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Kashmir Tensions: Pakistan shoots down Indian spy drone
Pakistan on Friday said it has shot down an unmanned Indian quadcopter spying across the Line of Control (LoC) on the Pakistani side. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the drone was shot down in...October 27, 2017 1092 0 -
Saudi Crown Prince pledges to restore ‘moderate Islam’
A political map of the Middle East by Central Intelligence Agency/Wikimedia Commons Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has pledged to restore “moderate Islam” in his deeply conservative kingdom, while acknowledging the negative fallout of the...October 26, 2017 1466 0 -
U.S., Pakistan discuss cooperation against terror amid Afghan troubles
Top American diplomat Rex Tillerson had a series of meetings with Pakistani leaders to seek stronger action against the Afghan militant groups as the United States pursues a new policy to address troubles plaguing landlocked Afghanistan...October 24, 2017 1286 0 -
U.S., Pakistan to hold crucial talks on bilateral ties, Afghan peace
On the eve of his visit to Islamabad, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the U.S. policy toward Pakistan will be based on whether the country takes toward Afghan reconciliation and peace and stable future...October 23, 2017 940 0 -
Pakistani journalist recovered after mysterious disappearance
Zeenat Shahzadi Photo: BBC Journalist Zeenat Shahzadi, whose mysterious disappearance from Lahore a couple of years ago, puzzled the media circles, has been recovered from Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Reports say Shahzadi, who had gone missing in 2015,...October 21, 2017 1078 0 -
Pakistani scientist Shahida Hasnain wins prestigious UNESCO Prize
Photo: Courtesy Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan Professor Shahida Hasnain of Pakistan and Dr Samir Saha of Bangladesh have been named as the two laureates of the 2017 Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology, the organization...October 20, 2017 1648 0 -
American Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize for making economics more human
American professor Richard H. Thaler, who has incorporated psychologically realistic assumptions into analyses of economic decision-making, has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work – hailed as making economics more human. “By exploring...October 10, 2017 1429 0 -
Pakistan attracts tourists back to its fabled valleys amid improving outlook
Featured Image: Shangrila Resort SkarduPhoto Credit: Zaeem Siddiq via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan’s fabled northern parts are once again attracting tourists as the country achieves stability and development after years of security troubles. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation...October 2, 2017 1420 0 -
New report says just 62 percent of human capital developed
A child sits on a railway station in Bangladesh Photo by Md. Tanvirul Islam/Wikimedia Commons The world is falling way behind in realizing people’s economic potential – in countries at all stages of economic development, says...October 1, 2017 1030 0 -
U.S. ranked the second-most competitive economy on global index
Oakland, California, Photo: Basil D Soufi/Wikimedia Commons A decade after the global financial crisis, the prospects for a sustained economic recovery remain at risk due to a widespread failure on the part of leaders and policy-makers...September 27, 2017 1413 0
