Kolkata: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday confirmed that the US has announced a bounty for terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba's founder and Jamat-ud-Dawa's chief Hafiz Saeed. "I authorised award for Hafiz Saeed who was responsible for attacks in Mumbai. It may take longer than we like but we will stand with you and trying to make that happen. India and US are greatest rebukes to religious discrimination," said...
11:22 AM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: The United States has backtracked on the bounty announced on Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 suspect Hafiz Saeed. The American Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter blamed the Pakistani media instead for misreporting the issue. Cameron Munter said that the reward was for any UN declared terrorist and it could apply to any country. He was quoted by the local media in Lahore as saying, "Though Hafiz Saeed is a...
09:49 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Lahore: The US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, on Sunday claimed that the US government never offered a bounty on JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed, a suspect in the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, and argued that the Pakistani media had misreported the issue. "Pakistani media is very active and responsible but it misreported the issue of Hafiz Saeed. Though Hafiz Saeed is a suspected accused of the Mumbai terror attacks, the US...
08:38 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Lahore: US government did not announce any bounty for JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed, suspect in the Mumbai terror attacks, American Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said, blaming Pakistani media for "misreporting" the issue. "Pakistani media is very active and responsible but it misreported the issue of Hafiz Saeed. Though Hafiz Saeed is a suspected accused of the Mumbai terror attacks, the US government didn't place any bounty/head money for...
08:38 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Islamabad: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has turned down a "request" from the Pakistan government to limit his public appearances and activities after the US announced a $10-million bounty for him, according to a media report on Tuesday. Government agencies had "advised" Saeed not to participate in public rallies for the time being, unnamed associates of Saeed were quoted as saying by The Express Tribune newspaper. PML-N leader Pervez Rasheed,...
04:02 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Hafiz Saeed has moved the Lahore High Court asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any action against him under pressure from the US. ...
02:10 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Lahore: LeT founder Hafiz Saeed has moved the High Court, asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any "adverse action" against him under pressure from the US and provide security to him as his life was "not safe" and any "mishap" could happen. Acting on the petition of Saeed for whom the US has offered a 10 million-dollar bounty, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh on Wednesday...
05:13 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: India has sent a formal request to Morocco for examination and recording of statement of Faiza Outalha, Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley's estranged wife, to get more evidence against him as well as LeT founder Hafiz Saeed. The Letters Rogatory was sent recently to Indian Mission in Rabat, the Moroccan capital city, which was passed on to Moroccan Foreign and Cooperation Ministry requesting access to Outalha to record her...
06:19 PM, Apr 15, 2012
Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan slams the US bounty on Hafiz Saeed, says the charges must be first proved in a court of law. ...
11:17 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Attari: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday parried a question on Pakistan's claim that there was no proof against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed's involvement in terrorist activities in India, saying issues of disagreement should not be discussed on happy occasions. After inaugurating a modern Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Pakistan border in Attari, a Pakistani journalist asked Chidambaram why the issue of Saeed should not be put...
07:41 PM, Apr 13, 2012
The court has convicted 23 people in the Ode massacre case in which several people were burnt alive by a mob. ...
09:42 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India with his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been a success. ...
09:22 PM, Apr 09, 2012
President Asif Ali Zardari became the first Pakistani head of state since 2005 to visit India. Zardari's 'unofficial' one-day trip along with his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was marked by pragmatic politics and a common will to strengthen bilateral relations despite bitter differences. The relations between the two arch rivals had frozen since the Mumbai attacks. Although no formal agreement was signed between the two leaders, they agreed on the...
06:31 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Government sources have hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's statements about India giving Pakistan solid evidence on Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that concrete evidence against Hafiz Saeed has already been given to Pakistan. Sources say the evidence includes Ajmal Kasab's statement that Hafiz Saeed was present during the selection and training of terrorists behind the 26/11...
03:04 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Hafiz Saeed issue remains a sticking point in talks between India and Pakistan as Islamabad demands solid proof for courts to convict the Lashkar-e-Toiba founder. Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reacted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Delhi on Sunday, linking progress in bilateral talks to action against the alleged 26/11 mastermind. Gilani said, "We are serious on the...
07:40 AM, Apr 09, 2012
Lahore: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday acknowledged that the case of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was an "issue" between Pakistan and India but said Islamabad needs "substantial" evidence against him to try him in a court of law. "We are serious on the issue of Saeed but the question is how to proceed against him without evidence. Courts are independent and we need substantial evidence against him," Gilani...
10:37 PM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a personal visit to Ajmer Sharif. However, while the arrival was scheduled at about 11 am, the Pakistani President reached New Delhi about an hour late, following which he headed to the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a luncheon meeting. According to sources, Zardari's arrival was delayed deliberately to avoid one-on-one meeting with the...
01:00 PM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on Sunday afternoon in Rajasthan's Ajmer town to offer prayers at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. The Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter in which Zardari travelled from Jaipur landed at the Ajmer helipad after 4 pm and he left in a convoy for the dargah, 12 km away. A Pakistan Air Force jet had earlier flown Zardari to Jaipur...
12:17 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Lahore: The issue of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, on whose head the US has offered a bounty of $10 million, came up for discussion during the talks Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had with Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani and Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on the eve of his India visit. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jillani were also...
12:00 PM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's will be in New Delhi after which he will head to Ajmer's shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. Zardari will reach Delhi by about 11 am with an entourage of over 40 people, which will include his son Bilawal and interior minister Rehman Malik. Zardari would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over a lavish lunch after which he will head to the Ajmer shrine....
07:12 AM, Apr 08, 2012
