It Pakistan military is among several other armed forces in the world engaged in commercial ventures. Today, its financial empire has an approximate financial size of 200 billion rupees with military-controlled welfare foundations operating in areas ranging from banking, insurance, leasing and real estate to private security, education, airlines .............detail

The republican rout in last month’s US congressional elections prompted celebrations in many parts of the world, and the announcement of Donald Rumsfeld’s impending departure proved to be the icing on the cake for many critics of the Bush administration. ...........detail

The government’s questionable policies in Balochistan to control insurgency have caused deep anger and unrest in the province. Thousands of people have allegedly been picked up by intelligence agencies and held in custody for months, if not years, without being produced in a court of law..........detail

The media in Pakistan has never been freer, and conditions to practice journalism have rarely been better. That’s been the official refrain these past few years. The truth, however – the very crux of journalism – is starkly different. The statistics tell a deadly tale............detail

Instead of solving the issue, the much-awaited forensic report by American investigators to probe the 2005 crash of the Karachi Stock Exchange has only added to the mystery. The report has absolved the big brokers who were allegedly responsible for the fiasco........detail

Avant garde jeweller-sculptor, Amin Gulgee, looks towards Alexander and Greek mythology for inspiration for his latest collection of jewellery. When Amin bought a collection of agates from Afghanistan, he was initially intimidated by the sheer size and shape of the stones. “I first thought of incorporating them into my sculpture,”............detail