Residents of Mingora often wake up to find bodies of those executed by the militants slung from electric poles in the town’s central square in the full view of the military, with a note of warning not to remove them till midday. Some 28 people, most of them women, have been executed over the past few months,.................detail

Aunilateral ceasefire, called by armed resistance groups such as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf last August, was withdrawn in January. The withdrawal came on the heels of clashes in Dera Bugti which killed 30 people, including 10 security personnel.............detail

In Mumbai attacks have, once again, drawn international attention towards the Pakistan military’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Many around the world believe that this organisation is behind many of the terrorist attacks taking place all over the world. While some have referred to it as a rogue institution, others view it as a highly professional organisation.........detail

Mansoor Akram’s Red Carpet collection exudes grace and elegance in billowing gowns and fluid cuts – all the right ingredients for a show-stopping appearance. Akram confesses how this collection was designed with Seemi Pasha in mind, because to him Pasha is the epitome of beauty and poise. ......detail

It’s glitzy, sassy and just rollicking good fun! Broadway came to Karachi again last month with Chicago, a well-loved musical that was also turned into a Hollywood film in 2002. The Pakistani incarnation of this stylised, period-specific, tongue-in-cheek tale of glamour, deceit and corruption was made possible by Made for Stage Productions. ..........detail

Kamila Shamsie is one of Pakistan’s best-known wrrs, both locally and internationally. She is the author of four novels: In the City by the Sea, Salt and Saffron, Kartography and Broken Verses.,..........detail