Actress Veena Malik  claimed she had been threatened by the Taliban.
Malik, who is currently in India appearing on television shows for the cricket World Cup, told Express 24/7 that she had received a letter from the Taliban four days ago via a media house in Pakistan. On the authentication of the letter, Malik said she had spoken to representatives of the media house, who confirmed its legitimacy.
Malik says the letter has been sent from a Ahmed Masood of the Taliban. The contents of the letter threaten to give Malik ‘exemplary …

Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on Wednesday appreciated the Indian government’s efforts to secure his release after he was detained for carrying undeclared foreign currency in India.Khan was speaking to the media at the Lahore Airport after his arrival in Pakistan.
He said he was happy to return home and thanked Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi which had intervened on Khan’s behalf on the orders of the Pakistani foreign ministry.The singer also appreciated the support of some Indian artists who had given him support him during his detention.He shot …

Pakistani Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan returned home on Wednesday after paying a penalty of three million Indian rupees.
The singer was allowed to travel to Pakistan after completion of investigation into customs laws violation and payment of fine.
On his arrival at the Benazir Bhutto airport in Islamabad, the Khan maintained that the money obtained from him was confiscated over ignorance about customs laws and criminal charges were not filed against him.

Atiqa Odho the renown TV and Film Actress will address the press conference on Sunday February 20, 2011 at 5:00 PM sharp at Karachi Press Club on the issue of mishandling and defaming of a Pakistan reputed and World famous singer, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan by the Indian Law Authorities at Delhi Airport.
From: karachidigest

Pakistani artiste Veena Malik, who became a household name in India following her stint on reality TV show Bigg Boss, will now appear in two more shows on the Indian television.
“I have been a die hard cricket fan and follow the game religiously. I have been offered several projects but this is cricket season. I am taking my passion for the game into account, which is why I have decided to do the show. I hope that my knowledge about the game and its players will attract my fans both …

Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been charged under Customs Act for carrying undeclared foreign currency. His manager Maroof also faces similar charges. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) will now confiscate the currency and the matter has been sent to Commissioner Customs (Airports) for adjudication. The Commissioner will go through the charges and determine the penalty and the quantum. Rahat and Mahroof can leave the country after paying the penalty(around 3 Crore rupees as per news reports).
The singer, along with his manager and owner of an event management …

Although Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s troubles with Indian law-enforcement authorities may have abated as a result of the impulse to protect the nascent thaw in India-Pakistan relations, his earnings from his concerts in India might amount to nothing.On the sidelines of a book launch function, Indian Home Secretary GK Pillai said that after Rahat appears before the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday, the government may begin adjudication proceedings. This means that Rahat may have to pay a fine for attempting to smuggle money out of India. Criminal charges …

Playback singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, whose detention at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi international airport on Sunday stirred a diplomatic row between India and Pakistan, was released late on Monday. His passport, however, has been impounded and he has been asked to appear before the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday.
Khan, 37, was detained on Monday for carrying $1.24 lakh in cash, which was not declared to the customs authorities. Sources said DRI sleuths on Monday found Rs51 lakh in cash apart from some documents. Indian laws allow up …

Pakistani actress Veena Malik was “happily engaged” when she stepped into the Bigg Boss house, but the recently evicted contestant from the TV show, who raised eyebrows for pretending to be “single” all along, now says that she had to call off her engagement just before starting to shoot the
show. “My ex-fiance, Faisal Akbar Khan, is my father’s friend’s son.
My father had seen me go through a rough patch with Asif (Pakistani cricketer and Veena’s ex-boyfriend) and so asked me to marry Faisal. I agreed to the engagement, but later …

Rubbishing media reports that 8 flats and five parking lots owned by him have been confiscated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Pakistani singer Adnan Sami said, “There is a misunderstanding that my flats have been confiscated physically. If it was so, you wouldn’t have been sitting here.” Sami was addressing the media at his 13th floor flat in Oberoi Sky Gardens building  in Andheri.
Sami’s lawyer Vaibhav Krishna stated that the adjudicating authority of the ED had, on December 21, passed an order demanding the …