Musharraf booked for Baloch leader Bugti's murderOctober 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A case has been registered against former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf for his alleged role in the 2006 murder of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a lawyer said. Others named in the first information report (FIR) are former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani, former interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Serpao and former Balochistan chief minister Jam Yousaf, advocate Sohail Raput told Geo TV.
Ask Colombo to free refugees, Amnesty urges Indian MPsOctober 13th, 2009 LONDON - Indian MPs currently on a visit to Sri Lanka should raise concerns about the safety and dignity of the hundreds of thousands of Tamils who have been displaced by civil war, Amnesty International said. The refugees, who have been sheltered in 21 government-run closed camps in the north and east of the island nation, have not been allowed to leave the camps and seek alternative accommodation, the human rights group said.
Pakistani court dismisses fresh cases against 26/11 accused Hafiz SaeedOctober 12th, 2009 LAHORE - Citing a bureaucratic lapse, the Lahore High Court Monday dismissed two cases filed under the anti-terrorism act against Hafiz Saeed who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai carnage. I argued in court that the Punjab (provincial) government had not proscribed the JuD (Jamaat-ud Dawa that Saeed heads) even though the UN had done so.
Lifer in Shivani Bhatnagar murder granted interim bailOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday granted two months' interim bail to Pradeep Sharma, who is serving life sentence for the 1999 murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar, to allow him to meet his son. A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ajit Bharihoke granted two months' interim bail to Pradeep on furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000.
Pakistani man pleads guilty in Seattle to human smuggling, case centered on Pakistan and IndiaSeptember 30th, 2009 Pakistani man admits human smuggling in SeattleSEATTLE — A man has pleaded guilty in Seattle to smuggling illegal immigrants from Pakistan and India into the United States through Canada. The plea was entered Tuesday by Ahsan Ilahi, described in court records as having Canadian and Pakistani citizenship.
Family of Anoushka 'blackmailer' wants to meet him, court says noSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The family of a businessman, who has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing sitarist Anoushka Shankar, urged a Delhi court Tuesday to let them meet him but the court rejected their plea. Junaid, a 29-year-old from Mumbai, was arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell Sep 16.
Woman moves court to seek Pakistani nationality for Indian husbandSeptember 18th, 2009 LAHORE - A woman has moved the Lahore High Court to seek Pakistani nationality for her husband from India. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Thursday admitted for hearing the petition filed by Shazia Zia, a resident of Lahore who sought Pakistani nationality for her Indian husband, Daily Times reported Friday.
Lahore women files petition seeking Pakistani citizenship for Indian husbandSeptember 18th, 2009 LAHORE - A Pakistani woman has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking Pakistani citizenship for her Indian husband. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar admitted the petition filed by one Shazia Zia, and referred the matter to the High Court Chief Justice.
Austria slammed for rights denial of 19 Indian origin migrantsSeptember 17th, 2009 VIENNA - The death of an Indian asylum seeker who was on hunger strike has led to growing human rights concerns here over the plight of illegal immigrants who have been detained in Austria. The authorities said that there are 19 people of Indian origin in preventive detention.
No pardon for terrorists, says Pakistani ministerSeptember 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said terrorists who have been sentenced to death will not be pardoned even if capital punishment is abolished in the country, the Online news agency reported Thursday. In an interview with Private TV Channel, Malik said although a draft has been sent to the law division for consultation to abolish capital punishment, terrorists awaiting execution would not be pardoned.
Pakistan files two cases against Hafiz SaeedSeptember 17th, 2009 FAISALABAD - The Pakistani authorities have filed two separate cases against Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and chief of the banned Jamaat-Ud-Dawa group, a media report said Thursday. The cases were filed in two police stations in Faisalabad on the basis of sermons Saeed made recently, expressing his grave concerns over the stand by India, Israel and the US on Pakistan's nuclear assets.
Indian asylum seeker on hunger strike dies in AustriaSeptember 14th, 2009 VIENNA - An Indian asylum seeker died in an Austrian detention centre Monday, where he was on hunger strike to protest his planned repatriation, police in Vienna said. The 20-year-old man's application for refugee status had been rejected earlier this year.
Pakistan to train Maldives PoliceSeptember 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Thursday that Pakistan will train Maldives Police. Malik made the remarks after a meeting with his Maldives counterpart Muhammad Shoaib in Islamabad, the Online news agency reported.
Indian farmers discrimination lawsuit against USDA agency still unsettled after a decadeSeptember 8th, 2009 Indian farmers claims unsettled after a decadeBISMARCK, N.D. — Tribal leaders and attorneys for American Indian farmers and ranchers plan to meet in North Dakota this week to discuss their class-action lawsuit against the U.S.
Saudi Arabia not in favour of Musharraf's trialSeptember 1st, 2009 JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia Tuesday said it is not in favour of a trial against former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf which could further deteriorate the volatile political situation in that country, the Online news agency reported. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday urged the Pakistani leadership to abide by the agreement reached at the time of Musharraf's resignation that no action would be taken against the former president.
