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'Greater design' behind US support for India's NSG bid: Pak NSA
Rediff.com22 Jun 2016"It's [part of] a greater design," Janjua said at a seminar on 'Pakistan's case for NSA membership' on Tuesday.
'Hindu extremist groups biggest hurdle to normalising Indo-Pak ties'
Rediff.com21 Jun 2016Pakistan's Interior Minister on Monday alleged that Hindu "extremist groups" like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Shiv Sena are the "biggest hurdle" to normalisation of Indo-Pak ties as he asked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to name the "forces" which she said are against good bilateral relations.
China to invest $8.5 billion to upgrade Pak's rail network, build gas pipeline
Rediff.com9 Jun 2016This project is part of $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) package and is covered under the CPEC Framework Agreement.
Pak express concern over India's interceptor missile test
Rediff.com8 Jun 2016Pakistan has expressed serious concern over India's recent development of an anti-ballistic missile system
Pak failed to check resurfacing of banned terror groups: Report
Rediff.com8 Jun 2016Pakistan has failed to take concrete action to keep a lid on banned militant outfits like Hafiz Saeed-led Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad which continuously resurface under new names challenging the government's authority, a media report said on Wednesday.
Pak accuses India of involvement in 'subversive activities'
Rediff.com3 Jun 2016Pakistan on Thursday alleged that India was involved in creating instability through "subversive and terrorist activities" in Karachi and Balochistan province.
India is "running away" from talks, says Pak President
Rediff.com2 Jun 2016President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday accused India of "running away" from talks.
US drone strikes in Pakistan must stop: Pak army chief
Rediff.com2 Jun 2016US drone strikes in Pakistan "must stop", Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday.
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to undergo open-heart surgery in UK
Rediff.com28 May 2016Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in London for medical check-up, will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said in Islamabad on Friday.
India trying to 'exonerate' Samjhauta blasts suspects: Pak
Rediff.com20 May 2016Pakistan on Thursday said India was trying to "exonerate" individuals suspected to be involved in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blasts that killed more than 42 Pakistanis and sought "fair investigation" in the case.
Pakistan knocks UN doors against India's new map law
Rediff.com17 May 2016Pakistan on Tuesday said it has expressed "serious concern" to the United Nations over a draft bill in the Indian Parliament over the map of Kashmir and called upon the world body to uphold its resolutions and urge India to stop such acts which are in "violation of international law".
Pakistan senate wants dossier on 'Indian interference'
Rediff.com17 May 2016Pakistan's Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution asking the government to prepare a dossier on "Indian interference" in the country and send it to other nations and international institutions.
They stitched my mouth shut: Slain Pak governor's son recounts torture
Rediff.com17 May 2016I was flogged about 500 in 3 days, they cut my back with blades and removed nails from my hands and feet," said Shahbaz Taseer of the ordeal he endured.
Musharraf declared 'absconder' in high treason case
Rediff.com11 May 2016Gen Parvez Musharraf was on Wednesday declared an "absconder" by a special tribunal trying the former Pakistani dictator for high treason as he failed to appear in person despite repeated summons and directed authorities to produce him before the court within 30 days.
Former Pakistan PM Gilani's kidnapped son recovered from Afghanistan
Rediff.com10 May 2016Ali Haider Gilani, son of ex-premier Gilani, has been recovered from Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Pakistan's Foreign Office said in a statement.
Girl killed in Pakistan for helping friend elope
Rediff.com6 May 2016A Pakistani teenage girl was drugged, strangled and her body set on fire for allegedly helping her friend to elope
Will quit if proven guilty in Panama Papers probe: Pak PM
Rediff.com3 May 2016Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that he will quit if corruption worth a single penny is proved against him in the Panama Papers probe.
Pak, China launch production of JF-17B fighter jets
Rediff.com28 Apr 2016Pakistan and China have launched the production of a new variant of the JF-17B 'Thunder' multi-role combat jet to be inducted into the Pakistan Air Force by April next year.
FS-level talks 'failed' to break the stalemate: Pak media
Rediff.com27 Apr 2016The foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan "failed" to break the stalemate and did not produce any significant measure of forward movement, the Pakistan media said.