Now that the deed is done and over with, let’s accept that Tahirul Qadri has done a great job, but let’s not say that he has won a great battle, and gloat over it for the next decade. Let us say the great Qadri has done a great service to Pakistan. Qudos to Qadri and his entire team of ...

Writing about films is not something I often do, but as an old ‘cold warrior’, who has covered intelligence matters for decades, the subject matter of the thrilling book, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, is right up my dark alley.John Le Carré’s cold war espionage trilogy, ...

BERLIN - A sweeping Chinese epic, “White Deer Plain”, will round out the list of 18 films vying for gold at the 62nd Berlin film festival, organisers said Tuesday.Festival chief Dieter Kosslick told reporters the movie by 2007 Berlin Golden Bear winner Wang Quan’an would go up ...

MELBOURNE (AFP) - Rafael Nadal reduced Roger Federer to tears as he won a classic Australian Open final to secure his first hard-court Grand Slam title and stop the Swiss equalling the all-time Majors record on Sunday. Nadal, the world number one, miraculously recovered from Friday's five-hour ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - Baz Luhrmann hadn't even finished his much-anticipated outback epic "Australia" when the world heard the news that could make the film a blockbuster " Oprah Winfrey loves it. The acclaimed Australian director was still to put his finishing touches to the movie, which has been ...

LAHORE - An awards ceremony was held at the DHA Auditorium for the cast and crew of TV play 'Sepoy Maqbool Hussain'. The play brings to light the epic tale of Hussain, a war veteran, who endured rigours of captivity for 40 years in India. Commander Lahore Corps Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakhshi was the ...

LIVERPOOL (AFP) - David Palmer, the US-based Australian, made a case with his epic victory in Monday's British Open final for being considered the finest player since the end of the Khan era more than a decade ago. A gut-wrenching 112-minute, 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11, 13-11 defeat of England's ...