US aid to Pakistan is no panacea, but neither are sanctions

After weighing all the costs and benefits, the next administration is likely to reduce and restructure assistance to Pakistan but not to end it altogether, says Daniel S Markey. It has never been......

Duplicitous a gentler way to describe ISI: Ex-CIA chief

Voicing his frustration over the double game played by the Inter-Services Intelligence in the war against terror after 9/11, a former central intelligence agency chief has said that "duplicitous"......

'Cannot prove there is no link between ISI and Haqqani'

The United States at this point of time is not in a position to certify that there is no link between the Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence and the dreaded Haqqani network, a senior......

Zardari snubs Kayani's call, ready to fight till the last bullet

Rediff.com's Amir Mir analyses the controversial developments post the explosive Memogate scandal that rocked Pakistan and reveals President Asif Ali Zardari's resolve to take on forces that are......

Scotland announce T20 World Cup squad

IMAGE: Scotland play their 6th T20 World Cup. Photograph: Cricket Scotland/X Michael Jones and Brad Wheal returned to Scotland's 15-member T20 World Cup squad, while seasoned Somerset pacer Josh......

Berrington to lead Scotland's squad in T20 World Cup

Photograph: Craig Brough/Reuters Richie Berrington will lead Scotland's 14-member squad in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, the Cricket Scotland (CS) announced the squad on Wednesday. As......

WC qualifiers: Lanka top group with win over Scotland

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC World Cup/Twitter Sri Lanka were made to work hard for an 82-run win over Scotland to top Group B of the 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifier. Having been put into bat, Sri......

WC qualifiers: Karunaratne, Hasaranga fire SL to win over Ireland

  IMAGE: Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne was named Player of the Match for his 103. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Sri Lanka ended Ireland's hopes with a massive 133-run win in a Super Six match in......

World Cup Qualifiers: Oman beat UAE, Ireland all but out of contention

IMAGE: Michael Leask struck an unbeaten 91 to guide Scotland to a stunning win over Ireland. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters Oman kept themselves in contention after beating UAE by five wickets......