Imran Khan indicted in Toshakhana case; handed over to NAB for 8 days

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was on Wednesday sent on an eight-day remand to the anti-corruption watchdog while a sessions court indicted him in a separate graft case, amid violent......

Senior Pak journalist assaulted for calling army generals property dealers

A senior Pakistani journalist and political analyst has been assaulted by unidentified masked men, who also tore his clothes, as he left his office in Lahore in the Punjab province, a day after he......

'Powerful people in Pakistan don't like me'

'I criticise the interference of the army in politics.''But the people know I am not anti-Pakistan.''Public support is my biggest strength.' IMAGE: Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. Photograph: Kind......

Former R&AW chief: How we can fix the Pak problem

'The response to terror is not always reciprocal terror, nor is launching a conventional response the best response.''The best response is to make the sponsor pay a price he cannot afford,' says......

Misery in media rises as economy sinks

Can things get more miserable for India’s Rs 83,000-crore (Rs 830-billion) media and entertainment industry? From 10-12 per cent earlier, adspend growth is today crawling at less than seven......

Crony capitalism is riding high in India

As a jurisdiction for investment, India seems to be cutting quite a sorry figure of late, writes Somasekhar Sundaresan. The latest edition of Newsweek carries a report on the best countries of the......

Mobile TV: A good show

Despite regulatory hurdles and spectrum issues, the world of television or TV on mobiles is making a promising start in India with players like UTV and National Geographic channel joining the......

Mr Taxman, can you tell me...

. . . why is it that import duty on a business jet is merely 3 per cent, on a yacht 10 per cent, but it's 60 per cent on cars and a mind-boggling 213 per cent onone's favourite tipple. Amit Mitra's......

Who is responsible for the mess in Pakistan cricket?

Inzamam ul Haq blames ousted PCB Interim Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf for mess in Pakistan cricket IMAGE: Inzamam ul Haq felt that the PCB and Pakistan cricket shouldn't be run on an......

Coming Up: A Rs 400 Billion Auction For IPL/ICC Rights

Broadcasting and digital companies are ready to join the country's biggest ever auction of sports rights next year. IMAGE: Celebrations as Chennai Super Kings win IPL 2021.Photograph: BCCI  ......

Akmal complains to Imran Khan on batting slot, earns PCB wrath

IMAGE: Pakistan's Umar Akmal of Pakistan bats. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images. Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has come under fire from the team management for allegedly requesting former......

After another loss to India, Pakistani fans burn Afridi's effigies

‘No one can tolerate more than one defeat to India’ ‘Stop making excuses and start playing cricket’ IMAGE: Pakistani fans watch their match against India, at an auditorium......

Afridi describes Yousuf, Akhtar as 'heckle and jeckle'

A war of words has broken out between three big names of Pakistan cricket with veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi describing former stars, Muhammad Yousuf and Shoaib Akhtar as ‘heckle and......