Shehbaz Sharif: From being exiled to potential PM

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, who is tipped to be the next prime minister after the unceremonious ouster of Imran Khan, is a hard-core realist and over the years......

74 killed in massive fire on train in Pakistan

A massive fire broke out on a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Thursday after two gas cylinders exploded while some pilgrims were cooking breakfast, killing at least 74 people, mostly......

Jailed ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's wife passes away in London

Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, died on Tuesday in London after a protracted battle with throat cancer. Kulsoom, who was under treatment at......

Unlike Vajpayee's, Modi's India has everything going for it

'If Vajpayee's BJP saw a chance to redefine India's nuclear theology, Modi's BJP has scarcely paid any attention to it,' points out Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: November 2004: Former prime minister Atal......