Islamabad: It was supposed to be a typical commando action: flatten the target with overwhelming speed and force, allowing zero response time. But like most such planning, simulated in excited imagination in isolation from slippery realities, it all went wrong. Terribly wrong..............detail

Stop any ordinary Pakistani on the street and ask him what is the most complex issue confronting Pakistan today, and chances are that he will say, “US-Pakistan relations.” It is very difficult to fathom the nature of the relations given that Washington is both critical of the present regime in Islamabad,.......detail

NEIL Young echoed the evolving national zeitgeist when he sang these verses on his pithily polemical Living With War album a year ago, and one would like to think that the extraordinarily early start in the race for the US presidency is a reflection of the growing popular desire to consign George W. Bush to history. ...........detail

Traditionally diamonds may have been a girl’s best friend, but other gems have their own lustre... and all that glitters isn’t always gold. Zeenie Syed’s new-age jewellery puts tired clichés to bed. Her debut collection, comprising striking pendants of semi precious stones set in beautifully crafted silver and strung on clusters of dramatic bead necklaces, ..........detail

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan made an impassioned plea after Pakistan was eliminated early from the World Cup for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to be run in a democratic manner and according to its constitution.. .........detail

The current Jamal Shah exhibition, 'Situations,' at Canvas is more an appendage to his previous collection of paintings shown under the title of 'Lovers and Unlawful Combatants,' than a radically new body of work. A self-confessed rebel, Shah critiques existing reality............detail