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-
Corruption
Crown Prince Mohammad aims to recover $100 billion from the ‘corrupt’ Saudi elite
Photo: The White House/Cropped by User:Siqbal/Wikimedia Commons Saudi Arabia’s reform-seeking Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman aims to recover around $100 billion from 200 princes and businessmen implicated in a sweeping crackdown on corruption. The majority of... -
Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology establishes chair in honor of Pakistani-American educationist
Honoring the legacy of late Professor Zia Hassan, a Pakistani-American educationist who served at the Stuart School of Business for 54 years, the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, has launched an endowed chair established to... -
US-Pakistan relations
‘US, Pakistan resetting ties amid geopolitical shifts’
The U.S.-Pakistan relationship is important for regional and global peace and the two countries are working to reset their bilateral ties amid geopolitical shifts transforming the international environment, a top Pakistani diplomat emphasized at a discussion.... -
Afghan militancy
Alarming rise in Afghan opium production to fuel militancy, regional troubles
Opium poppy field in Afghanistan. Photo: IRIN/UN The United Nations is ringing alarm bells that the production of opium in Afghanistan – a major source of the Taliban insurgency – has seen an 87 per cent production... -
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie rebukes sexual violence against Rohingya women in Myanmar
Photo:Screenshot/CBC News While calling for action to combat sexual violence against women in societies around the world, Angelina Jolie has said almost every Rohingya woman refugee is a victim of assault meant to terrorize the community... -
Business
Pakistan origin innovators on Forbes ’30 Under 30′ list
A collage of four Pakistani origin entrepreneurs Photos: Courtesy Forbes magazine Forbes magazine has listed four Pakistani origin young entrepreneurs in its ’30 Under 30′ picks for the 2018 edition, recognizing individuals advancing work in fields... -
US-Pakistan relations
Ambassador Chaudhry hopeful of rebound in US-Pakistan relations
Describing the recent high-level engagement between Pakistani and American officials as useful toward rebuilding trust, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has expressed the hope for re-invigoration of the bilateral relationship. Speaking at the World Affairs Council, Connecticut... -
Corruption
Paradise Papers: Corruption undermines social justice
Days after ‘Paradise Papers’ exposed stealth practices of the rich and the powerful, United Nations experts say corruption undermines social justice and human rights worldwide. The rights experts working with the world body say rating agencies and... -
Innovation
New York’s new manufacturing hub promises innovation, thousands of jobs
Innovation, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, services and jobs will all emerge from the opening of a renovated Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77 in New York, a one-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing hub and the largest on the 300-acre industrial campus.... -
Arts & Literature
Pakistani Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ among Amazon’s top 2017 books
Photo: Screenshot/PBS NewsHour In a year of intense competition, Amazon has assigned fourth place to Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West on its 2017 list of top books. The novel Exit West is a story on...