaration of Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim as terrorists after legislative amendment were counted among its achievements by the MHA, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Hafiz Saeed may mellow down his rhetoric against the US, but he is unlikely to curb his anti-India activities, says Vicky Nanjappa
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."
Hafiz Saeed has confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawa would contest the 2018 general elections under the banner of the MML.
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
So far, almost every positive development in terms of the bilateral ties has been overtaken by innate hostility that is often driven by popular sentiments.
"It is not in our interest to allow use of Pakistan's territory for terror outside," Khan said.
