Liaquat Ali Khan (1896-1951) was the first prime minister of Pakistan. He played an important role in the negotiations leading to the creation of Pakistan and then in the consolidation of the new state. On Oct. 1, 1896, Liaquat Ali Khan was born at...

Federal Industries Minister Liaquat All Khan Jatoi recently asked PIDC to convert its vacant plots at Korangi and Javedan Cement factory into industrial estates with "one-desk operation' to foster industrialisation in the country. He was talking to newsmen after attending the briefing,...

At the Hackney Empire, East London in 1990, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, "Shahen-shah-e-qawwali" - "the brightest shining star of qawwali" - sat cross-legged and barefoot on the concert stage. To his left were the other members of his "party": an eight-man chorus, a tabla...

Mangled bodies lay in a pool of blood and pieces of clothing and shoes were scattered on the road.Just minutes earlier, Benazir Bhutto had left in her white SUV after addressing cheering crowds at a Thursday afternoon election rally in a park.Then those of us...

Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.The funeral for assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Friday in southern Pakistan...