New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A new genre of fiction from Pakistan with an India connection and global outlook is finding an increasing market among young readers in the country.
They are racy, contemporary and reflect an era when the well-heeled in the towns of Pakistan were opening their door to the west.
Two new books by [...]
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) Richard Holbrooke, US Special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says he is not working on the Kashmir issue even as he keeps India closely informed of his effort in the region where ‘India is hugely important factor.’
‘Let me be very clear. I am not working on that problem,’ he said at [...]
Washington, Nov.26 (ANI): Pakistani authorities, on Wednesday, reframed charges on all the seven accused of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, and named Lashkar-e-Taiba’s operations commander, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi the mastermind of the terror attacks, however, analysts believe the step would hardly bring in any change in India, Pakistan relations.
While Pakistan, by indicting the accused, wants [...]
Islamabad, Oct 27(ANI): A Pakistani journalist claims to have been receiving life threats from a U.S agency for critically writing against the Obama administration and for reporting its secret operations in the country.
Fears of being harassed has him to use a pseudo name, ,S.F.A. Shah, who now fears for his life after breaking the story [...]
Lahore, Oct. 24 (ANI): For the first time in history, Pakistan is facing diplomatic and domestic challenges at the same time, with deteriorating bilateral relations with the US, Iran and India and dismal security situation within the country, a senior Pakistani journalist has said.
A private TV channel quoted Daily Times Editor-in-Chief Najam Sethi, as [...]
New York, Oct.1 (ANI): Notwithstanding the huge monetary assistance that the United States is planning for Pakistan to help the troubled nation fight extremism and reduce anti-America sentiments, a majority of Pakistanis are still against the US being a partner in Islamabad’s fight against terrorism.
According to a survey conducted by the International Republican Institute, [...]
Islamabad, Sep.24 (ANI): The US Administration has reportedly come to the conclusion that a change in the Pakistani leadership is inevitable, after finding that President Asif Ali Zardari lacks credibility at home and has also failed constantly in keeping his [...]
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Ahead of the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers’ meeting in New York next week, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao Saturday made it clear that the resumption of dialogue, stalled after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, depends on Islamabad tackling cross-border terror ’squarely’.
Talking to reporters here, Rao also stressed that while New Delhi [...]
Lahore, Aug.16 (ANI): Threat from India still looms large over Pakistan, well known Pakistani journalist and Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust Majid Nizami has said.
Addressing the seventh ideological training workshop of teachers organised by Nazria Pakistan Trust, Nizami criticised President Asif Ali Zardari for [...]
