Pakistan
The off-course task force
Taj Mohammad Baloch, a motor mechanic from Karachi town of Lyari, has worked in Oman, Iran and the United Arab Emiraes and speaks highly of his experiences there.
15 June 2015
Pakistan to review Bangladesh cricket rout
Pakistan cricket authorities says they would include the national team's shambolic whitewash against Bangladesh this year as part of a review to improve its performance.
14 June 2015
Pakistan imposes one-month moratorium on executions
Pakistan imposes one-month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, giving temporary reprieve to a death row prisoner whose lawyers say he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
14 June 2015
Pakistan warns aid groups after Save the Children expelled
Pakistan's interior minister says the government was ready to throw out more foreign aid groups, a day after Save the Children were expelled for "working against the country".
12 June 2015
Pakistan executes man who was minor when convicted
Pakistan executes a man convicted and sentenced to death when he was 15 for murder of two.
10 June 2015
Improving hosts take on new-look India
Bangladesh have taken on different challenges this year and, for the most part, have produced desired results.
9 June 2015
Honour to Vajpayee great pride for India: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says it is a matter of great pride for India to receive BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s award for his contribution in Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
7 June 2015
Opinion: Why Bangladesh isn’t Pakistan
Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan was an ideological recast. Its differences with India aren't based on ideological premise that Hindus and Muslims are engaged in some form of permanent war.
7 June 2015
'All my focus is on June 10'
Opener Tamim Iqbal admits that he is 'slightly worried' upon learning of his latest medical development, a cyst in his knee.
5 June 2015
Balochistan gunmen kill 19
Gunmen in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province attack two buses, killing at least 19 passengers, officials say whilst the number of passengers abducted from on board remains unclear.
30 May 2015
Bangladeshi Hindu migrants to get Indian residential permits
Ahead of the assembly elections in Assam, the Narendra Modi government has decided to issue an executive order to help religious minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan who live in India, to get residential permits.
28 May 2015
Chance for India's selectors to reset goals
India's tour to Bangladesh, that includes a Test and three ODIs, may be a short jaunt to a country where they have enjoyed success in the past but it is also an opportunity for India's selection panel to set in motion their plans for the next generation.
25 May 2015
Pakistan charges 106 over Christian couple's lynching
Pakistan has charged 106 people with murder after a Christian couple was beaten and burnt to death by a mob in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations.
21 May 2015
Pakistan's Punjab okays bill to protect women
Punjab cabinet gave its nod to bill for protecting female victims of violence and setting up vigilance committees to monitor implementation of steps proposed under National Action Plan.
21 May 2015
What’s on Laden’s bookshelf revealed
Laden was fixated on attacking US targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause,according to documents the US says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan.
20 May 2015
Saudi Arabia advertises for 8 new executioners
Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading.
19 May 2015
Take a look how Shakib did at IPL
Bangladesh’s top allrounder Shakib Al Hasan could not give his best with the bat and ball for Kolkata Knight Riders after playing only four matches in IPL 2015.
18 May 2015
German spy agency 'helped US find bin Laden': report
Germany's foreign intelligence agency helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan where US special forces killed the al-Qaeda leader, according to a German news report.
17 May 2015
ICC won’t send umpire for Pakistan-Zimbabwe series
International Cricket Council announces that it will not be sending umpires to Pakistan for the upcoming series with Zimbabwe citing security reasons.
17 May 2015
Sunil Gavaskar wants Virat Kohli to play one-off Test vs Bangladesh
Sunil Gavaskar feels that Virat Kohli should lead India in one-off Test match against Bangladesh before being rested for three-match ODI series.
16 May 2015