Mamnoon Hussain

In pictures: Pakistan celebrates 71st anniversary of independence

Pakistan came into existence and was declared a sovereign nation after the Partition of erstwhile British India on August 14-15, 1947.

China's building roads in South Asia, but can it build bridges?

Since 2013 Beijing has worked diligently to develop the Belt and Road Initiative as a win-win project capable of transcending adversarial diplomatic relationships. Its success will depend heavily on decreasing regional hositilities.

Xi extolls free trade at SCO meet as G7 ends in disarray

During a closely orchestrated gathering of a Beijing-led bloc, China has sought to portray itself as a defender of free trade in response to Donald Trump's support for import controls.

Pakistan approves bill to merge tribal areas with province

The merger of the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is a key step to ending the region's much-criticised colonial-era governance system.

Attack on army vehicle kills 15 in southwestern Pakistan

The blast occurred at a bus stop in the provincial capital Quetta and the area caught fire soon after the explosion.