The ISI was taking no chances and wanted no repeat of Pulwama; it wanted to make it clear at a political level it was not involved with the revenge attack being planned, but was only giving India a......
If General Asim Munir, Pakistan's new army chief, wants to help defuse the current polarised atmosphere and shepherd civilian politicians towards negotiations on an acceptable date for elections,......
as journalists active in Pakistani media have been quick to point out, with Ghafoor at the helm in Balochistan, no one will take seriously any claims by the civilian leadership to use the velvet......
Why did Pakistan sign a cease-fire without acquiring Kashmir, which was the sole purpose of the 1965 War, asks Ahmad Faruqui. Fifty-five years have come and gone since the war was fought.......
‘A couple of Pulwamas will bring the two nations to war and it will be limited to J&K itself.’ IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers at an encounter in which two soldiers were killed in the......
The entry scene is star. Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted......
Raees does not have even a token sane Muslim character that has been a staple of Bollywood, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. A thin line separates the anti-hero of Hindi cinema from the villain. While......
Early on in Soham Shah's latest film, we see a sign on the walls of a peculiar little gambling den saying that the only thing certain about luck is that it will change. This is a sign that gives......
IMAGE: The Pakistan players after getting the clearance to leave their quarantine facility in New Zealand. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Pakistan Cricket Board/Twitter The Pakistan cricket squad was......
'These players were asymptomatic, which means their chances of regaining complete fitness are higher and brighter than most.' IMAGE: Upon arrival in Manchester, the Pakistan squad will be......
IMAGE: Pakistan's leg-spinner Shadab Khan. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Pakistan cricketers Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and rookie Haider Ali on Monday tested positive for COVID-19, raising fresh questions......
IMAGE: Sohail Khan, 36, has not played Test cricket since the 2016 Boxing Day match in Melbourne but has been rewarded for his strong form in domestic cricket. Photograph: Vipin......
IMAGE: Fawad Alam played the last of his three Test matches in New Zealand in 2009 and was last seen in Pakistan colours in a 2015 one-day international in Bangladesh. Photograph: Dinuka......