The son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Ali Haider Gilani, has been kidnapped from the Punjab province during a campaign rally. Unidentified gunmen killed Ali Haider's personal secretary and a bodyguard as well. Ali Haider was participat...
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh says that the nation shares the profound grief of Sarabjit Singh's famly and that it is particularly regrettable that the Pakistan government didn't heed pleas by Indian to take a humanitarian view of the case. The PM says that...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has condoled the sad demise of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh and hailed him to be a martyr. He has also demanded Pakistan to bring to book those responsible for this act.
Opposition leader Yashwant Sinha in an interview to the media said that he has no hope left in the Prime Minister. He said that Manmohan Singh remains silent on all major issues hence China and Pakistan continue to take advantage of the situation. He also blam...
Fresh information from Wikileaks reveals that the late Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi offered to share information on nuclear technology with then Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1974, if a proper code for trust was created. But Bhutto rejected t...
Newshour | Objecting to Pakistan National Assembly's resolution condemning the execution of Parliament attack conspirator Afzal Guru, the government and Opposition joined hands to pass a unanimous resolution in Parliament. However, as the House assembled the B...
Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitely questions the Indian foreign policy. In his address in the Rajya Sabha he said it was high time that India rethinks its foreign policy in the light of the recent happening both from across the border as well as in the Italian ...
Former diplomat, KC Singh says that India should be very careful as they tread forward in the case of Pakistan. According to him, ending all diplomatic ties will not be an answer to the problem. He also pointed out that the government does not have a strategy....
The recent terror attacks and the Italy marines' case has rocked both the Houses with BJP questioning India's foreign policy. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arum Jaitely, says that it is high time India rethinks its foreign policy. He said that now its P...
Pakistan's interference into Indian's internal matters has once again exposed their unhealthy interest. Recently, the Pakistan National Assembly issued a statement condemning Afzal Guru's death and they have also asked India to return the body to his family. P...
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj takes on government over the attack on CRPF camp in Srinagar and questions the inaction by the government. She slams the government for extending hospitality to Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf who visited Ajmer Sharif Dargah...
When will India stand up and take a stronger stand on Pakistan and the terrorism from across the border? Opposition leader, Sushma Swaraj questioned UPA on the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. According to Sushma Swaraj, only after pressure from the Oppo...
Sushma Swaraj expresses displeasure at the government’s soft stand towards Pakistan in spite of their continued attacks on India. She brought up the beheading of two Indian soldiers at the LoC, the attack on the Police Public School in Srinagar yesterday and...
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is expected to visit India today to offer prayers at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer. However, Ajmer Sharif dargah dewan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan said he will not assist Ashraf in offering prayers a...
Speaking on his decision to boycott Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's visit to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the shrine's Diwan, Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, says that Pakistan PM has to first apologise for the recent brutal killing and beheading of Indian so...
The Ajmer Shrine Chief Zainul Abedin Ali Khan has opposed the visit of the Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to the Shrine. He said that if the Prime Minister comes to the shrine he will not be present nor will he perform any rituals on his behalf.
Pakistan Prime Minister, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf will arrive in India on a personal visit. He will head to Ajmer Khwaja to pray for the success of his party in the upcoming general elections in Pakistan. His visit to India has faced opposition and criticism as it ...
Investigating officer, probing corruption charges against Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf, Kamran Faisal, has been found dead. His body reportedly was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his residence, suggesting that it was a suicide. He was part of the Nation...
After a four-day long demonstration, the Pakistan government has bowed down to Tahir-ul-Qadri's demands. The government has agreed to dissolve the present government on March 16, 2013 and hold fresh elections within 90 days. They have also agreed to the demand...
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is set to decide on the invitation extended by Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to hold talks to diffuse the tension along the Line of Control region. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to consult with the membe...
Reacting to Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's invitation to her Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid to hold talks to diffuse the tension between the two nations, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has said that Pakistan must first i...
The tough talk by India appears to have yielded some results as Pakistan has asked its troops to abide by the ceasefire agreement at the Line of Control. The stern warnings sent across by the Army Chief and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prompted Pakistan, whic...
News Night | Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, a cleric might be calling for a revolution in Pakistan. But the more immediate threat to Pakistan would be that from its Supreme Court, that has ordered the arrest of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on the groun...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has met President Pranab Mukherjee, briefing him on the situation along the Line of Control. He has also briefed him on what has transpired over the last few days, since 8th January when two Indian army soldiers were killed by the...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned that there 'cannot be business as usual' with Pakistan after last week's deadly flare-up along the LoC in Kashmir, where two Indian jawans were brutally killed. The PM broke his silence on the issue after a week since...
At a get-together hosted by army chief General Bikram Singh on the occasion of Army Day Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that those who brutally killed the two Indian soldiers will be brought to book and there can be 'no business as usual' with Pakista...
Pakistan today plunged into a fresh political crisis with the Supreme Court ordering the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for allegedly receiving bribes in power projects. Pakistan appeared headed for uncertainty with the court setting a 24-hour dea...
National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon meets opposition leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj to brief them on the situation at the Line of Control (LoC). The meeting is taking place at Swaraj's residence and began a little after 10 this morning. Yester...
National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon will brief Senior BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley on the current situation at LoC and steps taken by the government. BJP leadership has been highly critical of government's soft approach towards Pakistan....
In an attempt to take opposition into confidence on its policy on Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assures opposition that no policy decision would be taken without their consent. National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon will brief the BJP leaders o...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called and spoken to senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj and discussed the tension along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir and the issue that India has raised with Pakistan. He assured the leader of Oppositio...
The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee in Punjab has honoured the assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. At a time when Pakistan is trying to push terrorism in Punjab, why is the Badal government or the Centre not stepping in? Can the Punjab g...
Despite the Prime Minister's Office terming allegations on Sir Creek as 'baseless' and 'mischievous', Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has sharpened his attack on the Centre alleging that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to resolve the issue soon d...
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik is scheduled to reach India today for a three-day visit. He is set to hold talks with Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's husband, Feroz Gulzar, has rubbished all rumours regarding her alleged affair with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the son of President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister ...
The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar is rumoured to be in love with Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the son of President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Bhutto. Reports of their affair has been settin...
A 1971 war soldier has been found in a remote island in Oman. The soldier was declared dead by the government over 41 years ago. Sepoy Jaspal Singh, who was actually captured by the enemy in the 1971 war against Pakistan, was termed a martyr by the government....
Refusing to give a firm commitment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, who is visiting his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar, has said that the Prime Minister will visit Pakistan at the right time. ...
As the two-day NAM summit opens at Tehran, all eyes are on the sidelines as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. Terror remains high on the agenda. The Supreme Court's decision to uphold Ajmal Kasab's death sentence h...
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir has told India to stop internationalising a local issue by alleging Pakistan had a hand in it. This comes a few days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Islamabad. India claims there is sufficient...
Pakistan Supreme Court has told to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf that respecting judiciary is not about appearing before the court but implementing its directives. Ashraf is facing contempt of court charges for refusing to order probe against President Asi...
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf heads to the Supreme Court to face contempt proceedings. The long-running conflict between the government and the judiciary, which led to the ousting of the previous Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, is now claiming ...
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf heads to the Supreme Court to face contempt proceedings. The long-running conflict between the government and the judiciary, which led to the ousting of the previous Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, is now claiming ...
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf faces contempt proceedings in the country's apex court. The long-running conflict between the government and the judiciary, which led to the ousting of the previous Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, is now claiming i...
Two months after his predecessor former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani was dismissed from his office by the Supreme Court for refusing to revive corruption charges against Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is set to appear bef...
The Pakistan Supreme Court has quashed the ruling government's latest ploy to protect President Asif Ali Zardari by striking down the new Contempt of Court Act. The Act received the approval of President Zardari last month. Though he enjoys the patronage of Pr...
A new book by journalist Kuldip Nayyar has once again sparked questions about the truth behind the death in Tashkent of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
After Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was asked to resign from the post for contempt of court, Asif Ali Zardari is next on the line of fire of the Pakistan judiciary. He has been asked to dissociate himself from all political activities or face char...
Pakistan's 'selective' approach towards fighting terror and its refusal to clamp down on LeT chief Hafiz Saeed makes such a trip pointless, say sources.
The PPP, Pakistan's ruling party, nominated former water and power minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to take over as prime minister after a judge issued an arrest warrant on drugs charges for its previous nominee for the post.
A Pakistani judge has ordered the arrest of prime ministerial candidate Makhdoom Shahabuddin over illegally importing drugs. The arrest warrant comes a day after Shahabuddin was nominated by President Asif Ali Zardari nominated him as the choice for Prime Mini...
After a judicial coup, Pakistan'd new Prime Minister is likely to be named today. Following the coup, the Pakistan People's party went into a series of meetings to name the candidates. The two names that have emerged are Makhdoom Shahbuddin and Chaudhary Ahmed...
Yousaf Raza Gilani lost his post as the Prime Minister of Pakistan because he tried to save President Zaradri from being probed for allegations that he had stashed black money in Swiss banks. In this process, Gilani was found in contempt of the Supreme Court o...
Pakistan's new Prime Minister could be Makhdoom Shahabuddin, textile minister. He has pipped the race to emerge the winner, among other contestants with the PPP. PPP met last night to decide on the new PM after Supreme Court's disqualified Yousaf Raza Gilani. ...
The Pakistan People's Party meeting after the Supreme Court's disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gilani is over. There has been consensus over replacing Gilani as the Prime Minister. Ahmed Mukhtiyar is seen as a likely candidate.
Will it be a case of Parliament vs judiciary in Pakistan after the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gilani as Prime Minister. After the PPP's meeting that has just ended, there is a likelihood that the name of Pakistan's new Prime Minister may be announced tomo...
Centre Stage | The Pakistan Supreme Court in a decision today disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with effect from April 26. The PPP will take stock of the situation. Will it be a case of Parliament vs judiciary in Pakistan now? Does President Zarda...
Pakistan's Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with effect from April 26. The PPP will take stock of the situation. Will it be a case of Parliament vs judiciary in Pakistan now? What are the names being put forward to take over fro...
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said that it accepted the Supreme Court verdict disqualifying Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The new Prime Minister will be appointed at a coalition meet that is set to take place soon.
The Pakistan Supreme Court in a decision today disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with effect from April 26. The PPP will take stock of the situation. Will it be a case of Parliament vs judiciary in Pakistan now?
Following the disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani by the Pakistan Supreme Court, the country awaits the name of the new Prime Minister. Ruling Pakistan People's Party calls for an emergency meet to decide on a name for the post.
The Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Yusuf Raza Gilani as the Prime Minister for contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against the Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. The Supreme Court has also asked the President to call a special sess...
Pakistan awaits the announcement of its new Prime Minister. The Pakistan Supreme Court in a decision today had disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with effect from April 26. Security has been beefed up at the residence of Gilani.
Following the disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani by the Pakistan Supreme Court, the country awaits the name of the new Prime Minister. Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal of the Pakistan People's Party have been given the responsibility to name Pak...
The Pakistan Supreme Court in a decision today disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with effect from April 26. The decision on his rallies and judgements from April 26 is awaited. Security has been beefed up at the residence of the former Prime Minis...
The Pakistan Supreme Court in a decision today disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with effect from April 26. The decision on his rallies and judgements from April 26 is awaited. Security has been beefed up at the residence of the former Prime Minis...
United States Secretary of Defence, Leon Panetta, arrives in India to hold strategic talks with the PM even as the US bolsters its naval presence in the Asia Pacific region.
While Mamata Banerjee and the West Bengal Government condemn US claims on FDI talk, SM Krishna-Hillary Clinton meet begins; Iran and Pakistan are on the agenda while FDI in retail is not.
While Mamata Banerjee claims FDI in retail as a topic wasn't broached, the US Embassy on the other hand says that Hillary Clinton discussed FDI with the leader.
Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet SM Krishna to discuss Indo-US strategic dialogue and emphasize on cutting down oil imports from Iran, nuclear liability laws and security.
Raking up the contentious issue of Siachen demilitarisation, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani remarks that India has toughened its stance on withdrawing of troops.
Pakistan Peoples Party activists stage protest against Supreme Court, following the conviction of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt of court.
Pakistan Prime Minister Hafiz Saeed Yousuf Raza Gilani admitted that Hafiz Saeed is an issue between India and Pakistan, but there is no evidence to take action against him.