Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan has lost his memory owing to protracted illness.
The ailing singer’s life is oscillating between desperation and hope as sometimes he feels well and occasionally doctors pronounce his condition as critical, reports the Nation. Hassan, who once enthralled the entire world through his melodious voice, was admitted to Sir Agha Khan Hospital in Karachi on government expenses after the media raised the issue of his disease and none of the authorities was taking keen interest in providing him financial support.

Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik has asked the international community to write off the country’s $55 billion foreign debt, saying that it has already spent 140 billion in fighting and eliminat

In an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Supreme Court has issued notices to the heads of all intelligence agencies — Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Military Intelligence (MI) — to submit a report regarding “missing persons” by November 25.

The Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was on Saturday informed by the prosecution that it could not serve the ar

Osama bin Laden has reportedly appointed a new commander, Saif al-Adel, to carry out Al Qaeda’s offensive operations against the West.

The military may not officially be in power in Pakistan, but when Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is on the move, senior Cabinet ministers have to park their cars on the roadside like ordinary citizens.

Pakistan has conveyed its disappointment to the US ambassador here over its support to India as permanent member in the UN Security Council.

At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured in separate firing incidents in Pakistan's Karachi city since Tuesday, a media report said on Wednesday.

Pakistan has handed over its 13th dossier on the Mumbai terror attacks case to India, and details of the commission Islamabad wants to send to India for pursuing the case.

Pakistan will need to walk a tightrope to secure its interests in US-backed reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, at risk of being sidelined by the Taliban and the Kabul government, analysts say.