Pakistan
Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif poised to play again after bans
Former Pakistan Test cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif will be free to return to competitive cricket on 1 September, the International Cricket Council has confirmed.
20 August 2015, 12:28 PM
WHO calls to protect health workers in conflict zones
The World Health Organization is calling for "intensified action" to protect health workers treating people in crisis and conflict zone.
19 August 2015, 15:02 PM
Punjab home minister among 13 killed in Pak attack
Punjab home minister Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada is killed in a suicide attack on his political office in Shadi Khan village.
16 August 2015, 11:12 AM
India summons Pak envoy over Kashmir shooting
India summons Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi to protest against civilian deaths in recent troop firings along their disputed border, hiking tensions ahead of talks between the nuclear-armed rivals.
16 August 2015, 10:06 AM
War memories and the beautiful town of Kalam
A true gem of nature, words cannot truly describe the breathtaking beauty of this area, its gushing streams and splendid mountains. With the Taliban now long gone, Kalam is now resurging as another one of Pakistan's tourist spots.
16 August 2015, 07:03 AM
India’s first talkie ‘Alam Ara’ and Jinnah’s role in it
Alam Ara is a fantasy set piece around typical royal intrigue with a lost-and-found subplot thrown in.
15 August 2015, 13:53 PM
Dil ko churanay wali: In memory of pop legend Nazia Hassan
Dubbed the 'Queen of Pop', Nazia Hassan's contribution to music was immense and she changed the map of the industry for other women.
13 August 2015, 14:27 PM
Cuts for a cause: This hair donation drive helps cancer patients smile again
Around 30 young girls come for a small hair donation drive titled 'Hair to Help' at the KMC Sports Complex arranged by Pakistan Youth Forum (PYF).
10 August 2015, 14:51 PM
Pakistan child sex abuse: Seven arrested in Punjab
Seven people have been arrested in eastern Pakistan on suspicion of involvement in a child sexual abuse and extortion scandal.
10 August 2015, 11:10 AM
BCB to send security team to Pakistan for women's tour
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is likely to send a security team to Pakistan next week for a proposed tour of the women's team later this year.
5 August 2015, 15:53 PM
Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram 'escapes gun attack'
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram's car has been fired at in Karachi, the country's commercial capital. He escaped unhurt.
5 August 2015, 12:16 PM
Pakistan executes man for killing child
Pakistan executes Shafqat Hussain, convicted of killing a child in 2004, despite appeals from international human rights groups.
4 August 2015, 05:27 AM
Pakistan releases 163 Indian fishermen in goodwill gesture
Pakistan on Sunday released 163 Indian fishermen held for violating its territorial waters as a goodwill gesture amid tensions over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir and an attack on a police station.
2 August 2015, 12:44 PM
Pakistani Bajrangi Bhaijaans want to reunite Indian woman with family
Alike Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Pakistani activists launches fresh campaign to unite a hearing and speech impaired Indian woman who has been stranded in the neighbouring country for at least 15 years.
1 August 2015, 12:07 PM
Illegal foreign workers get 3 more months to leave Oman without fine
Oman extends an amnesty for illegal foreign workers to leave the country without being fined till the end of October.
30 July 2015, 14:59 PM
Pak army releases pics to 'prove' Indian drone claim
Pakistan Army's media arm releases several photos and videos that purportedly show the drone was launched from the Indian side for a spying mission.
28 July 2015, 12:43 PM
Political tension puts India-Pakistan series in doubt
Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary, says that any bilateral series between India and Pakistan was unlikely until the political relationship between the two countries was stable.
27 July 2015, 15:37 PM
Prolific Younis deserves seat among batting greats: Wasim Akram
Pakistan’s pace bowling legend Wasim Akram says Younis Khan deserves place amongst pantheon of greats in Test cricket,
27 July 2015, 11:34 AM
Gurdaspur attack: 10 killed in Indian police station siege
Gunmen in army uniform kill five people including a policeman in what is suspected to be a terror attack in Indian state of Punjab bordering Pakistan.
27 July 2015, 05:24 AM
Nasir Hossain of Bangladesh chipping in consistently
Bangladesh’s lively allrounder Nasir Hossain has been a busy cricketer off late, chipping in with wickets and runs lower down the order during most of the ODI matches played this year.
20 July 2015, 08:54 AM