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Dosti (Friendship) Bus Service takes at least three hours to cover 500 kilometers distance from Pakistan’s lively cultural capital Lahore to Indian capital New Delhi . Despite a shared history over thousands of years, the two...

The months-long Pakistan-India tensions over Kashmir unrest and border skirmishes worsened this week with allegations against diplomats assigned in Islamabad and New Delhi. On Thursday, Pakistan accused eight Indian diplomats of carrying out espionage and terrorism....

Hundreds of Chinese trucks loaded with goods have rolled into Pakistan as a multibillion-dollar project between Pakistan and China formally became operational with the promise to be a game-changer for the regional economic development. The shipment...

Political tempers simmered down in Pakistan on Tuesday as the Supreme Court moved to form a judicial commission to probe corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family. Opposition leader Imran Khan announced to...

EDITORIAL BOARD There is a pattern with Pakistani politics that despite the obvious benefits of democracy, some segments including those genuinely frustrated with economic deprivation, and a typical class of politicians – motivated by self-interest- show...

As the Nawaz Sharif government continued heavy-handed action against PTI protesters, Amnesty International urged Islamabad to “immediately and unconditionally” release hundreds of opposition activists and “lift restrictions on their movement. In a statement the AI asked...

In a bid to improve civil-military relations, soured by a controversial news item published in an English newspaper, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has removed Pervaiz Rasheed from the post of federal minister for information. The ministry...

As Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Imran Khan threatens to stage a mass protest against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad, the United States has indicated its support for the elected government while also upholding the right to...

Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed ‘Afghan girl’ globally recognized for appearance on a 1985 issue cover of National Geographic magazine, is back in news. On Wednesday, Pakistani officials confirmed that she has been arrested in Peshawar for...

FEATURED IMAGE above shows Constitution Ave, Islamabad, Photo: By Zacharie Grossen via Wikimedia Commons Managing Director International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde has called Panama and Bahamas Leaks a matter of honesty, transparency and accountability. On the...