All stories by SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Pak court scraps warrants against Imran Khan amid major showdown
Rediff.com18 Mar 2023A Pakistani judge on Saturday cancelled former premier Imran Khan's arrest warrants in the Toshakhana corruption case and allowed him to go home without indicting him, amidst clashes between his supporters and police outside the court complex in Islamabad.
Pakistan court issues non-bailable warrant against Imran Khan
Rediff.com28 Feb 2023A Pakistani court on Tuesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case but he was granted bail in three other cases, amid high drama outside the court premises where thousands of his supporters converged to support their leader.
We're bankrupt country, declares Pak defence minister
Rediff.com19 Feb 2023'You must have heard that Pakistan is going bankrupt or that a default or meltdown is taking place. It (default) has already taken place. We are living in a bankrupt country,' Defence minister Khawaja Asif said.
Pak court cancels Imran Khan's bail in election commission protest case
Rediff.com15 Feb 2023Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf activists staged a protest after Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan in the prohibited funding case last year.
Pakistan's ex-military ruler Musharraf dies in Dubai; to be buried in Karachi
Rediff.com5 Feb 2023Musharraf, 79, was suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body, The Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over blasphemous content
Rediff.com4 Feb 2023The blacklisting of Wikipedia comes days after the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) degraded Wikipedia services for 48 hours, threatening to block it if the content deemed 'blasphemous' was not deleted.
Pakistan suffers major power outage across cities
Rediff.com23 Jan 2023According to the Ministry of Energy, the system of frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34 am local time, resulting in the breakdown.
Pak EC issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan, aides in contempt case
Rediff.com11 Jan 2023Pakistan's top election body on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan and other top leaders of his party in a contempt case.
US embassy sounds red alert for Americans in Pak
Rediff.com26 Dec 2022The United States embassy in Pakistan has warned about a possible terrorist attack against American citizens at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad and prohibited American staff from visiting the five-star facility, an official statement said.
India-Pak ties nosedive to new low in 2022 post Bilawal attack on Modi
Rediff.com23 Dec 2022This year saw no improvement in bilateral ties as India accused Pakistan of cross-border infiltration and re-activation of terror-launching pads near the LoC.
Pakistan hostage crisis ends; all 33 Taliban terrorists killed
Rediff.com20 Dec 2022Two commandos of the special forces were also killed in the rescue operation that was launched after negotiations between the government and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants to end the hostage crisis failed.
General Asim Munir takes charge as Pak Army chief
Rediff.com29 Nov 2022General Asim Munir becomes Pakistan's 17th Chief of the Army Staff.
Pak appoints former top spy Lt Gen Asim Munir as new Army chief
Rediff.com25 Nov 2022Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday chose Lt Gen Asim Munir as the new Army chief to replace incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Imran Khan injured in 'assassination bid', 1 dead
Rediff.com4 Nov 2022Senator Faisal Javed, who was injured when a bullet grazed his face, said that a party worker was killed during the attack, while another was severely injured.
Pak ISI chief holds first ever media meet, says Army chief given 'lucrative offer'
Rediff.com27 Oct 2022Pakistan's ISI chief Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum said on Thursday that Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was given a "lucrative offer" in March by the then government amidst the political turmoil, as the powerful top spy launched a veiled attack on ousted premier Imran Khan at an unprecedented press conference.
Pakistan EC disqualifies former PM Imran Khan for 5 years
Rediff.com21 Oct 2022Pakistan's Election Commission on Friday disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan for five years in the Toshakhana case for hiding proceeds from the sale of gifts he received from foreign leaders.
Islamabad summons US envoy over Biden's anti-Pak remark
Rediff.com15 Oct 2022Rejecting Biden's comments, Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal at a press conference here said that Pakistan was following the global standards.
Separated at Partition, Indian Sikh meets Muslim sister in Kartarpur
Rediff.com10 Sep 2022All eyes went teary as wheelchair-bound Singh had an emotional meeting with his sister Kulsoom Akhtar at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday.
Pak summons Indian diplomat over terrorist's death in J-K
Rediff.com6 Sep 2022The Foreign Office on Monday summoned the Indian Charge d'Affaires (Cd'A) in Islamabad to lodge a protest over the alleged killing of a Pakistani citizen, who had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir to attack an army post.
Pak wants vegetables, other edible items from India
Rediff.com29 Aug 2022Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said the government can consider importing vegetables and other edible items from India following the destruction of standing crops due to massive floods, three years after Islamabad downgraded trade ties with New Delhi over the Kashmir issue.