Lahore: The Punjabi Taliban is believed to be behind the kidnapping of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider, officials said on Thursday. "A Punjabi Taliban group based in Mian Chanu, 80 km from Multan district, is believed to be involved in the kidnapping of Ali Haider Gilani," a source in Punjab Police said.
Earlier in the day, gunmen kidnapped Ali Haider in Multan district, 350 km from Lahore, while he was campaigning for the May 11 General Election. Ali Haider, 27, is contesting polls from the Punjab Assembly as a candidate of the Pakistan's Peoples Party.
The gunmen shot and killed Ali's Haider's personal secretary and a bodyguard. Several persons were injured by the gunmen, who bundled Ali Haider into a car and sped off.
The PPP criticised the Punjab government for not taking action against the Punjabi Taliban holed up in the southern part of Punjab. Law enforcement agencies are yet to trace Ali Haider. ...
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09:59 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said that it would watch the film 'Sada Haq' that has allegedly taken an exalted view of the days of extremism and its leaders in Punjab before taking a call on the plea by its producers seeking lifting of the ban on its screening in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice Vikramajit Sen...
04:21 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: We are celebrating the 100 years of Indian cinema with a poll which constitutes a list of 100 films from different Indian languages. These films have been selected after conducting extended research about the content and treatment of the projects. The list contains films which have influenced the popular culture in a big way but this was not the only criteria. Opinions were also taken from experts in...
10:36 AM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: A new poster of upcoming Punjabi film 'Rangeelay' was launched on the occasion of Baisakhi. The poster showcases its lead actors - Jimmy Shergill and Neha Dhupia, wishing everyone 'Happy Baisakhi' in Punjabi. The poster is very colourful, very much in accordance with the movie's title. Directed by Navaniat Singh, the movie is produced by Jimmy in association with Eros International. It marks the debut of Neha Dhupia...
05:47 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to Delhi, Punjab and Chandigarh on a petition by Vital Media challenging the ban on its film 'Sada Haq' based on a storyline purportedly glorifying those who led Punjab militancy. The apex court bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice Vikramajit Sen issued notice on the plea of the senior counsel Colin Gonsalves assailing the ban order...
12:04 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Chandigarh: The ban imposed on Punjabi film 'Sadda Haq' is "not justified" and hampers the creativity of filmmakers, say film producers. Paramjit Singh Kalkat and Jarnail Singh, both partners in Kalkat Production House and producers of upcoming Punjabi film 'Rangroot' said that the when the Censor Board, a central body of Government of India, has granted approval, the state government had no right to ban 'Sadda Haq'. "The nod of...
12:25 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Vancouver: Actress Neha Dhupia is excited to return to her roots by starring in her first Punjabi film 'Rangeelay' with Jimmy Shergill, who has also produced the movie. The 32-year-old actress, who hosted the musical extravaganza for the debut Times of India Film awards here, said she would not mind taking up regional projects with interesting scripts. "'Rangeelay' is really interesting. I had a month off and Jimmy came up...
05:37 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Chandigarh: 'Sadda Haq (Our right), a Punjabi film based on real life events during the Khalistan movement, was tonight banned by the Punjab Government on the eve of its release across theatres in the state tomorrow. According to an official spokesman here, the step to ban the film till further orders has been taken to "maintain communal harmony" in the state. The film, according to actor-producer Kuljinder Sidhu, is based...
11:24 AM, Apr 05, 2013
This is how Harbhajan Singh looks in his film 'Bha Ji In Problem'. ...
03:11 PM, Mar 16, 2013
The producer is currently busy shooting his upcoming Telugu flick 'Pattudhala'. ...
11:48 AM, Mar 02, 2013
The entertainment quotient on the set of 'Nach Baliye 5' doubled when Bollywood's comic star Govinda rocked the dance floor with a performance. ...
11:49 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Singh, who is popularly known as Bhajji, will appear in a cameo but it is not yet revealed if he will play his cricketing self or a new character. ...
12:48 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Punjabi cinema's superstar Jimmy Shergill is out with his next venture 'Rangeelay ...
11:35 AM, Feb 15, 2013
Punjabi pop singer Daler Singh Mehndi was Thursday dispossessed of 10 acres land at Sohna in Haryana by a sub-divisional magistrate court which also served him a 15-day notice for seizing another 100 acres of his farm house. ...
10:20 AM, Feb 15, 2013
Bollywood singer Mika Singh was on Wednesday detained at the international airport in Mumbai for allegedly carrying Indian and foreign currency beyond permissible limit. Mika, who arrived here from Bangkok by a private airline around 7:30 pm, was intercepted by customs officials. ...
11:25 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Punjabi rapper Honey Singh, who is under fire for the obscene lyrics of some of his songs, has spoken out against the uproar, saying his name has been unnecessarily dragged into the controversy. ...
01:54 PM, Jan 02, 2013
New Delhi: Psy's 'Gangnam Style' is getting prominence through-out the world. The latest version of 'Gangnam Style' has come out in Punjabi, which is creating a lot of buzz on the internet. Have a look. ...
01:17 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Punjabi film 'Jatt & Juliet', the romantic story of a warring couple, has fared better than most Hindi films in the international markets, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted. The story of Jatt, a mischievous guy and Juliet, a typical Punjabi girl, unfolds in Canada. Sparks fly when their paths cross due to their different outlook on life. Their differences are slowly ironed out and the hatred...
10:20 AM, Jul 10, 2012
Answers must be written in Punjabi - Gurumukhi Script Paper I Section A Origin of Punjabi language: different stages of development and recent development in Punjabi language; characteristics of Punjabi phonology and the study of its tones; classification of vowels and consonants. Punjabi morphology: the number-gender system (animate and inanimate), prefixes, affixes and different categories of Post positions; Punjabi word formation- Tatsam, Tad Bhav, forms; Sentence structure, the notion of...
05:14 PM, Jul 04, 2012
At 11 p.m. on November 11, 2007, Mecartin experienced an uneasiness within himself. He felt cold and began shivering. Mecartin was at Ottapallam for the shooting of the film, 'Romeo'. "I had a sixth sense that something was wrong," says Mecartin. "I feared that I would slide into unconsciousness." He called many people but all were sleeping. Finally, he got Rafi who quickly came to his room. Thereafter, Mecartin was...
01:28 PM, Jun 09, 2012
