Mr Zardari's smile while cutting the cake shows that he was not even discouraged by Bilawal not getting an invitation to the Royal Wedding. President of Pakistan cuts the cake to celebrate the Queen's 85th Birthday and of the Royal Wedding between Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton, during ceremony at UK Embassy in Islamabad on Friday, April 29, 2011. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, federal ministers, parliamentarians, diplomats, senior officers and people from various ... Read More

An accident is defined as "an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss". Our aim is to list the top 11 most expensive accidents in the history of the world as measured in dollars. This includes property damage and expenses incurred related to the accident such as cleanup and industry losses. Many of these accidents involve casualties which obviously cannot be measured in dollar terms. Each life lost is priceless ... Read More

Nizam-e-Adl is the hot topic of the day and  reading the comments of some of our media experts left me  utterly confused. The deal in my opinion is signed to have peace but the amount of fear it has generated is unbelievable.  Dr Farrukh Saleem writes "Would the 'Switzerland of Pakistan' now be like Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia's per capita book readership is one of the lowest on the face of the planet. Saudi Arabia is yet to produce a Nobel ... Read More

Holbrooke plus Mullen America's top-most diplomat for the region and America's 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have never been in Islamabad -- both at the same time. Holbrooke was here to feel Pakistan's political pulse while Mullen tried to twist our military nerve. This is serious business. Venue: embassy of the United States, the US ambassador's residence. Dinner-table with six seated. Table headed by ambassador Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke, the special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Conversation at the ... Read More

By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari portrayed himself as a hawk-turned-peacemaker on Saturday but the script is understood to have been handed over to him by the Americans and the British, whose late night calls helped him to try and bring sanity to the troubled political proceedings in the greater interest of all the stakeholders. But even in the heat of emotions at the end of his speech to parliament, a politically smart Zardari did not forget to keep certain ... Read More

There is a saying in Urdu "be-waqoof dost se aqalmand dushman behter hota hai" and this is proved right in the case of Asif  Zardari. He got rid of seasoned politicians like Makhdoom Amin as he ascended the throne! In these difficult times Zardari's chosen and close aids fail to guide him. As rightly pointed out by Mr Hamid Mir in The News Daily. By Hamid Mir ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is now angry with his close aides who pushed him into ... Read More

The remarkable power of winks and messages By Shaheen Sehbai LONDON/BRUSSELS: The vibes reaching the Pakistani diplomatic and immigrant community in these two important capitals show that the Pakistan Army has finally intervened in the on-going wrangling between the high pedestal power players and both the top elected offices have been quietly conveyed the subtle message that the situation in Punjab should be rolled back, as soon as possible. In Islamabad the widely circulated, below the media radar, breaking news is that the ... Read More

This news left all of us disappointed....i hoped against hope that some miracle take place and someone else is the elected president of pakistan in 2008. In this age and time i wonder if we , the people of pakistan have any control over our lives! It seems like all the efforts and energies were wasted on the removal of Musharraf  because the removal didnt not bring a hope of a brighter day BUT made our future dark! I found this amusing please ... Read More

Asif to host ‘show of strength’ party today By Amir Waseem ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The first show of strength by three major parties -- Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Muslim League-N and Awami National Party -- which emerged victorious in the Feb 18 elections will be held here on Wednesday at a luncheon hosted by PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari for the newly-elected MNAs. PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, president Shahbaz Sharif and ANP president Asfandyar Wali Khan are expected to attend the luncheon meeting where the ... Read More

Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading. ‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More