Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family are facing corruption charges in the Supreme Court but the Transparency International says the country has improved in its ranking on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index. Pakistan ranks number...

Wagah Border trade and travel crossing  Photo: Kamran Ali via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has returned an Indian soldier, Chandu Babulal Chohan, reportedly captured from the Line of Control (LoC) on September 29, 2016. “The soldier was...

On the eve of his inauguration as 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump has expressed the hope for improved US-Pakistan relations ahead. The new US leader spoke briefly to Pakistan’s ambassador to the United...

After embracing e-government technologies in revenue and traffic regulation, Pakistan’s Punjab province has launched a smartphone application enabling women to report incidents of harassment to police to promote women’s safety. Users, who feel threatened can call...

Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city Photo by Rahib ALi (Citizen)) , via Wikimedia Commons Lahore’s busiest Mall road remained the theater of protest rallies by politicians, farmers and teachers throughout the year 2016 and capital Islamabad’s...

Tarbela Dam during 2010 floods Photo Credit: Paul Duncan, U.S. Marine Corps via Wikimedia Commons This week Pakistan made its latest nuclear power project – a 340 MW Chashma-3 (C-3) plant – operational and connected it...

Gwadar Seaport Photo Credit: Umargondal via Wikimedia Commons Perhaps nowhere the maxim that nothing is constant in international politics rings as loudly as in Russia’s outreach to Pakistan that has left India stunned and aghast. Vladimir...

In a bid to check movement of militants across its porous border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani government has decided to establish six controlled crossing routes in the next four years that will help monitor all transport...

Photo Credit: Javeria Ali Jiah’s Photography Pakistani chai wala, who shot to international fame recently with much social media focus on his handsome looks, is all set to make it to silver screen. Arshad Khan, who...

Indian forces resorted to firing on a school van across the Line of Control in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Friday, killing driver of the vehicle and leaving eight children injured, officials said. The attack came as Pakistanis...