Though President Musharraf's latest proposal to resolve the thorny Kashmir dispute, may have struck a politically dramatic note, it came as no surprise. Over the last few months he has repeatedly indicated his willingness to show flexibility on the issue to keep the dialogue process with India moving. ..............detail

It was the sixth day after the kidnapping of two Chinese engineers, Wang Peng and Wang Ende. The morning dawned tense in Spinkai Raghzai, a former stronghold of tribal militants resisting the Pakistan army's operations in South Waziristan. A group of journalists, including myself, had spent the night in the village waiting for Abdullah Mahsud.........detail

The Center for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of sexually transmitted disease called Gonorrhea lecthim (pronounced 'gonna re-elect him')," reads the recent risqué joke about the American Presidential election. "The disease is contracted through dangerous and high-risk behavior. ........detail

Notwithstanding the debate on the merits of the choice of the Anarkali legend recently staged in Los Angeles, New York and London, the fact is that just three shows raised close to a hefty 1.5 million dollars for the National Commission for Human Development. Funds that will be disbursed in Pakistan for the NCHD's primary and adult literacy programs........detail

Let me make it clear from the start: Army of Roses is a book of dubious analysis and bias, and very clearly lies within the now very prolific genre of post-9/11 books by so-called Middle-East/terrorism experts. The fact that the author, Barbara Victor, cites from her interviews with Sheikh Yassin and Abdul Aziz Rantisi, both recent victims of Israeli assassinations.......detail

Wasim Ahmed's solo exhibition of contemporary miniatures at Chawkandi Art was a cheeky blend of pop, fantasy and underground art in a vibrant palette of strong earthy hues............detail