All stories by M Zulqernain
Pak urges India to resume foreign-secy level talks
Rediff.com19 Apr 2015The formal talks have yet to resume," Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said.
26/11 mastermind Lakhvi walks free from Pakistan jail
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015Laskhar-e-Tayiba operations commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, on Friday walked free from a Pakistani jail after spending nearly six years in detention.
Pak court suspends 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi's detention, orders his release
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015The mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi will be set free from prison after the Lahore high court passed the order.
Lakhvi's release order yet to be received by jail officials
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015The jail authorities have not yet received the release order of the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind
15 dead, 80 injured in suicide blasts at two churches in Pakistan
Rediff.com15 Mar 2015At least 15 persons were killed and 80 others injured when Taliban suicide attackers targeted two packed churches during mass on Sunday in Pakistan's biggest Christian neighbourhood in Lahore, the capital of Punjab.
Pak court declares anti-govt cleric Qadri as proclaimed offender
Rediff.com26 Feb 2015Canada-based anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, his sons and two others of Pakistan Awami Tehrik party were on Thursday declared "proclaimed offenders" by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court for not appearing in a case of arson and vandalism here despite court summons against them.
Pakistan executes 4 more terrorists on death-row
Rediff.com21 Dec 2014Four more death-row convicts were executed on Sunday in Pakistan for their involvement in an attack on former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf after the country lifted a ban on the death penalty following last week's deadly Taliban attack on a Peshawar school.
Wagah border blast: Around 45 suspects taken into custody
Rediff.com7 Nov 2014A total of 45 suspects have been taken into custody by Pakistan police in connection with the deadly suicide blast at Wagah border which killed 63 people.
Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack at Wagah Border rises to 61
Rediff.com3 Nov 2014The death toll in the horrific suicide attack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday. Security agencies have arrested about 20 suspects from the Indo-Pak border area.
8 killed, 40 injured in stampede at Imran Khan's rally in Multan
Rediff.com11 Oct 2014At least eight people, including a child, were killed and 40 injured in a stampede at a public rally by opposition leader Imran Khan in central Pakistan on Friday.
Pak girl stoned to death by brother for having affair
Rediff.com18 Sep 2014In a case of honour killing, a man allegedly stoned to death his sister for having an affair with a youth in Punjab province of Pakistan, where about 860 women became victim of such crime last year.
15 Christians arrested in Pakistan under blasphemy law
Rediff.com5 Sep 2014Pakistani police have arrested 15 Christians and booked 45 other members of the minority community under the controversial blasphemy law for allegedly desecrating Muslim graves in a village in Punjab province, sparking tension in the area.
For 8th time in a row, Pakistan court adjourns 26/11 trial
Rediff.com3 Sep 2014For the eighth time in a row, a Pakistani anti-terrorism court trying the seven accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case adjourned the hearing after a government witness and prosecution lawyers did not show up on Wednesday.
Pak court orders filing of murder charges against Nawaz Sharif
Rediff.com16 Aug 2014A Pakistani court on Saturday ordered framing of murder charges against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz and 19 others over the June violence near Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri's headquarters here that killed 14 of his supporters.
Pakistan couple murdered in honour killing case
Rediff.com3 Aug 2014In yet another case of honour killing, a young woman and her husband have been brutally murdered for marrying against the wishes of her family in Punjab, police said on Sunday.
Uncle, 3 others arrested in Pakistan honour killing case
Rediff.com30 May 2014Pakistani police probing the brutal murder of a pregnant woman, 25, stoned to death in a case of honour killing arrested four men, including her uncle on Friday.
Pak court orders case against Geo TV over blasphemous content
Rediff.com17 May 2014A Pakistani court on Saturday ordered the police to register a case against Geo TV, actress Veena Malik, her husband Asad Khatak and others over a programme that allegedly contained blasphemous content.
Pakistani court rejects bail plea of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi chief
Rediff.com23 Jan 2014A Pakistani court has rejected the bail application of Malik Ishaq, chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi that has been blamed for a series of attacks on the Shia minority.
Two charged with Sarabjit's murder in Pakistan
Rediff.com18 Jan 2014Two death row prisoners have been indicted in Pakistan for the murder of Indian national Sarabjit Singh at a jail in Lahore. An additional district and sessions judge held trial at the Central Jail in Kot Lakhpat on Friday and formally charged the two inmates -- Amer Sarfraz alias Tamba and Muddassar Bashir.
Mumbai attacks case: 2 Pak bank executives record statements
Rediff.com8 Jan 2014One of the alleged lashkar-e-Tayiba trainers involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks used to frequently get money transfers into his account, two Pakistani bank executives told an anti-terrorism court on Wednesday.