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Outsiders in a borderless world
1 July 2012 4:54 PM ISTPakistan fanned the ever-present debate over refugee accommodation on Friday, when it brought up the subject of deporting some 400,000 Afghan...
400,000 Afghans face deportation
30 Jun 2012 6:56 AM ISTHundreds of thousands of Afghans face the threat of deportation back to their war-torn country from Pakistan once a deadline expires on Saturday, but...
Punjab assembly seeks Sarabjit's release
30 Jun 2012 6:52 AM ISTWhile hailing the release of Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh from Lahore prison a day ago, the Punjab assembly Friday unanimously passed a resolution...
Country forgets its spies: Surjeet
29 Jun 2012 6:07 AM ISTAfter more than 30 years of incarceration in Pakistan, Surjeet Singh returned home on Thursday to a tumultuous and teary welcome from family and...
Prisoners of inhumanity
29 Jun 2012 12:00 AM ISTThough there was some confusion over the identity of the prisoner to be released from a Pakistani prison, with it turning out to be Surjeet Singh and...
Pak govt-army conflict behind Sarabjit flip-flop
28 Jun 2012 5:09 PM ISTPakistan's midnight U-turn on the release of Sarabjit Singh, suspected to have been done under pressure from its powerful military-Inter Services...
Gilani’s son to contest by-poll
25 Jun 2012 7:01 AM ISTThe ruling Pakistan Peoples Party has nominated former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son, Abdul Qadir, to contest the by-poll from his parliamentary...
'Extreme views being taught in Pak schools'
25 Jun 2012 6:58 AM ISTCiting stark examples from school curriculum, a prominent Islamabad-based scholar has said that extreme religious and anti-India views fed into...
Raja Ashraf replaces Gilani as Pak premier
23 Jun 2012 2:42 PM ISTForced to resign last year as a minister after his name cropped up in a scam, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Raja Parvez Ashraf, in a...
Pak PM hopeful faces arrest
22 Jun 2012 7:53 AM ISTA last minute drama on Thursday marked the selection of Pakistan’s new prime minister as the ruling PPP choice Makhdoom Shahabuddin was issued a...
Navigating Sir Creek
21 Jun 2012 2:50 PM ISTAs expected, the two day talks between India and Pakistan, held in New Delhi, over the Sir Creek issue made no headway. The talks were cordial and the...
India cautious on Pakistan
21 Jun 2012 7:17 AM ISTIndia is closely following the events unfolding in Pakistan, which is witnessing political upheaval following the disqualification of Prime Minister...