News for 'Pakistani Foreign Office'

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.

India summons Pak high commissioner over Lakhvi order

India summons Pak high commissioner over Lakhvi order

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

In a sharp reaction, India on Monday conveyed to Pakistan its "strong concern" at the lack of effective action by it in the case of Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, saying there seems to be no end in sight to that country remaining a safe haven for well-known terror groups.

India hits back at Pakistan, says 'don't need lecture on pluralism'

India hits back at Pakistan, says 'don't need lecture on pluralism'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

India on Tuesday lashed out at Pakistan for "lecturing" it on pluralism after Islamabad expressed concern over attempts to disrupt functions of its prominent personalities, and asserted that non-practice of terrorism was central to the betterment of the Indo-Pak relationship.

Pak has no clue on missing envoy's whereabouts

Pak has no clue on missing envoy's whereabouts

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

Azizuddin went missing on Monday with his driver and a guard, while driving from North West Frontier Province capital Peshawar to Kabul. He is believed to have been kidnapped by militants in the Khyber Agency.

I am coming for SAARC meet, PM to Jamali

I am coming for SAARC meet, PM to Jamali

Rediff.com4 Dec 2003

He has written a letter to the Pakistan PM in this regard.

Pak govt not to claim Jinnah House in Mumbai

Pak govt not to claim Jinnah House in Mumbai

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

Sources in Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said the government also has no plans to back the country's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah's daughter Dina Wadia's efforts to gain possession of the building. The sources said, "Keeping aside the sentimental value of Muslims of the subcontinent, it is clear that the Jinnah House was the personal property of Quaid-i-Azam (Jinnah) and not of the Pakistan government".

Pak denies involvement in Maniappan killing

Pak denies involvement in Maniappan killing

Rediff.com28 Nov 2005

Pakistan has said that many of its countrymen have also been killed in Afghanistan.

What is Modi's Pakistan policy really?

What is Modi's Pakistan policy really?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

'When Sushma Swaraj was campaigning like a one-man army against Pakistan for the treatment meted out to Chetna Jadhav and her mother-in-law, India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was secretly huddled with his Pakistani counterpart in Bangkok.' 'It is becoming impossible to make rational judgments about our government's Pakistan policies,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Pak says 1 killed in ceasefire violation by India, summons envoy

Pak says 1 killed in ceasefire violation by India, summons envoy

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Foreign Office spokesperson tweeted that India violated the ceasefire agreement in Tandar, Sabzkot, Khuiratta, Baron, Bagsar and Khanjar areas.

India denies remark on 26/11, Ishrat case attributed to top cop

India denies remark on 26/11, Ishrat case attributed to top cop

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

Pakistan said India has denied that an official allegedly made remarks that the 2008 Mumbai attacks and a 2001 terrorist assault on the Indian parliament were "engineered".

How gullible Modi has been in dealing with Pakistan!

How gullible Modi has been in dealing with Pakistan!

Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

'The Pakistani game plan in making its envoy in India to perform the last rites of a fledgling peace process is madness with a method.'

Party colleagues rally behind Imran as Pak set to elect new PM

Party colleagues rally behind Imran as Pak set to elect new PM

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

Despite the government's hectic efforts to avoid voting on the no-confidence motion against Khan, the joint Opposition succeeded in its month-long efforts to oust Khan from the prime minister's office as 174 members of the 342-member National Assembly voted against him in the wee hours of Sunday after a day of high drama.

Prime Minister undecided on cricket invite

Prime Minister undecided on cricket invite

Rediff.com9 Jan 2006

Pakistan's foreign office spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam said Manmohan Singh had accepted a longstanding invitation to visit Pakistan though he has never committed to any date.

BJP alleges ex-VP Ansari 'shared info' with ISI spy, gets strong reply

BJP alleges ex-VP Ansari 'shared info' with ISI spy, gets strong reply

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia cited purported claims of the Pakistani journalist, Nusrat Mirza, to allege that Ansari shared many 'sensitive and highly classified' information with him.

Proposal made to swap Kulbhushan Jadav for terrorist, claims Pak foreign minister

Proposal made to swap Kulbhushan Jadav for terrorist, claims Pak foreign minister

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

Pakistan received a proposal to swap Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav for a terrorist who carried out the horrific 2014 Peshawar school attack and is now jailed in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif has claimed.

Pak court forms 2-member bench to hear Jadhav's case

Pak court forms 2-member bench to hear Jadhav's case

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

The bench comprising Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah and his fellow judge Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb would take up the government plea on Monday, the Pakistani media, including the Geo News, reported.

Chinese President Xi to visit Pakistan next week

Chinese President Xi to visit Pakistan next week

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Pakistan on Monday on a two-day visit to deepen economic and strategic ties between the two "all-weather" allies.

How Kalam avoided J&K issue with Musharraf

How Kalam avoided J&K issue with Musharraf

Rediff.com21 Apr 2008

Details of what transpired at the 30-minute meeting have been revealed by P M Nair, who served as secretary to Kalam from 2002 to 2007, in his book The Kalam Effect: My years with the President. Musharraf was on a day's visit on April 17, 2005, to witness the India-Pakistan one-day cricket match.

'Indian fishermen to be set free after sentence'

'Indian fishermen to be set free after sentence'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2006

Indian fishermen to be set free after completing sentence: Pak

How India outclassed Pak in diplomatic game over Kashmir

How India outclassed Pak in diplomatic game over Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

The battle to manage the international environment over Kashmir has just begun, but what is expected to help is the lifting of internal controls. All eyes are now on that exercise. Aditi Phadnis reports.

UN rejects Pak's appeal for intervention on J-K

UN rejects Pak's appeal for intervention on J-K

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

Guterres referred to the Simla Agreement, which is a bilateral agreement and rejects any third-party mediation in the issue.

Pakistan Army's Imran Nightmare

Pakistan Army's Imran Nightmare

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

There has always been a risk-taking edge to Imran Khan. Like him or hate him, it had to be someone like him to finally threaten to demolish the Pakistani establishment, explains Shekhar Gupta.

Pakistan's Parliament to reconvene on Monday to elect new PM

Pakistan's Parliament to reconvene on Monday to elect new PM

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

Pakistan's Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday nominated himself for the post of prime minister, while Imran Khan's party threatened to withdraw its lawmakers from Parliament if the former Punjab chief minister was allowed to contest the election for the top post on Monday.

'War is declared on us from Pakistani territory'

'War is declared on us from Pakistani territory'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Rediff.com reproduces the translation of the remarks made by President Ashraf Ghani at a press conference.

Pak allows Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife

Pak allows Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife

Rediff.com10 Nov 2017

Pakistan has repeatedly denied India consular access to Jadhav on the ground that it was not applicable in cases related to spies.

India sponsoring terrorism against neighbours: Pak on Parrikar

India sponsoring terrorism against neighbours: Pak on Parrikar

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Manohar Parrikar's remarks that "terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists" is the "worst" declaration by a state functionary his Pakistani counterpart, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said.

Pakistan rules out swapping Sarabjit

Pakistan rules out swapping Sarabjit

Rediff.com12 Sep 2005

Foreign office spokesman Naeem Khan said Sarabjit's family will be issued Visas according to law.

Modi-Sharif summit in Washington likely on March 31

Modi-Sharif summit in Washington likely on March 31

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Pakistan is growing restive with the below the radar screen diplomacy. This is the issue Modi and Sharif will grapple with at their Washington meeting, says Rajeev Sharma.

Desperate Pak wants early hearing in Jadhav case at ICJ

Desperate Pak wants early hearing in Jadhav case at ICJ

Rediff.com23 May 2017

The request was made in view of the upcoming elections for ICJ judges, scheduled to be held in November,

Pak refuses to let Indian goods pass

Pak refuses to let Indian goods pass

Rediff.com31 Mar 2003

There would be no such bar, however, on goods from Afghanistan being sent to India.

'We have given India list of terrorist camps'

'We have given India list of terrorist camps'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2006

Aslam said that the allegation about existence of 52 terror training camps on Pakistani soil was 'a figment of imagination.'

Gujarat wasn't even uttered, says ex-Pak minister who attended Aiyar's dinner

Gujarat wasn't even uttered, says ex-Pak minister who attended Aiyar's dinner

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

'Surprised and pained that my name has been dragged into Indian domestic politics,' says Pakistan's former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.

India-Pak CBM talks in August

India-Pak CBM talks in August

Rediff.com19 Jul 2005

India-Pak CBM talks in August

Pak drama drags on; voting on no-trust motion doubtful

Pak drama drags on; voting on no-trust motion doubtful

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

The Pakistan Parliament witnessed multiple adjournments and heated arguments, but the voting on a no-confidence motion against him appeared to be a distant possibility.

Imran supporters protest across Pak, chant 'chowkidar chor hai'

Imran supporters protest across Pak, chant 'chowkidar chor hai'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The charged PTI supporters, including women and children, showed their solidarity with Khan during the rally that started at 9 pm on Sunday and lasted till 3 am on Monday.

Nawaz Sharif vows to support struggle of Kashmiri people

Nawaz Sharif vows to support struggle of Kashmiri people

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

The Pak PM reiterated his government's firm resolve to extend its fullest moral, diplomatic and political support to the indigenous freedom struggle of Kashmiri people.

Pak welcomes PM's remarks

Pak welcomes PM's remarks

Rediff.com29 Nov 2003

"It is a good news and talks between two countries should start," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan told Voice of America radio.

Pak promises positive response

Pak promises positive response

Rediff.com28 Oct 2003

"We may accept some of the proposals," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman said when asked if there is any reluctance on Islamabad's part in accepting the proposals mooted by New Delhi on October 22.