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It was February 6, a shining day with cool breeze, when I reached the lawns of a local hotel in Karachi – tidal sea and Palm trees giving a Miami-like picturesque setting at a time when...

With the mercury already shooting to 40 degrees centigrade (104 Fahrenheit) in southern Pakistan and eastern and southern parts of India, South Asia is bracing for a series of heat extreme waves over the next two months. According to...

In Lahore’s upscale Gulberg district, Bishan Singh has been earning handsomely from his cloth trade in a manner that brings him both recognition and money. His business success has seen Singh double his fortunes in just five...

The Panama Papers have taken Pakistani politics by storm, turning Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif into a beleaguered figure after revelations that his daughter and two sons had offshore companies listed in their names. The unprecedented reaction...

After a series of intense civil-military consultations Pakistan has launched a new military operation n southern Punjab, the most prosperous province whose capital Lahore was the scene of a deadly March 27 Easter Sunday attack that killed...

As Pakistan mourned the loss of more than 70 lives in Easter terror carnage in Lahore, world leaders reacted with outpouring of support for the country that remains one of the biggest victims of terrorist violence....

After a one-year lull, terrorists struck Lahore, killing 71 citizens in a packed recreational park, with children and women being majority of victims. The attack took place on the occasion of Easter and injured more than...

As the United States and Pakistan seek to come out of the long shadow of the Afghan war and broaden their previously security-driven bilateral relationship, cultural exchanges appear to be assuming greater importance. That Pakistan is...

South Asia is once again on the edge with Pakistani-Indian cricket rivalry reaching a fever pitch with a T-20 match between the two of the world’s top teams at Calcutta’s Eden Gardens ground. Pakistan’s cricket team...

A year after the Iranian youth introduced the Wall of Kindness, or Deewar-e-Meherbani – as it is known in Persian and Urdu languages –  the social welfare concept has transcended across the border into Pakistani cities....