News for 'Pakistan Customs'

India, Pak agree to move towards a new trade deal

India, Pak agree to move towards a new trade deal

Rediff.com10 Nov 2011

The two leaders also agreed that bilateral trade will be conducted on Most Favoured Nation basis.

China's military budget over 3 times that of India: Pentagon

China's military budget over 3 times that of India: Pentagon

Rediff.com9 May 2015

China's official defence budget last year was $136.3 billion while that of India was $38.2 billion.

Entry of India, Pak to bolster SCO's strength: Xi

Entry of India, Pak to bolster SCO's strength: Xi

Rediff.com10 Jun 2018

He said countries should work for promoting open and inclusive cooperation for win-win outcomes.

ISRO launches radar imaging cloud-proof satellite

ISRO launches radar imaging cloud-proof satellite

Rediff.com22 May 2019

The RISAT-2B would replace the RISAT-2, which has been actively used by India to monitor activities in camps across the border in Pakistan to thwart infiltration bids by terrorists.

Indian detainees being force fed in Texas

Indian detainees being force fed in Texas

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Many are reportedly too weak to stand or talk. The detainees include Sikhs, Gujaratis and Bengalis, and from Punjab in Pakistan.

What you must know about Munawar Faruqui

What you must know about Munawar Faruqui

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

He may have been in the news for all the wrong reasons but the greater irony is that Muslim stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui's best jokes ridicule Muslims, and are wolfed down by Muslims, who form the majority of his 177,000 Instagram followers, notes Jyoti Punwani.

Philippines reports coronavirus death, toll reaches 305

Philippines reports coronavirus death, toll reaches 305

Rediff.com2 Feb 2020

The virus, which has infected more than 14,562 people, continues to spread beyond China.

Pak worried about 'robust' Indo-US ties

Pak worried about 'robust' Indo-US ties

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

Pakistan's ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has said that Islamabad is worried by the strengthening Indo-US ties.Describing Indo-US ties as 'robust' and 'multifaceted', Haqqani pointed out that strong ties between India and the US is one of the biggest causes of worries for Islamabad. Pakistan is wary of the Indo-US relationship, which is robust and multifaceted, and the US would have to treat Pakistan at par to win over Pakistani trust.

Midnight clearance for citizenship bill with 311 votes in favour

Midnight clearance for citizenship bill with 311 votes in favour

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

A 7-hr debate was held over the contentious bill. Oppn amendments rejected.

Doval to travel to China to discuss Pak problem

Doval to travel to China to discuss Pak problem

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

'China has refused to act upon the threat posed by Pakistan using terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.' says Rajeev Sharma.

SHOCKING! Indian archers miss World Cup after flight delay

SHOCKING! Indian archers miss World Cup after flight delay

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

The senior recurve and compound teams could not board the flight to Medellin in Colombia and were forced to pull out of the season-opening stage one of the World Cup beginning on Monday.

Pak authorities ban access to YouTube

Pak authorities ban access to YouTube

Rediff.com23 Feb 2008

A statement issued to customers by Micronet Broadband, one of Pakistan's leading internet service providers said, 'Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has directed all ISPs of the country to block access to YouTube for containing blasphemous web content/movies'.

26/11: Pak company sold Yamaha engines to Mumbai attack facilitator

26/11: Pak company sold Yamaha engines to Mumbai attack facilitator

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

A Pakistani company had sold eight Japanese Yamaha engines to one of the 2008 Mumbai attack facilitators who supplied them to terrorists.

UAE Deputy PM's bustard hunting convoy attacked in Pak

UAE Deputy PM's bustard hunting convoy attacked in Pak

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

The team of hunters was unhurt in the attack that happened in Guchak area of Panjgur, however, two vehicles of the convoy were damaged in the firing, police said.

Indo-Pak trade through Wagah border picking up

Indo-Pak trade through Wagah border picking up

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

At present India is exporting soya extracts, green chillies and potatoes.

Hasten tariff reforms, urges ICRIER

Hasten tariff reforms, urges ICRIER

Rediff.com18 Feb 2003

ICRIER has suggested that the government hasten tax reforms by lowering peak customs duties to ensure export competitiveness of domestic industry.

Indo-Pak ballet: Trade talks hit by NSA imbroglio

Indo-Pak ballet: Trade talks hit by NSA imbroglio

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The talks for normalising trade had begun in November 2011.

The Pakistani film you must see

The Pakistani film you must see

Rediff.com29 Oct 2017

Iram Haq's What Will People Say is a deeply relatable story of family values at odds with a modern culture.

How fuel prices have risen under Modi regime

How fuel prices have risen under Modi regime

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Despite a massive decline in crude oil prices since 2012 -- Modi has been prime minister in six of these eight years -- petrol in Delhi has become 10 per cent costlier and diesel 97 per cent, as of July 2.

What was their role in '93 blasts

What was their role in '93 blasts

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

The detailed role of the six convicts in the case, whose trial was separated from the main one, which concluded in 2007.

The truth about India's ease of doing business claim

The truth about India's ease of doing business claim

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

'The recalculated ranking showed India should have had a higher ranking earlier (113 in 2012 instead of 132) and lower ranking later (114 in 2018 instead of 100).' 'This would mean that there has been no change in India's climate of doing business across two regimes.' 'This is exactly consistent with the reality on the ground,' observes Debashis Basu.

Rajnath to visit Russia, US; Pak-sponsored terror in focus

Rajnath to visit Russia, US; Pak-sponsored terror in focus

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

The home minister will also discuss cross border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and growing activities of ISIS in the country and its neighbourhood.

Trump has no real affection for India

Trump has no real affection for India

Rediff.com23 Feb 2020

'The best thing that Modi can hope for in this visit is that he is able to mobilise Indians in America to vote Republican and try and help Trump return to power,' argues Aakar Patel.

Ajmer shrine religious head to boycott Zardari's visit

Ajmer shrine religious head to boycott Zardari's visit

Rediff.com8 Apr 2012

The religious head of the Ajmer dargah on Sunday announced he will boycott the visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to protest the move of district authorities of not allowing him to go inside the shrine beyond the main gate when the visiting delegation arrives.

Did AQ Khan unwittingly sell India his nuke designs?

Did AQ Khan unwittingly sell India his nuke designs?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

Journalist Joshua Pollack has written a startling article for Playboy magazine, in which he reveals that Pakistan's leading nuclear scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan, who fell from grace after it was found that he sold nuclear secrets to Libya, North Korea and Iran, may have also sold the technology to his country's greatest foe: India. Until now, the 'fourth customer' mystery has baffled investigators.

Heroin seized from Samjhauta express

Heroin seized from Samjhauta express

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

About 14 kg of heroin being smuggled from Pakistan in the trans-border Samjhauta Express were seized and four passengers of the train arrested for allegedly carrying the contraband, having a street value of Rs 70 crore, officials said here on Tuesday.

UAE prince loses his falcons, Pak to pay him Rs 3.6 crore

UAE prince loses his falcons, Pak to pay him Rs 3.6 crore

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

After Sheikh Muhammad Sultan Ahmed Mualla lost his falcons at the airport in Rawalpindi in March, the Federal Tax Ombudsman directed the Federal Board of Revenue to pay him Rs 3.5 crore as compensation for the birds and an additional Rs 1 crore for the mental and emotional anguish caused to him, a media report said on Friday.

Pak jirga sentences 6 to death for singing, dancing

Pak jirga sentences 6 to death for singing, dancing

Rediff.com28 May 2012

A tribal 'jirga' or council in a remote area of northern Pakistan has condemned four women and two men to death for "staining the honour" of their families by singing and dancing at a wedding, according to a media report. The men and women from Hazara division in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were allegedly caught on videotape singing and dancing at a wedding in violation of the tribal custom of gender segregation.

Pakistani-American owner puts up anti-Hindu signs at US eatery

Pakistani-American owner puts up anti-Hindu signs at US eatery

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Dar insists that his message is not simply speculation but 'fact' and that alongside ice-cream, he wants to 'serve up some education to his customers'.

Imran Khan denies reports of third marriage

Imran Khan denies reports of third marriage

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

Khan's spokesman in a statement said that he had proposed marriage to Bushra Maneka, who has "asked for time to make a final decision after consulting her family, including her children".

Tejas team aims to outperform Pak's JF-17 at Bahrain air show

Tejas team aims to outperform Pak's JF-17 at Bahrain air show

Rediff.com10 Jan 2016

It is learnt that the Aeronautical Development Agency, which oversees the development of Tejas, has put together a flying routine that 'significantly surpasses any aerobatics display the fighter has presented earlier'.

Will visit India again, says Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Will visit India again, says Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

Pakistani singer Rahat Fatah Ali Khan, who was briefly detained in India for possessing foreign currency, today said he will visit the country again if "respectfully" invited, even as he admitted guilt and claimed he was 'unaware' of Indian custom laws.

ISI not a law enforcement agency: Pak SC

ISI not a law enforcement agency: Pak SC

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that the Inter Services Intelligence is not a law enforcement agency or a customs authority and cannot take anyone into custody under the country's laws.

'Outlandish' headgear, but no skull cap: Tharoor's dig at PM enrages BJP

'Outlandish' headgear, but no skull cap: Tharoor's dig at PM enrages BJP

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

'Demand apology from the Congress Party for insulting the people of India's North East & Tribals'

US will surely understand: Jaishankar on S-400 deal

US will surely understand: Jaishankar on S-400 deal

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

"It would be my hope that people understand why this particular transaction is important for us," the EAM said in Washington, DC.

UP, SCR in last eight

UP, SCR in last eight

Rediff.com30 Apr 2005

Uttar Pradesh XI and South Central Railway (Secunderabad) edged out All India Customs and Corps of Signals in the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.

India among top 10 exporters to UAE in November

India among top 10 exporters to UAE in November

Rediff.com1 Apr 2011

India features in the list of top 10 exporters to the UAE in November, 2010, with a total value of $6.9 billion (25.4 billion dirhams), or 63 per cent of UAE imports, the country's Federal Customs Authority (FCA) has said.

Nitish's silence speaks loud as PM chants 'Vande Mataram'

Nitish's silence speaks loud as PM chants 'Vande Mataram'

Rediff.com1 May 2019

'Ours is a diverse culture and we ought to respect each other's customs. People must not be coerced into exhibiting their patriotism in one particular way'

Pak okays duty cuts on more Indian products

Pak okays duty cuts on more Indian products

Rediff.com3 Jun 2004

In a move to boost trade with India, the Pakistan cabinet has approved an additional list of over 200 Indian products for customs duty concession under South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement.