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Imran Khan indicted in Toshakhana case; handed over to NAB for 8 days

Imran Khan indicted in Toshakhana case; handed over to NAB for 8 days

Rediff.com11 May 2023

Khan was arrested on Tuesday in the case, sparking massive country-wide protests by his supporters.

Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

Several retired and serving military officers attend Pervez Musharraf's funeral prayers.

'Guru' to 'habitual offender': Asaram's fall from grace

'Guru' to 'habitual offender': Asaram's fall from grace

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

The disgrace is compounded by the fact that the 81-year-old self-styled godman is already serving a life sentence in a Jodhpur jail for raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013.

NIA raids dozen places in J-K in TRF terror recruitment case

NIA raids dozen places in J-K in TRF terror recruitment case

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

The National Investigation Agency conducted searches at nearly a dozen places linked to The Resistance Front terror group in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, days after its announced cash rewards of Rs 10 lakh each on information leading to the arrest of its four cadres.

Congress slams BJP for calling Nehru grandfather of Partition

Congress slams BJP for calling Nehru grandfather of Partition

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

They (BJP) don't know the history before 1947 and 1971. They don't know their own history, Khera charged.

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan's Karachi

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan's Karachi

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

The idols of deities at Shri Mari Maata Mandir in Karachi's Korangi area were attacked on Wednesday.

Relief to Pak Hindu migrants, HC directs Tata to give power to Delhi slum

Relief to Pak Hindu migrants, HC directs Tata to give power to Delhi slum

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

The court's direction came after being informed that the Ministry of Defence has granted the approval for electricity connections to the migrants living in north Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area.

Sindhis are flourishing, but going isn't always easy

Sindhis are flourishing, but going isn't always easy

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

The Sindhis are a lesson in perseverance. Once uprooted, they've started all over, often reinventing themselves

Why the ISI chief was changed

Why the ISI chief was changed

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, who has been replaced as ISI chief, will remain in the forefront of Pakistani initiatives in Afghanistan as also in the peace talks with the Tehrik e Taliban, Pakistan. He will also get a year plus to serve in a corps command, remaining in the race for selection as the next army chief when General Bajwa retires in November 2022, explains Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing.

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 3 Chinese nationals at Karachi varsity

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 3 Chinese nationals at Karachi varsity

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Initial information from a reliable police source said that the two women killed in the blast were Chinese nationals and may have been the target of the blast.

Hindu Dalit woman elected to Pak senate in historic first

Hindu Dalit woman elected to Pak senate in historic first

Rediff.com4 Mar 2018

Earlier, Pakistan People's Party had elected first Hindu woman named Ratna Bhagwandas Chawla as a senator.

Shehzad fined 50 per cent match fee for ball tampering

Shehzad fined 50 per cent match fee for ball tampering

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

The matter was reported by the umpires to the match referee who held a hearing after the match ended in a exciting draw on Thursday.

ISI yet again comes to rescue of 26/11 masterminds after arrest of 7 LeT men

ISI yet again comes to rescue of 26/11 masterminds after arrest of 7 LeT men

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Key plotters of the 26/11 have once again escaped arrest upon the advice of Pakistan's intelligence agency, Inter-Service Intelligence officers.

Pakistan Air Force gets its first Hindu pilot

Pakistan Air Force gets its first Hindu pilot

Rediff.com5 May 2020

The youth, Rahul Dev, has been recruited as a General Duty (GD) pilot officer in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Daily Pakistan reported. Dev hails from Tharparkar, the largest district in Sindh province, which is the home to a large population of Hindu community, local media reported on Monday.

SEE: When terrorists attacked Karachi stock exchange

SEE: When terrorists attacked Karachi stock exchange

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

'We were scared about what would happen if these terrorists managed to enter the building.'

Pak plans to build two N-power plants in Sindh

Pak plans to build two N-power plants in Sindh

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

Pakistan plans to build two coastal nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW each in the southern port city of Karachi to meet the future energy needs of the financial hub, according to a media report Monday.

Coronavirus cases rise to 212 in Pakistan

Coronavirus cases rise to 212 in Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The Sindh province is the worst-hit with 172 cases, followed by 15 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 10 in Balochistan, 8 in Punjab, 5 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 2 in Islamabad, officials said.

Afghans have broken shackles of slavery: Imran Khan

Afghans have broken shackles of slavery: Imran Khan

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

"When you adopt someone's culture you believe it to be superior and you end up becoming a slave to it," PM Imran Khan said, adding that it creates a system of mental salves that is worse than the actual slavery.

Sushma asks Pak to return abducted Hindu girls to family

Sushma asks Pak to return abducted Hindu girls to family

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

'Even the Prime Minister on Naya Pakistan will not believe that girls of this tender age can voluntarily decide about their conversion to another religion and marriage'

Sushma, Pak minister in war of words over abduction of 2 Hindu girls

Sushma, Pak minister in war of words over abduction of 2 Hindu girls

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a probe into the matter.

Pak appoints former top spy Lt Gen Asim Munir as new Army chief

Pak appoints former top spy Lt Gen Asim Munir as new Army chief

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday chose Lt Gen Asim Munir as the new Army chief to replace incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

'US didn't tell Pakistan to oust me'

'US didn't tell Pakistan to oust me'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

'From what evidence has come up, General Bajwa somehow managed to tell the Americans that I was anti-American.' 'And so, it [the plan to oust me] wasn't imported from there. It was exported from here to there.'

Backdoor efforts underway to save Imran's PM chair

Backdoor efforts underway to save Imran's PM chair

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

With Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan virtually losing the majority in the 342-member National Assembly after the defection of two key allies, backdoor efforts are underway to reach a deal between the premier and the joint opposition to dissolve the lower house, according to a highly placed source.

Pak's coronavirus cases reach 4,601; death toll at 66

Pak's coronavirus cases reach 4,601; death toll at 66

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

The total tally of COVID-19 patients in the largest province of Punjab was 2,270, Sindh 1,128, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 620, Balochistan 219, Gilgit-Baltistan 215, Islamabad 107 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 33.

A Deve Gowda-Nawaz Sharif summit that nearly happened

A Deve Gowda-Nawaz Sharif summit that nearly happened

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

Keen to settle the India-Pakistan dispute 'once and for all,' HD Deve Gowda spoke to his then counterpart Nawaz Sharif over the phone and the two hit it off quite well but his government fell before they could meet, says a recent biography of the former Indian prime minister.

Unadkat makes Ranji history after first-over hat-trick

Unadkat makes Ranji history after first-over hat-trick

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

A summary of Tuesday's action in the Ranji Trophy.

Why Pakistani Hindu migrants are denied vaccination

Why Pakistani Hindu migrants are denied vaccination

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Most of the migrants do not get access to any medical facilities in government-run hospitals or dispensaries as they do not have an Aadhaar card and are not Indian citizens.

Pakistan heat wave death toll jumps to 1200

Pakistan heat wave death toll jumps to 1200

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Over 1,200 people have died in Pakistan's Sindh province because of a heat wave described as the worst in decades, as major hospitals in Karachi struggled to cope with the unprecedented influx of patients seeking treatment for heatstroke-related illness.

Pakistan recall Naseem, Abbas for Windies Test tour

Pakistan recall Naseem, Abbas for Windies Test tour

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

Leg-spinner Shah's selection was subject to the 35-year-old clearing a fitness test, chief selector Mohammad Wasim said in a statement.

India@75: Beacon Of Light In Gloomy World

India@75: Beacon Of Light In Gloomy World

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

World over, pluralism is in retreat. Luckily for us, Indian pluralism and its consequent tolerance of diversity is rooted in our basic values. As long as we remain faithful to these values and keep our institutions in good health, the Indian miracle of last 75 years is likely to last centuries, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Hindu family in Pakistan tortured for collecting water from mosque

Hindu family in Pakistan tortured for collecting water from mosque

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

Fetching drinking water from a mosque in Pakistan's Punjab province landed a Hindu family in trouble as some people tortured and held them hostage for 'violating the sanctity' of their place of worship, a media report said.

Ranji: Bengal trounce UP; Nagaland bowled out for 25!

Ranji: Bengal trounce UP; Nagaland bowled out for 25!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

Nagaland's scorecard resembled a telephone number, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 7, 10, 0 and 0 not out as they crashed for 25 against Uttarakhand.

Stop spreading rumours about coronavirus: Hafeez urges fans

Stop spreading rumours about coronavirus: Hafeez urges fans

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez, on Tuesday, made an appeal to the public to not spread rumours about coronavirus and urged everyone to follow the necessary precautions. Earlier in the day, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the postponement of the PSL amid the coronavirus outbreak. It has said the tournament will be rescheduled. However, new dates are yet to be announced.

COVID: Pak bars international flights as cases up to 625

COVID: Pak bars international flights as cases up to 625

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

The worst-affected Sindh province reported 90 new coronavirus cases, taking the provincial tally to 357. The new cases have been detected in pilgrims who returned from Iran and have been quarantined in Sukkur, according to a spokesperson for the Sindh health department.

50 arrested, over 150 booked in Pak for attack on Hindu temple

50 arrested, over 150 booked in Pak for attack on Hindu temple

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

A mob attacked the temple at Bhong city of Rahim Yar Khan district of the province, some 590 km from Lahore, in protest against the release of an eight-year-old Hindu boy, who was arrested for allegedly urinating in a local seminary.

Cop beats up 80-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan for eating during Ramazan

Cop beats up 80-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan for eating during Ramazan

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

Locals drove Das to a hospital in nearby Mirpur Mathelo where he was treated for his wounds.

Pakistan can get split into 5-6 parts: RSS leader

Pakistan can get split into 5-6 parts: RSS leader

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

There are many provinces in Pakistan such as Pashtunistan, Balochistan, Sindh and others which want to break away from it due to its social, political and economic conditions, Kumar said.

Terror attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi foiled; 7 killed

Terror attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi foiled; 7 killed

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

The attack was claimed by the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which said it would not tolerate 'any Chinese military expansionist endeavours on Baloch soil'.

Death toll rises to 630, as temperatures soar in Pakistan

Death toll rises to 630, as temperatures soar in Pakistan

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

The heat wave has caused havoc and triggered an emergency situation in major hospitals of the province.

Is Imran Khan's Exit Imminent?

Is Imran Khan's Exit Imminent?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

No prime minister in Pakistan's recent history has survived long in office after appointing an ISI chief who did not have the army chief's confidence. Imran may be no exception, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing.