Everything you need to know about Dhigan Wali: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Dhigan Wali: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) Pakistan summoned a top US diplomat and lodged a formal protest over a recent drone strike which killed at least seven people.
Islamabad, June 4 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman has ruled out the role of the party in peace talks with the Taliban, stating withdrawal of the talks offer, and disinterest of military establishment in talks as the reason.
New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): On the face of it, the May 29, 2013 U.S. drone strike that killed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP) number two Waliur Rehman as he slept in Chashma village near Miranshah in North Waziristan, was just another drone strike. Rehman, who belonged to the Manzai clan of the Mehsuds, was head of the organisation's South Waziristan chapter, and was a high value target with a USD 5 million U.S. bounty on his head.
Beijing, June 1 (Xinhua-ANI): New chief minister of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakthunkhwa province Pervez Khan Khattak Friday urged the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif to form a decisive policy to stop U.S. drone strikes in the country's tribal regions.
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party, which will form the new government, has decided to devise a national policy on the US drone attacks, a leader said.
Beijing, May 31 (Xinhua-ANI): A Pakistani soldier was killed and three others were injured in a roadside bomb blast near the North Waziristan tribal region Friday morning, security officials said.
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Pakistan's Taliban has said it will not participate in peace talks with the country's new government and will exact 'revenge in the strongest way'
Washington, May 30 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban will avenge the killing of the outfit's No.2 leader, who was slain in a drone strike Wednesday, a Taliban spokesman told CNN Thursday.
London, May 24 (ANI): The new government of Pakistan has faced urgent calls to address the country's appalling record of violence against journalists.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of its second stint-in power, the Congress-led UPA-II government is celebrating with a grand party at the Prime Minister's official 7, Race Course Road Residence.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) A voter was killed and seven others were injured Saturday in two separate bombings in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a media report said.
Beijing, May 1 (Xinhua-ANI): Taliban militants ambushed and killed three people including the peace chief negotiator in the southern Helmand province 555 km south of Kabul on Wednesday, a local official said.
Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) The toll in the building that collapsed Wednesday in the outskirts of this Bangladesh capital rose to 271 Friday, police said.
Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) The toll in Wednesday's building collapse on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has climbed to 147, and nearly 2,000 are now confirmed injured, a police official said Thursday.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Though she was brought up in Mumbai, Sonam Kapoor loves to play a Delhi girl on celluloid and adds that she feels like one nowadays.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): On the occasion of the International Women's Day today, Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath will preside over a panel discussion on the subject 'Role of Women Panchayati Raj Members and Youths as Ahimsa Messengers for Safety of Women'.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Actor Anuj Saxena quit TV at a time when he was touted as one of the brightest stars on the small screen. Giving the reason for his departure, he said he had played the role for so long that he lost count of his on-screen girlfriends, wives and daughters.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Debutant director Sachin Gupta will shoot "Paranthe Wali Gali" in busy alleys of the walled city to get the right flavour and says his film will capture rich architecture of the city and that he is ready for the challenges.
Srinagar, Jan.20 (ANI): A one of its kind cultural show held here over the weekend, attracted people from all walks of life, including tourists.
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) At least seven suspected militants were killed in two drone attacks in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, Geo News reported Tuesday.
Islamabad, Jan. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): At least eight people were killed and four others injured in two separate U.S. drone strikes launched in the wee hours of Thursday morning, according to local media reports.
Islamabad, Jan. 7 (ANI): A US drone strike killed a cousin of the Pakistani Taliban's chief Hakimullah Mehsud, along with nine other suspected militants, in the Bobar area of South Waziristan on Sunday.
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) A top Pakistani Taliban leader, said to be the chief of the terror outfit's "fidai" or suicide wing, was among the 16 people killed in a drone strike in the country's northwest tribal region, media reports said Monday.
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud Friday rejected calls from the government to surrender arms but said the outfit was ready to talk, media reports said.
Islamabad, Dec 27 (ANI): Pakistan's banned militant outfit Tehrik-i-Taliban's (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan has said that the group is ready for 'meaningful' dialogue with the government.
Islamabad, Dec. 7 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are reportedly preparing for a leadership change that could mean less violence against the state but more attacks against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, according to Pakistani military sources.
Peshawar, Nov. 12 (ANI): Cross-border shelling by the Afghan National Army (ANA) has killed at least five civilians, including two children, in Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency.
Film: "Dakota Picture"; Cast: Rockline Venkatesh, Nikisha Patel, Shashi Kumar, Om Prakash Rao, Doddanna, Mukyamantri Chandru, Manadip Rai, Raju Thalikote, Malathi Sardeshpande and others; Director: N. Omprakash Rao; Producer: Rockline Venkatesh; Cinematography: Jagadish Wali; Music: Hamsalekha; Rating: **
Srinagar, Oct 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Sunday paid obeisance at the shrine of revered Sufi saint Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali at the historic Charar-e-Sharief town in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pune, Oct 10 (IANS) Mumbai FC manager Khalid Jamil played a chasing game all through the last season before narrowly surviving relegation. A 2-3 loss against Pailan Arrows in the season opener wasn't the best start for his team and they will be keen to make amends when they take on Pune FC in the first Maharashtra Derby here Thursday.
Kabul, Sept. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): An al-Qaida-linked Taliban leader along with two other insurgents were killed in an air strike carried out by the NATO-led coalition forces in eastern Kunar province on Friday, the coalition forces confirmed on Sunday.
Kabul, Sep.16 (ANI): The Government of Afghanistan and human rights agencies are checking on a report of a 16-year-old Afghan girl being flogged for allegedly having an affair.
Peshawar, Aug. 13 (ANI): Afghan refugees in Peshawar are not willing to return to their country, despite the announcement of a December 31, 2012 deadline by the federal government.
Pune, July 30 (IANS) Pune Football Club reinforced their backline by signing up 22-year-old central defender Zohmingliana Ralte ahead of the 2012-13 season.
Kabul, June 14 (Xinhua-ANI): A local Taliban commander was killed Thursday in an operation carried out by Afghan forces and NATO-led coalition troops in the country's southern province of Kandahar, the coalition said in a statement.
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) A prime accused in the murder of a reporter of Pakistan's Geo News channel was killed Saturday in a firefight with police in Karachi.
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Burying differences persisting for generations, hundreds of Muslims - both Shias and Sunnis - Friday took to the streets here to protest the arrest of journalist Syed Mohammed Kazmi, alleged to be involved in the Israel embassy car bombing in New Delhi last month.
Islamabad, Feb 20 (ANI): A campaign of high-profile kidnappings has reportedly provided the Pakistani Taliban and its allies with new resources, arming insurgents with millions of dollars, threatening foreign aid programs and galvanizing a sophisticated network of jihadi and criminal gangs across the country.
London, Feb 7(ANI): A paratrooper is facing trial for punching an escaping Taliban member.
Kabul, Jan 31 (ANI): A 22-year old woman in Afghanistan has been strangled to death by her husband and mother-in-law for giving birth to a baby girl.
Kabul, Jan 31 (ANI): A 22-year old woman in Afghanistan has been strangled to death by her husband and mother-in-law for giving birth to a baby girl.
Islamabad, Jan 19(ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency has reportedly failed to negotiate with two powerful Taliban factions to wipe out group chief Hakimullah Mehsud, before resuming drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal region.
Islamabad, Jan 13 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said he did not need to take a vote of confidence, adding that parliamentarians were free to initiate a no-confidence motion if they wanted.
Islamabad, Dec 28 (ANI): Asma Jehangir has questioned a meeting between the ISI chief Lt-Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha and Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz who had allegedly authored the controversial memo, a day after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had adopted a soft attitude towards the military leadership.
Karachi, Dec 21(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the country's next general elections would be held on time.
Islamabad, Oct 14(ANI): Pakistan has maintained the top spot for journalist deaths in 2011 as it continues to witness a deadly trend of fatal violence against media persons, according to a new report.
Islamabad, Oct 3 (ANI): Pakistan Intelligence agencies have asked the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) to beef up security for fears of further sectarian killings in Karachi.
Islamabad, Sept 27 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has called for an All Parties Conference on Thursday to discuss ways to deal with the recent US allegations that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is linked to the Haqqani network.
Islamabad, Sept 17(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that some Taliban groups have invited him for talks, according to a newspaper report.
London, Aug 10 (ANI): A British army chief in Afghanistan has warned that the Taliban fighters are planning 'very spectacular' attack in the country's Helmand province.
Kabul, Aug 6 (ANI): A Royal Marine was killed by a 14-year-old Afghanistan boy, who was offered 80 dollars by the Taliban to set off an explosive device, it has emerged.
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother was killed by an associate over a personal issue, and was not assassinated by the Taliban, a Western official has claimed.
Kandahar, July 27 (ANI): The mayor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province was killed in a suicide attack on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Kandahar, July 26 (ANI): The assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, a step brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, two weeks ago, has forced that country's tribal elite to adopt a wait and watch approach to future developments in the Kandahar region.
Washington, July 23 (ANI): The father of a man who plotted to bomb New York's subways has been found guilty of obstructing a terrorism investigation.
Islamabad, July 19(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is due to visit Kabul today to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart President Hamid Karzai.
Islamabad, July 15(ANI): Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations Director General, Major General Athar Abbas has said terrorist havens exist in Afghanistan.
Kabul, July 14 (ANI): The man who shot dead Afghanistan President Hamid Kazai's half brother Ahmed Wali Karzai was hanged in a public square in Kandahar city.
Kandahar, July 13(ANI): In the months before his death, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother Ahmed Wali Karzai had quietly rebuilt his relationship with the United States and emerged as the most influential ally for American commanders and diplomats seeking to quell the Taliban insurgency in Kandahar, US officials have said.
Islamabad, July 12 (ANI): Pakistan has condemned the killing of the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, terming it as 'an act of cowardice'.
Kabul, July 12 (ANI): Ahmad Wali Karzai, a half brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and one of the most powerful men in southern Afghanistan, was killed on Tuesday, an official said.
Washington, July 4(ANI): US Senator John McCain has said that the ties between Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), and Afghan insurgents needed to be acknowledged.
Islamabad, July 2(ANI): The Pakistan Army has said that a US pullback of troops from northeast Afghanistan over 20 months has let Islamic guerrillas establish bases in the area and carry out unusually huge attacks inside Pakistan in recent weeks.
London, June 28(ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued chilling threats against ten targets in Britain, America and France to avenge the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Islamabad, May 11(ANI): In the latest attack on convoys in Pakistan carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, unidentified miscreants torched two NATO containers at Mastung in Balochistan on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on Thursday said India should not hold Pakistan responsible for the terror attacks carried out by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror outfit, as they even kill Pakistani army men and innocent citizens.
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on Thursday said that there is a need to revisit the blasphemy law.
Washington/Kabul, Apr. 19 (ANI): Monday's attack in Kabul suggests that the Taliban may have shifted from direct engagements with NATO and Afghan forces in favor of being able to infiltrate secure compounds and carry out suicide attacks.
Mohali, Mar 30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, along with a 45-member delegation, arrived in Mohali to watch the World Cup semi-final clash between India and Pakistan.
Islamabad, Mar 30(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has praised his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh as a "good politician" before leaving for India to watch the highly anticipated Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final match in Mohali.
Islamabad, Mar 30(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will be leaving along with a 45-member delegation for India on Wednesday (today) to watch the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final match in Mohali.
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly taking the help of a private spy network operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan to investigate the killing of 10 medical aid workers in northern Afghanistan.
Kabul, Jan.27 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai appears to be getting increasingly isolated and outmaneuvered by his country's lawmakers.
Islamabad, Jan 22(ANI): The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs has categorically rejected the "Sovereignty of Pakistan Act 2010" bill, expressing confidence over the sovereignty of the country.
Islamabad, Jan 13(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari did not attend slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's funeral last week, but left for the United States on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.
Islamabad, Jan 4 (ANI): The PML-Q will not blackmail the PPP-led Pakistan coalition government since it does not believe in following such policies, PML-Q President Shujaat Hussain has said.
London, Dec 3(ANI): The United States is convinced that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother and a senior figure in Kandahar, Ahmed Wali Karzai, is corrupt, according to a classified US diplomatic cable released by whistleblower website Wikileaks.
Washington, Dec 2(ANI): The latest leak of classified U.S. diplomatic cables out of Pakistan have highlighted America's deep role in the country's power politics.
Peshawar, Dec 2 (ANI): The Awami National Party (ANP) chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan, was offered the post of Pakistan president but he turned it down, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said, confirming a disclosure made in a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
Islamabad, Nov 30 (ANI): According to the latest revelations made by whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, has charged that Pakistan detained Mulla Baradar and other Taliban leaders because they were prepared to discuss reintegration with the Afghan government.
Toronto (Canada), Nov.29 (ANI): Ahmad Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai lobbied aggressively for the contract to provide private security for a Canada-aided project.
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Five Somali pirates are believed to be the first people to have been convicted in a US court in more than a century for attacking an American navy ship off the coast of Africa on April 1.
New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): Handicrafts and several other items made by women from Afghanistan lured retail buyers at the India International Trade (IITF) Fair 2010 here over the weekend.
Islamabad, Oct 14 (ANI): Hearing the Pakistan government's review plea against the NRO verdict and implementation of the NRO judgement case, the Supreme Court called the recent appointment of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman another violation of the apex court's verdict, and also expressed dissatisfaction over the NAB report on the steps taken for implementation of the NRO verdict.
Washington, Oct. 6 (ANI): American officials say the Karzais and a handful of other well-connected families have benefited from the billions of dollars that the United States has poured into the country since 2001 thanks to their link to President Hamid Karzai.
Kabul, Sept.25 (ANI): Evidence is emerging that last weekend's parliamentary election in Afghanistan was affected by widespread fraud, so much so, that it could affect the results in a third of the country's provinces.
Washington, Aug.27 (ANI): A day after it was revealed that a close aide of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzazi, Mohammed Zia Salehi, is on the pay roll of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a US official has claimed that several members of the Karzai administration are actually being paid by the intelligence agency to maintain a source of information.
Washington, Aug 26(ANI): An aide to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Mohammed Zia Salehi, who is at the centre of a corruption investigation, is on the payroll of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Afghan and American officials have said.
London, July 26 (ANI): The Taliban has offered to exchange the body of a US navy man who according to them, was killed during an ambush two days ago, with insurgent prisoners.
Kabul, June 10 (ANI): Government assassinations are nothing new as a Taliban tactic, but now the Taliban are taking aim at officials who are much more low-level, who often do not have the sort of bodyguards or other protection that top leaders do.
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), June 9 (ANI): At least seven people were killed on Wednesday, when a multi-utility vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a 300-feet-deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba District.
Washington, Mar.30 (ANI): The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Admiral Mike Mullen, has told Afghanistan President Hamid Ansari that NATO's military offensive in Afghanistan will prove a waste of time unless he stamps out corruption in the Taleban stronghold of Kandahar.
Lahore, Mar.16 (ANI): A day after Pakistan's Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif pleaded with the Taliban to exempt the region from violence, the banned terror outfit has proposed a deal with the government, saying the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would not carry out attacks if there is no action against it in Punjab.
Peshawar, Feb. 21 (ANI): While the US has lauded the capture of top Taliban strategist Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Karachi as a "game- changer", Pakistan's intentions and timing behind the arrest have come under questions.
Peshawar, Feb. 8 (ANI): Mohammad Ajmal Khattak, a household name in Pakhtun society because of his contribution to literature and politics died in Nowshera on Sunday night after protracted illness. He was 85.
Islamabad, Feb. 1 (ANI): If the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone attack is confirmed, it could set off a new power struggle within the Tehrik-eTaliban Pakistan, which may conclude with the naming of Qari Hussain, the chief instructor on suicide bombers, as the new Pak-Taliban chief, according to a report published in the New York Times.
Lahore, Jan.16 (ANI): Consistent criticism of the US by the Pakistani leadership has angered President Obama's Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke.
Lahore, Dec. 19 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been holding marathon consultations with his political allies to discuss the situation in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's verdict on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
New Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI/Business Wire India): The path to sustainability lies in cluster creation and collective benefit
Rawalpindi, Nov 13 (ANI): Twelve Pakistani soldiers and six terrorists were killed in South Waziristan during the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat.
