Pakistan PM praised for stand against hardliners, despite protests

AFP | Pakistan's Imran Khan won praise for his stance against religious hardliners Thursday, as demonstrators blocked major roads to protest the Supreme Court's overturning...

‘Anyone can kill me’: lawyer defending blasphemy accused

AFP | After saving condemned Christian Asia Bibi from the gallows in Pakistan, her lawyer says he is facing the wrath of Islamist extremists --...

Kabul control slips, Afghan force losses at record: US watchdog

News Analysis | Kabul's control of Afghanistan slipped in recent months as local security forces suffered record-level casualties while making minimal or no progress against...

Pakistan down New Zealand by two runs in last-over T20 thriller

AFP | Left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi defended 17 runs in the last over as Pakistan defeated New Zealand by two runs in a...

Shirin Mazari commits to bring back Aafia Siddiqui

News Desk | Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, on Wednesday called on Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari in Islamabad...

Malawi court halts ‘racist’ Gandhi statue plan

AFP | Campaigners in Malawi won an injunction on Wednesday to temporarily halt work on a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the commercial capital as...

Seven killed in suicide attack near Kabul prison

AFP | A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the...

Son of Pakistani great Qadir wants to play for Australia

AFP | The son of Pakistani Test great Abdul Qadir has set his sights on playing for Australia, boosting his chances by taking three South...

Is Higher education priority of KPK Government? – Zain Ullah Khattak

Zain Ullah Khattak | Since 1947, the creation of Pakistan Education remained mostly as a provincial subject till the Constitution of 1973. HEC was established...

Irish Singer Sinead O’Connor Joins Islam

News Desk | Sinead O'Connor has officially joined Islam. The singer behind the hit Nothing Compares 2 U, a cover of a Prince Song, has...

Indian Supreme Court wants Modi government to come clean about alleged Rafale Scandal

News Analysis | During proceeding of a petition filed in the Indian Supreme Court against the alleged corruption in the $8.7 billion worth Rafale jet...

Alhamra to pay tribute to Sepoy Maqbool Hussain on the instructions of Punjab’s Minister Chohan

News Desk | Lahore Arts Council will exhibit a theatre play featuring the lives of Pakistan Army soldiers on the instructions of Punjab's Information and...