This is arguably the worst period in the political history of Pakistan, and the worst government the country has seen.

In Pakistan, thrift and parsimony have always been signs of weakness. People admire authority, pomp and ostentation.

So far, there doesn’t appear to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

Almost every decade has had its share of weirdos and cranks with their rollicking chronicles of demented derring-do.

Security searches at airports are for the benefit of the passengers and not the staff.

The problem is that one gets the impression that North Koreans spend most of their time either clapping or marching.

O Edward Gibbon achieved a measure of fame when he wrote The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in 1776.

Jinnah, who put together the 3 words, had for reasons known to him, stuck the word ‘faith’ in front of the other...

With recession, budget cuts, parking problems and security concerns, diplomatic functions aren’t what they used to be.

Cuba might not have a high standard of living compared to the West, but nobody goes hungry in the island republic.