'Deeply concerned' about security of Chinese in Pakistan, Xi tells Sharif

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over the security of Chinese nationals working in Pakistan on the CPEC projects and sought "reliable and safe environment" for them during......

Sushma asks Pak to return abducted Hindu girls to family

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday asked Pakistan to return to the family two minor Hindu girls who were abducted, forcefully converted to Islam and married off on the eve of Holi......

Dump Masood Azhar project. Get real!

'A sense of purpose is lacking in India's diplomacy.''This is what happens when foreign policy becomes the stuff for grandstanding before the domestic audience,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.......

Why is Pakistan muzzling its terrorists?

'The Pakistani move to ban militant outfits and placate international opinion and Islamabad's openness to a UN security council resolution on Azhar -- instead of beseeching China to cast yet......

BCCI refuses to compensate PCB in absence of 'legally binding document'

Meanwhile, Pakistan ready to play in India, says PCB chief The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rejected Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) demand of compensation for not playing......

Asif confesses to spot-fixing, ready to help ICC fight corruption

Disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has publicly confessed to his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during the Lord's Test and tendered an unconditional apology to the countrymen for his......

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......

Pakistan could skip Middlesex game

The Pakistan team may skip Thursday's one-day match against Middlesex to show solidarity with skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq before he attends a disciplinary scheduled for Friday, manager Zaheer Abbas......

Friends persuaded me to stay on: Latif

Rashid Latif, Pakistan captain one day, back in the ranks the next, insists he did not resign or quit international cricket under pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)."There was no......