by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2013 | World
Pakistan, Reuters—A court in Pakistan charged former military dictator Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday with the 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto in an unprecedented move likely to anger the all-powerful army. The indictment of the army chief who seized power in a 1999 coup...
by Umar Farouq | Jul 2, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Residents of Islamabad are celebrating the opening of a cinema in their city, after a decade without a venue to watch films on the big screen. The city was previously home to four cinemas. Two state-owner movie houses closed down after heavy...