Everything you need to know about Bashi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bashi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan Saturday formally announced the appointment of Salman Bashir as its new high commissioner to India.
A chronology of key meetings between Indian and Pakistani leaders after the Nov 26, 2008 Mumbai terror carnage that caused a nearly two-year long deep freeze in the ties between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) For Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit Sunday to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, the Rajasthan government has deputed six superintendent of police from the Indian Police Service to oversee the deployment of over 3,000 policemen, sources said.
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Ajmer/New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Security will be tight including deployment of special units atop high-rise buildings and along the route that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his entourage take Sunday during their almost six-hour visit to the national capital and at Ajmer's revered shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Rehman Malik may not be the only minister accompanying Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari on a day-long visit to to India Sunday. While the composition of his delegation is not official yet, it's likely that the headline-hogging Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and his two daughters may also be coming.
London, Mar 17 (ANI): George Clooney was arrested at a humanitarian protest at the Sudanese embassy in Washington DC after he ignored three requests by the cops to leave the area.
London, Mar 17 (ANI): George Clooney was arrested at a humanitarian protest at the Sudanese embassy in Washington DC after he ignored three requests by the cops to leave the area.
Gulmarg, Feb 26 (ANI): In a bid to promote adventure sports, Jammu and Kashmir Government organised skiing coaching camp for the youth here.
Srinagar, Feb 18 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the step of the Jammu and Kashmir Accountability Commission, which issued notice to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over appointment of advisors, and said that the ruling National Conference Government has always misused the support provided from New Delhi.
Srinagar, Feb 18 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the step of the Jammu and Kashmir Accountability Commission, which issued notice to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over appointment of advisors, and said that the ruling National Conference Government has always misused the support provided from New Delhi.
Karachi, Jan 9(ANI): A 45-year-old man has been arrested for sending at least two dozen blasphemous text messages to unknown mobile numbers in the hope of recovering a pending 45,000 rupee bill for printing blasphemous material.
Tripoli, Jan 8 (ANI): Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has offered help to Libya in disarming the nation's former rebel fighters.
Batamaloo (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec.24 (ANI): Terrorists on Saturday shot dead a ruling National Conference worker.
New York, Dec 20(ANI): Pakistan's Acting Permanent Representative at the UN Security Council, Raza Bashir Tarar has opposed the deadly November 26 NATO airstrike and described the incident as a gross violation of the UN Charter.
Srinagar, Dec 3 (ANI): The two sects of the Muslim community, Shia and Sunni came together at a peace conference in Srinagar on Saturday with an aim to promote harmony and brotherhood.
Srinagar, Dec 1 (ANI): Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed their joy over the moderate to heavy snowfall in the valley, saying it will provide the required impetus to agriculture in the state.
Islamabad, Nov 27 (ANI): On the instructions from Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir called in US Ambassador Cameron Munter to lodge a strong protest on the unprovoked NATO/ISAF attack on Pakistan border posts in the Mohmand Agency.
Islamabad, Nov 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Parliamentary Committee on National Security would reportedly meet on November 25 under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabbani to discuss the Memo Gate scandal, which eventually led to the ouster of Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani.
Islamabad, Nov 23 (ANI): Lawyers of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have filed a constitutional petition with regard to the 'memo controversy' in the Supreme Court.
Addu City (Maldives), Nov. 10 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani have began a meeting here this morning to give a push to normalising bilateral relations marked by a shrinking trust deficit.
Addu City (Maldives), Nov. 9 (ANI): Asserting that there are some positive signs in the dialogue process that has begun between the two Asian neighbours, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is looking forward to his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Addu City (Maldives), Nov. 9 (ANI): Pakistan could finally confer the Most favoured Nation (MFN) status to India after the commerce secretaries of both the countries meet in New Delhi at the end of this month.
Srinagar, Oct 28 (ANI): Locals as well as tourists visited in good numbers a weeklong photo exhibition held here capturing the rich historical and cultural heritage of the valley from pre independence era to the present.
United Nations, Oct 11(ANI): Pakistan has claimed that Jammu and Kashmir is not an integral part of India, and that it has never been so.
Islamabad, Sept 30(ANI): The "worst is over" for Pakistan and the United States, as behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts have made "substantive progress" towards the normalisation of bilateral ties, a US diplomat has said.
Islamabad, Sept 28 (ANI): The recent fallout in relations between the US and Pakistan has led to a flurry of diplomatic activity across the world, with reports saying that Saudi Arabia is now quietly working to mediate between both the countries.
Islamabad, Sept 28 (ANI): A meeting between US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter and Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir seems to have ended on a positive note, with a source saying that both the sides agreed to remove 'misunderstandings' and continue with the negotiation process to avoid further confrontation over the Haqqani network allegations.
Karachi, Sept 22(ANI): Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) party chief Bashir Khan Qureshi has alleged that the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) had plotted to kill him.
New York, Sep 19(ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is leading her country's delegation for the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which will be held in New York this week.
New York, Sept 18(ANI): The forthcoming meeting between Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will reportedly focus on Islamabad's alleged links to the Haqqani network.
Islamabad, Sept 17(ANI): Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on a blueprint for cooperating on the Afghan reconciliation process.
Islamabad, Sept 16(ANI): US-Pakistan bilateral engagements scheduled in New York could be an immediate casualty of this week's 20-hour militant assault against the US Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul, which has turned the gradually warming bilateral ties frosty once again.
Islamabad, Sept 13(ANI): Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Dr Zafar Qadir has said that 218 people have lost their lives and 495 have been injured in the flash floods triggered by downpours in Sindh.
Srinagar, Sep.8 (ANI): Residents of Srinagar have appealed to the Jammu and Kashmir Government to re-start a project for beautifying the area along the banks of the River Jhelum.
Kulgam, Aug 29 (ANI): The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has installed solar lighting units under the Remote Village Electrification (RVE) programme in many households in Kulgam District.
Karachi, August 16(ANI): Afsar Khan, the Pakistani civilian who was convicted along with six Rangers personnel in the Sarfaraz Shah extrajudicial killing case, has challenged the verdict of the anti-terrorism court that sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Washington, August 13(ANI): The United States has denied media reports that four American diplomats in Pakistan were stopped from entering Peshawar earlier this week because they lacked proper travel documentation.
Karachi, August 12(ANI): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan has awarded the death sentence to a Rangers official and life imprisonment to six others in the Sarfaraz Shah extrajudicial killing case.
Srinagar, Aug 11 (ANI): Residents of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on Thursday complained that the prices of fruits, vegetables and meat in local markets have risen sharply during the holy month of Ramadan.
Srinagar, Aug 9 (ANI): The Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), an apolitical trade body, has called for a statewide shutdown against the rising inflation.
Kabul, Aug.8 (ANI): Afghans see Friday's helicopter crash in which 38 American soldiers, including 22 Navy Seal personnel died, as a sign that the global war against terrorism could drag on for a long time.
Dobijan (J-K), Aug 8 (ANI): Tourists visiting Jammu and Kashmir want better facilities such as roads, huts and parking facilities.
Islamabad, Aug 3 (ANI): Pakistan, the United States, and Afghanistan have decided to establish contact with the top leadership of Afghan Taliban to bring to an end the long-drawn conflict, during the recent trilateral talks held in Islamabad.
Islamabad, Aug 3 (ANI): Pakistan, the United States, and Afghanistan have decided to establish contact with the top leadership of Afghan Taliban to bring to an end the long-drawn conflict, during the recent trilateral talks held in Islamabad.
Islamabad, Aug 3 (ANI): Afghanistan has indicated its frustration over the slow pace of the reconciliation process during the trilateral meeting between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States, apparently because of the strained ties between Pakistan and the US.
Islamabad, Aug 2 (ANI): The fourth round of trilateral talks between Pakistan, United States and Afghanistan will be held in Islamabad today.
Islamabad, July 31 (ANI): Top Afghan, Pakistani and the U. S. diplomats are poised to meet in Islamabad on Tuesday to push the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
United Nations, July 30 (ANI): Pakistan has reaffirmed its opposition to a US-backed treaty banning production of fissile material used as fuel for nuclear weapons and warned that the country would boycott any process to negotiate the proposed treaty outside the deadlocked United Nations Conference on Disarmament.
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan will be meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, a day after the foreign secretaries of the two countries met to decide on the agenda that will be taken up.
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir on Wednesday said India and Pakistan must move on from the past in order to ensure a peaceful co-existence between the two nations.
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan and their respective delegations have reportedly discussed a number of confidence-building measures (CBMs) to boost bilateral ties between the two countries.
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met separatist leaders at the Pakistan High Commission here today ahead of Wednesday's foreign ministerial-level talks.
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir had very cordial and positive discussions here on Tuesday during which they reviewed the progress in talks between different ministries and organizations of the two countries in the preceding months.
Gurez (Jammu and Kashmir), July 26 (ANI): With the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan holding consultations in New Delhi to finalise the agenda for Wednesday's meeting between their foreign ministers, border area residents in the Kashmir Valley expressed hope about the dialogue yielding positive results.
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who arrived here this afternoon to participate in the foreign ministerial-level talks on Wednesday, said the two nations can come closer as friendly neighbours with a stake in each other's future.
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar arrived here this afternoon to participate in the foreign ministerial-level talks on Wednesday.
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan-Nirupama Rao and Salman Bashir-on Tuesday said they were looking forward to their deliberations with an open mind and would chalk out an agenda for the foreign ministers of the two countries-S.M.Krishna and Hina Rabbani Khar-to discuss on Wednesday.
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, who arrived here this evening to attend the foreign secretary-level meeting on Tuesday, said that there is no trust deficit in so far as the upper echelons at the leadership level is concerned.
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): As India and Pakistan prepare for yet another round of Foreign Ministerial talks, this time in New Delhi, official sources indicate that some confidence building measures will be announced, but the general pace of the talks will be slow.
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): As India and Pakistan prepare for yet another round of Foreign Ministerial talks, this time in New Delhi, official sources indicate that some confidence building measures will be announced, but the general pace of the talks will be slow.
Peshawar, July 21 (ANI): The United States has been told to respect Pakistan's laws, Senior Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour said on Wednesday.
Karachi/Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): The appointment of Hina Rabbani Khar as Pakistan's new foreign minister has evoked mixed responses in the country, with some saying that she will essentially be a figurehead, and others describing her as the rising star of Pakistan politics.
Islamabad, July 19(ANI): Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has urged making the India-Pakistan dialogue process "uninterrupted and uninterruptible", saying that it needs to be result-oriented and used to help build trust.
Puttaparthi (AP), July 16 (ANI): Unveiling of spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba's memorial in Puttaparthi has raised optimism in the commerce sector, including vendors of religious items, hoteliers and travel agents, as they expect numerous devotees to visit his hermitage.
Washington, July 12(ANI): The United States has backed the decision taken by Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a joint military working group to address the recent spate of cross-border raids.
Islamabad, July 10(ANI): The Al Qaeda-linked terrorist organisation, Harakat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI), has warned Pakistan against sharing information about it with India, according to police sources.
Juba (South Sudan), July 10 (ANI): Residents of newly formed South Sudan have sought India's assistance in building of infrastructure in their country after celebrations to mark the first independence day on Saturday.
Peshawar, July 8(ANI): US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, has admitted that the US-Pak relationship is going through "a rough patch."
Islamabad, July 7ANI): The Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan are likely to meet in New Delhi on July 27.
Islamabad, July 6(ANI): Pakistan's dual policy towards the Taliban has brought 'diminishing returns and serious damage' to the country that once exported jihadis to all its neighbours, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper has said.
Islamabad, July 5(ANI): Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to set up a military 'hotline' between both nations in an effort to ease bilateral tensions triggered by the recent spate of cross-border raids and mortar shelling incidents.
Karachi, July 5(ANI): Terrorism is the biggest challenge that Pakistan has been facing, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nauman Bashir has said.
Peshawar/Multan, July 4 (ANI): Afghan soldiers fired ten mortar shells 800 metres into Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency.
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): Pakistan has reportedly proposed two separate dates for next month's foreign minister level talks to be held in New Delhi.
Kabul, June 29(ANI): Pakistan has called for an end to the "blame game" and stressed the need "to take ownership for our own affairs" as the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan met in Kabul to review the security situation in the region amid Taliban insurgency and increased tensions over cross border shelling.
Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): How the story changes in one year! Last summer, when Ms Nirupama Rao was in Islamabad for the foreign secretary-level talks with her counterpart Salman Bashir, the Pakistani capital was bustling with activity.
Washington, June 25(ANI): The United States has expressed gratification over the just-concluded talks between India and Pakistan.
Islamabad, June 25 (ANI): Aap bhi mere talluq se zabaan bandh rakhein/main bhi koshish na karun aapki ruswaii kii (For the sake of propriety it would be better if you didn't discus your opinion about me and I will also try not to embarrass you by disclosing my views about you) The Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries probably decided on this approach when meeting with the media at the end of their two days of deliberations on confidence building measures between the two countries.
Islamabad, June 24(ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Friday that India will share the investigation report of the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings with Pakistan.
Islamabad, June 24(ANI): Satisfactory closure of the 26/11 trial will enable India and Pakistan to move on with the process of normalization of ties, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Friday.
Islamabad, June 24(ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday said that India and Pakistan can resolve the "complex" Kashmir issue with bilateral talks in an atmosphere free of terror and violence.
Islamabad, June 24 (ANI): At the end of day long discussions at Foreign Secretary level here today, which were focused on peace and security, India has pointed out that terrorism had complicated the Indo-Pak relationship and urged Islamabad to not to follow a segmented approach.
Islamabad, June 24 (ANI): At the end of day long discussions at Foreign Secretary level here today, which were focused on peace and security, India has pointed out that terrorism had complicated the Indo-Pak relationship and urged Islamabad to not to follow a segmented approach.
Islamabad, June 23(ANI): Even as Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan were discussing confidence building measures about peace and security in the Foreign Office in Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said that Kashmir was the "jugular vein of Pakistan".
Islamabad, June 23(ANI): The talks between Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan-Nirupama Rao and Salman Bashir-have been 'substantive and forward looking' and focused on all aspects related to peace and security, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said on Thursday.
Onboard special aircraft to Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is visiting Islamabad for two days for talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, said on Thursday that India is looking forward to the return of six Indian sailors of the M.V. Suez, who had recently been freed by Somali pirates after payment of a ransom.
Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is in Islamabad for foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan, today said she will work towards building trust and confidence between the nations.
Onboard special flight to Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is visiting Islamabad for two days for talks with her Pakistan counterpart Salman Bashir, said on Thursday that all efforts are being made to secure the release jailed Pakistani national Dr. Mohammed Khaleel Chisty.
Onboard special flight to Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Thursday said that she was looking forward to her two-day visit to Pakistan capital Islamabad for bilateral talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir. She said that she would be going there with an open mind and added that her focus would be on ways to normalise ties between the two countries.
Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Ahead of the foreign secretary-level talks in Islamabad, Pakistan has said that it is open to discussing issues of terrorism and the 26/11 probe with India.
Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan-Nirupama Rao and Salman Bashir-will be meeting here on Thursday for the first round of two-days of talks, which will focus on peace and security. It is expected that a full session will be dedicated to the Jammu and Kashmir issue on the second day on Friday.
Onboard Special Aircraft, June 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Wednesday said expectations from India-Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks should not be pitched too high, because it is one of the relationships that New Delhi is trying to cultivate over the last few months.
Karachi, June 19(ANI): Egypt-owned cargo ship MV Suez's 22-member crew, which includes six Indians, was on Sunday transferred to PNS Babur.
Karachi, June 19(ANI): Egypt-owned cargo ship MV Suez's 22-member crew, which includes six Indians, was on Sunday transferred to PNS Babur.
Karachi, June 19(ANI): Pakistan's Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir has ordered that the crew of the crisis-hit MV Suez ship be shifted to PNS Babur on humanitarian grounds.
Islamabad, June 18(ANI): Pakistan has issued a demarche to Afghanistan over this week's cross-border militant attack in Bajaur Agency.
New Delhi, June 17(ANI): Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in Islamabad next week to discuss peace and security, confidence building measures, Jammu and Kashmir, and promotion of friendly exchanges, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.
Islamabad, June 17(ANI): Pakistani authorities are reportedly suspicious that the US mission in Islamabad has clandestinely obtained the video recording of the joint sitting of Parliament held on May 13 to discuss the May 2 raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad.
Jakarta, June 16 (ANI): Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been found guilty of terrorism charges and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Jakarta, June 16 (ANI): A court here will announce its verdict against radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir who planned and plotted the 2002 bombings in Bali and the 2003 J.W. Marriott bomb attack in Jakarta.
