ISLAMABAD: Justice Ali Baqar Najafi has characterised the Noor Mukadam murder case as the product of a “vice” taking root in society, which he termed a “living relationship” – apparently referring to live-in relationships. His remarks, made in an additional note to the Supreme Court’s judgment and published on Wednesday, introduced a new moral layer to one of the nation’s …

A terrorist attack on a police checkpost in Hangu on Wednesday night resulted in the martyrdom of three police officers and left two others injured. The crossfire erupted at the Qazi Talab checkpost on Shahu Road, police and local officials reported. According to the police, militants targeted the Qazi Talab post, prompting a strong response from the officers stationed there. …

LONDON: A new episode of the Beatles Anthology, 30 years after the original landmark series, shows the impact on Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr of being in the biggest rock band in history, its writer and director said. The original eight-part documentary, broadcast in 1995, spanned the band’s gritty early days in Liverpool and Hamburg to the phenomenon …

In a bittersweet moment for Pakistan sport, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi formally announced his retirement from professional tennis on Monday night, during the opening ceremony of the ATP Challenger Pakistan in Islamabad. The first ATP Challenger tournament ever held in the country. Qureshi, 45, who also serves as president of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), said staging the international event on home …

MUMBAI: Bitter rivals India and Pakistan have been clubbed together in the same group and will play each other on February 15 in Colombo in the T20 World Cup, cricket’s world body announced Tuesday. Defending champions India and Pakistan have been placed in Group A in the 20-team competition being co-hosted by Sri Lanka, according to the schedule released by …