Posts tagged as: New Delhi

India looking to export electricity to Pakistan; says Nirupama Rao

Confirming the news, India’s Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao on Tuesday said they were mulling to export exporting 500 megawatts of electricity to Pakistan. Nirupama Rao, who has also served as India’s foreign secretary, posted a message on the social networking website Twitter said that New Delhi was working on the requests for […]

Rehman Malik hints foreign elements in destabilizing country

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said foreign elements along with traitors are making efforts to destabilize Pakistan. The minister while speaking to the media said the Punjab government showed responsibility by arresting Malik Ishaq, adding that everyone knows about the headquarter of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Quoting reports from intelligence departments, the minister said that he had […]

Indian Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Ajmal Kasab

Supreme Court of India on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by Ajmal Kasab against the Mumbai High Court’s verdict of a death sentence handed down to him for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Kasab, the only survivor from the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed, field his appeal in the apex court claiming that […]

President Zardari urges OIC to back Pakistan for regional peace

Urging the heads of states and governments to support Pakistan in appealing all the groups in Afghanistan to join the reconciliation and peace, President Asif Ali Zardari said termed peace vital for prosperity in the region. While addressing the fourth Islamic summit in Makkah, the president said Islamabad had been seriously affected the unrest in […]

Interior Minister sees conspiracy behind issuing 250 visas to Hindu pilgrims

The government has decided to beef up security for religious minorities after reports emerged that a large-scale migration of Hindu families to India was on the cards due to security concerns. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik took notice of large-scale migration of Hindu families to India, saying visas had been issued to 250 Hindus families […]

Cabinet approves MoU on new terms of engagement with United States

In what appeared to be another positive step, Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved singing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States (US) on new terms of engagement and resumption of Ground Line of Communications (GLoC). Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira briefing the media said the decision was taken in line with the guidelines […]

President Zardari welcomes India’s decision to resume cricketing ties with Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari has written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, welcoming the resumption of bilateral cricket ties between two neighboring countries, Pakistan and India. According to a statement, President Zardari expressed hope to the Indian premier that the resumed cricketing ties will help to improve the bilateral relationships between New Delhi […]

Imran Khan hails Indo-Pak cricketing ties

Imran Khan, the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), welcomed the revival of cricketing relationships between Pakistan and India, the arch-rival neighboring countries. In his view, the resumption of one of the greatest rivalries will not only improve ties between the two countries but also helpful for the sport. Earlier on Monday, India invited Pakistan […]

Anti-Terrorist Court rejects commission reports on Mumbai attacks

An Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) has rejected the report of a judicial commission, ruling that it could not be made part of the evidence against the seven suspects charged with involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage. Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman, the judge of the ATC, ruled that all the proceedings and report of the Pakistani judicial commission that […]

Islamabad is taking Jindal’s claims seriously: Salman Bashir

Salman Bashir, the newly elected Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, has said that Islamabad was taking seriously what Abu Jindal claimed about Pakistan’s role in the Mumbai attacks. While speaking to an India TV channel, the newly Pakistani envoy said he observes a sea change in the atmosphere with India. He was of the opinion […]

US President Barrack Obama welcomes Indo-Pak dialogues

Ruling out any external role in the Kashmir dispute, US President Barrack Obama welcomed bilateral dialogues between Islamabad and New Delhi. Speaking to an Indian journalist, the American President urged the two neighboring states to work together to find a solution to a dispute that had already caused three wars between them. Asking the international […]

Pakistan ready to resolve all issues with India; says Hina Rabbani Khar

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan was willing to resolve all disputes with India, particularly Siachen and Sir Creek. While speaking to an Indian media outlet she observed, “If you look at may be some of the disputes that we have. We have Sir Creek, we have Siachen…Pakistan has already made it […]

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