Everything you need to know about Bibi Pur Jattan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bibi Pur Jattan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) Sherry Rehman has quit as Pakistan's ambassador to the US, it was reported here Tuesday.
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Delivering a double blow to West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court Monday ordered CBI probe into a Trinamool Congress worker's death allegedly in police custody and refused to suspend its earlier verdict upholding the primacy of the State Election Commission.
Kabul, April 21 (IANS) Thirty Afghan girl students were hospitalized Sunday due to possible gas poisoning in the northern province of Takhar, an official said, in the second such incident within week.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) In one of the most gory accidents in the capital, a motorcyclist was hit and dragged by a speeding truck for over three km Saturday night, police said.
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Remaking Mehboob Khan's Oscar-nominated "Mother India" is an unachievable feat, says Vidya Balan and if someone dared attempt this, she wouldn't be a part of this.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Sudhir Mishra says that if he would ever remake an old classic, it would be Guru Dutt's masterpiece "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam".
London, Apr. 4 (ANI): American author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, whose scripts for 'Howards End' and 'A Room With A View' earned her two Academy Awards, has died in New York. She was 85.
Abu Dhabi, Feb. 10 (ANI): In the worst accident in the history of the UAE, at least 22 people, including an Indian, were killed on-the-spot when a bus carrying Asian labourers collided with a truck carrying construction material during busy hours.
New York, Feb. 9 (ANI): A adult website has offered NFL player Rob Gronkowski 3.75 million dollars to appear in one adult film scene with porn star Bibi Jones.
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Irrfan, who fell while shooting a polo scene for "Sahib Bibi Aur Gangster Returns", is fine, the film's director Tigmanshu Dhulia says.
Jerusalem, Jan. 7 (Xinhua-ANI): The Israeli police have investigated an allegation that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received hundreds of thousands of shekels from a businessman.
Islamabad, Dec. 25 (ANI): A Pakistani man allegedly cut off the nose of his ex-wife in Faisalabad, to take revenge for divorcing him.
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) A Pakistani man, said to be a drug addict, allegedly cut off the nose of his former wife for divorcing him a year ago, Geo News said Tuesday.
Madrid, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish government expressed support Thursday to the family of a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death under the South Asian country's controversial blasphemy law.
Madrid, Dec 13 (IANS/EFE) The family of a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death under the country's controversial blasphemy law told EFE they plan to ask Spain to offer Asia Bibi asylum and to pressure Islamabad to allow her and her kin to leave.
Islamabad, Dec. 7 (ANI): A Pakistani woman has claimed that her in-laws have threatened to kill her if she continues to pursue an honour killing case against them.
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Shia Muslims observed "Yaum?e?Ashoora" with the traditional 'Bibi Ka Alam' procession and mourning in this historic city Sunday.
Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) It is that time of the year when an atmosphere of grief envelopes parts of the old city of Hyderabad, as loudspeakers from dozens of ashurkhanas blare 'marsiye' (elegies) and 'nohay' (poems expressing sorrow).
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): A Former US Ambassador to Israel has predicted that America will go to war with Iran as early as 2013.
London, Aug. 29 (ANI): UK Prime Minister David Cameron has piled pressure on Pakistan to catch the killers of a British family who were shot down following the breakdown of an arranged marriage.
London, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister David Cameron is putting pressure on the Pakistan government to ensure that justice was done to a visiting British family which was killed in cold blood in Pakistan over the breaking down of an arranged marriage.
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 10 injured Saturday when a building collapsed following an explosion at a fireworks workshop in Pakistan's Multan city, media reports said.
A mob of 40 jeering men molesting a small 16-year-old girl - one would have dismissed the highly revolting footage as a sequence straight out of an apocryphal movie but for the fact that it was being telecast by the Indian news channels.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Thousands gathered for Friday namaz at old Delhi's Subhash Park - the site where ruins of the historical Akbarabadi mosque were unearthed, even as the local legislator, campaigning for its reconstruction, said a panel has been set up to reach a negotiated settlement.
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) A man fatally shot his sister here after she confessed to have secretly got married, police said.
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Cameras clicked, namaz was offered and there was palpable excitement among the hundreds gathered Thursday at Subhash Park near Jama Masjid - the spot where ruins of the historical Akbarabadi Masjid were unearthed. However, construction of a new mosque there has been stopped.
London, June 10 (ANI): After spending an incredible 115 years together as a couple, two giant turtles at an Austrian zoo have gone their separate ways, refusing to share a cage any longer.
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) A group of girl college students in Pakistan handed over their bags to authorities during a board exam but were in for a rude shock when their belongings were returned minus cells phones and cash.
Kabul, May 28 (ANI): The Taliban has denied carrying out the poison attacks on a girls' school in Afghanistan, which sickened over 100 people.
Washington, May 25 (ANI): The U.S. State Department, in its annual report on human rights, has said the "most serious human rights' problems" in Pakistan include extrajudicial killings, torture and disappearances by both security forces and terrorists.
London, May 24 (IANS) Over 120 schoolgirls in Afghanistan fell sick following a suspected poison attack by the Taliban, a media report said.
london, May 22 (IANS) A 47-year-old Bengali Muslim woman arranged for her teenaged daughter's boyfriend to be battered to death after he posted topless pictures of the girl on the internet, a British court has heard.
Rawalpindi, May 5 (ANI): As in most cases bordering to the sensitive issue of blasphemy in Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has released an accused in the high profile Shahbaz Bhatti blasphemy murder case, due to lack of evidence.
Dhaka/New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In a gesture of goodwill, the Bangladesh authorities Sunday released a five-year-old Indian boy, Ariful Sheikh, who spent nearly a year in a Bangladesh jail along with his grandparents after they crossed the border to meet their ailing relatives.
Islamabad, Mar 23 (ANI): There is no law in Pakistan to stop the sale and purchase of women for the purpose of marriage, a Punjab government representative has said.
Amritsar, Mar.7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said that they are starting a new innings after seeking the blessings of almighty, and added that the people of the state have given a mandate to the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party government to continue with its policies on a plank of peace and development.
Amritsar, Mar.7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said that they are starting a new innings after seeking the blessings of almighty, and added that the people of the state have given a mandate to the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party government to continue with its policies on a plank of peace and development.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered some ancient footprints in the Arabian Desert dating back to over seven million years, which they believe could be the world's oldest elephant tracks.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered some ancient footprints in the Arabian Desert dating back to over seven million years, which they believe could be the world's oldest elephant tracks.
Islamabad, Jan 10(ANI): A Pakistani surgeon has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by successfully removing the world's longest gall bladder through a 1 centimetre umbilical incision.
Islamabad, Jan 9(ANI): The Pakistan government failed to avert the attack on the Mehran naval base in Karachi despite being aware of Al Qaeda's plans to target the Islamabad's National Defence University (NDU) and naval installations since 2009.
Islamabad, Dec 26(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said red warrants on Shahbaz Bhatti's killers have been issued, and they would be brought to book soon.
Islamabad, Nov 24 (ANI): A Christian couple was reportedly forced to convert to Islam in exchange for protection of the woman's family, after they eloped.
London, Nov 7 (ANI): An agent at one of America's biggest sports agencies has been accused of using a porn star to help him recruit new players for his agency.
Lahore, Oct 19(ANI): Another Pakistani child is set to be provided free heart treatment in India under a peace initiative.
Lahore, Oct 19(ANI): The Central Shoora of the Jamaat-e-Islami has urged the Pakistan Government to withdraw its decision to accord the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, and extend its full support to the Kashmir liberation movement as a party in the Kashmir dispute.
Lahore, Oct 12(ANI): Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges, has allegedly been tortured by a staffer of Sheikhupura jail.
Lahore, Oct 8(ANI): Religious and religio-political parties have held rallies across Pakistan to protest against the death sentence awarded to Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, and to press the government for his early release.
Islamabad, Oct 7(ANI): Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, has filed an appeal against the death penalty awarded to him by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan.
Lahore, Oct 6(ANI): All major religious parties in Pakistan, affiliated with all schools of thought, have rejected the death sentence awarded to Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, and announced launching a countrywide movement for his release.
Rawalpindi, Oct 4(ANI): The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) judge who awarded the death sentence to Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, has gone on indefinite leave.
London, Oct 4(ANI): The blasphemy furore in Pakistan exposes the fragility of the state- ideological, legal and security-wise, a British newspaper has said.
Rawalpindi, Oct 1(ANI): The supporters of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, who has been sentenced to death in the Salmaan Taseer murder case by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan, took to the streets to denounce the verdict soon after it was handed down.
Rawalpindi, Oct 1(ANI): Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, has been sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan.
Washington, Sept 14(ANI): Investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of extremist attacks on minorities are rare in Pakistan, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has said in its new report.
Rawalpindi, Sept 11(ANI): An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has asked Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, to submit his defense in writing.
Rawalpindi, August 30(ANI): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has issued arrest warrants for two suspects in the Shahbaz Bhatti assassination case.
Lahore, Aug 29(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today visited the family of Shahbaz, the son of slain former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, and assured them of all efforts for his early recovery.
Islamabad, August 27(ANI): The tardy pace of the proceedings in the Salmaan Taseer assassination case "may well have encouraged" the abductors of Shahbaz Taseer into believing that they can get away with it, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper has said.
Islamabad, August 27(ANI): Human rights activists and organisations in Pakistan and abroad have called upon the federal and the Punjab governments to investigate the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer and ensure his speedy recovery.
Lahore, August 27(ANI): Sardar Latif Khosa, the Governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, has said that the blame for the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer rests squarely on the provincial government.
Lahore, August 27(ANI): Sardar Latif Khosa, the Governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, has said that the blame for the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer rests squarely on the provincial government.
Lahore, August 27(ANI): The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has condemned the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer, the son of slain former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, and demanded that the provincial government recover him at the earliest.
Lahore, August 27(ANI): The possible involvement of militants in recent 'targeted abductions' spree taking place in Lahore cannot be ruled out, top Pakistani investigators have said in the wake of two high profile kidnappings in the provincial metropolis within a fortnight.
Islamabad, August 27(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has assured the widow of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer that the Pakistan Government would extend all-out efforts to recover her abducted son.
Lahore, August 26(ANI): Shahbaz Taseer, son of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, has been abducted from Lahore's Gulburg area.
Islamabad, August 24(ANI): The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were involved in the assassination of former Pakistan Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IG) Bin Yamin has said.
Abbottabad, July 12(ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) organised a fake vaccination programme in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding, in an elaborate attempt to obtain DNA from the fugitive al-Qaida leader's family, a British newspaper's investigation has found.
Kabul, July 11 (ANI): The only person held for the savage mutilation of an Afghan woman that caused worldwide revulsion, has been freed from prison after the case against him collapsed.
Rawalpindi, June 12(ANI): The court hearing into the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has been deferred without any proceedings for the fifth time.
Islamabad, May 31(ANI): There is an "urgent need to carry out screening" of the lower cadre of Pakistan's armed forces to weed out militant-aiding Islamists that have infiltrated within their ranks, a Pakistani defence analyst has said.
Washington, May 19(ANI): The Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus Co-chairs and over two dozen American NGOs and rights bodies have asked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).
Karachi, Mar 29(ANI): Liberal Pakistan parliamentarian Sherry Rehman, who is facing death threats for proposing a bill to reform the nation's draconian blasphemy laws, has said that being scared "no longer works".
London, Mar 8(ANI): The Archbishop of Canterbury has called slain Pakistan Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti a "martyr", and urged the Pakistan Government to do more to protect its minorities.
Lahore, Mar 7(ANI): Pakistan human rights activists and Christians are still carrying out protest demonstrations in Lahore over the assassination of Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti.
Rawalpindi, Mar 5(ANI): The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has recorded the statements of two more eyewitnesses in connection with the Salmaan Taseer assassination case.
Islamabad, Mar 4(ANI): Evidence regarding the assassination of Pakistan Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti have been found, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Friday.
Lahore, Mar 4(ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that foolproof security was provided to slain Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, and that his death was the result of his own negligence.
Islamabad, Mar 4(ANI): A majority of Pakistan's parliamentarians have blamed a 'lapse of security' for the assassination of Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti.
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani announced three days of official mourning on Thursday for assassinated Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti.
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): Islamabad Police have taken the security squad of assassinated Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti into custody.
Karachi, Mar 3(ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, the terror outfit that has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti has threatened to attack all those advocating reforms to the country's controversial blasphemy laws.
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): Liberal Pakistan parliamentarian Sherry Rehman, who had proposed a bill to reform the nation's draconian blasphemy laws, may be next on the Pakistan extremists' hitlist.
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): Liberal Pakistan parliamentarian Sherry Rehman, who had proposed a bill to reform the nation's draconian blasphemy laws, may be next on the Pakistan extremists' hitlist.
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): The Vatican has condemned the assassination of Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, and called the Pakistani Christians "subjects of hate" inside the country.
Karachi, Mar 3(ANI): The position fallen vacant after the assassination of Pakistan's Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, would be offered to one of his family members, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
Islamabad, Mar 2(ANI): The unidentified gunmen who assassinated Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in Islamabad on Wednesday, have left behind Taliban-linked leaflets.
Islamabad, Mar 2(ANI): The unidentified gunmen who assassinated Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in Islamabad on Wednesday, have left behind Taliban-linked leaflets.
Islamabad, Mar 2(ANI): The unidentified gunmen who assassinated Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in Islamabad on Wednesday, have left behind Taliban-linked leaflets.
Islamabad, Feb 24(ANI): The investigation into the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has been completed and it has been confirmed that Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri had killed the then Punjab Governor in his own capacity, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Bani Ameen has said.
Islamabad, Feb 24(ANI): The investigation into the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has been completed and it has been confirmed that Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri had killed the then Punjab Governor in his own capacity, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Bani Ameen has said.
Lahore, Feb 17(ANI): An upcoming Pakistani movie lauds extra-judicial killings in the name of Islam, in a grim reminder of last month's killing of liberal Punjab Governor Salman Taseer by one of his own bodyguards because of his support for the release of Pakistani-Christian woman Asia Bibi, who has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges.
Rawalpindi, Feb 15(ANI): Slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassin Malik Mumtaz Qadri should be punished by the court only for violating the law, not on murder charges, Qari Hanif Qureshi has said.
Kabul, Feb 11 (ANI): Bibi Aisha, the Afghan girl who had attracted international attention after it was reported by Time magazine that her nose and ears were chopped off by her in-laws, has been asked by a court to face cross-examination or risk letting her attacker walk free.
New York, Feb 3(ANI): The Pakistan government should immediately drop blasphemy charges against a 17-year-old student and ensure his safe release from detention, Human Rights Watch has said.
Karachi, Jan 29(ANI): Sherry Rehman, a progressive Pakistani parliamentarian attempting to amend the country's controversial blasphemy laws, says she is working on a liberal resurgence there.
New York, Jan 25(ANI): The Pakistan Government's response to terrorist attacks in the country has 'routinely violated basic rights', Human Rights Watch has said .
Rawalpindi, Jan 25(ANI): The anti-terrorism court hearing the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has expressed surprise over the absence of any prosecution lawyer in the case.
Islamabad, Jan 21(ANI): The Pakistan Government will protect the country's minorities at all costs in accordance with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Constitution of Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
Washington, Jan 19(ANI): In the wake of the controversy surrounding Pakistan's blasphemy law, US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights Michael H. Posner has said the United States believes that people should be free to practice their religion, and is focussed on "possible discriminatory applications of the law".
