The results of the October 6 presidential elections did not come as a surprise. Predictably, General Pervez Musharraf won by a landslide, but his victory remains clouded, pending a Supreme Court decision on his eligibility to stand for election while in uniform. ...............detail

"The most powerful weapon in the struggle against extremism is not bullets or bombs - it is the universal appeal of freedom. Freedom is the design of our maker, and the longing of every soul." .......detail

September 10 was a shocking day for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). After getting a favourable decision from the Supreme Court on August 23, Mian Nawaz Sharif chose this day to end his seven-year-long exile. The apex court's decision clearly stated that under Article 15..........detail

Pakistan-born Tariq Ali is an internationally renowned writer based in London, and the long-standing editor of The New Left Review. Well-known as a social and political commentator, he has worked as a playwright, filmmaker and television producer. .........detail

There can never be too many shoe stores. Even on Zamzama. For shoes are the ultimate female fantasy. The woman's shoe, unlike its male counterpart, has evolved into an imaginative and sensual essential of every woman's wardrobe.,.........detail

This year, Mohsin Hamid became the first English language novelist from Pakistan to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for his sophisticated novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Hamid's success illustrates the increasing confidence and skill that a younger generation of Pakistani writers have brought to the English novel since 2000..,.............detail