It was 10 a.m on September 12 , 2001, a day after the devastating terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center and Pentagon headquarters in Washington, when Lt. General Mahmood Ahmed, the then ISI chief, arrived at the State Department for an emergency meeting..........detail

In late January, a simmering crisis in Balochistan came to a head with the sabotage of the gas pipeline from Sui, cutting off supply to the Punjab. Besides domestic consumers, supply was also suspended to industrial units, causing massive losses to the national exchequer. .... detail

Till a few years ago, every Sunday scores of villagers in the Keran sector of the Neelam valley used to gather on both sides of the Neelam River to "meet" their dear ones on either side of the river. The villagers still recall the heart-rending scenes at these meetings which came to an end after tensions intensified in the region in the wake of the Kargil crisis......detail

More than merely a name in haute couture, Simply Beautiful represents the work of women artisans from villages in Pakistan. These painstakingly hand-made heirloom ensembles are individually created and hand decorated with sequins, beads, crystals and semi-precious stones....detail

On paper there cannot be a better one-day team. But the 2003 Cricket World Cup will not be played on paper. If it were, Pakistan would have been the best bet to win the crown. With legends like Wasim Akram and skipper Waqar Younis - the only two players in history..detail

The plight of Afghan children, within the country and in exile abroad, has been the subject of numerous articles, films and documentaries, many of them award-winning. But having reaped a financial bonanza from the pathos of the children's lives......detail