Ajmer Visit

• Terror was not discussed with Pakistan PM: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid

  External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today hosted a lunch for Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf but did not discuss issues like terrorism with him.

• Zardari told to work more to win 'India's love', says Pak media

  President Asif Ali Zardari's "private spiritual journey" to India ended with "a tame nudge" from the hosts who asked him to "work more to win their love," Pakistani media said today about his short trip to Delhi and Ajmer.

• Asif Ali Zardari's trip to Ajmer a message against extremism: US media

  Describing Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's India visit as a trip "heavy on symbolism if not on substance", the US media today said his pilgrimage to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer sent a message against Islamist extremism.

• Zardari visits Ajmer Dargah after seven years

  After the diplomatic stopover in Delhi, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visited the 13th century Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah in Ajmer, where he spent around 20 minutes and offered flowers and chadar. Mr Zardari also reportedly donated one million dollars to the Dargah.

• China praises Zardari's India visit

  China today lauded Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India, saying better ties between the two nuclear-armed neighbours will benefit both countries and bring stability in the region.

• Zardari's Ajmer visit: Keep windows shut and shops closed, residents told

  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.

• 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.

• Asif Ali Zardari meets Gilani, Kayani before India visit

  Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani last night for preparatory discussions regarding his visit to India, including the case of the Jamaat-ud Dawah (JuD) Chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed.

• 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.

• US does not want Saeed bounty 'to impact' Pak-India talks

  President Asif Ali Zardari will on Sunday become the first Pakistani head of state since 2005 to visit arch-rival India when he makes a trip that includes lunch with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

• Zardari's India visit 'very constructive': US

  Terming Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's scheduled visit to India as "very constructive", US has said it does not want any new strains in Indo-Pak ties over the USD 10 million bounty offered by it for LeT founder Hafiz Saeed.

• 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.