Sydney, June 22: A Sikh man belonging to India was denied an opportunity to seek license and take his motorcycle test simply because he was wearing a turban.
Islamabad, June 20 Cracks have begun emerging in Pakistan's ruling coalition with junior partner Awami National Party (ANP) refusing to participate in the parliamentary debate on the budget for 2009-10. It disagrees with alliance leader Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a variety of issues - but the government is not in any danger.
Islamabad, June 20 The Pakistani police have arrested 21 suspected militants in a search operation on the outskirts of the Dera Ismail Khan city in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a media report said Saturday.
Islamabad, June 20 Cutting across the political divide, Pakistani parliamentarians Saturday urged the government to restore their Haj quota, the Online news agency said.
Abbotsford, UK, June 20: Nearly 300 Sikhs gathered at a Sikh temple on Blueridge Drive in Abbotsford, carrying placards in their hands and chanting slogans.
Islamabad, June 19 Pakistan's Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said Friday that the army's operation against the Taliban in the country's northwestern region was nearing its end and people uprooted by the conflict could start returning to their homes from Saturday.
California, June 19: The Yuba City Police Department has given a confirmation to the SALDEF (Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund) to join the police forces.
Rawalpindi/Lahore, June 18 At least 30 explosive-laden vehicles have entered Punjab as well as the garrison town of Rawalpindi adjacent to the Pakistani capital Islamabad from the tribal areas of the country, a media report Thursday said.
Islamabad, June 18 The meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg finally broke the ice seven months after the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan's foreign office said Thursday, adding Islamabad wanted the resumption of the sub-continental dialogue process.
