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India, Pak abstain from voting against Russia at UNHRC

India, Pak abstain from voting against Russia at UNHRC

Rediff.com13 May 2022

The resolution was adopted by a vote of 33 in favour, China and Eritrea voting against and 12 abstentions, including India, Armenia, Bolivia, Cameroon, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Pakistan, Senegal, Sudan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.

Asia Cup perfect testing ground ahead of World Cup

Asia Cup perfect testing ground ahead of World Cup

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

India will enter the Asia Cup as a seven-time champions, most by any team, but adding an eighth title might just not feature on top of their bucket list.

Deputy speaker's decision violates constitution, observes Pak chief justice

Deputy speaker's decision violates constitution, observes Pak chief justice

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Pakistan's Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday noted that National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri's move to dismiss a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan through a controversial ruling is, prima facie, a violation of article 95 of the constitution as the apex court heard the high-profile case for the fourth day.

Extremists threat to Pak, other nations: US

Extremists threat to Pak, other nations: US

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today warned that "activities" by extremist elements in Pakistan pose a "direct threat" to government in Islamabad as well as security of America and other nations.

BSF apprehends six Bangladeshis trying to sneak into Pak

BSF apprehends six Bangladeshis trying to sneak into Pak

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

The Border Security Force troops on Saturday apprehended six Bangladeshi nationals who were trying to sneak into Pakistan near Indo-Pak border in Jammu district.

Heavy exchange of fire on Indo-Pak border

Heavy exchange of fire on Indo-Pak border

Rediff.com16 Aug 2009

The Border Security Forces troops on Sunday foiled a pre-dawn infiltration bid by suspected militants in Ramgarh in Samba district on the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir after a heavy exchange of fire with the ultras, prompting India to lodge a protest with the neighbouring nation over the incident.

Pak violates ceasefire in Jammu; BSF gives 'befitting reply'

Pak violates ceasefire in Jammu; BSF gives 'befitting reply'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

Such violations have not been very common since India and Pakistan agreed for a renewed ceasefire along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir on February 20, 2021.

Amar Jawan Jyoti to be extinguished, merged with War Memorial flame

Amar Jawan Jyoti to be extinguished, merged with War Memorial flame

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

The Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed as a memorial for Indian soldiers who were killed in action in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, which India won, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.

PIX: Largest Khadi flag unfurled along Indo-Pak border

PIX: Largest Khadi flag unfurled along Indo-Pak border

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

The Southern Command unveiled the flag of size 225 feet by 150 feet at Jaisalmer Military Station.

Advani defers Pak visit

Advani defers Pak visit

Rediff.com24 Mar 2005

He will meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when the general visits New Delhi to watch the Indo-Pak one-dayer on April 17.

Pak, China to go ahead with $10 bn Karachi-Peshawar railway project

Pak, China to go ahead with $10 bn Karachi-Peshawar railway project

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

Prime Minister Sharif will be visiting Beijing with a high-powered delegation from November 1, 2022, where minutes of the joint coordination committee meeting will be signed.

Pak PM expresses desire for peaceful ties with India

Pak PM expresses desire for peaceful ties with India

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the principles of 'equity, justice and mutual respect' and the resolution of the Kashmir issue, according to a media report on Friday.

J N Dixit new national security adviser

J N Dixit new national security adviser

Rediff.com26 May 2004

Dixit replaces Brajesh Mishra, who resigned on Tuesday.

Islamabad summons US envoy over Biden's anti-Pak remark

Islamabad summons US envoy over Biden's anti-Pak remark

Rediff.com15 Oct 2022

Rejecting Biden's comments, Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal at a press conference here said that Pakistan was following the global standards.

Pak appeals to India to resume dialogue

Pak appeals to India to resume dialogue

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Strongly pitching for resumption of suspended Indo-Pak dialogue process, Pakistan on Thursday said the two countries should not "remain prisoners of the past or the present" and once they move forward all other things, including movement in trade ties, will fall in place.

Pak SC seeks parliamentary record of Imran's no-trust vote

Pak SC seeks parliamentary record of Imran's no-trust vote

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

The apex court within hours took suo motu notice of it and a five-member bench started hearing the case on Monday.

'Pak has successfully thwarted India's NSG bid'

'Pak has successfully thwarted India's NSG bid'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Pakistan has a strong case to gain NSG membership on merit and non-discriminatory basis, Aziz said in a statement.

Pak seeks probe into death of national

Pak seeks probe into death of national

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

Pakistan asked India to investigate the death of its national in judicial custody under "mysterious" circumstances and share the findings with it. The 35-year-old Mehmood, hailing from Lahore, had come to watch the India-Pakistan cricket match in Kanpur in April 2005. He had been given visa for 16 days, effective from April 4, but he did not return and reportedly went missing. He was arrested a year later in Faridabad township near Delhi.

Imran gets a breather, Pak parliament session adjourned to Sunday

Imran gets a breather, Pak parliament session adjourned to Sunday

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

Pakistan's National Assembly session was on Thursday adjourned abruptly till Sunday after opposition lawmakers demanded an immediate vote on a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan who has effectively lost majority in the lower house.

5 arrested in Assam for supplying sim cards to Pak agents, hunt on for 5 others

5 arrested in Assam for supplying sim cards to Pak agents, hunt on for 5 others

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Five people were arrested from Nagaon and Morigaon districts of Assam for allegedly supplying SIM cards to Pakistani agents, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Imran Khan names 3 suspects including Pak PM behind attack

Imran Khan names 3 suspects including Pak PM behind attack

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Imran believes three people -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal (Naseer) -- were involved in the attack on him.

Obama to update PM on his Af-Pak strategy

Obama to update PM on his Af-Pak strategy

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

US President Barack Obama will brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with other world leaders about his new policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House said on Tuesday.

At least 61 killed, 150 injured in suicide blast at Pak mosque

At least 61 killed, 150 injured in suicide blast at Pak mosque

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

The blast occurred in the mosque in the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when a suicide bomber present in the front row during the Zuhr (afternoon) prayers blew himself up, security officials said.

What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta.

'If Kohli had continued as captain, India would've been ready for the World Cup'

'If Kohli had continued as captain, India would've been ready for the World Cup'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes that Asian teams including Pakistan and India will find it tough to match the power hitting skills of other teams in the upcoming ODI World Cup.

Pak court dismisses treason plea against Imran Khan

Pak court dismisses treason plea against Imran Khan

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

Chief Justice Athar Minallah of the Islamabad high court delivered a reserved verdict during which he also fined the petitioner Maulvi Iqbal Haider Rs100,000, the Express Tribune newspaper reported.

Nation first, says India's richest man over ban on Pak artistes

Nation first, says India's richest man over ban on Pak artistes

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

Asked whether he will join politics, Ambani replied in the negative, saying "I am not made for politics."

Guj poll: 'Bring back our family members from Pak jail and get votes'

Guj poll: 'Bring back our family members from Pak jail and get votes'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

The family members of the fishermen lodged in Pakistani jails say they would vote for those parties in the upcoming elections which assure to bring their relatives back from the neighbouring country.

Chappell likens Kohli knock vs Pak to Bhagvad Gita

Chappell likens Kohli knock vs Pak to Bhagvad Gita

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

'Kohli is the most complete Indian batsman of my time. Only the greatest of champions has the courage and the intelligence to transport their imagination beyond the mortal plane. Kohli has that. Perhaps only Tiger Pataudi has come close to transcending a similar stratosphere'

Pak pacer hospitalised with pneumonia, out of Eng T20Is

Pak pacer hospitalised with pneumonia, out of Eng T20Is

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

"Naseem has been diagnosed as having pneumonia and the medical panel is now monitoring him. They will decide about his future participation in matches and accompanying the team to New Zealand."

India, Pak, Afghan among major drug producing nations

India, Pak, Afghan among major drug producing nations

Rediff.com17 Sep 2010

United States President Barack Obama has identified India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and 17 other countries as major drug transit or a major illicit drug- producing nations of the world.

Post-Imran Khan, Pak oppn eyes Nawaz return, President Alvi's ouster

Post-Imran Khan, Pak oppn eyes Nawaz return, President Alvi's ouster

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, 70, who is the Opposition's candidate for the new prime minister, will announce his possible government priorities after taking the oath.

Litany of falsehood unleashed on me: Ansari on BJP's Pak scribe claim

Litany of falsehood unleashed on me: Ansari on BJP's Pak scribe claim

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Former Vice President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday refuted the allegation that he had invited to India a Pakistani journalist who has claimed to have spied for Inter-Services Intelligence, and said a 'litany of falsehood' has been unleashed against him in sections of media and by a Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson.

US working with India to counter Af-Pak terror groups

US working with India to counter Af-Pak terror groups

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

The Islamic State has emerged as the most potent terrorist threat globally but in the Afghan-Pak region the space is dominated by other terrorist groups like Taliban, Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Tayiba, America's top spymaster has said.

Won't pay millions to bad guys like Pak if voted to power: Nikki Haley

Won't pay millions to bad guys like Pak if voted to power: Nikki Haley

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

According to Haley, the Biden administration resumed military aid to Pakistan, though it's home to at least a dozen terrorist organisations and its government is deeply in hock to China.

Pak wants vegetables, other edible items from India

Pak wants vegetables, other edible items from India

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said the government can consider importing vegetables and other edible items from India following the destruction of standing crops due to massive floods, three years after Islamabad downgraded trade ties with New Delhi over the Kashmir issue.

Sino-Pak N-deal to face US roadblock at NSG

Sino-Pak N-deal to face US roadblock at NSG

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Experts have said that the deal appears to be violating international guidelines forbidding nuclear exports to countries that have not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or do not have international safeguards on reactors.

Indo-Pak cricket ties: PCB has given up

Indo-Pak cricket ties: PCB has given up

Rediff.com29 May 2016

The Pakistan government has restrained its Cricket Board from initiating any dialogue with the Board of Control for Cricket in India on the issue of a long-pending bilateral series, which has been scuttled repeatedly on account of volatile political ties between the two nations.

Imran surprises Oppn, but pushes Pak into political uncertainty

Imran surprises Oppn, but pushes Pak into political uncertainty

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

Khan, who faced his toughest political test since assuming office in 2018 due to defections in his party and cracks in the ruling coalition, in a surprise announcement during an address to the nation on Sunday said he had advised the president to 'dissolve assemblies'.

Don't blame others for your own failures: Taliban to Pak on Peshawar blast

Don't blame others for your own failures: Taliban to Pak on Peshawar blast

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

On January 30, a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Peshawar Police Lines area claimed the lives of at least 101 people