News for 'pakistan high commission'

Sania denied visa for Sialkot, reception in Lahore

Sania denied visa for Sialkot, reception in Lahore

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

The Pakistan High Commission has denied tennis star Sania Mirza a visa for Sialkot, the home town of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik where a reception (walima) was to be held after the couple's marriage.

Pakistan arrests news channel head, books CEO, anchor

Pakistan arrests news channel head, books CEO, anchor

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

Pakistan's ARY news channel on Wednesday reported that the police in Karachi arrested its head and registered an FIR against the CEO and others in connection with some controversial remarks made by opposition party leader Shahbaz Gill during a news programme.

Jamaat-e-lslami established strong links with Pak's ISI: Officials

Jamaat-e-lslami established strong links with Pak's ISI: Officials

Rediff.com9 Mar 2019

The JeI (J&K) also has several trusts for running schools to disseminate orthodox Islamic education, has a youth wing and has numerous publications for spreading its fundamentalist ideology.

Chennai blast suspect reveals Pak role in spreading terror

Chennai blast suspect reveals Pak role in spreading terror

Rediff.com9 May 2014

'I reported to two people at the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo and informed them about my reconnaissance activities, which I carried out under the guise of being a footwear exporter. I photographed various sensitive locations, including nuclear stations and the US consulate in Chennai.' These comments made by alleged ISI spy Zaheed Hussain reveal how Pakistan is playing an active role in spreading terror in the country. Vicky Nanjappa presents an excerpt of his confession.

PCB's inquiry meeting with tainted trio put back

PCB's inquiry meeting with tainted trio put back

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

The meeting of Pakistan's tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials and High Commission officials on the spot-fixing scandal in London has been put back, reports said on Wednesday.

Pak denies travel to Indian diplomat, no Indian mission stall at fair

Pak denies travel to Indian diplomat, no Indian mission stall at fair

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

An Indian high commission diplomat was denied permission to travel to Lahore to set up the mission's stall at the ongoing South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Trade Fair where all the other SAARC nations have their representation.

'BJP Is Losing Ground Rapidly In J&K'

'BJP Is Losing Ground Rapidly In J&K'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

'Everyone is unhappy with the lieutenant governor's administration, which is ignorant, high-handed, and inaccessible.'

Pak envoy invites separatists before crucial talks, angers India

Pak envoy invites separatists before crucial talks, angers India

Rediff.com17 Aug 2014

An invitation by Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit to all the Kashmiri separatist leaders "for consultations" in Delhi ahead of Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks has touched off a controversy with the Bharatiya Janata Party calling it "most unfortunate" and "old tactics".

Poll victory of Nawaz Sharif, daughter challenged amid rigging charges

Poll victory of Nawaz Sharif, daughter challenged amid rigging charges

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

A large number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf candidates had contested as independents after the ECP had snatched the former prime minister Imran Khan-led party of its iconic cricket bat symbol.

India asks Pak envoy to leave

India asks Pak envoy to leave

Rediff.com8 Feb 2003

Deputy High Commissioner Jaleel Abbas Gilani was recently embroiled in a POTA case relating to funding of separatists in J&K.

Javadekar attends Pak Day event where Hurriyat leaders attack Centre

Javadekar attends Pak Day event where Hurriyat leaders attack Centre

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

Javadekar was at the event, where presence of his ministerial colleague V K Singh last year had drawn flak from the media, for around 20 minutes, and extended his 'best wishes' to the Pakistani people on the sidelines.

Pak courts flooded with petitions challenging poll results

Pak courts flooded with petitions challenging poll results

Rediff.com11 Feb 2024

The courts in Pakistan have been flooded with petitions as candidates, mostly backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), challenged the results of Thursday's general elections, alleging rigging.

99 pc of 26/11 Mumbai attack evidence is in Pakistan: India

99 pc of 26/11 Mumbai attack evidence is in Pakistan: India

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

In a strong reaction, India on Saturday said it was incumbent on Pakistan to present the evidence in Mumbai terror strikes as the planning, training and financing for the Mumbai terror strikes were done in that country and therefore, "99 per cent" of evidence will be available there.

Separatist Masarat Alam invited to Pakistan Day celebrations in Delhi

Separatist Masarat Alam invited to Pakistan Day celebrations in Delhi

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Separatist leader Masarat Alam, who was invited for Pakistan National Day celebrations at the High Commission in Delhi on Monday, will not be attending the event.

Pakistan repatriates 172 Indian prisoners as goodwill gesture

Pakistan repatriates 172 Indian prisoners as goodwill gesture

Rediff.com17 Feb 2015

Pakistan government repatriated 172 Indian fishermen and one civil prisoner on Monday.

Pakistan admits timing of meeting Hurriyat leaders 'not totally right'

Pakistan admits timing of meeting Hurriyat leaders 'not totally right'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Pakistan has admitted that the timing of its high commissioner's meeting with the Hurriyat leaders in New Delhi ahead of the foreign secretary-level talks was "perhaps not totally right".

Pakistan Olympic Association hails IOC decision on revoking quota places from Delhi World Cup

Pakistan Olympic Association hails IOC decision on revoking quota places from Delhi World Cup

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

Pakistani shooters were not allowed to participate in the ISSF event in Delhi.

India to release 26 Pak civil prisoners

India to release 26 Pak civil prisoners

Rediff.com9 Nov 2005

The 26 prisoners include two each from Delhi and Punjab, 11 from Gujarat, one each from Haryana, Maharashtra and Nagaland, five from Rajasthan and three from Jammu and Kashmir.

Hurriyat's Bilal Lone, Shabir Shah and 2 others detained in Delhi

Hurriyat's Bilal Lone, Shabir Shah and 2 others detained in Delhi

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

The separatist leaders were told that "restrictions have been imposed on their movement in the national capital" ahead a possible talks between NSA Sartaj Aziz and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval.

Pak 'spy' driver asked to leave India

Pak 'spy' driver asked to leave India

Rediff.com25 Oct 2006

The government's decision comes four days after Farooq was caught by police in a south-west Delhi area allegedly receiving 'sensitive' documents from armyman Anil Kumar.

Pakistani boy moves closer to home

Pakistani boy moves closer to home

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

Pakistan high commission officials visited Munir at the Rajasthan House in New Delhi to complete the paperwork necessary to issue him a temporary passport.

MEA counters Pak envoy's assertion, says both sides agreed on reciprocity

MEA counters Pak envoy's assertion, says both sides agreed on reciprocity

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Countering the Pakistan high commissioner's assertion that the visit by Pakistani JIT was not on reciprocity, India on Thursday said before the team's visit.

Pak says engagement with Kashmiri separatists is on

Pak says engagement with Kashmiri separatists is on

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Unfazed by India's strong reservations, Pakistan said it will go ahead with its engagement with Kashmiri separatist leaders when National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz goes to New Delhi for talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on Sunday.

How Pak is spinning a terror web in South India

How Pak is spinning a terror web in South India

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

Following the elimination of LTTE, Pakistan-based terror groups are leaving no stone unturned to take advantage of the vacuum, and slowly recruiting youth for terror activities from South India. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Geelani put under house arrest; cops use water cannons on protesters

Geelani put under house arrest; cops use water cannons on protesters

Rediff.com23 Aug 2015

Geelani's supporters were demonstrating in front of his house in Srinagar to protest his house arrest.

World T20: Pak envoy disappointed for colleagues over travel denial

World T20: Pak envoy disappointed for colleagues over travel denial

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit, on Friday, expressed his disappointment after five of his colleagues were denied travel permission by New Delhi for Saturday's World Twenty20 match between the arch-rivals, in Kolkata.

Not in position to comment on Jadhav's sentence: UN

Not in position to comment on Jadhav's sentence: UN

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

The UN asked India and Pakistan to engage in a dialogue.

Hurriyat leaders remanded to 10 days' police custo

Hurriyat leaders remanded to 10 days' police custo

Rediff.com8 Feb 2003

One of the accused, Anjum Zamrooda Habib, admitted before Special Judge S N Dhingra that she had received the money from the Pakistan high commission to be paid as "nazrana" to Hurriyat Conference Chairman Abdul Ghani Bhat.

India fumes over Lakhvi's release; summons Pak envoy

India fumes over Lakhvi's release; summons Pak envoy

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

India on Friday blamed Pakistan for an Islamabad court ordering release of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, saying Islamabad did not produce the evidence against him despite having enough of it.

Why Is Maldives Army Chief In India?

Why Is Maldives Army Chief In India?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

Major General Abdulla Shamaal, chief of the Maldives National Defence Force, called on General Manoj Chandrashekar Pande, chief of the army staff, in New Delhi on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

India, Pakistan, Taliban On Same Page?

India, Pakistan, Taliban On Same Page?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Delhi has come to accept the Taliban takeover in Kabul as a reality and seems increasingly unsure of its dogmatic view of the Taliban as a mere proxy of the Pakistani military and security establishment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

80,000 Indians to head for World Cup

80,000 Indians to head for World Cup

Rediff.com13 May 2019

The demand is the highest for the India-Pakistan match at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 16 and also for the final at Lords on July 14.

Blinken calls for speedy trial of perpetrators 26/11 attacks

Blinken calls for speedy trial of perpetrators 26/11 attacks

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

'Thirteen years have passed since the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai. On today's anniversary, we remember the victims, including six Americans, and the resiliency of Mumbaikars. It is long overdue for the perpetrators to face justice,' Blinken said in a tweet on Friday.

Cong, BJP's reaction immature: Separatist leader on Pak envoy meet

Cong, BJP's reaction immature: Separatist leader on Pak envoy meet

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

Lashing out at the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party for opposing the proposed meeting of separatist leaders with the Pakistan high commissioner, both moderate and hardline factions of the Hurriyat Conference on Monday said their reaction was unwarranted and demonstrated political immaturity.

Pakistan threaten to pull out of hockey WC in India over visas, security

Pakistan threaten to pull out of hockey WC in India over visas, security

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

The Pakistan Hockey Federation has threatened to pull out of next year's World Cup in India unless assured of "easy procurement" of visas and "top security" for its players at the event.

Hurriyat office closed in Delhi

Hurriyat office closed in Delhi

Rediff.com9 Feb 2003

The amalgam was on Saturday served a notice to vacate the premises in Malviya Nagar, Hurriyat sources said.

Khalistan Tiger Force chief shot dead outside gurdwara in Canada

Khalistan Tiger Force chief shot dead outside gurdwara in Canada

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

The unidentified youths shot Nijjar, a designated terrorist, inside the premises of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, of which he was the head, at Surrey at 8:27 pm (local time) on Sunday, they said.

When Pakistan PM Sharif sent bouquet to Sonia...

When Pakistan PM Sharif sent bouquet to Sonia...

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

Amid simmering tensions between the two countries, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sent a bouquet of flowers to United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi when he learnt of her visit to hospital last week, a media report said on Wednesday.

A timeline of Jadhav's wait for justice

A timeline of Jadhav's wait for justice

Rediff.com15 May 2017

Here is a detailed timeline of the important developments in the matter of Jadhav so far.