1993 Mumbai blasts convict Mustafa Dossa dies

Mustafa Dossa, one of the masterminds of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and a close aide of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, on Wednesday died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai, a......

Afghan power-sharing keeps everyone on tenterhooks

As Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah form a joint government after contesting the presidential election against each other, Prakash Bhandari reports from Kabul on the problems facing the new,......

Abdullah Abdullah emerges front-runner in Afghan poll

P B Chandra reports from Kabul on the Afghan presidential election, that has entered a run-off stage for the first time. The battle now is between the two frontrunners Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf......

Raheel Sharif to succeed Kayani as Pak's new army chief

Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif (left) as Pakistan's new army chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood as the chairman joint chiefs of......

Former Pakistan cricketers ask ICC to ban Kohli

When it comes to ban a Pakistani player on bowling action or other things, the ICC steps in promptly and puts a ban. But in case of an Indian player, it backs out: Qadir IMAGE: India’s......

Ghosal in Northern Open semis

India's top two squash players enjoyed contrasting fortunes at the Northern Open squash Championship on Monday with Sourav Ghosal making it to the men's semifinals while Ritwik Bhattacharya bit the......

Rashid clears Shoaib of misconduct

Shoaib Akhtar, who faces a disciplinary hearing on Thursday, has been cleared by Pakistan team manager Haroon Rashidfor off-field disciplinary charges levelled against him during the team's recent......

Pakistan hopeful of recovery

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq are expected to be cleared to play in the third Test against Australia starting on Sunday.Inzamam missed the second Test in Melbourne......

Sami declared fit for third Test

The injury-plagued Pakistan team heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday whenfast bowlerMohammad Sami was declared fit to play the series-deciding third Test against India startingin Rawalpindion......