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The fifth of July 1977 was one of the darkest days in the history of Pakistan. Every year, this day brings back bitter memories...

Until now Prince William’s only culinary boast has been that he makes a mean shepherd’s pie. After 40 minutes in a Canadian cookery school...

As soon as the city weather became pleasant after the recent rains, people including women and children, thronged public places to make the most...

Gambling regulators in the Channel Islands suspended Full Tilt Poker's e-gambling licenses, effectively shutting down the second-largest company in the multibillion-dollar online-poker industry. The...

Another carcass of the endangered Indus blind dolphin was found floating in the river near the Bunder Wall area of Sukkur city on Sunday...

A ludicrous and difficult-to-like farce that asks viewers to identify with its protagonist's aspirational cluelessness, Josh Shelov's "The Best and the Brightest" manages to...

Prices of a majority of vegetables increased while fruit prices decreased at various Sunday Bazaars. The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) cancelled only one...

While TV and the Internet are often accused of killing the newspaper culture, my contention is that the print medium is digging its own...

When Major Walter Wingfield invented the game of Spharistike, little did he know that the two racquets, ball and net that he sold in...

President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif are befooling the masses and conniving with each other to cover their...

The number of people forced to flee from their homes to escape war or abuse has risen to its highest for 15 years, with...

Around 549 dilapidated buildings are live death traps for hundreds of people living in them and most of the structures are so shabby to...

In a tug-of-war of idiocy, few can compete with Ijaz Butt. Shahid Afridi presented a case with his own brand of thick-headedness, but was...

My stock broker, MND (God bless him for he has saved me from getting into a ruinous deal often enough – though not as...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW) Pakistan signed an agreement last month for launching...

Government at both the centre and provincial levels is apparently making a last ditch attempt to contain the energy crisis, but the situation continues...

In these turbulent times for the country it would not be wrong to suggest that Pakistan’s economic fortunes are tied to the east and...