Ajmer: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday dismissed 80-year-old Pakistani virologist Dr Khalil Chishti's plea challenging the life imprisonment awarded to him in a murder case. That sentence had come after a 19 year long trial during which he was virtually under house arrest. The mercy plea of Chisti, who is now lodged in Ajmer jail, is pending with Rajasthan Governor Shivraj Patil. His family had met the Governor of...
04:07 PM, Dec 20, 2011
Making a public appearance, Pakistani actress Veena Malik said her disappearance was not a planned publicity stunt. ...
08:54 AM, Dec 20, 2011
Zardari's Dubai visit triggered rampant speculation that he might be on the verge of resigning. ...
09:59 AM, Dec 19, 2011
New Delhi: If media reports are to be believed then missing Pakistani actress Veena Malik has silently returned to Pakistan. Apparently she arrived in Pakistan through Wagah border for renewal of her visa. Veena is likely to stay in Lahore with some of her friends. Veena Malik had come to India on a 45 days visa for photo-shoot for a fashion magazine. Her recent topless photo-shoot with fashion magazine FHM,...
12:56 PM, Dec 18, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has for the first time acknowledged the existence of the memogate document describing it as conspiracy against his force as well as national security, and demanded a thorough probe. The powerful General made these comments in a reply filed with the Supreme Court which is hearing petitions related to the matter, media reports in Islamabad said. ISI Chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja...
12:53 PM, Dec 16, 2011
New Delhi: Government has sanctioned Rs 17 lakh to arrange for legal help to 17 Indians, whose death sentence for killing a Pakistani was revoked in September by a Sharjah court but are still languishing in a jail there. The 17 Indians, mostly from Punjab, were pardoned after over Rs 4 crore was paid as blood money to the victim's family but they could not walk free as two men,...
06:07 PM, Dec 08, 2011
Jaipur: The family of Pakistani doctor Khalil Chisti has been granted permission to meet the Governor of Rajasthan on Saturday to plead for his release on a month-long visa. Dr Chisti's wife, Meherunissa Chisti, said, "I appeal the Rajasthan Government to please release Dr Chisti in a months time. My visa will expire in a month. Everyone back home is really worried about him. Every year we have to celebrate...
08:42 AM, Nov 19, 2011
Islamabad: Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said that terror groups will have no place in Pakistan if his party comes to power. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, he said that it is time to stop treating terror groups created during the Afghan jehad days as an asset. "As a policy if Tehreek-e-Insaf government comes to power we will insist on there will be no militant groups operating from within Pakistan, because the...
08:08 AM, Nov 13, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistani opposition leader and Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan said he will rein in the Pakistani Army and the ISI if he becomes Prime Minister. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Imran said that if and when he becomes Prime Minister then everything that happens in the country will be his responsibility and hence, the Army will be under him. "Unless I can implement my agenda, which means that I take responsibility...
07:27 AM, Nov 12, 2011
Islamabad: Around 2,000 Pakistani tribesmen led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan protested outside parliament on Friday to demand the immediate halting of US drone strikes, claiming they kill more civilians than militants. Tribesmen from North Waziristan tribal region and workers of Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party marched on a key road leading to parliament house and shouted slogans against the US. The protestors carried banners and placards that denounced the missile strikes...
10:45 PM, Oct 28, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistani military scrambled a combat jet after an Indian army helicopter strayed into the country's airspace and warned the Indian crew that the aircraft would be fired at if it tried to escape, a media report said on Monday. Pakistani authorities forced the Indian helicopter with a four-member crew to land after it flew across the Line of Control near Skardu on Sunday. The helicopter and crew were allowed...
04:20 PM, Oct 24, 2011
Pakistani author Fatima Bhutto talks to CNN-IBN on why she hates Facebook and the reason for shunning her political dynasty. ...
06:53 PM, Oct 08, 2011
Genre films are best exemplified by Westerns, Sci Fi, Musicals, Action/Adventures and any number of such labels that are designed to lump films together that share certain similarities. Such commonalities may be tonal (Film Noir, Horror), conceptual (Sci Fi, Fantasy) or textual (Biopic, Period Drama, War) in nature. Genres enable the viewers to form certain expectations from films that work as an identifying device. For instance, with the knowledge of...
05:55 PM, Sep 30, 2011
New Delhi: Best-selling Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif, whose visa file was reportedly misplaced by the home ministry, has been given the go-ahead to attend a literature festival in India, the event organisers said on Wednesday. He is scheduled to take part in the Kovalam Lit Fest Oct 1-2 in Thiruvananthapuram. Hanif was granted visa after a spell of confusion on Wednesday afternoon, director of the festival Binoo John told IANS....
05:52 PM, Sep 28, 2011
New Delhi: Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif is the latest victim of Indian red tape. The author waited for visa for four weeks, but is now told his file is lost. According to a tweet posted by the author, his file is lost. He says, "After waiting for my Indian Visa for four weeks, have been told that my 'file' is lost somewhere in home ministry." He was invited for two-day...
08:46 PM, Sep 27, 2011
New York: The order to kill Pakistani investigative journalist Saleem Shahzad came from a senior officer on Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's staff, The New Yorker magazine said in its latest issue. "In fact, according to the American official, reliable intelligence indicates that the order to kill Shahzad came from a senior officer on General Kayani's staff. "The officer made it clear that he was speaking on behalf...
01:23 PM, Sep 13, 2011
Islamabad: A group of about 40 Pakistani boys, who strayed into Afghanistan during a picnic to celebrate Eid have been kidnapped by Taliban militants, raising fears that they could be turned into suicide bombers. The children from the age-group of 12-18 years are from the restive Bajaur tribal region and were kidnapped on Thursday when they crossed over into Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, TV channels quoted an official as saying....
06:58 PM, Sep 02, 2011
New Delhi: Shoaib Mansoor's next film 'Bol' has already been acclaimed in Pakistan. Shoiab Mansoor, the brain behind some immensely successful television shows in Pakistan, is known for the brave comments he makes via his stories.A well known face in Pakistan's popular culture circuit, Mansoor is everything from writer to music composer to director. He decided to be a film director with critically appreciated 'Khuda Kay Liye', in 2007. Later,...
06:42 PM, Aug 30, 2011
In Birmingham - one of the cities facing the burnt of riots - three Pakistani nationals were killed. ...
08:49 AM, Aug 11, 2011
Islamabad: Days ahead of her visit to New Delhi for crucial talks with her Indian counterpart, Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said her priority in the parleys with India would be to set a future direction for the bilateral relationship. Khar said it is a "positive step" that India is serious in the talks and is moving to institutionalise the process of negotiations with Pakistan. There was...
12:34 PM, Jul 22, 2011
