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(CNN) -- As Americans try to decipher where the Pakistan government, military and intelligence services stand in the fight against extremists, ordinary Pakistanis are busy trying to make their country a better place. In many cases they do his in spite of, or, to put it more kindly, in lieu of...

LAHORE-A historic agreement was signed between China and Punjab in Beijing on Wednesday for generation of 120 megawatt electricity from Taunsa Barrage. To be completed with the cooperation of China in three years, the project will cost Rs.26 billion. According to an official handout, Chairman...

NEW YORK: Three Cups of Tea co-author Greg Mortenson fabricated some of the most dramatic and inspiring stories in his bestselling book and spent more money in one year promoting his book than building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, US broadcaster CBS said in an investigative report. The...

ROME: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Wednesday that Pakistan can expect a good wheat harvest despite severe flooding last year as seeds distributed to flood victims begin to ripen. “FAO spent $54 million of international donor funding buying and distributing quality...

In Pakistan, Salman Taseer’s assassination in early January has blown the lid off the seething cauldron that has been bubbling in Pakistan for the last several years: the divide between Pakistan’s extremist forces and its minority liberal community is now so wide that it seems nothing can bridge...

“What do you do?” “I’m a PR consultant.” “Personal relationships?” “No, public relations.” “Oh, you organise events?” Unfortunately, that is what I get from most people when I travel to Pakistan – either this, or I just...

“What do you do?” “I’m a PR consultant.” “Personal relationships?” “No, public relations.” “Oh, you organise events?” Unfortunately, that is what I get from most people when I travel to Pakistan – either this, or I just have to settle for telling them that I work in marketing...

New York, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian parliament should repeal the colonial-era sedition law which it said was employed to silence peaceful political dissent, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. And the Indian government should drop sedition cases against prominent activists such as Binayak Sen...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today reversed a recent increase in gasoline prices as he struggles to save his government from possible collapse after losing its majority in parliament. Gilani’s main ally, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, quit the government last week over a Jan. 1...

The past ten years have been a quick pace of political turmoil, social unrest and economic stagnation. With the inception of the decade falling over with the Twin Towers in New York and the plague of terrorism darkening the clouds the world over, 2010 marks an encompassing end to a chaotic ten...

A bespectacled teenager cycles his way from Lahore to his small town. It’s a long journey, but the merry boy has not a care in the world. After all, securing the highest marks ever recorded for the Matriculation Examination is no small feat. Tears of joy complement the bright smile on his...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: In a move to appease religious parties, the government told the National Assembly on Wednesday it had no mind to change the controversial anti-blasphemy law often seen misused against members of minority communities, but appeared calm against political theatrics of some...

BHUTTO, a documentary about Benazir Bhutto`s life, recently opened in the US to gushing reviews. The film sidesteps allegations of corruption, and instead revives the feminist mythology of the former prime minister`s first term. Interviewees describe her as the first female head of a Muslim...

By Irfan Husain I BECAME convinced that Asif Zardari had a sense of humour when I first learned of the appointment of Maulana Attaur Rehman as the federal minister for tourism. Who better than this bearded, rotund cleric as the face of Pakistan to attract tourists to our shores? My conviction...

By Ismail Khan PESHAWAR, Nov 25:What once looked like a beleaguered government under a perpetual state of siege in its citadel, Peshawar, security forces have helped the ruling ANP wrestle back the control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and restored nearly 100 per cent state writ, a comparative study...

LAHORE: Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat Mahaz (TNRM) staged a protest to condemn an amendment in section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code, claiming it is for the protection of the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) honour on Wednesday. A number of people participated in the protest. Participants...

At least 20 people have been injured after a suspected car bomb exploded outside a cafe in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia. The blast happened in the spa town of Pyatigorsk, in the Stavropol region. Two of the injured are critically hurt. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has...

Journalism is not about patriotism. It is not about ‘my country right or wrong’. Journalism is about the Truth. In India, however, far too often a journalist’s first commitment is to his country rather than to the truth. Nowhere is this more evident than in our reportage on...

RAWALPINDI, July 19: Hundreds of people from the Hindu community here on Monday took to the streets against the lessee of an ancient temple for pulling down half of its structure for commercial purposes. The Muslim residents of the locality also joined the protesters to express solidarity...

BEIJING, July 9: China will build two highways in Gilgit-Baltistan at an estimated cost of Rs 45 billion —85 per cent of the amount will be borne by China and the rest by Pakistan. One of the highways, having a proposed length of 165 kilometres, will link Skardu with Jaglot and the other...