Zardari At Ajmer

• Zardari's donation to Ajmer shrine to come from public money

  President Asif Ali Zardari's donation of $1million to the famous sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer will be paid from Pakistan's public exchequer, his spokesman has said.Mr Zardari announced the donation, which the shrine's administrators have described as one of the biggest in recent years, when he offered prayers at the Dargah on Apr...

• PM meets Asif Ali Zardari, raises Saeed issue; says will visit Pak at 'convenient time'

  Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is back in Pakistan after offering prayers at Ajmer; also, he promised, prayers for Indo-Pak peace. In Delhi, on the way to Ajmer, Mr Zardari's private visit resulted in a diplomatic "yes" from Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to an invitation to visit Pakistan.

• PM meets Asif Ali Zardari, says will visit Pak at 'convenient time'

  In Delhi, on the way to Ajmer, Mr Zardari's private visit resulted in a diplomatic "yes" from Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to an invitation to visit Pakistan. Dr Singh said he would be "happy to visit Pakistan at a mutually convenient time." Sources said an appropriate date for that visit would be decided upon, but Dr Singh wants issues like Si...

• Ahead of Zardari visit, Ajmer's khadims remember Benazir

  When Syed Iqbal Kaptan helps Pakistan 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.

• Weddings rescheduled due to Asif Ali Zardari's Ajmer dargah visit

  The impending visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to the holy shrine at Ajmer does not seem to have excited everyone.

• Ajmer: Elaborate security measures made for Asif Ali Zardari's visit

  Elaborate security arrangements are in place today for the high-profile visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to Ajmer, where he will offer prayers at the renowned 13th century shrine of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

• Precious gifts, special prayers for Zardaris at Ajmer shrine

  Caretakers of the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti 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 on Sunday at the revered shrine.

• Barra kebab, dosa on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's lunch menu

  At the lunch hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will be served generous portions of the subcontinent's varied cuisines. Avial (mixed vegetables) and dosas from the Southern hinterland with prawns, gosht barra kebabs as starters from the central heartland of the country and desserts like phirni from th...

• Asif Ali Zardari meeting PM at his residence; sources say Sonia Gandhi not attending lunch

  Asif Ali Zardari in India: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visits India today and over a lunch of mini dosas, biryani and much more at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the two countries are expected to lay the road ahead for their relationship.

• Manmohan Singh-Asif Ali Zardari meet: No structured agenda, focus on bilateral ties, say sources

  Focus will be on bilateral issues when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who is making a three-hour stopover in New Delhi tomorrow before flying to Ajmer to pay obeisance at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, official sources have said.

• Commandos, special plane and lunch with PM for Zardari visit

  Security in the Indian capital will be beefed up ahead of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's April 8 visit en route to offering prayers at Ajmer, police said on Wednesday. Commandos of the National Security Guard and police will provide him security, an officer said.

• PM Manmohan Singh to meet Pak President Zardari in Delhi

  Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi over lunch on April 8 before making a private visit to the famous 13th century Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer.