Afghan-style democracy faces test in legislative election

AFP | At least 10 election candidates have been killed, thousands of polling centres closed, and many voters are likely to stay home due to...

Shootout in Indian Occupied Kashmir leaves four dead

AFP | A firefight near a 14th century Muslim shrine killed at least four in the Kashmir capital Wednesday and sparked protests in the city,...

Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple

AFP | Clashes erupted on Wednesday as Hindu hardliners prevented women visiting one of India's most sacred temples, with baton-waving police charging stone-throwing protesters. Ugly...

Reinventing Pakistan’s image: Pakistan Trek partners with Mari Petroleum

News Desk | Tourism is picking up the pace in Pakistan with many western backpackers exploring Pakistan, making video blogs, and writing travel journals. The...

Nobody wanted me to marry Ajay Devgn: Kajol

News Desk | Bollywood actress Kajol has revealed that nobody wanted her to marry Ajay Devgn as they were "very different people". The Kuch Kuch Hota...

Rise in inflation expected as CPI increases

News Desk | The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting was informed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 5.60 percent during Jul-September Fiscal...

Remembering Hakim Saeed: A Pakistani Messiah

News Desk | Hamdard University Karachi organized a three-day book fair from 16th October to 18th October at Hamdard University Library, Karachi to commemorate one of the...

Strategic Stability:President of Pakistan calls for a regional framework

News Analysis | The President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, has said that India and Pakistan need to agree upon a framework of ‘strategic stability’...

Accountability of Provincial Governments necessary

Dr. Omer Javed | Are provinces another country, or do they have very little role to play after the 18th Amendment to the constitution? Well,...

Votes amidst violence: Afghan candidate killed by chair bomb

News Analysis | Abdul Jabbar Qahraman, a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, was assassinated when a bomb planted under his office chair exploded resulting...

The Immortal Hakim Saeed: Whose legacy is ‘knowledge’

News Desk | The 20th death anniversary (Youm-e-Shahadat) of a notable Pakistani scholar and medical philanthropist Hakim Muhammad Saeed was observed this Wednesday. Remembered as...

Heirs of Heroes: Habib Jalib’s daughter drives taxi

News Desk | Tahira Habib Jalib, the daughter of revolutionary poet Habib Jalib, said she was irked by the skyrocketing bills she had to pay...