New Delhi: The sister of jailed Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh on Friday met Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik over the issue of clemency to her brother. The Pakistan minister invited Sarabjit's sister and her family to the country, and even assured visa for longer period for them. The Pakistan Interior Minister, however, gave no assurance to India on the issue of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia. Malik said that he...
11:50 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: Stoking a potential controversy, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday night alluded to Babri Masjid demolition, equating the incident with the Mumbai terror attack. Malik said nobody wants to see the recurrence of incidents like Bombay blasts, Samjhauta blasts or Babri Masjid issue. "We do not want any 9/11. We do not want any Bombay blasts, we do not want any Samjhauta Express, we do not want...
11:13 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who arrived in India, said he needed more proof to arrest Hafeez Saeed. ...
09:16 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: As a debate raged over torture of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia by Pakistan Army, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said he was not aware whether he "died of a Pak bullet or weather". The Supreme Court earlier in the day sought a response from the Centre the plea of the Kargil martyr's father NK Kalia seeking its direction to the government for raising the case...
08:38 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who arrived in New Delhi on Friday evening, said that he has come to India to take the peace process forward with the country. Malik condemned terrorism and said that Pakistan doesn't want a repeat of attacks like 26/11 in India. He, however, said that Pakistan cannot act against Hafiz Saeed - the alleged mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks - because it does...
07:07 PM, Dec 14, 2012
On board special aircraft: Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid said on Friday that the presenting of evidence by Pakistani authorities on the Mumbai attacks to a court, that it was "a little movement as far as the accountability" of the 26/11 strikes was concerned, but felt it still "may not be the best time" for a Prime Ministerial visit. Responding to questions on Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's visit...
02:42 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: The founder of the jobs portal 'Naukri.com' Sanjeev Bhikhchandani visited Pakistan in September earlier this year. He said that business was the answer to better relations between India and Pakistan, even though it had its own set of risks. "I believe if you want lasting peace then you need to build inter-dependency so that there are lobbies created who favour peace. Right now, when the society is totally...
07:48 AM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: Hours before Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik arrives in India, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that Pakistan's action against Hafiz Saeed and other 26/11 accused and voice samples in the case will be discussed. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Shinde said Pakistan should hand over the conspirators to India. Following is an excerpt from the interview: Arunima: What will be the take away from this dialogue between...
08:42 AM, Dec 13, 2012
Chandigarh: Pakistani actress Veena Malik today said that she was losing sleep owing to her packed schedule that includes back-to-back Bollywood movies and her debut Punjabi film. "I don't get time to sleep as my tight schedule is keeping me really busy. My eating orders are out and I feel as if I am having a roller-coaster ride," Malik said here. The actress, however, said that she feels lucky to...
06:13 PM, Dec 12, 2012
New Delhi: India will demand handing over of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed during the visit of Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik this week, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Monday. He said he had raised the issue of Saeed moving freely in Pakistan with Malik, when they met in Maldives on the sidelines of a SAARC inter-ministerial conference in September, and that he should...
01:49 AM, Dec 11, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik will pay a three-day visit to India from December 14 to operationalise the liberalised visa agreement between the two countries. "He is going to Turkey on the 12th (of this month) with the (Pakistan) President. He has written to me to confirm that he is coming to Delhi on December 14 and will be here till (December) 16th," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on...
05:22 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Srinagar: Police arrested Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front following post-prayer protests in uptown Maisuma locality of summer capital Srinagar on Friday. Malik was leading dozens of supporters after the Friday prayers during a JKLF march to city centre Lal Chowk from the adjacent Maisuma locality. Police intercepted the march and arrested Malik and five other JKLF leaders. This resulted in protests as people in...
04:14 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday announced a reward of Rs 200 million for anyone who provides information on the whereabouts of Tehrik-e-Taliban spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan. Talking to reporters in Islamabad, Interior Minister Rehman Malik claimed Ihsan was working for "foreign elements" and said he would soon reveal all details about the Taliban spokesman. Ihsan regularly contacts reporters in northwest Pakistan on phone and sends emails to Pakistani and foreign media outlets...
08:43 PM, Nov 27, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday said that he hopes that when Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik visits India later this month, he carries the voice samples of 2008 Mumbai terror attack suspects with him. India has been demanding voice samples of the accused who were giving instructions to the 10 terrorists during the November, 2008 attack. Former home minister P Chidambaram, had made a similar...
06:08 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Zaka Ashraf feels the appointment of a batting coach for the national team has become a challenging task . ...
08:28 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Kogelo: United States President Barack Obama's Kenyan half-brother says the leader's African family is optimistic that he will win Tuesday's election. Malik Obama said on Sunday that the family sees no reason why Obama shouldn't be elected for a second term. He was speaking during a sports tournament that he organizes every year in honor of their late father, Barack Obama, Sr Villagers at Obama's father's home town of Kogelo...
12:50 AM, Nov 05, 2012
