While President Musharraf continues to deny that he has any intention of packing up Parliament or dismissing the Jamali government, Islamabad is rife with rumours of an imminent political shake-up. The buzz is not without basis. The President's men are already exploring a way out of the present stand-off.........detail

In a classic case of the sublime and the ridiculous, it is obscenity that follows hot on the heels of the Legal Framework Order, on the agenda of the six-party religious alliance, the Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal. While the MMA leadership was busy agitating against the LFO, the local workers of the religious alliance moved against what they considered "public obscenity." .......detail

Shakil and Irshad, five and seven years old at the time, didn't have any idea where the plane would take them, but they had overheard that they would be travelling to a Gulf state for a job. They had no inkling of the kind of job they would be doing. . ..detail

This summer, Labels takes Pakistan back to basics. With fresh hues for the day and darker shades to complement summer's sultry nights, Labels' latest collection is both hot and cool. From daring leopard and tiger prints to softer flowery patterns, and slim n' sleek bootcut hipsters to rough combats, the colour palette is straight from nature....detail

"I don't know if this society believes in sex only within the parameters of marriage. Everyone in Pakistan has sex - let's face it, not necessarily only if they are married. Marriage is an institution that exists all over the world, but it does have more importance in Pakistan." .....detail

Ahmed Ali Manganhar's recent display of paintings, 'Monet & Co,' at Rohtas 2 in Lahore, took viewers by surprise. The reason for this was the open, honest manner of engagement with materials, surface and content, that the painter had so obviously enjoyed and it was this quality that first came across to the viewer......detail