HIROSHIMA: Tens of thousands gathered in Hiroshima Thursday to mark 70 years since the dropping of the first atomic bomb, with opinion still divided over whether its deadly destruction was justified...
Children, elderly survivors and delegates representing 100 countries were in the crowd with many placing flowers in front of the cenotaph at Peace Memorial Park, as doves were released into the air...
They are a big game being played in the name of development; they bulldoze the rights of the indigenous people and are like atom bombs to wipe off the poor population of this country...
“This is how the rich invest, by holding land...
BAGHDAD: An unlikely array of forces is converging on the city of Mosul, lining up for a battle on the historic plains of northern Iraq that is likely to be decisive in the war against the militant Islamic State (IS) group...
The tacit alliance — Iraqi troops alongside Shia militiamen, Kurdish fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and US special forces — underscores the importance of this battle
Take a look at some of the many beautiful photos of various cityscapes submitted to us on #DWPcityscape as part our weekly project...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said as many Taliban groups as possible must be persuaded to join any upcoming peace discussions with the Afghan government, as a third round of four-country talks aimed at reviving negotiations with the insurgent group began Saturday...
Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States convened in the Pakistani capital Islamabad over the weekend even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter...
As outcasts, Pakistan's transgender people are often forced into begging, dancing and even prostitution to earn money...
See: Being transgender: facts, myths and rightsThe Supreme Court has designated transgender people as a third gender, which under law should afford them protection, but in practice, Kamran Arif, vice president of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, said transgender people bear the brunt of some of...
It was in this same spirit, that two years ago, my friends and I launched a project, “Fruit for Life”, under which we are now planting fruit trees in Pakistan...
Several organisations work for plantation in Pakistan...
DR Tariq [Abdur] Rahman’s research says that there are 74 languages spoken in Pakistan...
com/country/PK), says there are 73 languages spoken in Pakistan...
Pakistan is preparing for its first census in 19 years...
Language is considered an essential tool in evaluating the makeup of multi-ethnic Pakistan — but only nine of the country's estimated 70 will be listed, to the dismay of many communities...
RAWALPINDI: Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Friday the countries making efforts to isolate Pakistan should realise how the country was valued and honoured by its friends in the international community...
Gen Bajwa was talking to foreign military contingents taking part in the second Pakistan Army Team Spirit (Pats) competitions, being organised near Mangla, according to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations... ...
The documentary showed the dark side of living in Karachi for a minority community, many of whom expressed their preference to live in India...
“The genre of documentary in Pakistan always highlights negativity and it is not that ugly is real,” she said...
But Thursday’s change may have been too little, too late, as many young Chinese see more costs than benefits in having a second child...
“The country doesn’t give any financial support,” said one post among many that lamented the costs of having two children...
Although these days one can see her face everywhere — in films, on TV, singing on a big music show — Mehwish has many secret lives...
”Many actors have trended on social media for their acting prowess but Mehwish became even more famous (and trended on Twitter) during the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament earlier this year...
Nearly four decades after the country’s independence from Britain in 1980, he was regarded by many as an autocrat, willing to unleash death squads, rig elections and trash the economy in the relentless pursuit of power...
After two terms as prime minister, Mugabe changed the constitution and was elected president in 1990, shortly before the death of his first wife, Sally, seen by many as the only person capable of restraining him... ...
This is win-win for me as if I am wrong and what I say is a mere figment of my imagination, Pakistan will be spared another tragic and divisive spell of political uncertainty...