Everything you need to know about Raza Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Raza Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Karachi, May 15 (ANI): Pakistan president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari has approved a coalition government with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Sindh province, according to PPP leader Naveed Qamar.
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Police are still clueless about the whereabouts of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani who was abducted Thursday, said a media report Friday.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani was abducted Thursday in a town in Pakistan's Punjab province by armed men who attacked his street corner meeting with guns blazing, killing one person and injuring four others.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday condemned the kidnapping of the son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after an attack on a political gathering, a presidential spokesman said.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani was kidnapped Thursday in a town in Pakistan's Punjab province by armed men who stormed his street corner meeting with their guns blazing, killing one and injuring five.
Islamabad, May 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been kidnapped by unidentified armed men from Pakistan People's Party (PPP) corner meeting in Multan.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani was abducted Thursday from a street corner meeting in a town in Pakistan's Punjab province by armed men, a media report said.
Islamabad, May 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's counsel has said as per law only the federal government could register a treason case against him and the court could not order the federation to register a treason case.
New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): Sushmita Sen recently inaugurated a new art gallery 'Gallery 7' in Mumbai.
London, April 27 (ANI): A daily crossword or Sudoku puzzle can help boost brain power and keep mind alert in old age, a new study has claimed.
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan's apex court has released a list of journalists who were allegedly paid by the information ministry through a secret fund, a media report said.
Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's team of lawyers was reportedly refused entrance into his farmhouse which is serving as a sub-jail.
Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Pakistan's armed forces are turning restless on the treatment being meted out to Pervez Musharraf, according to the former army chief's counsel.
Islamabad, Apr. 19 (ANI): A resolution calling for the trial of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf for treason under Article 6 of the Constitution has been unanimously passed in the Senate.
Washington, Apr.19 (ANI): Pioneering the use of entertainment to reach illiterate and poorly-educated people, a funny telephone game has become viral in Pakistan as automated voice services enable the Pakistan people to learn about jobs and telephone-based services, a recent study has revealed.
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): No evidence was found in a review of published research to prove that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults.
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): No evidence was found in a review of published research to prove that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults.
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, Apr 13 (ANI): Two sons and a brother of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have got tickets for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Islamabad, Apr. 12 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has admitted that his government had secretly signed off on US drone strikes.
Islamabad, Apr. 11 (ANI): With the return of Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, the worst nightmares of the country's Army are now beginning to come true, an editorial in a Pakistani daily has said.
Islamabad, Apr. 10 (ANI): The counsel for former Pakistan president and ex-army chief Pervez Musharraf has said if the treason case against the latter is heard then a Pandora's box would open and "names of some bigwigs will come into limelight".
Islamabad, Apr. 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected a request seeking the arrest of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf during the hearing of the treason case.
Islamabad, Apr. 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who was scheduled to appear in the Supreme court on Tuesday in relation to alleged treason, has appointed his lawyer to appear on his behalf.
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. 1 (ANI): Former Pakistan president and chief of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), Pervez Musharraf has vowed to change the destiny of the country if he is voted to power during the upcoming elections.
Islamabad, Mar.27 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari's son, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has left Pakistan for Dubai following differences over issues related to governance and the affairs of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of which he was recently made the patron-in-chief.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) An oil painting by Syed Haider Raza, "Village en Fete", surpassed price estimates fetching $1,859,750 at Christie's Spring Asian Art Week last week that grossed $80,416,388 in the sale of South Asian and Oriental art.
Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) Former president Pervez Musharraf returned to Pakistan Sunday after a self-exile for over four years to take part in the May parliamentary elections.
Islamabad, Mar. 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after a self-exile for over four years to take part in the May 11 parliamentary elections.
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) A court in Pakistan Friday granted protective bail to former president Pervez Musharraf who faces arrest in the country, just two days ahead of his expected return to Pakistan after nearly five years in self exile, a media report said.
Karachi, Mar. 22 (ANI): The Sindh High Court (SHC) has granted former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's request for protective bail in various cases pending against him, ahead of his return to the country after almost five years of self-imposed exile.
Karachi, Mar. 22 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has filed an interim bail plea, two days before embarking on his journey back to Pakistan.
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, Mar. 14 (ANI): Pakistani lawmaker Raza Rabbani has said that former Pakistan president and ex-army chief, General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, should be apprehended immediately and prosecuted under charges of treason upon his planned arrival in the country.
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A music-recitation-dance concert will be held here Saturday to celebrate feminine sensibility and to commemorate the contribution of women in poetry, an organiser said.
Lahore, Mar. 6 (ANI): Former Pakistan president and military dictator Pervez Musharraf, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Dubai for the last four years, has reportedly decided to return to Pakistan on March 17, after receiving support from 'powerful quarters'.
Lahore, Feb. 13 (ANI): Pakistani barrister, Aitzaz Ahsan, has asked the Supreme Court to review its decision to disqualify former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani for five years for not writing a letter to the Swiss authorities, saying it was "unjust".
Islamabad, Feb. 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the decision of Swiss authorities not to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari has confirmed his position that the president has immunity within and outside the country.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Akbar Padamsee is one of the of the last of the surviving masters of modern Indian art, who unlike his peers, has diversified his oeuvre to include paintings, nude studies, sculpture, photography, print-making and computer graphics in sync with time.
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. 15 (ANI): A Canadian-Pakistani religious cleric, who has organized the "million-march" calling for "electoral reform" in Pakistan has raised suspicion among political observers that he is backed by the powerful Pakistani military after he said he wants the Pakistani Army to be involved in the upcoming elections.
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Health experts, MPs and civil society members of Pakistan's Sindh province want a ban on formula milk.
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) One of the organisers of the Aug 11 protest march at Azad Maidan, which later turned violent, has been arrested, police said Monday.
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) There was a pall of gloom and a feeling of dread in Bollywood when news of the 92?year?old veteran actor Pran's hospitalisation filtered in.
Islamabad, Nov. 20 (ANI): Despite severe resistance from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - the main opposition party - the National Assembly has approved a bill validating actions taken by former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani between April 24 to June 19, 2012.
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the government is working on a plan to challenge the disqualification of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Temple art was the trademark of traditional Indian clothes and accessories for centuries, setting them apart from western apparel with a distinct colour, motif and design scheme. But the arrival of contemporary art has given Indian designers new metaphors for interpretations.
Islamabad, Nov. 8 (ANI): Following the Pakistan government's confirmation that it has sent a letter to the Swiss authorities in compliance with the Supreme Court's order, former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the move "vindicated" the stance that cost him his premiership.
Islamabad, Nov 3 (ANI) Pakistan's former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the judiciary had no authority to dismantle the elected government of Balochistan.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The India-Pakistan limited overs cricket series will start in Bangalore with the first Twenty20 international slated for Christmas Day, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Thursday.
Islamabad, Nov. 1 (ANI): The chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), Mian Raza Rabbani, has said that Pakistan requires a new counter-terrorism law in order overcome the threat of terrorism in the country.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) India's home ministry Tuesday cleared the Pakistan cricket team's tour to India for a short limited-overs series in the country, including Gujarat capital Ahmedabad, from Dec 25 to the first week of January next year.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Books on the shelf this week take a leaf out of real life. And Mumbai with its contradictions wins...Browse with IANS.
Karachi, Oct 16 (ANI): Former Pakistani fast bowler Mohammed Zahid has urged his country's cricket administrators to revive the art of fast bowling in Pakistan, as the team is relying too much on spin.
Lahore, Oct. 10 (ANI): A spokesman of former Pakistan premier and Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Yousuf Raza Gilani, has strongly rejected news reports stating that Gilani has decided in principle to quit the PPP and join the PML-F due to "serious differences" with the Presidency.
Lahore, Oct. 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided in principle to quit his party and join Pir Pagara's Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F), following serious differences with the Presidency, sources have revealed.
Islamabad, Oct 6 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has reportedly been named as an accused in a ephedrine quota scandal.
Colombo, Oct 4(ANI): The Australian management is still pondering over their possible playing eleven against West Indies in the Twenty20 World Cup semifinal on Friday, and are yet to take a call on whether to stick with youngster Glen Maxwell or recall veteran David Hussey in the team.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Ayman al-Zawahiri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden as the new chief of Al Qaeda, may be in Pakistan, says a new book.
Colombo, Oct. 3(ANI): Australian captain George Bailey has conceded his players are still struggling against quality spin bowling attack following their embarrassing defeat to Pakistan in the last match of the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday in Colombo.
Colombo, Oct 2 (IANS) Pakistan kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the semifinals of the World Twenty20 tournament beating Australia by 32 runs in their final Super Eights tie at the R Premadasa Stadium here Tuesday. The Aussies, however, qualified for the last four on the basis of the net run rate.
Warsaw, Oct 1 (IANS) Whether it was Anoop Mishra, an exponent from the Benaras gharana, or Jyotsna Srikanth, a Carnatik-genre violinist, or Raza Khan, a rustic Punjabi Sufi singer from Amritsar, Indian musicians hogged the limelight during the just-concluded 8th Warsaw Cross-Culture Festival here. All three Indian musicians won the hearts of Warsawians with their amazing talent.
Colombo, Sep 30 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard of the World Twenty20 Super Eights match between India and Pakistan at the Premedasa Stadium here Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) At least four leopards have been poached and their body parts illegall traded every week for at least 10 years in India, according to a study released Friday.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Even as news of rampant poaching of rhinoceroses has become a political issue in Assam, here is a report that claims that at least four leopards have been poached and their body parts traded illegally each week for at least 10 years in India.
Lahore, Sep. 27 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government should not omit the constitutional clause pertaining to the president's immunity from a new draft of a letter to be sent to the Swiss authorities under court orders in the NRO judgment implementation case.
Karachi, Sept. 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan off-spinner Akram Raza is getting ready for his second innings as a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) umpire after he was allegedly caught betting during Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.
Islamabad, Sept. 16 (ANI): The prosecution in the Malik Riaz contempt of court case has submitted a list of witnesses, including the names of the Pakistan Chief Justice and former prime minister.
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) Around 12 million Latinos - people with Latin American ancestry - are expected to exercise their legal right to vote in the Nov 6 US presidential elections, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.
Islamabad, Sept. 11 (ANI): The arrival of a United Nations delegation in Pakistan on a ten-day mission to investigate the issue of enforced disappearances in the country has triggered panic in the National Assembly.
Islamabad, Sep. 9 (ANI): The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) has directed the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to tighten security measures at air bases and sensitive facilities across the country to protect the country's air assets.
Islamabad, Sep 7 (ANI): Pakistan Air Force (PAF) authorities told the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) that the three militants involved in the Kamra airbase attack had been identified as residents from the Pak Punjab province.
Dubai, Sep 6 (ANI): Australia crashed to their second-lowest total of 89 in Twenty20 en route to a seven-wicket thrashing by Pakistan in the opening match of their series last night.
Lahore, Aug. 31 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan has said the government would never write to the Swiss authorities asking to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's killing by US commandos is an event of such enormity that it deserves transparency but that is "prevented by the state's knee-jerk appeal to secrecy", said a Pakistani daily that sought "honest disclosure" about the raid.
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Veteran actor and theatre artist A.K. Hangal, who died here Sunday morning, was cremated in the afternoon, with his son Vijay performing the last rites.
Islamabad, Aug 24 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said minorities in Pakistan are a key constituency as far as the PPP government is concerned, and would be given protection at all costs.
Islamabad, Aug. 22 (ANI): The level of indoctrination in the country is such that many Pakistanis are unwilling to accept that Muslims can kill Muslims or that Pakistan has internal enemies, said Raza Rumi, Director of Policy and Programmes Jinnah Institute in Islamabad, adding that Pakistan should wake up to reality, as the attackers of the PAF air base in Kamra were not American, Indian or Israeli agents, but jihadists ostensibly working in league with radical elements within Pakistan.
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Holding Bangladeshi infiltrators responsible for the Aug 11 violence in Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday warned that such incidents would not be tolerated.
Lahore, Aug 15 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided in principle to involve the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) in the consultative process for setting up a caretaker government, former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Several pro-Hindu groups Monday demanded a ban on "fanatical" Muslim bodies and the arrest of their leaders whose fiery speeches sparked violence leaving two dead here.
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Mumbai's liberal Raza Academy Sunday offered unconditional apology to the the media and Mumbaikars for the widespread violence Saturday and sought forgiveness.
Mumbai, Aug 11 (ANI): The protest by several Muslim organisations at Mumbai's Azad Maidan against the recent ethnic violence in Assam turned violent on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) After faking art works of contemporary Indian masters like S.H. Raza and F.N. Souza, the underground copy market has turned its attention to India's top contemporary sculptor and artist Satish Gujral to tap the budget segment of collectors.
Islamabad, Aug 3 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly granted 40,000 pounds (Rs.6 million) to his principal secretary Kushnood Akhtar Lashari for a 'medical check-up' in the United Kingdom, without the recommendation of a medical board.
Karachi, July 20 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has hailed the electoral victory of Abdul Qadir Gilani in Multan, saying it is a stark reminder that people alone pronounce the final verdict.
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, has won the by-election to a seat that fell vacant following his father's disqualification, a media report said Friday.
Lahore, July 17 (ANI): A high-level meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided that Abdul Hafeez will captain Pakistan's Twenty20 team till December 31, 2012.
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A curious dichotomy has gripped the art auction market with a sudden boom in sales at record prices even as economies in Europe, the US and India log a slump in growth. A new generation of buyers is opening up its purse strings to acquire rare and high quality works.
Lahore, July 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister and PPP Senior Vice-chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, while reacting to the remarks made by the Chief Justice of Pakistan that the Constitution was supreme over all other institutions, said the Constitution is undoubtedly supreme, but it was the Parliament that had created it.
Washington, June 27 (ANI): Pakistan took exception to a United Nations report that termed its law enforcement operation against terrorists in the Khyber Agency 'armed conflict', while pointing out that it fails to take due notice of the situations of foreign occupation.
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Tuesday submitted his nomination papers to contest a by-poll for the National Assembly seat vacated by his father.
London, June 26 (ANI): Britain's Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Howell, has welcomed the positive steps being taken by Pakistan and India to build trust and confidence.
Islamabad, June 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will continue to enjoy the perks and privileges that come with a premier, even after his ouster.
Islamabad, June 25 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has issued an ordinance providing legal cover to all the actions taken by former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani between his conviction by the Supreme Court (SC) on April 26 and his actual removal on June 19.
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) By-elections for the seat in Pakistan's National Assembly that fell vacant after the Supreme Court disqualified former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will be held July 19, it was announced Friday.
Islamabad, June 22 (ANI): Pakistani ambassadors to the United Nations, United States and Britain among other countries are facing legal and diplomatic problems after the disqualification of Yousuf Raza Gilani as Pakistan's prime minister.
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Tipped earlier as a covering candidate, Raja Pervez Ashraf of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was Thursday named the party's main candidate for the office of prime minister following the issue of a non-bailable arrest warrant against the previous contender Makhdoom Shahabuddin.
Islamabad, June 21 (ANI): Referring to the Supreme Court verdict which disqualified Yousuf Raza Gilani as the prime minister, an editorial in a Pakistan daily has said that the court's judgment mistakenly gives the view that parliament's supremacy is subject to the will, not of the people, but of the judiciary.
