All roads in the investigations aimed at tracking down the perpetrators and masterminds of the 7/7 bombings in London seem to lead to Pakistan. Once again charges are being levelled against Pakistan for being an "incubator" in which Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants continue to flourish or regroup............detail

In t he wake of the London bombings and the fact that at least three suspects were of Pakistani origin, General Pervez Musharraf has once again given a deadline to religious seminaries or madrassahs across Pakistan to get themselves registered with the Wafaqul Madaris or face the music. .........detail

"Faith, Unity, Discipline." Mohammad Ali Jinnah's oft quoted phrase is known to every Pakistani. It has been used to serve different ends. Successive military rulers have claimed this is a call for all to march in step towards a goal that they have determined. Others have disputed this self-serving interpretation. ......detail

On August 14, all Pakistanis will take to the streets waving the national flag, dance to blaring jingoistic music and celebrate the birth of their nation. But what exactly are we celebrating?........detail

As the flame of Pakistan's small but increasingly significant fashion torch moves into the 21st century, one integral question needs to be asked: have we evolved a creativity genre which is indigenous to our culture, or are we simply adapting western trends? With more and more designers taking shows abroad.........detail

Pico Iyer is known as a travel writer, but he travels into the shadow lines of the mind as much as into the strange and wonderful places he writes about.............detail