Everything you need to know about Nangal Chaudhry: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nangal Chaudhry: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, May 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Foreign Office has said that it is expecting the peace process with India to gain pace after the installation of the new government.
Rawalpindi, May 15 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has extended former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf's house arrest over the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto until May 28, according to a prosecutor.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Millions Saturday defied Taliban threats to vote in elections which will mark Pakistan's first ever democratic transition from one elected government to another.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Unfazed by Taliban threats and bombings, millions of Pakistanis Saturday voted in parliamentary elections that will mark a democratic transition from one elected government to another.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) "When good people do not vote, bad people benefit," said Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim after casting his vote Saturday.
Islamabad, May 10 (ANI): Pakistan has said that it considers India's on-going efforts to build ballistic missile system as a destabilizing development.
Islamabad, May 7 (ANI): Pakistan has said Durand-line was a settled issue and opening discussions on it was a distraction from Afghanistan.
Islamabad, May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan on Monday defended construction of security posts along its border with Afghanistan after Afghan officials reported fresh clashes between the border troops of the two countries.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A report of an India-Pakistan judicial panel that visited three jails in Pakistan, including Kot Lakhpat in Lahore where Sarabjit Singh was lodged, said Friday that 535 Indian prisoners, including 483 fishermen, 'were presented before the committee'.
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Chaudhary Zulfiqar, a special prosecutor who had handled the Mumbai terror attack, was gunned down on a busy road here when he was driving to court for a hearing in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, police said. A woman passer-by was crushed as he lost control of the car.
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan Friday granted to investigators custody of former president Pervez Musharraf in the assassination case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, lawyers said.
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has brought light into the lives of over a thousand residents of Velunje village, in Nashik.
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court, conducting the trial of suspects charged with involvement in the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Tuesday ordered that former president Pervez Musharraf be included in the investigation process.
Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Pakistan's caretaker government, in response to the court's request for an opinion, has said it will abstain from giving any independent statement concerning former president Pervez Musharraf's ongoing trial under Article 6 of the Constitution and will instead comply with judicial orders in this regard.
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has shown lack of judgment in the past and every step he took backfired, an official who had worked the former army chief has revealed.
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) An anti-terrorist court in Islamabad Saturday sent former president Pervez Musharraf on a 14-day judicial remand in the case related to detention of judges during a state of emergency in 2007, a media report said.
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) He came back from self-imposed exile hoping for another stint in power but found himself under arrest instead. Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was taken into custody from his farmhouse here and produced in court like a common prisoner Friday, a day after he fled the Islamabad High Court to escape arrest.
Islamabad, Apr. 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced that it would make public the findings of the report by the Lal Masjid Commission, which will put former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf in more trouble if incriminating remarks are found against him in the report.
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) In a day of high drama, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf fled from the Islamabad High Court Thursday after it had ordered his arrest in a 2007 case and remained closeted in his farmhouse with police blocking access to it.
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf Thursday made a dramatic escape from the Islamabad High Court Thursday after the court ordered his arrest in the case related to the detention of senior judges in 2007.
Islamabad, Apr. 18 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf fled from the premises of the Islamabad High Court after his bail application in the judges detention case was cancelled.
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Former president Pervez Musharraf Thursday fled from the Islamabad High Court premises after the court dismissed his bail extension plea and ordered his arrest.
Islamabad, Apr. 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has said that the federal government has failed to take action against former president Pervez Musharraf for violating the Constitution.
Islamabad, Apr 15 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has said that without free and fair elections the dream of sustainable democracy would not be achieved, and may damage the socio-political fabric of society.
Islamabad, Apr. 14 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has taken notice of unlimited perks and privileges for Rehman Malik and his predecessors; and unprecedented security protocol to former prime ministers, and has sought para-wise comments from the attorney general of Pakistan, advocate general and the Sindh Police inspector general on April 16.
Islamabad, Apr. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has filed a reply in the Supreme Court in a treason case, questioning the court's domain hear the same, and urged the court to constitute a full bench for the proceedings.
Islamabad, Apr. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has filed a reply in the Supreme Court in a treason case, questioning the court's domain hear the same, and urged the court to constitute a full bench for the proceedings.
Islamabad, Apr 13 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has requested the Supreme Court to constitute a full bench to hear the treason case against him.
Islamabad, April 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has expressed its concern over the way development-related funds are being utilised in Balochistan in the last four to five years.
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The trial of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf can help the Pakistan and its polity come to terms with the many anti-democratic chapters of its history, a leading daily said Wednesday.
Islamabad, Apr. 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned former president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday in the treason case against him.
Lahore, Apr. 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf will express no-confidence in Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry when a petition comes up for hearing before the Supreme Court to seek action against him under Article 6 of the Constitution on the charge of flouting the basic law, according to a leader of Musharraf's APML party.
Islamabad, Apr. 5 (ANI): Election authorities in Pakistan have begun forcing candidates for parliament to prove their Islamic credentials, often in front of TV cameras, in a test of whether any space remains for secularism in the country's politics.
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) A group of European officials have arrived in Pakistan to observe the May 11 parliamentary elections, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
Islamabad, Apr. 3 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan has said that courageous individuals should come forward and initiate proceedings against former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf.
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) A study by a leading central government funded marine research institute has debunked a claim by a Brazilian agency that Indian freshwater reservoirs, especially those of dams, were sources of methane.
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Arrest warrants were issued Monday for Pakistan's former commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim and six others accused in a multi-billion-rupee insurance scam, a media report said.
Lahore, Mar.31 (ANI): It seems that in Pakistan, questions of religious identity have of late also become issues of patriotism.
Islamabad, Mar. 30 (ANI): Many big cities in Pakistan have fallen under the control of the Taliban over the past year, according to residents and officials in the areas.
Islamabad, Mar. 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has refused to take direct action against former president Pervez Musharraf over Dr Mubashir Hassan's plea seeking his disqualification from the upcoming elections. The petitioner has argued that Musharraf violated the constitution on November 3, 2007, by imposing emergency in the country, reports the Daily Times.
Islamabad, Mar. 26 (ANI): Pakistan has distanced itself from remarks reported in the media stating that Islamabad is finding it difficult to work with Afghan President Hamid Karzai due to mistrust and is reaching out to others to advance the peace process.
Islamabad, Mar.24 (ANI): Pakistan's newly-named caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retired) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Sunday said that general elections to be held in May this year would be conducted according to the announced schedule, and added that fair and free elections is his topmost priority.
Islamabad, Mar. 22 (ANI): Pakistan has categorically rejected the involvement of any of its agencies in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who has lost weight for her new film "Shaadi Ke Side Effects", says it is a different learning experience to share the frame with someone as multi-talented as Farhan Akhtar, who is a writer, actor, director and producer.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrives here Monday on a three-day visit, after a short stopover in Islamabad, to boost bilateral ties with India, especially in trade.
Islamabad, Mar. 11 (ANI): Pakistan's former envoy to the US, Hussain Haqqani, implicated in the memogate scandal, has refused to return to Pakistan, saying that the government is incapable of providing him security.
Islamabad, March 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan's top court Wednesday abolished an army court's death penalty judgment to two civilian convicts in a suicide attack case on the country's former military president Pervez Musharraf, local media reported.
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) Pakistan's top court Wednesday overturned an army court's death penalty handed to two civilians for a suicide attack on the country's former military president Pervez Musharraf, a media report said.
Islamabad, Mar 1 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will have to face courts for his involvement in a string of cases as plans to return to his home country ahead of parliamentary elections.
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Even as the country's 82nd budget Thursday promised to be growth-oriented and boost investment, concerns were expressed by healthcare experts in the private sector that little was done to recognise their contribution.
Rawalpindi, Feb. 24 (ANI): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan has said it is awaiting a response from Indian authorities on its request to allow it to cross-examine Indian witnesses in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Launched with the aim of eradicating and preventing eye-related diseases, the National Programme for Control of Blindness is on way to achieving the target of bringing down the number of visually impaired cases to less than one percent of the population by 2020, said a top official.
Islamabad, Feb 22 (ANI): Two main witnesses in former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder case have told the Anti-Terrorism Court that the crime scene was washed off after all necessary evidence were collected.
Islamabad, Feb 20 (ANI): The Pakistani Supreme Court has raised serious questions about the competence of intelligence agencies, and added that someone must be held responsible for the failure to protect the people of Balochistan.
Islamabad, Feb 17 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that measures should be taken to effectively prosecute the anti-terrorism court cases in all the provinces.
Islamabad, Feb 14 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has ordered an anti-terrorism court to complete the Benazir Bhutto murder case trial in three months.
Rawalpindi, Feb. 10 (ANI): A Pakistan team's visit to India to record statements of four Indian witnesses to the 2008 Mumbai attacks has been delayed due to legal complications.
Islamabad, Feb.8 (ANI): Courts in Pakistan and the nation's army appear to have locked horns over what is the best way to deliver justice to incarcerated suspected militants.
Islamabad, Feb. 1 (ANI): The one-man commission constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe the 2007 Lal Masjid operation has decided to summon former president Pervez Musharraf and former premier Shaukat Aziz for questioning.
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A murder case has been registered over the death of Kamran Faisal, the anti-corruption officer found hanging while probing a power projects case involving Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, a media report said Sunday.
Islamabad, Jan. 21 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has once again sought the Supreme Court's backing to arrest former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani in connection with the Hajj scam.
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Kamran Faisal, a senior officer of the country's premier anti-corruption body, has been found dead at his residence. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan, Geo News reported Friday.
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri said Friday he reserves the right to take extreme measures if the agreement signed with the government was not implemented.
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri, who shook the Pakistan government with his three-day siege of the capital demanding dissolution of parliament, left for Lahore after signing an agreement with the government on the timing of the general elections.
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Pakistan's anti-corruption agency Thursday refused to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on suspicion of corruption, saying there was not enough evidence to arrest him, Xinhua reported.
Islamabad, Jan. 17 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan has said that there is no place for any other system in the country other than democracy.
Islamabad, Jan. 17 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan has said that there is no place for any other system in the country other than democracy.
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan said Wednesday it would be commendable if the government made voting mandatory for all those eligible for it.
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Tuesday directed the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on graft charges.
Pakistan Supreme Court Tuesday ordered an arrest to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to be indulged in graft charges in the Rental Power Plants case, according to reports.....................
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Tuesday directed the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on graft charges, Dawn News reported.
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court Tuesday directed authorities to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf during hearing of a rental power case, Dawn News reported.
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said Pakistan's general elections, due this year, will be held on time, and the Election Commission should be ready for it.
Guwahati, Jan 11 (IANS) Bhava Kanta Saikia, the first secretary of the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) and a noted writer, passed away Thursday in the US, his family here said. He was 92.
Rawalpindi, Jan. 8 (ANI): An American journalist, who is a key witness in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, has refused to come to Pakistan to record his statement before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) citing security concerns.
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 45 injured Saturday in an explosion in a bus stand in Pakistan's port city Karachi, a media report said.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) India and Pakistan, the two nuclear-armed neighbours, Friday reviewed the implementation of a host of nuclear confidence-building measures and agreed to explore additional such measures in the sector.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) India and Pakistan, the two nuclear-armed neighbours, Friday reviewed the implementation of a host of nuclear confidence-building measures and agreed to explore additional such measures in the sector.
New Delhi, Dec. 28 (ANI): India and Pakistan on Friday reviewed the working of existing agreements on 'Pre-Notification of Flight Tests of Ballistic Missiles' and 'Reducing the Risk from Accidents' relating to nuclear weapons and expressed satisfaction that the latter was extended for a further five year period from February 2012.
New Delhi, J Dec 27 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday reviewed the implementation of conventional confidence-building measures (CBMs) and decided to continue their talks to bolster these at various levels.
New Delhi, Dec. 27 (ANI): India and Pakistan reviewed the implementation of existing Conventional and Nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), including the ceasefire along the LoC and exchanged ideas to further advance the process during the sixth round of expert level talks here on Thursday.
Islamabad, Dec 19 (ANI): A Pakistani court has issued warrants for Pervez Musharraf's arrest in the judges' detention case.
Islamabad, Dec. 19 (ANI): The US would provide technical support to the Pakistani judiciary in training "specialised judges" of the country, including those from anti-terrorism courts.
Islamabad, Dec 14 (ANI): The Pakistan government has dispatched another letter to the International Police (Interpol), requesting them to arrest former president Pervez Musharraf, who had been declared a prime accused in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
Bangalore, Dec 10 (IANS) Wipro Ltd has divested its Sunflower brand vanaspati (hydrogenated fatty oil) to Cargill India as part of its strategy to focus on consumer care products.
New Delhi, Dec. 3 (ANI): All indications are that elections in Pakistan will now be held in May 2013. If this schedule is adhered to then March 17 2013 will be the last day of the present government. A caretaker government would have to be put into place the precise dates for this would have to be worked out. Lobbying for this has already begun.
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) A Pakistani plane which had on board a number of VIPs, including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, caught fire Sunday just before taking off from the port city of Karachi, Geo News reported.
Islamabad, Nov. 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued notices to former spymasters Masood Sharif Khattak and Tariq Lodhi to provide details of the alleged transfer of money from Intelligence Bureau's (IB) account for political purposes during their tenures.
Rawalpindi, Nov. 22 (ANI): Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's execution is likely to further decelerate the already slow-moving trial of seven men arrested in Pakistan for their alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Islamabad, Nov 21(ANI): Chaudhry Abdul Jalil, who is also known as Chacha Cricket is one of the most recognisable faces in the cricket world, as he is seen at almost every cricket match played by Pakistan, no matter where in the world, and has become famous for his energetic waving of a giant Pakistan flag.
London, Nov. 21 (ANI): Islamabad's Lal Masjid has distanced itself from the radical London preacher Anjem Chaudhry who has announced to issue a fatwa against 15-year-old activist Malala Yousufzai for "turning her back against Islam".
Islamabad, Nov. 20 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has labeled Interior Minister Rehman Malik as "master of telling lies" and accused him of playing with the future of the country.
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) At least three people, including a woman, were killed and 23 injured in a bomb blast near a mosque for Shia Muslims in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Sunday night, officials said.
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Monday resumed hearing of the memo controversy involving President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Pakistani officials have informed an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi the details of training received at Lashkar-e-Taiba camps by the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Rawalpindi, Nov. 4 (ANI): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has requested the anti-terrorism court to conduct proceedings in the Mumbai attacks case on a day-to-day basis.
Islamabad, Nov. 2 (ANI): Pakistan is set to allow the use of land transportation to import agricultural goods from India - a move that would likely boost trade in food between the two countries and is vehemently opposed by farmers' lobbies in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court has provided relief to the people by delinking the price of petroleum products from that of locally produced compressed natural gas (CNG), said a Pakistani daily, asking the government to sit up and think for the people.
Washington, Oct. 24 (ANI): The third and final presidential debate on foreign policy between President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney was geared to sway US voters, but at points on the globe that the candidates argued over-from Libya to Pakistan to China - netizens, analysts and activists tuned in and weighed in.
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's suggestion to a visiting Indian lawyers' delegation that negotiations can help settle any dispute sends "an important message of peace across the border", said a Pakistani daily Wednesday.
