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London, April 22 (ANI): President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari is best known for other things, and not for anything that links him with Islam or teachings of Islam. He is not a great admirer of saints or their shrines, as he idolises things that make his life in this world more charming and worth living. However, rumours are that he always takes help from Peers and fortune tellers before formulating his political strategies; and some even claim that he is often surrounded by them in Awan e Sadar and in Bilawal House.
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Pakistan and India should work out a permanent mechanism through which prisoners in each other's jails are "swiftly repatriated after completion of their sentences and are not held without charge", said a leading daily.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) An alert Delhi Police constable rescued three minor children who fell into a pit dug up by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in central Delhi, police said Saturday.
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has demanded from India to sent Mohammad Khalil Chisti back to Pakistan on the humanitarian grounds.
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Mohammad Khalil Chisty, 80, who has been granted bail by the Indian Supreme Court should be sent to Pakistan on humanitarian grounds, President Asif Ali Zardari has said in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) A group of activists working to improve India-Pakistan relations Friday appealed to the Indian government to let Pakistani doctor Mohammad Khalil Chisty return home and release many fishermen held in India.
Islamabad/New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India appears to have triggered a chain of positive events, with Pakistani scientist Mohammed Khalil Chisty getting bail two days later and Islamabad Thursday releasing 26 Indian fishermen.
Ajmer, Apr 11 (ANI): Pakistani scientist Dr Khalil Chishty walked out of the Ajmer Central Jail on Wednesday after fighting a legal battle for nearly two decades in connection with a murder case.
Ajmer, Apr 11 (ANI): Jamil Chishty, the brother of Pakistani scientist Dr Khalil Chishty who has spent many years at Ajmer Central Jail in connection with a murder case, on Wednesday said India-Pakistan prisoners must be freed.
Ajmer, Apr 11 (ANI): Dr Khalil Chishty, a Pakistani scientist, who has spent many years at Ajmer Central Jail in connection with a murder case, is likely to walk out of jail today.
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) The "long nightmare" of Mohammad Khalil Chisty should end, said a daily after the 80-year-old Pakistani doctor was granted bail by India's Supreme Court.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Slamming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for issuing mass transfer orders of 68 administrative officials in the state including Indian Police Service (IPS) personnel, the Congress party has said that the event is an example of panic on the former's part.
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The contact between Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India's ruling Congress party, and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, who heads the Pakistan Peoples Party, is "important given that both might lead their respective countries one day and determine the future course of events", said a daily.
Ajmer, April 9 (IANS) It will take at least a couple of days for 80-year-old Pakistani prisoner Mohammad Khalil Chisti to step out of the Ajmer Central Jail in Rajasthan even as the Supreme Court granted him conditional bail Monday, sources said.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) "Let there be more such good news", the apex court commented Monday on the bonhomie between India and Pakistan during the visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to India, while granting bail to Pakistani doctor Mohammad Khalil Chisti, who is undergoing life imprisonment in an Ajmer jail for killing a man in 1992.
Ajmer, April 9 (IANS) The donation of $1 million offered by Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari during his visit to the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti will be spent on education, health and other welfare activities in Ajmer, the shrine authorities said.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari came to India with an open mind and expressed his opposition to terrorism in any form, union minister P.K. Bansal said Monday.
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan Monday welcomed the Indian Supreme Court decision to grant bail to Pakistani doctor Mohammad Khalil Chisty, who is undergoing life imprisonment in a jail in Ajmer.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Both India and Pakistan have gained from President Asif Ali Zardari's talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, the Indian media said Monday with one paper cautioning that the "real test" to normalise ties begins now.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The bail for Pakistani doctor Mohammad Khalil Chisty has come at a very significant time for his family, his nephew said Monday, a day after Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's India visit.
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari "needs to understand that if he is to avoid ridicule on home ground, then 'private' is 'private'," said a daily after the president took along two dozen members of his family on a trip to India.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Dr. Khalil Chishty, a Pakistani scientist, who has spent many years at the Ajmer Central Jail in connection with a murder case.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday granted bail to Pakistani doctor Mohammad Khalil Chisty, who is undergoing life imprisonment in a jail in Ajmer for involvement in a clash that resulted in the death of a person.
A day after Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to Ajmer via Delhi has welcomed to Indian and Pak media and a Pak daily news has said that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who accepted Zardari's invitation on Sunday, must visit to Pakistan to maintain the momentum of friendship and to create more opportunity of talks........
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): The private visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to India has generated hopes of better relations between the two countries among the ruling Congress as well as main opposition parties.
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) Improved ties between Islamabad and New Delhi are indispensable for regional stability, which is "vital for prosperity and China's modernisation drive", Beijing has said while welcoming Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India.
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should undertake a reciprocal visit to Pakistan in the near future "if momentum is to be maintained" from President Asif Ali Zardari's trip to India, said a daily Monday.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan late Sunday evening after a day-long private visit to India during which he met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and paid obeisance at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's shrine in Ajmer.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who accompanied Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari as minister in waiting to Ajmer, Sunday offered a chadar at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, sources in the PMO said.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) After a gap of eight years, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari offered prayers at the revered shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer and announced a donation of $1 million for the dargah.
Attari (Punjab), April 8 (IANS) The newly constructed integrated check post (ICP) at Attari, along the international border between India and Pakistan Sunday saw a soft launch prior to its formal inauguration Friday (April 13).
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Stating that India's concern on 26/11 mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed must be articulated, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday sought a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who brought up the issue with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during their meeting here.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari accompanied by his son Bilawal Sunday offered prayers at the dargh of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and announced a donation of $1 million for the shrine.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari and slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has touched a chord in India's youth, endearing himself to his admirers with his good looks, easy laughter, self-effacing manner and a down-to-earth body language.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani officials Sunday urged India to set free an 80-year-old virologist, Khalil Chishty, who is serving life imprisonment in an Ajmer jail with his appeal pending in the Supreme Court.
Ajmer, Apr 8 (ANI): The visiting Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, offered a grant of Rs. five crores on behalf of his government at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah in Ajmer on Sunday.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, who was one of the dignitaries present at the Indian Prime Minister luncheon meeting hosted in honour of the visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, has tweeted that Dr. Manmohan Singh asked Zardari to pray for peace between the two nations at the holy shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived Sunday afternoon in Rajasthan's Ajmer town to offer prayers at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Ajmer, Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Ajmer amidst tight security today to offer prayers at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's dargah.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, discussed the problem of terrorism with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari here on Sunday, and mentioned the activities of Hafiz Saeed in context of bringing the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to justice.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) As the select guests were savouring the sumptuous lunch, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to pray for peace between the two countries at the holy shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, and the latter agreed to do so.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who came to India Sunday on his maiden visit, said he enjoyed lunch with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and that both the countries can learn a lot from each other.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who arrived in India Sunday on his maiden visit, is an avid tweeter like most young people. As soon as he landed in New Delhi, he tweeted peace greetings for India.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and Pakistan moved a step closer to their "common desire" of normalising relations after a businesslike lunch and talks between visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Sunday. The two leaders discussed the entire gamut of bilateral issues before Manmohan Singh announced he would be "very happy" to visit Pakistan.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari left for Ajmer to pay obeisance at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti after having fruitful and constructive talks with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the latter's official residence, 7 Race Course Road.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Residents whose houses face the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti have been asked to keep their windows shut while the Pakistan president is inside the shrine later this afternoon.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): The talks between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari here today was constructive and held in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility with both sides expressing satisfaction.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Seeking the release of Sarabjit Singh - the Indian who is on death row in Pakistan - his family members have arrived here ahead of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari's visit to dargah of revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti on Sunday.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) On a Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari shook hands warmly and smiled before the cameras as they began talks that are expected to infuse a new life into bilateral ties.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who landed here on Sunday afternoon for his daylong trip to Ajmer, arrived at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's official, 7 Race Course Road, residence.
Srinagar, Apr 8 (ANI): Mixed responses seem to be coming from the people of Kashmir ahead of the much-talked about meeting scheduled to take place between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in New Delhi today.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari's lunch with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh evinced sharp responses from online users in Pakistan, with one saying that the president "cannot offer anything" and another stressing that "no one in his/her right mind would think a lunch will solve anything at all".
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here Sunday shortly before noon on a day-long visit during which he will hold significant talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and offer prayers at the famous dargah in Ajmer that draws people of all religions.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Surrounded by the Aravali mountains, this pilgrim city of 800,000 people is agog this Sunday as its people eagerly looking forwrd to the visit of Paksitani President Asif Ali Zardari in the afternoon to pray at the dargah of revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived Sunday morning in the Indian capital on a six-hour visit that has raised a lot of expectations in the subcontinent despite the fact that it is being labelled as a private visit.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here on Sunday afternoon for his daylong trip to Ajmer to pay obeisance at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
Islamabad, Apr 8(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has left Lahore to arrive in India for a day-long trip to Ajmer and to attend a luncheon being hosted in his honour by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of President Asif Ali Zardari and chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has a fan following on Facebook, with some wishing him a good visit and welcoming him to India.
Ajmer, Apr 8 (ANI): With Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visiting Ajmer today to pay obeisance at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, one of the priests at the shrine of revered Sufi saint, Syed Iqbal Kaptan, has said that he was all set to perform prayers for the visiting dignitary during his visit to the mystic tomb.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari will invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan when the two leaders meet Sunday, a media report said here.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday left on a one-day visit to India, where he will meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over lunch and and pray at a Sufi shrine in Ajmer.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) When Syed Iqbal Kaptan helps Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari perform 'ziyarat' (prayer) at the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the memories of his slain wife and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who had visited the shrine in 2005, will come back to him.
Islamabad, Apr 8(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in India on Sunday for a day-long trip to Ajmer and to attend a luncheon being hosted in his honour by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met President Asif Ali Zardari just hours before he flew out to India. They discussed issues that were outstanding with New Delhi, a media report said Sunday.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti might make diplomatic waves but it is small businessmen who will bear the brunt of his 30-minute stay at the shrine as the city will be completely shut down during his visit.
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.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The government Saturday designated Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as minister-in-waiting for the visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday.
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.
Ajmer, April 7 (IANS) Caretakers of the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here have planned special prayers and gifts, including finger rings studded with precious stones, for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his family when they come to offer prayers Sunday at the revered shrine.
Jammu, Apr 7 (ANI): Union Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on aturday hoped that meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan resident Asif Ali Zardari in New Delhi will thaw the estranged relationship between two ations.
Ajmer, April 7 (IANS) All is set to welcome Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his family at the 13th century tomb of a mystic saint here and caretakers of the revered shrine have planned special prayers and gifts for their high profile guests from across the border.
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Although President Asif Ali Zardari is going to India Sunday to pray at the Ajmer Sharif, he will discuss "issues of importance" with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the foreign office said Saturday.
Jammu, Apr 7 (ANI): Before Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari's arrival in India on a day-long visit on Sunday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said one should not have many expectations on his visit.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will accompany his father and President Asif Ali Zardari on his trip to India Sunday, informed sources said Saturday.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who is coming India on Sunday to pay obeisance at shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, is expected to hold one-on-one talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Prime Minister's official resident in New Delhi......
Jaipur, Apr.7 (ANI): Ahead of the visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to India, the sister and daughter of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian sentenced to death in Pakistan, have once again appealed for his release on humanitarian grounds.
Before the one-day visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to India, senior BJP leader Lalkrishna Advani has urged govt. to ask Pakistan
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): Welcoming Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's day- long visit to India tomorrow, Congress party on Saturday said India always wanted to maintain positive and good relations with Pakistan.
Srinagar, Apr 7 (ANI): All Parties Hurriyat Conference (Moderate) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has asked leaders of India and Pakistan to use Sunday's visit of President Asif Ali Zardari as an opportunity to cement bilateral ties.
Mumbai, Apr 7 (ANI): Before Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari's arrival in India on a day-long visit on Sunday, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani has urged the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-II Government to ask Pakistan to act on extremist militant havens if it wants to boost bilateral ties.
New Delhi/Ajmer, April 6 (IANS) Some 2,000 police personnel will be deployed for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to New Delhi en route to Ajmer for offering prayers at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, an officer said.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari goes to Ajmer Sharif Sunday with a prayer on his lips after grappling with a string of problems, including the tense aftermath of Osama bin Laden's killing, a coup rumour and dragging court cases.
Lahore, Apr 6(ANI): The Difa-i-Pakistan Council (DPC) has declared that the protection of Jamaat- ud- Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and his brother - in -law Abdul Rehman Makki is the responsibility of the Pakistan Government because "[they] are citizens of Pakistan".
Lahore, Apr 6(ANI): The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) has called on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to cancel his trip to India, and warned that it will protest against the issue.
Islamabad, Apr 6(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the 10 million dollar bounty on Jamaat-ud -Dawa (JD) chief Hafiz Saeed will send a "wrong signal" in the wake of both sides embarking on new dimensions in their ties.
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will be arriving in India on April 8 to visit the shrine of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
Islamabad, Apr 5(ANI) Imran Khan- led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought details of the meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on April 8.
Ajmer, April 5 (IANS) From Mughal emperor Akbar who came praying for a son to a relentless stream of around 12,000 people who throng every day to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who will visit it Sunday, the pull of the 12th century Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer remains undiminished.
Ajmer, April 4 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari may be gifted flowers at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti instead of the sword that is customarily presented to visiting heads of state or government, sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Security in the Indian capital will be beefed up ahead of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit April 8 en route to offering prayers at Ajmer, police said Wednesday.
During the visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Delhi will be turned into a fortress and high security has been kept on
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should "rise above the compulsions of domestic politics and realise the overall benefits accruing to South Asia from an India-Pakistan rapprochement", a leading Pakistani daily said Wednesday.
Ajmer, April 3 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari will be the fourth Pakistani head of state or government to visit the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here in the past one decade.
New Delhi/Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Amid a marked improvement in bilateral ties, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will visit India April 8 to offer prayers at a revered Sufi shrine in Ajmer and also meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for lunch.
New Delhi/Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Against the backdrop of improving bilateral ties, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to come on a personal visit to India later this month to pay his respects at the revered Sufi shrine at Ajmer Sharif.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to visit Ajmer for paying obeisance at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti with his family next week.......
Ajmer, Apr 1(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Ajmer next week with family members.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has conveyed to the Indian government his desire to visit the Sufi shrine of Ajmer Sharif in India this month, official sources here said.
Jaipur, March 30 IANS) A 45-year-old woman from Jammu and Kashmir has been left stranded in Rajasthan after her mentally challenged son went missing during a visit to the world-famous dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
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