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Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan passes away
Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan passes away

By Shaheryar Popalzai
June 13th 2012
 
 
KARACHI: Legendary ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan passed away at a private hospital in Karachi on Wednesday.
Hassan …

Commission’s report says Haqqani behind controversial memo
Commission’s report says Haqqani behind controversial memo

By Web Desk
June 12th 2012
 
 
ISLAMABAD: The memo commission’s report submitted in the Supreme Court stated that Pakistan’s former ambassador to …

Israel:imprisonment without trial
Israel:imprisonment without trial

By AFP
June 6th 2012
 
 
JERUSALEM: Israel must free all Palestinians held without charges under so called “administrative detention” orders or give them …

Pakistan: Asma Jahangir at Risk?
Pakistan: Asma Jahangir at Risk?

By Web Desk
June 6th 2012
 
 
The Pakistani government should investigate allegations that elements in the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies have …

US, Israel behind Stuxnet cyberattack
US, Israel behind Stuxnet cyberattack

By AFP
June 1st 2012
 
 
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama accelerated cyberattacks on Iran’s nuclear program and expanded the assault even after the …

Action against Ahmadi worship place
Action against Ahmadi worship place

By Abdul Manan
May 30th 2012
 
 
Lahore: Two years after the tragic attack on worshippers at Darul Zikr, an additional session judge, …

Christian, Hindu marriage acts soon
Christian, Hindu marriage acts soon

By PPI
May 29th 2012
 
 
ISLAMABAD: It is often said that the minorities in Pakistan are marginalised. Two bills, which would help resolve …

UN warn of Syria civil war
UN  warn of Syria civil war

By AFP
May 27th 2012
 
 
DAMASCUS: The head of a United Nations (UN) mission has warned of “civil war” in Syria after his …

India, Pakistan kick off oil talks
India, Pakistan kick off oil talks

By AFP
May 29th 2012
 
 
ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan opened talks Tuesday on Islamabad importing oil from its eastern neighbour in a bid to …