Pak men object to beardless PML-N leader's candidature

Two Pakistani men have formally objected to Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Shahbaz Sharif's candidature in the May 11 polls on the ground that he does not have a beard, which they contended is the......

Imran Khan 21-member cabinet has most faces from Musharraf regime

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has unveiled his 21-member Cabinet, most of whom previously held key posts in the regime of former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Out of the 21 names......

Bangladesh arms case: ULFA leader Paresh Barua gets death penalty

A Bangladeshi court on Thursday handed down the death penalty to 14 people, including the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami and a top leader of India's separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Asom, in......

How BJP scripted its victory in Maharashtra

BJP workers celebrate the party’s victory in Nagpur. Photograph: PTI photo In a show of strength, Bharatiya Janata Party bulldozed the opposition – the Nationalist Congress Party,......

Pakistan retain Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen for Bangladesh Tests

IMAGE: Shan Masood will lead Pakistan in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting August 21. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Pakistan have dropped plans to conduct "major surgery" on......

Pakistan debutant Babar sparkles with bat and ball

  Thirty-four-year debutant Zulfiqar Babar took three key wickets then struck a six off the final ball of the match to give Pakistan a two wicket victory over West Indies in the first Twenty20......

Political turmoil hits cricket: Will Pakistan make it to 2023 World Cup?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam are all smiles as they pose for photographs during the ICC T20 World Cup. Photograph: Martin Keep/Getty Images Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has formed......

Pakistan axe Malik, Razzaq for Sri Lanka series

Pakistan have included uncapped opener Sharjeel Khan in their squad for this month's Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, but senior players Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq were......

Hafeez axed from Pakistan Test squad

Pakistan's national Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has been dropped from the 12-member squad named for the two-Test series against South Africa to be held in UAE later this month. The Pakistan......