Pak President sends special aircraft to bring back Chishti

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is sending a special aircraft to India on Tuesday to bring back Pakistan's ailing virologist Khalil Chishti, who has been detained in Rajasthan for nearly two......

Zardari orders 'every possible step' to bring back Chisti

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday ordered authorities to take "every possible step" to bring home Dr Khalil Chishti, an ailing 80-year-old scientist who was recently granted bail by the......

Katju writes to Zardari, pleads for Sarabjit's release

Days after the Supreme Court gave nod to Pakistani prisoner Khalil Chishti to visit his country, Press Council Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju has appealed to Pakistani President Asif Ali......

What could Zardari's mannat at Ajmer Sharif be?

Rediff.com's Tahir Ali reads behind the lines on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's private pilgrimage to Ajmer Sharif and analyses the decline of Sufism in PakistanQuestions have been raised......

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com In sweet music is such artKilling care and grief of heart. Few embody William Shakespeare's golden words like Mohammad Zayur Khayyam Hashmi. An unmistakable......

'Definitely he's touched by God'

A lot of people only associate him with his music. And, obviously, he's a great musician.But Rahman, above all else, is a living example of spiritual equilibrium and intrinsic human goodness.A......