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Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International airport is the world’s worst airport, while Singapore Changi International Airport is the best airport in the world, a recent poll suggests. Vancouver International Airport ranked a commendable 5th on the list of best airports of the world. The Guide to Sleeping at Airports poll was conducted in airports all over the world, and surveyed travelers …

On Tuesday, several thousands marched to the Pakistani parliament as a part of their bid to force Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign, using bolt cutters and a crane to break barricades of containers blocking the way in the capital city of Islamabad. Paramilitary forces and riot police tried to barricade the government and diplomatic zone before the march …

Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, member of the opposition and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, on Monday announced that it will renounce its parliamentary seats after a row with the government regarding alleged poll fraud. Khan claims that the general elections last year, in which his PTI party came third, were rigged, and demanded that current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif …

On Thursday, Pakistani jet fighters attacked several Taliban hideouts in the lawless north-western tribal belt, killing at least twelve suspected militants, officials said. This is the first time the military has launched air strikes on the Taliban since their ceasefire agreement to help with the peace talks on March 1. According to security sources, at least twelve militants were killed, …