News for 'Sindh'

Zardari wants passport, protection

Zardari wants passport, protection

Rediff.com17 Dec 2004

The husband of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has filed a petition in the Sindh High Court seeking government protection and issuance of a passport to enable him to go abroad for medical treatment and meet his family.

Flood alert in Leh, Doda districts

Flood alert in Leh, Doda districts

Rediff.com27 Jun 2005

A flood alert was issued in Doda and Leh districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in view of rising water levels in Chenab and Sindh rivers.

'We had two choices - mullahs or Musharraf'

'We had two choices - mullahs or Musharraf'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2004

We are liberals and democratic. We have against us the feudalists and the mullahs of Pakistan who have issued fatwas against us.

'India should trust Musharraf'

'India should trust Musharraf'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2004

'Without trust the negotiation process will fail again,' says MQM leader Altaf Hussain.

Floods threaten Pakistan's city of saints

Floods threaten Pakistan's city of saints

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

After causing widespread damage in northern Punjab in Pakistan, the devastating floods now threaten the historic city of Multan and its famous shrines, even as authorities struggle to save the city.

Indo-Pak talks on bus service Tuesday

Indo-Pak talks on bus service Tuesday

Rediff.com7 Mar 2004

The Indian delegation will comprise officials from the ministries of external affairs, road transport and highways and the Rajasthan government.

Legendary Pak philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi dies

Legendary Pak philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi dies

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

Legendary Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who had dedicated his life to humanity and serving the poor, died in Karachi from renal failure. He was 92.

National hockey Super League

National hockey Super League

Rediff.com24 Mar 2005

Four institutional teams and the eight winners of the pre-quarter-final league will battle it out in the Super League, beginning on Friday.

Income tax dues can be paid at RBI offices, 29 banks

Income tax dues can be paid at RBI offices, 29 banks

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

The Reserve Bank has asked the public to pay their income tax dues well in advance so as to avoid standing in long queues and stated that 29 agency banks are also authorised to accept such payments.

Dates out for talks on bus links

Dates out for talks on bus links

Rediff.com19 Jan 2004

Pakistan has offered to India to host technical-level talks on the Khokhrapar-Munabao bus service on March 8 to 9 and Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service in March 29 and 30.

Will take oath as Pak PM on August 11: Imran Khan

Will take oath as Pak PM on August 11: Imran Khan

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

He said alleviation of poverty from interior Sindh will be among top priorities of his government.

India moots fresh peace proposals

India moots fresh peace proposals

Rediff.com31 Dec 2003

The proposals include holding of talks for bus links between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, and Khokrapar (Rajasthan) and Munabao (Sindh province).

Imran inches closer to form government, Oppn seeks re-election

Imran inches closer to form government, Oppn seeks re-election

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said that they have the required numbers to form government.

Pak minister wakes up to reality, says Hafiz Saeed threat to society

Pak minister wakes up to reality, says Hafiz Saeed threat to society

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said this during an international security conference in Munich, Germany.

India, Pak to start 2nd rail link

India, Pak to start 2nd rail link

Rediff.com3 Dec 2004

Is Ram Jethmalani retiring?

Is Ram Jethmalani retiring?

Rediff.com23 May 2005

A signboard outside his house reads: 'I am not taking any new court matters but welcome for anything else.' Jethmalani is probably planning his retirement from active legal practice.

Legal tussle no danger to Test: PCB

Legal tussle no danger to Test: PCB

Rediff.com14 Aug 2003

The Pakistan Cricket Board said there was no danger of next week's first test against Bangladesh being affected by a legal tussle between it and the Karachi cricket authority.

Quake in southern Pakistan kills 32, tremors felt in Delhi

Quake in southern Pakistan kills 32, tremors felt in Delhi

Rediff.com24 Sep 2013

Thirty-two people were killed and dozens injured when a major 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, with most damage and casualties reported near the epicentre in Balochistan.

3 killed in Taliban attack on Pak Shiite mosque

3 killed in Taliban attack on Pak Shiite mosque

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

Three people were killed and seven others injured.

One killed in Karachi blasts

One killed in Karachi blasts

Rediff.com26 May 2004

Tell Pak to stop acting as epicentre of terrorism: India to UNHRC

Tell Pak to stop acting as epicentre of terrorism: India to UNHRC

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

The fact that known terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin have been able to hold huge rallies in Pakistan's main cities is a reflection of the state of affairs in Pak, said India.

Pak declares Al Rasheed Trust a terror outfit

Pak declares Al Rasheed Trust a terror outfit

Rediff.com10 Aug 2003

A Pakistani government notification issued August 7 said the outfit had links to the Al Qaeda.

Zardari released on parole, NAB suspends anti-corr

Zardari released on parole, NAB suspends anti-corr

Rediff.com6 Dec 2002

Zardari, husband of former PM Benazir Bhutto, was permitted to go to his hometown Nawabshah in southern Sindh province and join his family in Eid celebrations.\n\n\n\n\n\n

PSB trounce IHF Juniors XI

PSB trounce IHF Juniors XI

Rediff.com5 May 2005

Holders Punjab and Sindh Bank entered the final of the All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament.

Bird flu hits Pakistan

Bird flu hits Pakistan

Rediff.com26 Jan 2004

Asaram: From godman to rapist

Asaram: From godman to rapist

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

Asumal Sirumalani aka Asaram added around 400 ashrams in India and abroad within a span of four decades.

Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,100 terror 'suspects', including Masood Azhar's

Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,100 terror 'suspects', including Masood Azhar's

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

Authorities in Pakistan have frozen bank accounts with more than Rs 400 million of over 5,100 terror suspects, including JeM chief Masood Azhar who is under "protective custody" after the terror attack on the Pathankot air base, officials said.

Pakistan flood death toll crosses 300

Pakistan flood death toll crosses 300

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

At least 312 people have died and over two million affected due to rains and devastating floods in Pakistan, even as swelling waters continued to ravage the country's southern Punjab province, officials said on Monday.

Will India turn into a nation of minorities?

Will India turn into a nation of minorities?

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

'Will the liberals explain if minorities are under such a dire threat in India, how come more and more groups want to separate from the majority and want themselves to be declared a minority?' asks Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Pakistani man remanded to custody for stripping woman

Pakistani man remanded to custody for stripping woman

Rediff.com24 Oct 2013

A Pakistani man has been remanded to police custody in Sindh province for allegedly assaulting and stripping a Hindu woman, a media report said on Thursday.

24 killed, 100 injured in Taliban bombing in Pakistan

24 killed, 100 injured in Taliban bombing in Pakistan

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

A powerful car bomb exploded outside a Shiite imambargah at a busy market.

Pro-actively pursuing case of missing Indian clerics: Pakistan

Pro-actively pursuing case of missing Indian clerics: Pakistan

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

Two Indian clerics, including the head priest of New Delhi's Nizamuddin Dargah, have gone missing in Pakistan

Pakistan earthquake toll rises to 80

Pakistan earthquake toll rises to 80

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

At least 80 people have been killed so far in the quake that struck Awaran district in Balochistan province on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson of Frontier Corps, Balochistan.

Pak Parliament passes landmark Hindu marriage bill

Pak Parliament passes landmark Hindu marriage bill

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

Pakistan's Hindus were set to get an exclusive personal law to regulate marriages after the National Assembly unanimously adopted the Hindu Marriage Bill, 2017, on Thursday.

Pakistan names 'spies' among Indian mission staffers

Pakistan names 'spies' among Indian mission staffers

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

It claimed the officials were involved in 'espionage, subversion and supporting terrorist activities in Balochistan and Sindh'.

Key issues India will rake up with Pak Rangers in Sept 9 meet

Key issues India will rake up with Pak Rangers in Sept 9 meet

Rediff.com6 Sep 2015

The Indian agenda for the talks has put extra stress on the "most important" issue of breach of ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir