Everything you need to know about Saihpur Ashiq: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Saihpur Ashiq: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Pulwana (Jammu and Kashmir), June 11 (ANI): A militant was killed and two policemen were injured during a fierce exchange of fire between security personnel and the ultras in Pulwama region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar Thursday morning, police said.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Firdous Ashiq Awan, a former Pakistani minister, Saturday withdrew from the electoral fray, a media report said.
Jammu, April 16 (IANS) A joint army-police team rescued two local youth, abducted by militants in remote and mountainous area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said Tuesday.
Islamabad, Mar. 26 (ANI): Former Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik tops the list of politicians who have yet to pay their power bills, according to the Islamabad Electric Supply Company.
Kashmir, Jan. 2 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police have nabbed the main accused in Kashmir acid-attack case in which a 30-year-old school teacher sustained severe burn injuries on her face and arms after the stalker attacked her with acid on Wednesday.
Srinagar, Nov.28 (ANI): Srinagar's famed Tulip Garden is gearing up for the annual Tulip Festival, which will be held in spring.
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) Author, screenplay-writer and film director M.T. Vasudeva Nair will be honoured with the K.P. Kesava Menon award for his work in the area of literature.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) Southern actress Meera Jasmine left the makers of her new Malayalam film "Lisammayude Veedu" in the soup after she reportedly went abroad without informing anyone, halting the film shoot.
Lahore, Oct. 16 (ANI): Famous Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's house was swept clean by robbers in an armed heist in Lahore, in the late hours of Monday.
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a man to death for killing a policeman.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Four people, three Nepali nationals and an Indian, have been arrested in the capital for sending women from Nepal to Gulf countries on fake passports and documents, police said Wednesday.
Karachi, Aug 2 (ANI): Pakistan's 100m sprinter Liaqat Ali is missing his coach Maqsood Ahmed ahead of his maiden Olympics performance scheduled to take place on Saturday.
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) Pakistan's Olympic delegation will most likely return without winning a single medal at the London Games as there is no potential team or individual that can achieve the feat, sports experts here have predicted.
Karachi, July 27 (ANI): Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) president Akram Sahi has said he hopes to build ties with top IAAF officials during the London Olympics to improve Pakistan's image in the sports arena.
Karachi, July 26 (ANI): Pakistani athletes have no chance of doing wonders at the Olympics, said Olympian and former 200m sprinter Maqsood Ahmed.
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Sarus cranes, the world's tallest flying bird, is back in Pakistan after more than a decade, wildlife experts have said.
Anantnag, May 12(ANI): The state administration in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) is augmenting the water supply system in the valley.
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) A nine-member bench of the Pakistani Supreme Court will hear Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's appeal in the case in which he has been convicted for contempt of court.
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) In fresh trouble for Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Supreme Court Thursday convicted him for contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, prompting the opposition to demand his ouster.
Islamabad, Apr 26 (ANI): Experts in Pakistan said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stands instantly disqualified both as a MNA and as Prime Minister, for "ridiculing the judiciary by flouting its judgments and making a mockery in public meetings", which falls under an independent Article 63(1)(g), and disqualifies any member of Parliament who commits this crime.
Pakistan's Supreme Court Thursday morning convicted Pak Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt of court for refusing to reopen cases of money laundering against President Zardari and sentenced him to a symbolic "till the rising of the court", sparing him a jail term.................
Islamabad, Apr 26 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would file an appeal against the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) in the contempt of court case.
Islamabad, Apr 26 (ANI): The Pakistan Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday found Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, but gave him only a symbolic sentence which lasted for 30 seconds.
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) A petition would be filed in the Supreme Court for a review of its verdict against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, whom the apex court convicted Thursday for contempt of court, said a minister.
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was convicted Thursday for contempt of court, described the ruling as inappropriate.
Srinagar, April 23 (IANS) Police said Monday they had solved the burglary of gold items over Rs.3 lakh here within 24 hours, arresting the three robbers and recovering the stolen items.
Srinagar, Apr.7 (ANI): The state of Jammu and Kashmir observed a shutdown on Saturday in protest against a U.S. judge giving an American of Kashmiri origin, Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, a two-year prison sentence after he admitted secretly receiving millions of dollars from Pakistan and its spy service while lobbying in the United States.
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistani opposition parties have vowed to block every move by the government to restore NATO supplies to Afghanistan.
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): Former Pakistan Army commando Major (r) Haroon Ashiq, who became a key al-Qaeda operative and allegedly planned the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, has been acquitted by an Anti-Terrorism Court in a murder case, with witnesses withdrawing their testimony over reprisal fears.
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): Former Pakistan Army commando Major (r) Haroon Ashiq, who became a key al-Qaeda operative and allegedly planned the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, has been acquitted by an Anti-Terrorism Court in a murder case, with witnesses withdrawing their testimony over reprisal fears.
Islamabad, Mar 15(ANI): Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said the immunity of the president is constitutional and can only be withdrawn by the nation's parliament.
Islamabad, Mar 11 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said there could be a reshuffling in the Federal Cabinet after the Senate elections.
Islamabad, Mar 11 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said there could be a reshuffling in the Federal Cabinet after the Senate elections.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): The alleged mastermind of a suicide attack on the Inter Services Intelligence's (ISI) Faisalabad office on March 8, 2011, has reportedly been arrested.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that NATO supply lines had not yet been restored and that only shipments of books for Afghan children had been released on the request of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): The alleged mastermind of a suicide attack on the Inter Services Intelligence's (ISI) Faisalabad office on March 8, 2011, has reportedly been arrested.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that NATO supply lines had not yet been restored and that only shipments of books for Afghan children had been released on the request of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Baramulla, Feb 12 (ANI): Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday visited family members of 22-year-old Ashiq Hussain Rather, who was shot by security forces in Baramulla District on Saturday. hile speaking to reporters after meeting the family of Rather, Mufti said: "A child was killed yesterday, the police baton charged people and tear gas was fired on them. Obviously people are angry."
Baramulla, Feb 12 (ANI): Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday visited family members of 22-year-old Ashiq Hussain Rather, who was shot by security forces in Baramulla District on Saturday. hile speaking to reporters after meeting the family of Rather, Mufti said: "A child was killed yesterday, the police baton charged people and tear gas was fired on them. Obviously people are angry."
Islamabad, Feb 1(ANI): Officials of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) incurred a 9.4 million rupee expenditure in undertaking 49 official overseas visits from March 2008 to February 2011.
Islamabad, Feb 1(ANI): Officials of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) incurred a 9.4 million rupee expenditure in undertaking 49 official overseas visits from March 2008 to February 2011.
Islamabad, Dec 3 (ANI): The Pakistan parliamentary committee on national security has endorsed the cabinet's decision to boycott a crucial conference in Bonn, Germany on the future of Afghanistan in protest against the death of Pakistani soldiers in a NATO aerial attack.
Islamabad, Nov 25 (ANI): Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has sternly said that her country will not entertain or take any sort of dictation over its gas import from Iran.
Islamabad, Nov 15(ANI): Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had written his political obituary by resigning as member of the National Assembly(MNA) and quitting the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
Islamabad, Oct 20(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif should be obliged to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership for making possible his return from exile, Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan has said.
Rawalpindi, Oct 6(ANI): The Norwegian government has refused to give official status to Pakistan Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan's recent visit to Oslo to collect the 'Bridge Builder Award 2011' on behalf of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, according to a news report.
Islamabad, Oct 2(ANI): Pakistan has dismissed the allegations levelled by Afghanistan, that Afghan High Peace Council leader Burhanuddin Rabbani's assassination was planned in Quetta, as false and 'baseless'.
Islamabad, Sept 22(ANI): The Pakistan Cabinet has given a green signal for starting negotiations with India for signing a customs cooperation agreement for facilitating trade.
Karachi, Sept 21(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has won a crucial round of politics against two former captains, Shahid Afridi and Javed Miandad.
Lahore, Sept 20(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has announced the formation of a 'coordination and strategy cell' to help control infectious diseases and vectors.
Islamabad, Sept 19(ANI): The United Nations and Pakistan Government have appealed for 357 million dollars in foreign aid to help over seven million people affected by floods in Sindh province.ver 342 people have been killed and 633 injured in Sindh floods.
Islamabad, Sep 5(ANI): Pakistan Information Minister Firdaus Ashiq Awan has said both China and Pakistan are working in close collaboration to ensure peace in the region, and that both countries had devised a mechanism for intelligence- sharing to target terrorism and extremism.
Urumqi, Sept 2(ANI): China's news media and its Central Asian counterparts, including Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, have vowed to fulfil the role of news and media in promoting peace and development in the region.
Islamabad, August 31(ANI): The Pakistan Government will not constitute any judicial commission to probe the allegations levelled by former Sindh minister Zulfiqar Mirza against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan has said.
Islamabad, August 25(ANI): The Pakistan Government has said that army intervention to restore peace in Karachi would weaken the democratic dispensation in the country, and that those calling for it had their own ulterior motives.
Islamabad, July 9(ANI): Pakistan has warned that its cooperation in the US-led war on Al-Qaeda is at risk due to top US military official Admiral Mike Mullen's statement, in which he had accused the Pakistan Government of having "sanctioned" the murder of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad.
Islamabad, July 6(ANI): The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks were launched by Al Qaeda with the help of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), with an objective of precipitating a war between India and Pakistan that would force the latter to shift its troops from the tribal areas to the eastern border, slain journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad's posthumously released book has revealed.
Islamabad, June 4 (ANI): An independent commission has been constituted to probe the gruesome murder of the Pakistani journalist Saleem Shehzad, Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has said.
Islamabad, May 30 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) member Babar Awan has said the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) should show political maturity as the country is passing through difficult times.
Islamabad, May 28(ANI): Pakistan has "clearly communicated" to the United States that their bilateral relations would suffer if the US did not end its deadly drone campaign inside the country.
Islamabad, May 5(ANI): Bombarded with questions about Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's lengthy presence in Abbottabad, Pakistan has hit back at the United States, reminding it of the 'making' of the world's most wanted terrorist.
Srinagar, Apr 29(ANI): The arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Mohammad Yaseen Malik sparked a violent protest in Srinagar on Friday.
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who is also the Pakistan Hockey Federation's patron, is keen to resume the hockey series between India and Pakistan.
Islamabad, Apr. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has presented a sum of Rs.one million each to each member of Pakistan's World Cup squad that managed to reach the semi-final of event inspite of not playing regular international fixtures since March 2009.
Islamabad, April 6(ANI): The Pakistan Government will formally write to Britain for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's extradition in connection with the Benazir Bhutto assassination case only if the court directed so, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has said.
Islamabad, April 1(ANI): The Pakistan Government has termed the Mohali meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh as a new opening for both countries to settle their outstanding disputes through dialogue.
Lahore, Mar 31(ANI): A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the Pakistan cricket team on charges of match-fixing in the ICC World Cup 2011 semi-final match against India.
Mohali, Mar. 30 (ANI): A high-profile delegation is accompanying Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on his daylong visit to Mohali to attend Wednesday's World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan.
Mohali, Mar 30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, along with a 45-member delegation, arrived in Mohali to watch the World Cup semi-final clash between India and Pakistan.
Islamabad, Mar 30(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will be leaving along with a 45-member delegation for India on Wednesday (today) to watch the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final match in Mohali.
Islamabad, Mar 29(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is going to visit India to watch the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final match in Mohali, and "not to discuss the Kashmir issue" with his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh, Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan has said.
Islamabad, Feb 19(ANI): The leadership of the Pakistan People's Party must be applauded for not bowing to the United States' demand to hand over double murder-accused official Raymond Davis to the country, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said.
Islamabad, Feb 18(ANI): The United States is disappointed that the Pakistan Government did not certify during the court hearing in Lahore that double murder-accused American official Raymond Davis possessed diplomatic immunity, US Ambassador to Islamabad Cameron Munter has said.
Islamabad, Feb 18(ANI): The Pakistan Government has made it clear to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John F. Kerry that the case of double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis is sub judice and only the court will decide his fate, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdaus Ashiq Awan has said.
Islamabad, Jan 8 (ANI): Aasia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, broke down in her prison cell and wept inconsolably when she learnt of the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, the liberal politician who had visited her in jail and demanded that she be pardoned.
Lahore, Nov 13 (ANI): Relatives of a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy have said that they will appeal against her conviction.
Lahore, Nov 13 (ANI): Relatives of a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy have said that they will appeal against her conviction.
Lahore, Nov 12 (ANI): A Pakistani court has sentenced a Christian woman to death for blasphemy in a first such conviction in the country.
Islamabad, Oct 16(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi are among over 400 lawmakers whose graduation degrees are yet to be verified by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
Srinagar, June 20 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday ordered to remove Srinagar Senior Superintendent of Police Riyaz Bedar, following a firing incident which killed a person.
Lahore, Apr.28 (ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) has quashed a petition seeking action against cricketer Shoaib Malik and his newly wedded wife Indian tennis star Sania Mirza for overspending on their marriage ceremony.
Lahore, Apr.28 (ANI): Chaotic scenes were witnessed at the 'walima' reception of the newly married sports couple Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik, and ceremony ended early as overcrowding at the banquet hall gave way to complete mismanagement.
Lahore, Apr.22 (ANI): The controversial, yet news headline dominating wedding of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik has given way to 'marriage diplomacy' between the two estranged neighbouring countries, Pakistan's Population Welfare Firdous Ashiq Awan has said.
New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Pakistan Minister's for Population Welfare Firdous Ashiq Awan has said India and Pakistan should talk to challenge militancy.
New Delhi, April 21 (ANI): Visiting Pakistan's Population Welfare Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan here on Wednesday said that Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her husband Shoaib Malik, would be the brand ambassador of goodwill, population and family planning and health issue not just of Pakistan but of India as well.
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Visiting Pakistan Minister for Population Welfare Firdous Ashiq Awan met Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): Visiting Pakistan Minister for Population Welfare Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani should hold interaction at the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit.
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Population Welfare Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday and the duo discussed various ways and means for cooperation between the two countries in the realm of population welfare.
Islamabad, Apr.9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would be sending a 'special gift' to cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza on their wedding, which is scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on April 15.
Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 3 (ANI): A Malaysian man has claimed that his estranged Pakistani wife kidnapped and took away his three-year-old son to Karachi while he was at work. According to Ashiq Ali, his wife Nabila Hussain did this despite the Selangor Syariah Court granting him temporary custody of their two boys.
Srinagar, Oct 10 (ANI): A museum has been set up at Kashmir Haat in Srinagar to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the region.
Islamabad, Oct.4 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Population Welfare Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has landed in yet another controversy as now she has been accused of being involved in human trafficking.
Islamabad, Sep. 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly decided to take action against federal population minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan for her alleged use of 'un-parliamentary remark' against the information secretary of a PML-Q faction during a talk show.
Kupwara (J-K), Sep 4 (ANI): Facing acute shortage of potable water, the villagers are forced to drink polluted water in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Delhi Police arrested two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants here last night.
Islamabad, July 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed his displeasure over a dance performance presented by an artist at the World Population Day function held at the Prime Minister Secretariat.
Rawalpindi,May 14 (ANI): A day after security officials in Pakistan claimed that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was involved in the murder of Major General Aamir Faisal Alvi, the banned terror outfits has denied any role in the case.
Rawalpindi, May 13 (ANI): The banned militant outfit Laskar-e-Taiba assassinated Major-General Aamir Faisal Alvi to avenge his role against militancy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Islamabad Police said in a chargesheet.
Srinagar, Jan 7 (ANI): At least 80 people were wounded on Tuesday when police broke up a procession by thousands of Shi'ite Muslims in Kashmir.
