Everything you need to know about Kanda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kanda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, May 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will begin the process of verifying votes by matching thumbprints with the NADRA database within two weeks, an official has said.
Islamabad, May 16 (ANI): The brother of slain Pakistani minister Shahbaz Bhatti will speak in front of Pope Francis and some 120,000 members of new Catholic religious movements on Saturday, the Vatican has said.
Islamabad, May 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB) of Pakistan has expressed concerns over the failure of the interior ministry to seek its endorsement while issuing visas to foreign journalists, granting extensions to them and cancelling them.
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 45 injured in a suicide attack on the convoy of Balochistan province's police chief in Pakistan late Sunday.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Saturday congratulated the people of the country for showing faith in democracy despite threats to their lives.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Saturday cast his vote in Rawalpindi.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Queues formed outside polling stations in Pakistan Saturday, with voters eager to cast their ballot.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The ballot papers used in the Pakistan polls Saturday weighed a staggering 650 tonnes, an official said.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A Delhi Court Friday framed charges against ex-Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda for raping and abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma.
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) At least two women were killed and more than 20, including five policemen, injured when a suicide car bomb hit a police station in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province early Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) This election is turning out to be one of the bloodiest in Pakistan's history, said a daily, warning that the "prospects for the situation on May 11 are grim and frightening".
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) A special envoy of Syrian President Faisal Meqdad called on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday to brief him on the current situation in Syria, the foreign ministry said.
Islamabad, Apr. 24 (ANI): A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northern areas of Pakistan on Wednesday.
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked Pakistan Wednesday, a media report said.
Islamabad, Apr 21 (ANI): Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has criticised Umar Akmal, saying that although Akmal is talented, he needed to take a more serious view of cricket.
Islamabad, Apr. 21 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that Pakistan is fully capable of responding effectively to any threat and that the armed forces remain fully prepared to deal with an external direct threat.
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) The US embassy here Friday said it has not taken any position on former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, who was arrested Friday.
Islamabad, Apr. 19 (ANI): Ignoring the advise of the Pakistan Army to Pervez Musharraf not to return to the country has proved costly for the former president, according to a source in the army.
Islamabad, Apr. 18 (ANI): The Pakistan government has finalised a defence budget of Rs 627 for next financial year.
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Nine people were killed in Pakistan Tuesday following a powerful earthquake in neighbouring Iran, a media report said.
Islamabad, Apr. 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who had returned to the country to contest the May 11 polls, is out of the election race.
Islamabad, Apr. 16 (ANI): Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, who is facing a barrage of legal cases over his time in power, has said that he had done nothing wrong but is ready to go to jail if the courts order it.
Islamabad, Apr 15 (ANI): Over 7.6 million children in Pakistani province of Sindh will be targeted by over 21,000 polio vaccination teams as part of a nationwide three-day immunisation campaign.
Islamabad, Apr. 10 (ANI): A polio team was attacked by gunmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's on Wednesday, killing one policeman and injuring another.
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday successfully launched a missile which can carry nuclear warheads, the military said.
Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Haryana's main opposition party, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Monday sought an independent judicial inquiry into an alleged sex video clip of a senior state politician whose son is a senior minister in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government.
Islamabad, Mar 28 (ANI): All rounder Shahid Afridi has claimed he doesn't think there is currently any player who is good enough to replace him in the Pakistan team, adding he is ready to retire if a suitable substitute for him is available.
Islamabad, Mar 22 (ANI): Pakistani teenage women education activist Malala Yousafzai has been given Freedom of Expression Award in Britain.
Islamabad, Mar. 19 (ANI): The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) has said it would accord a 'historic' welcome to its Dubai-based chief, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, upon his return to Pakistan after almost five years of self-imposed exile.
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) At least 24 Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and five were injured Saturday when a bus fell into a river in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, a media report said.
Islamabad, Mar. 12 (ANI): In a bid to ensure a "peaceful, credible" vote, the European Union has offered to send observers to Pakistan's elections due to be held in May.
Islamabad, Mar. 10 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that the government has broken the back of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) through effective anti-terrorism strategy, adding that the country is now moving towards the goal of durable peace, political and economic stability.
Islamabad, Mar. 7 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the army is ready to provide any kind of assistance to the civil administration for maintaining law and order situation in the country.
Islamabad, Mar 2 (ANI): Pakistani Taliban has welcomed the declaration of an All Parties Conference (APC) called by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) for steps to restore peace in the country's tribal areas.
Islamabad, Feb. 25 (ANI): Handing Quetta to the army would pave the way for the arrival of international forces in the province, according to Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani, former president of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Balochistan.
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Two days after the suicide of the 52-year-old mother of Geetika Sharma, a former air-hostess who too committed suicide about six months ago, Delhi Police Sunday recorded the statements of her husband and son.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother, who committed suicide by hanging herself, alleging harassment from those named for her daughter's suicide, was cremated Saturday. She left another suicide note for her son, asking him to be "strong," police said.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother Anuradha Sharma, who committed suicide by hanging Friday evening, was cremated here Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother, who committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening, left another suicide note for her son, asking him to be "strong," police said.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother too committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening and blamed the same people as her daughter for forcing her to take the extreme step due to their harassment of the family, said police.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother too committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening and blamed the same people as her daughter for forcing her to take the extreme step, said police.
New Delhi, Feb. 15 (ANI): Expressing profound grief to hear of the suicide of former airhostess Geetika Sharma's mother, Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Barkha Shukla Singh on Friday said she felt that the political system is responsible for it.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening, police said.
New Delhi, Feb. 15 (ANI): In a major twist in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, the former airhostess's mother Aruradha Sharma hanged herself at her Ashok Vihar residence in North West Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening, said police.
Abu Dhabi, Feb 15 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has increased its number of flights to Pakistan's Lahore metropolis from seven to 11 every week.
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and over 22 injured in two separate blasts in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region Thursday, Xinhua reported.
Islamabad, Feb. 14 (ANI): Pakistan's national media regulator has asked television and radio stations to avoid offending religious sentiments and 'corrupting the nation's youth' in their Valentine's Day broadcasts.
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) At least four suicide bombers were killed and two policemen injured Thursday when militants launched a brazen attack on a police station in Pakistan's northwest, media reports said.
Islamabad, Feb. 13 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban has dismissed media reports stating that Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman had met Taliban negotiators in Qatar.
Islamabad, Feb. 10 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the Taliban do not have a serious or sincere attitude on holding talks with the government, and called it a "joke".
Islamabad, Feb. 6 (ANI): Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, has slammed the Obama administration for continued drone strikes in the tribal areas, calling the violation a "red line" that should not be crossed.
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) The Goa government might soon own an offshore casino ship of its own.
Islamabad, Jan. 29 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he would return home some two and a half months before the forthcoming elections to boost the electoral chances of his party - All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) At least five suspected militants were killed and three others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan's tribal region of Orakzai Agency Wednesday, a media report said.
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) At least five people were killed and three injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan's northwest tribal region of Orakzai Agency, Xinhua reported.
Islamabad, Jan. 21 (ANI): The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), according to an editorial in a Pakistani daily, is a creation of the establishment.
Islamabad, Jan. 21 (ANI): Shopkeepers in Pakistan have been told not to stock 'anti-Pakistan' games as they reportedly portray the country's security forces in bad light.
Islamabad, Jan. 18 (ANI): A real peace process in Afghanistan has not begun and the US does not know what has happened to the Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan, said James Cunningham, US envoy to Kabul.
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) The conviction and arrest of its two most senior leaders, including former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, on bribery charges, has changed the contours of Haryana's politics and given some relief to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Haryana's main opposition party, received a rude jolt as its top leadership was convicted and arrested in the JBT (junior basic training) teachers' recruitment scam Wednesday in New Delhi.
Islamabad, Jan. 11 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's administration has defended its decision not to release photos of Osama bin Laden's dead body, warning that doing so would risk "grave damage" to national security.
Islamabad, Jan. 10 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani has said the country has reservations over giving India the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN).
Islamabad, Jan 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that mobile phones have become communication network for the terrorists.
Islamabad, Jan 4(ANI): Former fast bowler Ian Pont, who has spent more than a decade researching and developing his knowledge of the mechanics of quick bowling, has claimed wrong coaching technique in modern cricket is hindering the emergence of express fast bowlers who can bowl consistently at the speed of 150kph.
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) Just over three years ago, they were the political saviours of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda when their support helped him form a government in late 2009. But the same saviours are now repeatedly embarrassing the chief minister.
Islamabad, Jan 4 (ANI): Pakistan's Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the government generally preferred holding talks with militants to launching military operation against them.
Islamabad, Jan 2(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has advised out of form all rounder Shahid Afridi to go back to first-class cricket in order to regain his lost touch after a poor last year with the bat.
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) A Haryana minister is in the dock along with two Congress leaders for his objectionable comments against flight attendant Geetika Sharma, who committed suicide August this year in New Delhi and blamed former state minister Gopal Kanda and another woman for driving her to it.
Sirsa (Haryana), Jan. 1 (ANI): As former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda continues to languish in jail for his alleged involvement in Geetika Sharma suicide case, two Haryana ministers have publicly praised him, and described Geetika as Kanda's servant.
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Unidentified militants Thursday attacked a checkpost in northwest Pakistan, killing at least two security personnel and kidnapping 22 others, media reports said.
Islamabad, Dec 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that one of Benazir Bhutto's suspected killers was killed in a drone strike.
Islamabad, Dec. 23 (ANI): The daughter of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has defiantly vowed that the country's anti-polio campaign would continue, despite the killing of nine health workers by extremists opposed to the vaccination programme.
Karachi, Dec. 11 (ANI): The US Envoy to Pakistan has said his country has deep concerns regarding the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.
Islamabad, Dec 8 (ANI): The Pakistani Taliban has set up a page on Facebook to recruit people to write for a quarterly magazine and to edit video, a spokesman of the militant group has confirmed.
Islamabad, Dec. 7 (ANI): In an absurd allegation, a 70-year-old Pakistani woman, who can barely walk without support, has been declared an 'adulteress' for allegedly being involved in an affair with her 17-year-old relative.
Islamabad, Dec. 5 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has demanded Afghanistan to arrest and hand over Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah who is reportedly based in Kunar province.
Islamabad, Dec. 5 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has demanded Afghanistan to arrest and hand over Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah who is reportedly based in Kunar province.
New Delhi, Dec. 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Aruna Chaddah, a co-accused along with former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in the suicide case of air hostess Geetika Sharma.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the bail plea of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide.
Islamabad, Dec. 3 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that all cellular companies are bound to adopt a biometric data system within three months for selling cellphone SIMs in the country.
Islamabad, Dec. 2 (ANI): Three persons, including a senior Al-Qaeda leader were killed in a drone strike in South Waziristan.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the city police on the bail plea of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide.
Islamabad, Nov. 30 (ANI): CNG stations in Pakistan's Malakand division have reopened after the Taliban issued a threat letter, asking gas station owners to start selling gas or face dire consequences.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case, Thursday moved a bail application in the Delhi High Court.
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday successfully launched ballistic missile Hatf V (Ghauri), which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the military said.
Islamabad, Nov. 27 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said anyone providing information on the whereabouts of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan would be awarded 200 million rupees.
Islamabad, Nov. 27 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the government is willing to give a general amnesty for all proscribed organisations, including the Pakistani Taliban, if they renounce terrorism.
Karachi, Nov. 25 (ANI): Google's Pakistan page, along with more than 200 other .pk domains, have been hacked and defaced.
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Pakistan has increased the prices of petrol by Rs.1.57 per litre, a media report said Thursday.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) A leading Pakistani daily Wednesday called for abolishing the capital punishment in the country.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the bail plea of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the bail plea of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma.
Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Pakistan has freed 13 Afghan Taliban militants.
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Two people died in Pakistan Tuesday when a bomb attached to a bicycle was detonated, apparently targeting security forces.
Islamabad, Nov. 13 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said that America wants to build a relationship with Pakistan based on mutual respect and common interests.
Islamabad, Nov. 11 (ANI): An editorial in a Pakistani daily has said that Pakistan cannot fight terrorists without international help, and is steadily losing more and more cities to them, and therefore it is time to realign Pakistan with the rest of the world, especially those states that are critical to the survival of its economy.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Accused-turned-approver Chanshivroop Singh, a close associate of co-accused and former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, Wednesday recorded his statement in a Delhi court in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Accused-turned-approver Chanshivroop Singh, a close associate of co-accused and former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, Wednesday recorded his statement in a Delhi court in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case.
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) At least 19 people died in Pakistan Tuesday in attacks motivated by political and sectarian rivalry.
