Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: a legacy of democracy

Foreign Policy 2013-04-09: The Rack: Ahmed Rashid, "Afghanistan After the War: Is Peace Possible?" (TNR). New Post: Farahnaz Ispahani, "The problem with Pakistan's democracy" (AfPak). Nightmare ends A spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said ...

ANALYSIS/OPINION Rising persecution of minority religious communities in Pakistan, Iran and Syria and other nations is a serious threat to stability in those countries and their neighbors, a panel of specialists said at a Hudson Institute forum this ...

Social media has enabled prompt circulation of news stories which may otherwise be overlooked by traditional media, facilitating group mobilisation. -Dawn.com/ANN The use of social media is rising in Pakistan. Over a six-month period from late 2010 ...

An illustration picture shows the log-on icon for the Website Facebook and Twitter on an Ipad in Bordeaux, Southwestern France, January 30, 2013. — Reuters Photo Shahbaz Sharif- @CMShehbaz We are all about the people whatever makes them happy.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Essentially, or broadly, the vote in Pakistan's recent elections has been democratic despite the usual complaints of rigging and booth capturing. However, the ballot has been on strong ethnic lines with religious overtones ...

Pakistan achieved a historic landmark with the completion of its five-year term by the civilian coalition government led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the successful completion of elections resulting in the clear victory for Nawaz Sharif's ...

Son of former Pakistani PM kidnapped; tensions between China and Japan heightened; Asian economies prepare for regional free-trade agreement; Mexico proposes bank reform to make loans cheaper; Israel approves new settlements near Ramallah; and more ...

A policeman carry election banner of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party tied to hot air balloons in Rajouri. Pakistan stands at the cliff-edge of Saturday's general elections with a fear of the unknown. With terrorist attacks almost every ...

The papers and TV channels did not even seek Dr Mirzas comments on the allegations levelled against her Dr Fehmida Mirza made history when on March 19, 2008 she was elected as the Speaker of the august National Assembly of Pakistan by an over ...