'No pressure' on Pak to release Abhinandan: FO

Pakistan claimed on Thursday that there was "no pressure" on it to release Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, a day after a top Opposition leader said that Foreign Minister Shah......

Pak's Punjab Home Minister assassinated in suicide attack

A soldier walks on sections of a collapsed roof after a blast near the home of the home minister of Punjab province, Shuja Khanzada, in Attock, Pakistan. The bomb killed Khanzada and at least......

Daniel Pearl murder: Qaeda leader's death commuted, 3 others set free

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of British-born top Al Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted in the abduction and murder of United States journalist......

What if Hafiz Saeed is part of Pakistan's next govt?

If the parliamentary representation of radical Islamic parties goes up dramatically in 2018, what will this do to Pakistan's army?Aditi Phadnis finds out. IMAGE: Muhammed Saeed, the......

Shoaib included in Asia Cup camp

Pakistan's cricket selectors have invited fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to attend their Asia Cup training camp. Akhtar made Friday's list of 26 players despite a row with the Pakistan Cricket Boardover......

Indo-Pak goodwill match in Dubai

In an effort to build on the goodwill generated in the just concluded Indo-Pak series, cricket stars from the two countries will come together again, this time in the UAE, for a 50-over exhibition......

India claims two more gold in shooting

India grabbed two more gold medals through Jaspal Rana, in centre fire pistol individual event, and Rajkumari, in 50 m sports rifle prone 60 shots, in shooting in the ninth SAF Games in Islamabad......

Lijesh Kumar wins javelin gold

Javelin thrower Lijesh Kumar grabbed his first international gold medal, upsetting compatriot and national champion Jagdish Bishnoi even as the Indian performance slumped on the final day of......

Chronology of ball tampering controversies

Law 42.3 of the Laws of Cricket prohibits a player from rubbing the ball on the ground for any reason, interfering with any of the seams or the surface of the ball, using any implement, or taking......