Death toll rises to 630, as temperatures soar in Pakistan

Pakistan's worst heatwave in decades has claimed at least 630 lives in the country's largest city as authorities on Tuesday ordered closure of all educational institutions and government offices......

What really happened in August 1947

Why did Mountbatten suddenly declare that the Partition of India would take place with inexplicable haste on August 15, 1947, almost a year ahead of schedule? Colonel Anil Athale (retd) explains......

Of carnage, death & an unhappy homecoming

Dismembered bodies, pools of blood and charred vehicles were what was left on the road as the jubilant homecoming of the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto turned into tragedy following twin......

Karachi under dengue grip, 17 dead

After India and Nepal, dengue has now spread its tentacles in Pakistan with its port city Karachi reporting 17 deaths due to the vector-borne disease.Apart from the 17 dead, hospitals in Karachi......