Pakistan faces a huge dilemma with mounting allegations that the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage were trained in, and sent on their mission from, Pakistan. There is increasing pressure on Islamabad to take immediate action and arrest Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the chief of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, formerly Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT),.................detail

On Christmas Eve last year, a feature in The New York Times dwelt on Muhammad Fawaz, “a very serious college junior with a stern gaze and a reluctant smile that barely cloaks suppressed anger.” The 20-year-old had longed for a scholarship to study abroad, but did not have the right connections.............detail

In 2008, a journalist attacked the most powerful politician in the world with his shoes. But politicians fend off attacks from one another as well. In the subcontinent, it usually happens in parliament. Pakistanis and Indians alike are familiar with their elected representatives brawling like puffy-chested thugs..........detail

Each year, prophecies about the next big thing abound, whether the field discussed is sports or literature. Often they are wrong. Knowing this and disregarding the advice to “never make predictions, especially about the future,” Newsline has profiled five likely success stories of 2009........detail

In Pakistan, buying jewellery usually equates to visiting scores of stores before finding that perfect set of earrings or necklace. When it comes to precious and semi-precious stones, Pakistani women usually want an exclusive, one-off design they can wear to social gatherings and weddings...........detail

Tune in to any channel featuring cookery shows that take live calls and you will discover that chefs have become the most revered figures after superheroes. They have a cult following – the kind that would turn even Amitabh Bachchan green with envy.,..........detail