Muhammad Luqman
Muhammad Luqman is Associate Editor at Views and News-
Agriculture
Pakistan’s Olive Valley promises growth
Olive growing is no more a waste of time for Yousaf Shah in Pakistan’s north-eastern district of Chakwal as he is getting reasonable return from cultivation of the greenish black fruit this year. But Shah’s success... -
Economy
New Deal needed as world economy is not taking off: UN Report
The world economy in 2017 “is picking up but not taking off,” a new report has cautioned against fiscal austerity and harnessing finance to support job creation and infrastructure investment. A combination of “too much debt... -
Energy
Global solar capacity to overtake nuclear by 2017-end
Photo Credit: Aznaturalist/Wikimedia Indicating a jump in the world’s focus on harnessing the boundless potential of solar energy, its global capacity is set to overtake nuclear energy by the end of this year. Green Tech Media... -
Counterterrorism
Pakistan to launch four-nation diplomacy
Pakistani foreign minister will embark on a four-nation tour as part of the diplomatic initiative to secure support for its position and role on Afghanistan and South Asian security. The visit will take Khawaja Asif, the... -
Human Rights
Malala asks Suu Kyi why is she silent over Rohingya massacres
Two men sit under the the remnants of their homes in Sittwe, the provincial capital of Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. Photo Credit IRIN/Khine Thurein/UN Condemning Myanmar’s ongoing genocide of Rohingya Muslims as “shameful,” Malala Yousafzai, the... -
Bangladesh
South Asian floods affect 45 million people
A temporary refuge along a road in a flooded area of southern Nepal. Photo: UNICEF Nepal/2017/NShrestha The catastrophic flooding in Bangladesh, India and Nepal has caused 1,288 deaths, damaged infrastructure over huge areas and and affected... -
Democracy
Musharraf declared absconder, two police officers sentenced in Benazir Bhutto murder case
Nearly a decade after former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack a Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced two police officers to 17 years imprisonment and declared former president Pervez Musharraf an... -
US-India Relations
Islamabad says Afghan war cannot be fought in Pakistan
Pakistan has decided to launch an international diplomatic campaign to seek support after fresh U.S. allegations that it harbors terrorists fueling Afghan insurgency. A national security council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and... -
US-Pakistan relations
Pakistan wants trusting relationship with the US
US, Pakistani pin flags Photo: http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com Pakistan has said it wants trusting relationship with the United States and is not looking for any financial or material aid. The comments came in the wake of President Donald... -
US-Pakistan relations
US, Pakistan diplomats to meet on Trump’s new Afghanistan, South Asia policy
State Department HQ in Washington Photo : AgnosticPreachersKid /Wikimedia Commons U.S. and Pakistani diplomats are expected to hold discussions later this week following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new Afghan war and South Asia policy....