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Pakistan ups security as Bibi blasphemy case goes to court

Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Anyone even accused of insulting Islam risks a violent and bloody death at the hands of vigilantes.

Oct 13, 2016, 09:50 AM IST

Security tightened along Sindh-Balochistan border in Pakistan

Hundreds of police personnel have been deployed by Sindh along its border with Balochistan after investigators found that the suspects involved in the last month's two terrorist attacks in Shikarpur had come from the neighbouring province.

Oct 12, 2016, 13:12 PM IST

Bring back 'Dancing Girl' from India, Pakistan lawyer demands court

A Pakistani lawyer has filed a petition in a court to ask the government to bring back a 5,000-year-old bronze statue called 'Dancing Girl' from India.

Oct 11, 2016, 13:05 PM IST

China for mechanism with India to share Brahmaputra waters: Official

Refuting reports of China joining water wars between India and Pakistan by blocking a tributary of Brahmaputra river, Chinese official media on Monday said that Beijing is ready for a joint multilateral cooperation mechanism with India and Bangladesh to share the waters.

Oct 10, 2016, 16:44 PM IST

Afghanistan Taliban leader taught, preached at Pakistan Madrassa for 15 years

For 15 years until his sudden disappearance in May, the new leader of the Afghan Taliban insurgency openly taught and preached at the Al Haaj mosque in a dusty town in southwestern Pakistan, associates and students told Reuters.

Oct 10, 2016, 09:17 AM IST

Amid heightened Indo-Pak tensions, Pakistan Army chief Raheel Sharif visits LoC

Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Sunday visited frontline troops deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) and expressed satisfaction over their "operational preparedness".

Oct 09, 2016, 15:57 PM IST

BJP sends stern message to Pakistani artistes working in India — STOP having double standards on terrorism

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday called on Pakistani artistes working in the Indian industry to stop having double standards on terrorist attacks and urged them to speak against terrorism mushrooming on their own soil.

Oct 09, 2016, 12:10 PM IST

BJP warns China for backing Pakistan-backed terrorist Masood Azhar, says 'Beijing will regret'

Criticising China for extended support to Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar after it prevented India`s efforts to blacklist him on the international platform, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that Beijing would severely regret its decision to help a terrorist.

Oct 09, 2016, 11:59 AM IST

No amount of evidence can convince Pakistan on terrorism promotion: BJP

Commenting on the recent recovery of ammunition made in Pakistan Ordinance Factory found from the possession of the four terrorists killed in Kashmir`s Naugam sector, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday asserted that no amount of evidence can convince Pakistan that they are promoting terrorism.

Oct 09, 2016, 11:55 AM IST

Pakistan keen to resolve all issues including Kashmir: Envoy

Asserting that war is not an option for India and Pakistan, a top Pakistani diplomat has said Islamabad believes there is a need to resolve all bilateral disputes, including the Kashmir issue, through dialogue.

Oct 09, 2016, 10:48 AM IST

Surgical strikes fallout? Pakistan likely to replace ISI chief Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar

A week after Indian Army carried out surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) against terrorist launch pads, a media report claimed on Saturday that chief of Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar is likely to be replaced within the next few weeks.

Oct 08, 2016, 16:02 PM IST

Abdul Basit labels India's surgical strikes across LoC as 'cross-firing', says 'we don't want tensions with India'

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has claimed that Islamabad never wanted any increase in tensions with New Delhi.

Oct 08, 2016, 12:35 PM IST

Jawan injured as Pakistan fires at three border posts in J&K's Poonch

Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling and gunfire at Indian positions on LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today.

Oct 08, 2016, 11:06 AM IST

Indo-Pak border sealing good step, priority is to dismantle terrorism: BJP

Hailing Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's announcement that the border between India and Pakistan will be completely sealed by December 2018, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary Shrikant Sharma on Saturday said India is developing new ways to thwart infiltrations and the priority is to dismantle terrorism.

Oct 08, 2016, 09:21 AM IST