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The JuD head, who carries a $10 million American bounty for his role in terror activities, was released after the government decided against detaining him further in any other case CURRENT NEWS : Pakistan on Friday freed Hafiz Saeed , the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) outfit and mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, from detention. Saeed immediately launched his anti-India rhetoric by saying he would mobilise people for the "cause of Kashmir". The JuD head, who carries a $10 million American bounty for his role in terror activities, was released after the government decided against detaining him further in any other case. He was under detention since January this year. The fire-brand cleric's release after midnight came ahead of the 9th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed. India has repeatedly asked Pakistan to re-investigate the Mumbai terror attack case and also demanded the trial of Saeed an...

The senior officials from Pakistan and China on Monday decided to formally move ahead despite hurdles and finance at least three special economic/industrial zones Latest news :  Pakistan has refused to allow free use of the Chinese yuan on the lines of the US dollar in the country as officials from the two nations met to decide on a long-term developmental plan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The meeting of senior officials from Pakistan and China on Monday decided to formally move ahead despite hurdles and finance at least three special economic/industrial zones (SEZs) and some important rail, electricity and road projects. The Dawn reported quoting a senior government official that Pakistan was not ready to allow the Chinese yuan (renminbi) for free use in Gwadar or its treatment on a par with the US dollar in the country and this was disappointing for the visiting Chinese officials. He said the use of yuan for common use in any part of Pakis...

The new Milli Muslim League party will follow the ideology of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) LATEST NEWS : A Pakistani charity that the United States accuses of being a front for anti-India militant group that staged the 2008 Mumbai attacks has entered politics by forming a new party, charity officials said on Monday. The new Milli Muslim League party will follow the ideology of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), which the U.S. says is a front for banned militant group Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and is run by Hafiz Saeed , the alleged mastermind of the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people. "We have decided to make a new political party, so that Pakistan is to made a real Islamic and welfare state," said Milli Muslim League President Saifullah Khalid. Tabish Qayoum, a JuD activist who will work as spokesman for Milli Muslim League, said the charity had filed registration papers for a new party with Pakistan's electoral commission. "It is now need of the hour to get y...

Modi's policies have given a strategic blow to India, creating space for terrorists LATEST NEWS :    Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has refuted former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah's assertion that a third party, such as the US or China, can be approached for the settlement of the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. "I have been asserting for long that it's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies at the Centre that have destroyed Jammu and Kashmir. And the point that is being mentioned that a third party's intervention should be invited for the settlement of the issue, it's wrong. India is Kashmir and Kashmir is India," Rahul said on Friday. "It's our internal matter and no other country should have any say in it," he added. Earlier in the day, Abdullah said that India should approach third parties, such as the United States and China, to mediate in the Kashmir issue. Abdullah sa...

Sushma Swaraj said the Indian authorities would continue issuing medical visas to Pakistanis LATEST NEWS :  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday denied that India was rejecting medical visa applications of Pakistanis and asked Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz to respond to her letter seeking travel permission for the mother of alleged Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav who is on a death row in that country. In a series of tweets, the minister said Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Foreign Affairs Advisor, should not hesitate to write recommendation for Pakistanis seeking medical treatment in India. The remarks come amid media reports in Pakistan that the Indian Embassy in Islamabad had rejected the medical visa application of a 25-year-old Pakistani tumour patient who was to travel to India for treatment. Faiza Tanveer had sought Sushma Swaraj's intervention and help to "save my life". Sushma Swaraj said the Indian auth...

Latest news : The makers of Salman Khan's "Tubelight" are hopeful that the movie gets a release in Pakistan, where the Bollywood superstar enjoys huge popularity. According to the buzz in film circuits, "Tubelight" -- set in the backdrop of the India-China war of 1962 -- might not release around Eid in Pakistan. Amar Butala, Chief Operating Officer, Salman Khan Films, and co-producer of "Tubelight", said in a statement: "Salman has a huge following in Pakistan, which has only grown with the positive messaging on 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'. "We hope to release 'Tubelight' in Pakistan as well, and our efforts continue in that direction, but we respect the law of the land and judiciary if they decide otherwise." According to sources in Pakistan, the distributor for the film is still to be finalised. Read this : Priyanka Chopra placed No.1 on Top Actors chart "Until yesterday, the distributor in our ter...

Sharing her ordeal of living in Pakistan, she said, 'it is easy to go, but tough to retu rn' "Pakistan is like a well of death", said Uzma Ahmed , the Indian woman repatriated to the country from Pakistan where she was allegedly forced and duped into marrying against her choice. "I am an orphan. I am an adopted child and have nobody," Uzma told reporters in New Delhi, hours after she crossed into India through the Wagah border, a day after the Islamabad High Court permitted her to travel home. The woman broke down several times and said "it is easy to go, but tough to return", sharing her ordeal of living in Pakistan with media. "They could have sold me or used me in a risky operation," she said about a family in Buner, Pakistan. Uzma said she was not the only woman duped into marrying a man from Buner. "There may be lots of girls in Buner. Buner people are mostly in Malaysia and they get girls from Malaysi...

Few are convinced by the reasons Islamabad cited for opting out of this initiative Shortly before 5 pm on Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro’s) heaviest rocket, the Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), will blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for the eleventh time. This time, the GSLV’s mission will be to place into orbit the so-called “South Asia Satellite”, a pure communications satellite called GSAT-9, which will provide linked communications to seven regional countries — the entire membership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), less Pakistan. India is bearing the Rs 450 crore cost of the launch. This project in high-technology regional diplomacy is backed by Isro’s stellar record in low-cost, high-success-rate space launches. In 2013, the agency won global plaudits for sending a low-cost orbiter named Mangalyaan to Mars, becoming the first country to succeed in doing so on its first atte...

She also claimed that her immigration documents were snatched A 20-year-old Indian woman , who approached the Indian High Commission in Islamabad with a request to repatriate her, on Monday alleged that she was forced to marry a Pakistani citizen on gunpoint, marking a new turn in the case. Uzma filed a plea with an Islamabad court against her husband Tahir Ali alleging that she was being harassed and intimidated by him. She also recorded her statement before a magistrate. She also claimed that her immigration documents were snatched, according to Geo News reported. Read this: India exaggerating CPEC concerns: Chinese media Uzma said she does not want to leave the Indian High Commission premises till she could safely travel back to India. According to reports, Uzma's husband met her in the High Commission this morning but he was not present in the court. The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi said that the immigration documents state that Uz...

Few are convinced by the reasons Islamabad cited for opting out of this initiative Shortly before 5 pm on Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro’s) heaviest rocket, the Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), will blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for the eleventh time. This time, the GSLV’s mission will be to place into orbit the so-called “South Asia Satellite”, a pure communications satellite called GSAT-9, which will provide linked communications to seven regional countries — the entire membership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), less Pakistan. India is bearing the Rs 450 crore cost of the launch. This project in high-technology regional diplomacy is backed by Isro’s stellar record in low-cost, high-success-rate space launches. In 2013, the agency won global plaudits for sending a low-cost orbiter named Mangalyaan to Mars, becoming the first country to succeed in doing so on its first at...

The options: attacks by ground forces on Pak posts, strikes by aircraft, missiles or artillery guns The army has begun weighing its options to retaliate against Pakistani forces on the Line of Control (LoC), after their troops, employing jihadi extremists, killed and beheaded two Indian soldiers near Poonch on Monday, top generals said. Business Standard learns the incident took place when an Indian patrol of 8-10 soldiers was checking the border fence, a perilous task involving physically moving along the fence, very close to the LoC, to check that it has not been cut or its electronic sensors damaged. Read this: Beheading of soldiers: Outraged India, demands action against Pak soldiers  According to the modus operandi of Pakistani troops on forward LoC posts, the exposed patrol first came under intense fire from automatic weapons, which Pakistani soldiers had stealthily deployed in temporary positions, just across the LoC. With two Indian jawans injured in...