At 75, India's Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus

For decades, India has tried to thwart Pakistan in a protracted dispute over Kashmir, the achingly beautiful Himalayan territory claimed by both countries but divided between them.

World 10 Aug, 2022

Pakistan PM Sharif names General Bajwa as new army chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's prime minister on Saturday picked Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa to replace outgoing army chief Raheel Sharif, the popular military leader credited with improving security and driving back Islamist militant...

Women 27 Nov, 2016

Pakistan PM Sharif names General Bajwa as new army chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's prime minister on Saturday picked Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa to replace outgoing army chief Raheel Sharif, a popular military leader credited for improving security and driving back Islamist militant groups, his...

Women 26 Nov, 2016

Pakistan fires heavy artillery at Afghan forces on Khyber Pass border

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: Pakistani troops fired heavy artillery at Afghan forces at their main Khyber Pass border crossing on Wednesday, the Pakistani military said, an escalation after days of clashes that have killed four people and stranded thousands on...

Women 15 Jun, 2016

Words worth

Neither A Hawk Nor A Dove by Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, hardbound, published by Penguin Books, pp 851, Rs 1,598 The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger, paperback, published by Speaking Tiger, pp 779, Rs 1,246 The Queen by Triffany...