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-
Afghan Conflict
World Food Program thanks Pakistan for providing a humanitarian bridge to Afghanistan
As hundreds of thousands of Afghans reel from displacement and uncertainty following the Taliban takeover, the collapse of the former government, and the exit of the international forces, the World Food Program is thanking Pakistan for... -
Afghanistan
13 US troops killed in Kabul terror attacks; Biden vows to meet evacuation challenge
ISIS claims responsibility for the attacks...Read More -
Afghan militancy
Pakistan treads carefully on the question of recognizing the Afghan Taliban government
Pakistan, which in the past faced accusations of supporting the Afghan Taliban during the 1990s bloody civil war, has adopted a cautious approach to recognizing the group as new rulers after the group swept to control... -
Afghan Conflict
Afghanistan melts
Kabul faces the Taliban onslaught after shunning talks for months...Read More -
Kashmir
UN sticks to its position on Kashmir, cites resolutions amid India-Pakistan spat
The United Nations continues to adhere to its well-established position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, Secretary-General Antony Guterres’ spokesman said about the thorny issue that has been at the center of tensions between nuclear powers... -
Civilization
World drifts farther apart from climate goals
Even the hottest days of the year cannot bring people on one platform to deal with the climatic changes including global warming. The raging fires in the United States and flash floods in Europe seem to... -
Afghan militancy
Afghanistan wasted the opportunity to transform itself: Scholar
Instead of unifying the country, leaders indulged in corruption...Read More -
Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres wins second UN term as pandemic tests a divided world
To "work together to advance the UN Charter at a time of great peril and promise."...Read More -
Coronavirus
COVID may push world jobless numbers to 200 million
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over yet, and so is the economic cost it will put on the world for the pause in the economic activities around the world. But a new report is shedding... -
2021
Climate change – weather may grow warmer by 1.5C before 2025
The much-feared 1.5C jump in the temperatures may not be far away after all. It might come as a reality check for climate change deniers in the next few years as mercury shoots up with weather patterns more...