At least eight suspected militants were killed when two missiles were fired by US drones in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan Friday night, a media report said.

Mumbai: Music knows no boundaries and legendary Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali says the unrest between his homeland and India is political and artists don't subscribe to that.

A shared historical legacy has led India and Pakistan more into strife than any cohesion.

Pakistani food, with its emphasis on meat, is aromatic and spicy. And it is in the back lanes of cities that one can relish it best.

Pakistan loves Imran Khan. But is the love enough to reverse the fortunes of the star cricketer? Find out.

India's booming economy contrasts with Pakistan's instability. India's economic growth rate has averaged over seven 7 per cent since 1997. The country is a major exporter of information technology services and software professionals. The Indian economy bounced back from the world financial crisis, thanks to its domestic demand.

The defence history of India goes back millennia, as does its maritime history.

Family planning programmes have been unsuccessful in both countries due largely to illiteracy particularly among women

Despite being heavily loaded against the girl child, higher education in India has thrown up women professionals and added substantially to the country's work force

The Indian Space Research Organization -ISRO-- is the nucleus of India's space programmes. It began working towards developing its own launch vehicles, necessitated by geopolitical and economic compulsions. The lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, entered the lunar orbit without a hitch, in 2008.

India is expected to become the world's most populous country by 2025, with its population crossing 1.6 billion. It will also continue to be the youngest country -- the average Indian will be 29 years of age by2020. Pakistan will surpass Indonesia as the world's largest Muslim country by 2030.

If you are living next door to a state which has been called "the most dangerous country in the world" and 'terrorism central", what happens in that cauldron would matter to you. And, matter a lot.

Infatuations fade away as one grows older and wiser, but for journalist-turned-author Jayeeta Ganguly, a certain Pakistani cricket legend has been an obsession. She has even written a book on him — Just Another Fan! — which she got all-rounder to sign for her. Swagata Sen caught up with the fan who has devoted her life to Imran Khan.

A chronology of defining moments in Pakistan's history and crucial events recording its umbilical yet strained ties with India