56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation in Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 56 people and wounding nearly 200 others, in......

How India must deal with Imran's Pakistan

Should India engage Pakistan's generals directly, bypassing Imran?Ambassador G Parthasarathy, India's former high commissioner to Pakistan, ponders Delhi's diplomatic dilemma. IMAGE: Prime......

Nitish dodges questions on 'NDA face in Bihar'

IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offer prayers during Iftar in Patna on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo A day after the Janata Dal-United demanded that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar be......

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Mustafa Dossa dies

Mustafa Dossa, one of the masterminds of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and a close aide of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, on Wednesday died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai, a......

Hafeez front-runner to don Pakistan's chief selector's cap

IMAGE: Mohammad Hafeez is a front-runner to become the national team's chief selector. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is a front-runner......

World Cup: Why Pakistan don't want to play in Chennai, Bengaluru

IMAGE: Pakistan are wary of playing Afghanistan on a spin-friendly pitch in Chennai against the likes of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad, who did well for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023. Photograph:......

Asia Cup: Sub-continental giants resume rivalry

IMAGE: All eyes will be on Virat Kohli who will be expected to come out of a prolonged lean patch. Photograph: ACC/Twitter The unpredictability of the T20 format and the growth of the game in......

Afridi to be axed as Pakistan captain: PCB sources

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya celebrates taking the wicket of Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi. Photograph: Reuters. Pakistan's World Twenty20 loss to India could spell the end of Shahid Afridi's rein as......

Pakistan pick tainted paceman Amir for New Zealand tour

IMAGE: Mohammad Amir during nets session. Photographs: Facebook Fast bowler Mohammad Amir was named in the Pakistan squads on Friday for the limited over New Zealand tour, marking a return to the......