A Pakistani fish seller in the UK may soon be the next big thing on the Internet after Gangam Style! With his catchy song and singing attracting more than 4 million views on YouTube and landing him a record music deal. ...
03:50 PM, Dec 05, 2012
A century-old temple in Karachi was hurriedly demolished by a builder despite a Pakistani court hearing a petition seeking a stay on such a move, triggering protests by the minority Hindu community on Sunday. Besides razing the pre-Partition Shri Rama Pir Mandir in Karachi's Soldier Bazar, the builder demolished several houses near it on Saturday. ...
07:55 AM, Dec 03, 2012
A Pakistani parliamentary panel on Thursday called for a ban on advertisements featuring Indian models and suggested that it should be mandatory for female anchors on news channels to cover their heads with a dupatta. ...
10:11 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Islamabad: At least 37 people have been killed in Pakistan as Taliban terrorists including suicide bombers targeted security forces and Shia processions in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi and Karachi during the Islamic month of Muharram. In the Rawalpindi incident, the bomber blew himself up when people tried to prevent him from entering the procession that was on its way to an imambargah (Shia prayer hall) shortly before midnight...
12:25 AM, Nov 23, 2012
Former cricketer Javed Miandad said it was an honour for him to be the only Pakistani who was called by Bal Thackeray. ...
08:21 PM, Nov 17, 2012
Pakistani women golfers talk about their journey from being caddies to professionals at the Delhi Golf Club Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship. ...
12:12 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani teenage rights activist who was shot at by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Malala Yousufzai, has been sent to Britain for further treatment, according to reports. Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban last week for speaking out against them. An air ambulance had arrived at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad to shift the 14-year-old rights activist to Britain for further treatment. Thousands gathered in Karachi on Sunday...
10:17 AM, Oct 15, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani teenage rights activist who was shot at by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Malala Yousufzai, will be sent to Britain for further treatment, according to reports. Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban last week for speaking out against them. An air ambulance has arrived at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad to shift the 14-year-old rights activist to Britain for further treatment. Thousands gathered in Karachi on Sunday...
09:32 AM, Oct 15, 2012
London: The Pakistani Taliban has offered protection to Imran Khan who is scheduled to hold a peace march in the violence-prone tribal areas on Sunday, it was reported in London. Imran Khan, a former cricketer, now heads the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. His rallies have witnessed a massive participation. The Pakistani Taliban's senior commanders said a meeting headed by the group's leader Hakimullah Mehsud set aside earlier instructions to send suicide bombers...
05:01 PM, Oct 02, 2012
Jubail (Saudi Arabia): At least 10 Indians have reportedly died in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia's Jubail on Monday morning. The bus with 47 passengers, most of them from India, Nepal and Pakistan, met with an accident on Monday morning resulting in the death of 13 people. The dead also include two Nepalese and one Pakistani citizen. Twenty-nine others have been injured in the accident and admitted to a...
12:39 PM, Sep 17, 2012
This week on 30 Minutes, CNN-IBN speaks to Pakistan's Hindu families who come to India and wish to stay back, but still don't get a home. ...
12:42 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani Taliban have beheaded 12 soldiers captured during a recent attack on a security check post in the restive Bajaur tribal region and released a video showing their severed heads, a militant spokesman said on Friday. Sirajuddin, a spokesman for the Swat chapter of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, told reporters in the country's northwest by phone that the militants had released a video showing the severed heads of the soldiers....
11:31 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Mumbai: Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, who has been requested by Raj Thackeray-led MNS not to participate in a musical reality show featuring Pakistani artistes, today sought to play down the issue, saying she understands the language of music and has nothing to do with politics. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has requested Bhosle not to judge the show 'Sur Kshetra', to be aired on Colors TV, where Pakistani singers are taking part....
01:07 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Karachi: An Indian woman, who left her country and religion to marry a Pakistani man but was betrayed and virtually imprisoned by him for 13 years, finally has hope of returning home, with the human rights commission in Karachi taking up her case. Shabnam, who was originally called Shirley Ann Hodges, met Gul Khan in India, whom she married before travelling to Karachi with her new-born child to meet his...
09:57 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Patna: A visiting Pakistani parliamentary delegation on Saturday rubbished reports of atrocities against Hindus living there and said the propaganda in this regard was far from truth. "The reports about atrocities against the Hindus in Pakistan is a myth... The facts about the status of minorities in Pakistan are far from reality," Leader of the House in Senate Jahangir Badar told reporters. He claimed most of the minority community members...
09:21 PM, Aug 25, 2012
Nagpur: Over 2,000 Pakistani nationals are overstaying since 1995 in Nagpur despite the expiry of their visitors visa, a RTI query has found. As many as 9,705 Pakistani nationals had obtained visa for visiting Nagpur from the authorities for 30, 45, 60 and 90 days. "About 2,546 Pakistan citizens came on visa for longer duration and 533 of them were provided with Indian citizenship," it said. But about 2013 Pakistani...
03:36 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Amritsar: After a recent spate of attacks on Hindus in Pakistan, several families have made their way across the Wagah Border into India. They say they are afraid of going back. Those who have crossed over say there are hundreds of others who are also waiting to escape. Mukesh Ahuja had a flourishing business in Pakistan's Baluchistan province. He never thought the day would come when he would have to...
08:49 AM, Aug 16, 2012
New Delhi: India has been taken by surprise by the recent development of a large number of Pakistani Hindus declaring their wish to stay on its soil after crossing over and will look into the issue. Government sources said on Tuesday that Hindus from Pakistan who are visiting India for pilgrimage were given visas like any other Pakistani nationals, and the developments that followed were somewhat unexpected. "This comes unexpectedly...
09:16 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Islamabad: Forced marriages of their women and security issues have emerged as major concerns for Pakistani Hindus, according to a body formed by Asif Ali Zardari. Its head Maula Bux Chandio, however, said the issue was not as serious as was being portrayed in the media. But he acknowledged that Hindus suffered from a sense of deprivation, Geo News reported. In 2011, a total of 7,000 Pakistanis visited India. Between...
10:40 PM, Aug 13, 2012
