Jhang is the principal city of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated on the Chenab river at latitude 31.15° N and longitude 72.22°E. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 387,418. Jhang is said to have been founded in the fifteenth century, ...
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Taxila is an ancient city in Pakistan, just 30kms north of Islamabad. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. 18 of its sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The city dates back to the Ancient GandhÄran city of Takshashila (also Takkasila or Taxila) an importan...
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Getting around traffic-clogged, sprawling Tehran is a true test of patience. While taxis are your best bet, they are pricier here than the rest of the country. A large local bus network will also take you almost anywhere you need to go, as long you can make sense of the routes and Persian line n...
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Lahore is Pakistan’s second largest city, and the capital of the north-eastern Punjab province. It is widely considered the country's cultural capital. The heart of Lahore is the Walled or Inner City, a very densely populated area of about one square kilometre. Founded in legendary times, and a ...
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Legend has it that it was founded about 4,000 years ago by Loh, son of Rama, the hero of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Reminiscence of its hoary past are the remains of a subterranean temple attributed to Rama, in the northern part of the Royal Fort. Historically, it has been proved that Lahore ...
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WSJ’s Michael Phillips reports from Kandahar with an exclusive look at how the Obama administration's Afghanistan strategy will be carried out on the ground. He's joined by Jerry Seib in Washington and Alan Murray in New York, in a News Hub extra.
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<p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 23, 2009) Afghanistan’s recent election was hailed as an example of "democracy." But more than one million ballots were discounted due to fraud. Why isn't Karzai being held responsible for this blatant act of election fraud? <br />And is Afghanis...
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<p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: September 11, 2009) Eight years have passed since 9/11. The US is shifting its attention from Iraq to Afghanistan. Why does Osama bin Laden remain at large? And is the war in Afghanistan the "good war"? <br /><br />Full text on the <a href="http:...
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President Barack Obama is expected to send in 34,000 additional troops — less than his top commander wants, but more than some of the president’s allies want. Video courtesy of Fox News.
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(Al Jazeera English: October 1, 2009) A powerful 7.6 earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, with recent reports saying over 500 are dead. The US says it will not threaten Iran with sanctions in today’s Geneva talks. President Obama has begun a series of meetings with top advisor...
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