Pak's 27th Amendment seeks to clip SC powers, triggers protest calls

As Pakistan's parliament prepares to pass the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, the Opposition has slammed the move as one that will shake "the foundations of the Constitution and announced......

Makhdoom Shahabuddin to be new Pakistan PM

The ruling Pakistan People's Party has nominated senior leader Makhdoom Shahabuddin for the post of premier following the Supreme Court's disqualification of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani.......

Pakistan de-notifies Gilani and his cabinet

Pakistani authorities on Wednesday de-notified former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and his 63-member cabinet following his disqualification by the Supreme Court. A notification issued by the......

Why Gilani's conviction is a soft constitutional coup

With its judgment against Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, the Pakistan judiciary has in the name of rule of law ensured that there is neither any law nor any rule in Pakistan, says Sushant Sareen......

India shuts down for India-Pakistan showdown

India's billion-strong population will be calling in sick to work, shutting shops early and even cancelling doctor's appointments to make sure they watch Wednesday's much-hyped World Cup semi-final......

'Why should Pakistan cricket be banned?'

Pakistan cricket has come under the spotlight after a newspaper report alleging players had been bribed to bowl pre-determined no-balls in the fourth Test against England. British police have......