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Trump to meet advisers on troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
Indicating substantive progress in negotiations toward concluding the Afghan conflict, President Trump will Friday discuss withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan with his top advisers. The discussions come after several rounds of talks between U.S. officials...August 16, 2019 556 0 -
July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded
It’s official now. The summer sun did not just bake parts of South Asia, South America, Africa or Europe last month. Rather, it was much more than the blazing sun. The seas, the lands and ice...August 15, 2019 759 0 -
US says closely following situation after India’s change of Kashmir status; concerned over detentions
The United States on Monday said it is closely following the unfolding developments in Kashmir after India’s decision to revoke special status for Kashmir and expressed concern over detentions while also urging all parties to maintain...August 5, 2019 678 0 -
Finding voices of harmony amidst conlficting narratives
A few years ago, when American University Professor Dr. Akbar Ahmed and Smithsonian Director Manjula Kumar picked me for the role of a Sufi Sheikh in the famous play Noor, I savored the experience as a...August 3, 2019 1843 0 -
US okays $125 million foreign military sale to support Pakistan’s F-16 program
Following high-stakes U.S.-Pakistan talks this week, Washington has decided to provide technical support of the Pakistani F-16 program at an cost of $125 million. The U.S. decision marks resumption of foreign military sales to Pakistan and...July 27, 2019 1357 0 -
US says Trump, Khan built personal rapport in their successful meeting
The State Department has hailed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s commitment to help with negotiations between Kabul and Afghan Taliban as it described President Trump’s meeting with the Pakistani leader a success. “This meeting, of course, gave...July 27, 2019 950 0 -
Trump offers Kashmir mediation; Pakistan welcomes, India bristles
President Trump catapulted Kashmir dispute to the centerstage with his offer to mediate nuclear rivals Pakistan and India as he lavished praise on Prime Minister Imran Khan at his Oval Office. PM Khan greeted the offer,...July 23, 2019 1055 2 -
PM Khan says the whole world now acknowledges his stance on Afghan peace
Ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the entire world now agrees with his stance that the situation in Afghanistan cannot be addressed militarily. “I can take...July 22, 2019 1088 0 -
As US plans to extricate from Afghan war, Pakistan emphasizes reset in bilateral ties
The U.S-Pakistan relationship has moved from coercion to cooperation and Prime Minister Imran Khan’s talks with President Donald Trump will emphasize a reset in US-Pakistan relationship, which has been dictated by imperatives of 9/11-triggered Afghan war,...July 19, 2019 817 0 -
Trump-Khan meeting will be a win-win for US, Pakistan: Sajid Tarar
Sajid Tarar, a Pakistani-American close to the Trump White House, believes that the July 22 meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan would be a breakthrough moment toward mutually beneficial US-Pakistan relations. Tarar,...July 18, 2019 2828 0
