Pakistan makes move against Hafiz Saeed after years of pressure from US and India over atrocities that killed 166 people Hafiz Saeed heads the Muslim charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Photograph: Caren Firouz/Reuters Pakistan has ordered house arrest for the Islamist cleric Hafiz Saeed, who is accused by the US and India of masterminding the 2008 attacks on the Indian financial capital Mumbai… Read more »
India unveiled a budget on Wednesday to help the poor with hikes in government spending and cuts in taxes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to win back the sympathy of voters hit hard by his recent crackdown on “black money”. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced increases in spending on rural areas, infrastructure and fighting poverty, and sought to assure… Read more »
Image copyrightAPImage captionIran says its nuclear programme is peaceful and that it will continue missile development Iran’s defence minister has confirmed that it tested a missile over the weekend, but denied it had violated a UN Security Council resolution. Hossein Dehghan said the test was “in line with our plans” and insisted that the country would “not allow foreigners to… Read more »