Like a drunk's morning-after, Pakistan in the days following General Pervez Musharraf's super-hyped visit to Delhi, is in the throes of confusion. Islamabad's diplomatic gains from the mid-April summit are less obvious to keen observers of India-Pakistan relations than the Pakistani team's exploits in the cricket field..............detail

Two years ago, a US Congress Research Report rejected the complaint of US arms manufacturers that the political strings attached to arms exports by the US Congress and administration damaged the competitiveness of US weapons manufacture on the global arms market. The rejection was based on concrete facts. .........detail

With the possible exception of Buddhism, no other faith reposes so much authority in a single living man as Catholicism. Even so, the attention accorded last month to the demise of Pope John Paul II was unprecedented. In Britain, a country that made a decisive break with the Vatican hundreds of years ago in order to facilitate a royal remarriage.......detail

Hassan Sheheryar Yasin (H S Y), in the fashion business for over a decade, has established himself as one of the top designers in Pakistan. And he recently presented his new collection ranging from western formals to eastern bridals, at a charity show held at Al Bustan Palace, Muscat. ........detail

"It is often forgotten that Pakistan is one of the world's most ethnically and linguistically complex states," says Stephen Cohen, as he begins the chapter on 'Regionalism and Separatism' - an issue that has acquired a flaming reference against the backdrop of the Balochistan crisis - in his new book, The Idea of Pakistan........detail

Awards enjoy a dubious reputation in our art fraternity as merit is seldom a deciding factor and selections are often engineered. The premier Pride of Performance award is mired in controversy and institutional trophies like the Shakir Ali, Zahoor ul Ikhlaq and Haji Sharif awards have a limited ambit and do not generate much excitement...............detail