As the illegitimate son of Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, Aatish Taseer was hardly close to his father. But since Salman's murder he has been unable to write a word... more
Nobody wants to be friends with an ex-dictator. Unconcerned, while he was in power, with the possibility that all his financial dealings may not have been on the up-and-up, the Serious Fraud Office is now said to be launching a hunt for Hosni Mubarak's ill-gotten millions... more
The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province is shot dead by one of his guards, apparently because he had spoken out against the country’s blasphemy laws... more
David Cameron notched up his first foreign policy triumph as he unveiled a new deal for Britain and Pakistan to jointly combat global terrorism... more
An LSE report on Pakistan's dealings with extremists says President Zardari assured Taliban leaders of his government's support. David Cameron's criticism seems to fall short... more
Bhutto, who addresses the Hay Festival on Monday, says corruption and assassination have stalked her family and dominate her country's politics. Her crime was to write about it... more
A new UN report blames Pakistan’s security establishment, under then president Pervez Musharraf, for failing to stop the assassination in 2007 of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto... more
Imran Khan is more than just a cricketing ladykiller who was married to Goldsmith heiress Jemima Khan. He now dedicates his life to politics and is passionate about Pakistan and the war on terror — so isn’t it time people took him seriously?... more
On Tuesday in London, a revered Muslim scholar will announce a fatwa against suicide bombing in the name of Islam. Here, Allegra Mostyn-Owen talks exclusively to Dr Tahir ul-Qadri as he outlines his historic vision... more
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, widower of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, visits Downing Street today at a crucial point in British relations with his country... more
Pakistan's Taliban chief claimed responsibility for a deadly assault on a police academy in Lahore - and threatened attacks on Washington that would "amaze everyone in the world"... more
The Islamist extremist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba was immediately identified as the prime suspect in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team... more
The attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team coach in Lahore marks another tragic example of terrorism affecting the sporting world. Here, we take a look at other occasions on which sport has been hit by terrorist attacks... more
Last Friday I went to my nephew's funeral. He had been diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks earlier. He was 26 - a brilliant young man, a high-flyer at the Treasury, whose peripatetic childhood meant he was just as much at home in Addis Ababa as he was in Whitechapel... more
David Mellor struggles to understand the football transfer system, despairs at the return of Joey Barton, and opens fire on the IOC, ICC, BOA and Secretary of State for Sport ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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