The prospect of the alliance falling apart has given the presidential camp a fresh cause for optimism. A new political alignment could emerge in case the PML-N pulls out of the government. .................detail

Children crying, men and women desperately searching for their loved ones, blood splattered all over the walls, and you are scared of walking over some body part - this is the sight of a terrorist attack. A month ago such pictures had almost become an everyday story......detail

The popular discourse on the economy of Pakistan has swung all of a sudden from one extreme to the other. The previous discourse was set in a tone of self-congratulation and loud pronouncements that everything was hunky-dory while the discussion these days is marked by a sense of alarm...........detail

In what must be a record of some kind, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the umbrella organisation of armed Pakistani Taliban groups operating in the NWFP and FATA, suspended peace talks with the government before it had even been acknowledged that any such talks were taking place.....detail

In the aftermath of 9/11, Pakistani students faced long security clearances and a myriad of other problems in obtaining student visas for the US and the UK. This led many of them to explore other avenues of higher education, including many European countries. Initially, among the Scandinavian countries, Denmark, which then offered free educatio........detail

Despite being veterans at organising award shows, Indus Television Network's latest offering, the first MTV Music Video Awards, were a huge disappointment. The entire show was badly managed right from the get go, and was riddled with a juvenile script, tepid performances and poor technical execution. .............detail