Prominent Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof were charged in India. Rahat was questioned by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials (DRI) for allegedly carrying USD 1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh) of undeclared foreign currency under the FEMA and Customs Act of India.
The singer was detained on February 13 at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Besides Rahat, his manager Maroof, owner of an event management company Chitresh Shrivastava, and two employees of Mumbai-based Foreign Exchange firm were detained and have been questioned at length about …

DRI released Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, a day after he was detained for possessing illegal foreign currency.

Famous Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at the IGI airport by revenue intelligence sleuths for allegedly carrying a huge amount of undeclared foreign currency. Khan, who is a hit Bollywood playback singer, arrived on a flight from Karachi and was intercepted by personnel from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence acting on some prior information, official sources said.
They said the singer was carrying a huge amount of foreign currency which he did not declare to the immigration authorities. Two other persons accompanying him have also been detained, the …

Indian forces fired on protesters hurling stones at them in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday, killing three people and wounding at least 17 other demonstrators, police said. For the last three months, the mostly Muslim Kashmir region has been roiled by demonstrations and clashes between protesters opposed to Indian rule and government forces. The deaths bring to 68 the number of people killed in the civil unrest.
Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed when Indian forces fired live ammunition to disperse protesters in Palhalan, a village north of Srinagar, said …

New Delhi and Washington are objecting the nuclear deal between Pakistan and China under which China will export two nuclear power reactors to Pakistan in a USD 2.375-billion agreement. It has been made clear by both countries that the nuclear cooperation between the two countries was for peaceful purposes and are “totally consistent” with its international obligations and safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency”.
USA and India object that this deal will breach the international protocol, regarding the trade of nuclear equipment and material. U.S also object that this …

“He should be hanged by the neck until he is dead,” he said. “I don’t find any case for a lesser punishment than death in the case of waging war against India, murder and terrorist acts.”
Kasab, 22, dressed in a traditional white tunic, sat with his head in his hands staring at the floor of the dock as the judge issued the sentence, three days after the Pakistani’s conviction on Monday.
“Today’s sentencing sends the message that keeping Kasab alive would be a crime in itself,” the public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam …

“We urge all relevant forums to give Pakistan access to nuclear technology for peaceful uses, in a non-discriminatory manner, to meet its growing demand for energy,” Pakistan informed the Nuclear Security Summit which is being attended by top leaders of some 47 countries.
Pakistan has also welcomed US President Obama’s call for security of nuclear material and hoped the summit would be a catalyst for fostering a nuclear security culture around the world while outlining its nuclear policy in a national statement at the Nuclear Security Summit. Pakistan Prime Minister Syed …

The Indian Prime minister Mr Singh who arrived in Washington USA as first state guest of Obama’s administration in an interview with CNN has questioned America’s wisdom in regarding Pakistan as a key ally in the war against extremists. PM Singh said: ‘Pakistan’s objectives in Afghanistan are not necessarily in harmony with American objectives.’ Having said that, who am I to judge whether the Pakistan government and the Pakistan army is moving to remove the Afghan Taliban?’ Yes it is true Pakistan army is not operating to remove the …

Pakistan army has launched offensive against the terrorists in the Waziristan area bordered with Afghanistan. Even before the attack was started, the terrorists started targeting the Pakistan army and other law enforcing agencies in Pakistan. Furthermore, there has been a number of suicidal attacks in different areas of Pakistan killing and injuring hundreds of people.
This is what Dawn’s editor has to say about Rehman Malik’s comment about the involvement of India in Balochistan:
Talking about Indian involvement in terrorists activities in Pakistan, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik has come down …

Former Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a secular man, and that he had initially opposed the division of Bengal and Punjab. I personally don’t believe that Mr. Jinnah was a secular man. He was a religious person who believed in Islam and wanted a place for Muslims where they can live peacefully while practicing their religion freely.
Jaswant Singh said that a prominent magazine India Today got five eminent historians to determine who was responsible for the partition of India. According to …