Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is answerable for the US drone attacks because he has taken an oath to safeguard the security of the...

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who took 24 wickets for Pakistan in the three Test series against England, has surprised the International Cricket Council with the claim that it had given him...

Former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen has written a letter to the Pakistan Supreme Court to appear before the judicial commission investigating the Memo Gate scandal.

Meanwhile,...

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene has claimed Australia's bowling attack is their weakness, and his team would look to expose it in Friday's one-day international at the WACA.

He said if his...

Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that if Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani wrote the letter to the Swiss authorities for re-opening graft cases against President Asif...

The executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), Piara Powar, has been branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a "coconut".

Replying to Parmjit Singh's Twitter comment about a...

The Islamabad High Court has rejected former defence secretary Lieutenant General (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi's plea to temporarily restore him to his post by staying the implementation of his...

Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has urged Saaed Ajmal to ignore criticism of his bowling action and focus on destroying the opposition.

"Ajmal's bowling action has been cleared by the ICC....

The Pakistan Supreme Court has directed lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan to remove 'objectionable' paragraphs from his appeal in connection with a contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani....

England captain Andrew Strauss and middle-order batsmen Ian Bell plan to reach Sri Lanka, a week earlier than the rest of the England team in a frantic move to prevent another debacle against spin...

Pakistan cricketer Hammad Azam has vowed to regain the selectors' confidence through his performances to retain his berth in the Pakistan squad.

"I wasn't expecting to be picked. I was in the field...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has accused the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of trying to bankrupt the cricket boards of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Ashraf,...

The Human Rights Watch has called on the United States to pressure the Pakistan government to curb crimes in Balochistan province, including extra-judicial killings, torture, illegal detention,...

India defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the second match of the ongoing Commonwealth Bank ODI tri-series here on Wednesday.

At Perth today, India achieved the modest target of 234 runs set by...

Former Pakistani opener Mudassar Nazar has said that it was the pressure of the first Test defeat in the UAE created doubts in minds of England players and subsequently led to their whitewash in the...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief...

The Obama administration is reportedly sending a senior American military commander to Pakistan this month in what is being seen as a first step towards getting a strategic relationship that has been...

The U.S. State Department's Acting deputy spokesman Mark Toner has said that the Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to possibly convict Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on February 13 is their...

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its verdict in the petition filed against the sacking of Lt-Gen (retd) Khalid Naeem Lodhi from the position of defence secretary of Pakistan.

The...

Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has submitted an application asking for a local commissioner to record his Memo Gate testimony outside Pakistan.

The application was submitted through his...

NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination on Wednesday.

The Dawn quoted Pakistan's military as saying that Director-General of...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said his country is in favour of a peace process in Afghanistan, but stressed that it should not affect his country in any way.

Talking to Qatar's...

Former Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif has backed Mohsin Khan, saying he does not require a certificate to remain as the Pakistan coach because the team recent victory against England under him,...

The England's team tour to Sri Lanka next month for a two-match series before playing four Tests in India at the end of the year will shape their batting line-up for the 2013 Ashes.

In between, they...

Pakistan fast bowler Saeed Ajmal has boasted that he believes no one has yet been able to pick his mystery "teesra" ball.

The spinner was named man of the series for taking 24 wickets in the UAE...

Pakistan cricketer Azhar Ali has climbed up to share the 10th position with India's master blaster Sachin Tendulkar in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

The ICC Player Rankings for Test...

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has expressed his delight over Pakistan's victory against England, and insisted that the players should make 'winning their habit like Australia and South...

Eight militants have been killed in a US drone attack in a troubled Pakistani tribal region, security officials have said.

Two missiles hit the militant compound located in Tappi, 10 kilometres...

DUBAI // In a world of Indomitable Lions and Super Eagles, the sobriquet for the Philippines national football team appears to have been lost in translation. The squad are called The Azkals, a...

Australia on Sunday. Kohli, the only India centurion during the tourists' dismal 4-0 Test series loss to Australia, again upstaged his more celebrated teammates with an impressive knock of 77...

Saraswati Saha, left, and Kamla Das, have lived in Cooper's Camp in West Bengal since 1947. They are among an estimated 5.4 million Bangladeshis who live in West...

Democrat ex-finance minister insists there is room to raise funds and govt had no compulsion to take this route The two financial executive decrees to be reviewed by the Constitution Court have the...

About half of first-graders will be handed tablet computers in the next semester and not all of them as has been planned under a government project, according to a senior Education Ministry official....

Police to round up under-18s found in public places after 10pm With the festival of love nearly upon us, police are asking for parental cooperation in not letting those under the age of 18 wander...

He added that he was not worried about the competition, because of his company's high potential to produce quality programmes for the upcoming digital...

Chalerm proposes Cabinet resolution vowing not to touch lese majeste law; activist slams 'hilarious' idea The Yingluck government yesterday distanced itself further from the campaign to...

A country need not have any Jews or diplomatic relations with Jerusalem for Israel to take center stage in its electoral campaign. Just look at Malaysia. A comment on protecting Israel's...

FORT WAYNE -- Fort Wayne’s Burmese Advocacy Center has moved to a new location. The center’s new address is 2424 Lake Ave., the phone number is 260-755-2048 and its new general email...

The Sun February 8, 2012 PAKISTAN yesterday warned Britain to help stop the American ';Drone Wars'; that are slaughtering hundreds of its innocent civilians. [...] Pakistan’s High...

In a case that could have global implications, the UN Human Rights Committee for the first time has found that jailing a writer for libel represents a violation of freedom of expression, report the...

Stanley Szeto, CEO of Lever Style and member of the Young Presidents Organization says worries over the slowdown in China have led to a drop in confidence among CEOs in the...

joint combat exercise later in February after holding their first army-to-army staff talks in last April. Crack troops from the two armies will hold the counter-terror exercise at the Indian...

HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) - Global renewable energy investors are increasingly looking to Southeast and South Asia, lured by investment incentives rolled out by governments in the region amid a...

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank, picked banking over a passion for bird-watching three decades ago. Now his...

Jay-Z, Beyonce, U2, Lady Gaga Rank on Billboard Power 100 List Most of the executives on the list are behind-the-scenes power players, but there are 11 names that even casual music fans will...

Karachi: In what is believed to be one of the biggest catch in the high seas, Pakistani fishermen have caught a giant whale shark - about 36 foot long and weighing over 7,000 kg.The fishermen brought...

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund , said that her organization would not get involved until more data was released.';We would have to look at any case that came to us to make sure...

Prosecutors had requested a 10-year sentence for all three men.The same court last week sentenced 10 men from Cirebon over the attack.The April blast left nails, nuts and bolts lodged in...

The Dutch embassy in Bangkok confirmed it was investigating reports of a missing woman in Laos, but would not provide further details.The tragedy follows the tragic death of Melbourne...

Large crowds gather in Karachi harbour, Pakistan, to see a massive whale shark discovered by local fishermen in local waters. The marine animal - which measures 11 metres (36ft) in length and weighs...