Iftikhar Ali
Iftikhar Ali is a veteran Pakistani journalist, former president of UN Correspondents Association, and a recipient of the Pride of Performance civil award-
US-Pakistan relations
George H W Bush supported Pakistan on many occasions
George H.W. Bush, who passed away at the age of 94 on Friday, led U.S. support for Pakistan on several important turns of the country’s turbulent past. I witnessed his relationships with Pakistani diplomats and leaders as... -
Immigrants
Undocumented immigrant population from Mexico declining; steady from other nations – Pew Research
United States-Mexico Border/Wikimedia Amid raging controversy over immigration, a new report says the number of undocumented immigrants living in the United States fell to a 12-year low in 2016, possibly due to economic recession. The population... -
Counterterrorism
UNSC urges world help for Pakistani action against terror perpetrators
The UN Security Council Sunday asked countries to cooperate with Pakistan toward bringing perpetrators of this week’s terror attacks to justice as media reports said the attackers involved in targeting the Chinese Consulate in Karachi had... -
Jamal Khashoggi
CIA assesses Saudi Crown Prince ordered Khashoggi’s killing
After examining multiple sources of intelligence, the CIA has reached the conclusion that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two major American newspapers reported Friday.... -
2018
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are first American Muslim women elected to Congress
In a momentous moment for American Muslims, voters elected two women –Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar – to U.S. Congress as Democrats took the House of Representatives in the intensely fought 2018 midterm polls. The victories... -
Climate Change
A ray of hope: Ozone layer healing on track
Nature and man appear to be working in harmony to undo the damage done to the Ozone layer that protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiations of the sun. A report, released on Monday confirmed... -
Women
Two million Yemeni mothers could face death as famine fears, war multiply miseries
Yemen is reeling from both famine and war with children dying of hunger and families facing the worst ever shortage of food. The aid agencies have been unable to reach all starving communities in the war... -
Donald Trump
Trump says he will end birthright citizenship with executive order
President Donald Trump has said he plans to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of non-American citizens who are born on U.S. soil. Just a week before the high-stakes November 6 midterm... -
2018
Trump says ‘severe punishment’ if Saudi journalist Khashoggi killed
In a rare expression of stern approach to Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump, who has close ties with the ruling leaders, has said the United states will inflict “severe punishment” if the kingdom is found to be... -
2018
A greeting in Arabic and ‘First Baby’ connect a divided world
This year’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York was marked by several “firsts”, distinguishing it from some of the previous annual sessions of the United Nations General Assembly. New Zealand’s “First...