Despite mistrust, Afghan Shiites seek Taliban protectionIt was a sign of the strange, new relationship brought by the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August. The Taliban, Sunni hard-liners w...
The Taliban Are Telling Us They Haven’t Changed at AllThe Taliban seem to have calculated that the West’s wishful thinking and desire to move on from two decades of bloody conflict would be eno...
Pakistan clerics warn govt against ban on religious congregations amidst coronavirus outbreakA group of over 50 senior clerics in Pakistan has warned the government against the ban on religious congregations amidst the coronavirus o...
Sharif remanded in custody in money laundering caseNAB prosecutor Hafiz Asadullah Awan sought 15-day physical remand of Sharif, arguing that the suspect is involved in money laundering under...
Taliban's 'godfather' Maulana Samiul Haq stabbed to death in RawalpindiHaq was elected twice to Pakistan's parliament on Islami Jamhoori Itehad ticket.
So, who was Padmavati?Padamavati appears in a text only in 1540, 224 years after the death of Alauddin Khilji, the Delhi sultan who ruled from 1296 to 1316.
Bengal, Bangal or Bangla. CM Mamata Banerjee dishes out the Big B of monikersAt a recent public rally Banerjee conducted a mini-referendum of sorts, asking people to choose. The preference for Bangla (no pun intended...
Pakistan court denies bail to publisher of Ahmediyya dailyA two-member bench of the Supreme Court (Lahore registry) headed by Justice Sardar Asif Saeed Khosa dismissed the bail petition of Tahir Me...
- Pro-talks Hurriyat leader shot at
Suspected militants shot at and critically injured Fazl Haq Qureshi, moderate Hurriyat’s most respected face.
- Pakistan: Strikes kill up to 30 militants
The bombs hit an ammunition dump, causing extensive damage.
- 'Pak intelligence agencies supporting 'jehadis'
Pakistani clerics have accused the intelligence agencies in the country of supporting 'jehadi' organisations whose actions now cannot be ch...