Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s PM-In-Waiting and Dynastic Heir
Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister-in-waiting and current chief minister of the powerful Punjab province, is considered the more ...
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Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif Names Brother Shahbaz As Successor
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his successor and ...
Three Strikes For Pakistan’s Political Survivor Sharif
Pakistan's three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, whose power base earned him the moniker "Lion of Punjab", is a political survivor who ...
Who Could Be Pakistan’s Next PM?
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was Friday ousted from the top office by the Supreme Court, but as the head ...
Modi Boosts Grip On Power With Alliance In Scandal-Hit India State
A former arch-rival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aligned with the Hindu nationalist leader on Thursday to form a ...
Indian State Leader Resigns In Potential Boost For Modi
The leader of India's eastern Bihar state resigned from his post on Wednesday in a surprise move widely expected to ...
Pakistan Victims Call For Attack Masterminds To Hang
Anger was growing in Pakistan Tuesday as the grief-stricken relatives of 26 people killed by a suicide bomber in Lahore ...
Indian Censors Want ‘cow’, ‘Hindu’ Beeped In Film
Indian censors have refused to certify a documentary film featuring Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen unless words like "cow" and ...
Indian Leaders Condemn Deadly Attack On Hindu Pilgrims
Indian leaders and Kashmiri separatists united Tuesday to condemn an attack on a bus that killed seven Hindu pilgrims and ...
Militants Kill Six Hindu Pilgrims
Militants killed six Hindu pilgrims and wounded 14 others Monday in Indian-administered Kashmir, police told AFP, after their bus came ...
Toxic Alcohol Kills 12 In India
A dozen people have died after drinking toxic homemade alcohol in Uttar Pradesh state, police said Monday, the latest incident ...
Separatists Say One Killed Amid Violence In India’s Darjeeling
Fresh violence erupted in Darjeeling Saturday after a separatist group accused police of killing a supporter, prompting forces to fire ...
India’s Modi In Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet
India's leader Narendra Modi arrived in the US for his first meeting Monday with President Donald Trump, seeking to build ...
India’s Modi Heads To Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet
India's leader heads to the US this weekend for his first meeting with President Donald Trump, seeking to build on ...
Angry Mob Beats Indian Policeman To Death Outside Mosque
An angry mob beat a police officer to death outside a mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir as tensions ran high in ...
Mob Beats Police Officer To Death In Indian Kashmir
An angry mob beat a police officer to death outside a mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Friday, as tensions ...
Myanmar’s Muslims Mark Ramadan Out In the Cold
Huddled under umbrellas to escape a thundering monsoon downpour, dozens of Muslims stood in line at a Yangon mosque for ...
Indian State Writes Off Farm Loans To End Protests
A western Indian state has agreed to write off loans to farmers estimated to be worth nearly $5 billion after ...
Five Farmers Die In Shooting At Protest Rally In India
At least five farmers are dead after shots were fired during a protest in the central Indian state of Madhya ...
Arundhati Roy Releases First Novel In 20 Years
Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God of Small Things" ...