Took 11 passengers down and...: Survivors recount Pak train hijack

There was a huge explosion and firing, a scene that can never be forgotten, said Mushtaq Muhammad as he recounted the moment when Baloch militants attacked a passenger train in Pakistan's restive......

US freezes assets of four Lashkar terrorists

The United States has clamped down on Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Laskar-e-Toiba, which has repeatedly targeted India, by freezing the assets of its top four leaders and barring its......

UNSC bans Jamaat-ud-Dawa

Acting tough on India's demands, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday imposed sanctions on Pakistan-based terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawah, the front organisation of banned Lashkar-e-Tayiba......

Pak SC issues notice to PM Raja Ashraf over contempt law

Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a case regarding the newly introduced contempt of court law.The court also issued notices to the law minister,......

Padmavati trailer: It's outstanding but...

... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Did Rani Padmavati ever actually encounter Alauddin Khilji?  Just like the quote 'Let them eat cake (if......

Why should patriotic Indians be embarrassed by Mulk?

'Mulk questions the very principle, of good-Muslim exceptionalism.''That, of course, we adore Abdul Hamid, A P J Abdul Kalam and Bismillah Khan and if only more Muslims were like them.''Anubhav......

Why Mughal-e-Azam will never die

Did you know Nargis was to have played the Madhubala role, but opted out because she has reservations about working with Dilip Kumar?Do you know how Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni came up with the......

Babar Azam, Naseem return to Pakistan T20 squad

IMAGE: Babar Azam, after being sidelined from the T20 format since December last year, is back. Photograph: Kind courtesy Babar Azam/X Former captain Babar Azam and pacer Naseem Shah have been......

Amid distractions, Pakistan face UAE in must-win game

Pakistan are currently in the second spot with two points, ahead of UAE (2 points) on net run rate. IMAGE: Pakistan will have to pull out all stops in their game against UAE if they are to......

T20I Tri-Series: Ayub, Nawaz star in Pak win over UAE

IMAGE: Saim Ayub lit up the stadium with a 38-ball 69. Photograph: Saim Ayub/Instagram The UAE threatened briefly, but in the end, Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz’s pyrotechnics proved too hot to......

Abhishek Sharma Wears Asia Cup MVP Crown

Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle present Rediff's Most Valuable Player Index of Asia Cup 2025. IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma amassed 314 runs in seven games with three scores of 50-plus and an......

Under-par Babar, Rizwan demoted, no players in elite list

This year's roster sees ten players each placed in Categories B, C, and D. Notably, no player has been selected for Category A in this cycle, the PCB said in a statement.   IMAGE: Babar Azam has......