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Protesters demand justice after George Floyd’s death in police custody
President Trump says he wants an expedited investigation into the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis Monday as protests continued against harsh treatment of the unarmed African American as shown on...May 28, 2020 849 1 -
Coronavirus has now claimed more than 100,000 American lives
By Iftikhar Ali in New York and Huma Nisar in Washington D.C. The grim milestone means the United States has lost more people to the novel coronavirus than the combined casualties of conflicts since the 1950s...May 27, 2020 710 0 -
US says China should ease loan burden on Pakistan
By Huma Nisar and Muhammad Luqman America’ top State Department official dealing with South Asia has called on China to alleviate the burden of its “predatory, unsustainable and unfair lending” to Pakistan in view of the...May 22, 2020 887 0 -
Editorial: Outrageous attacks in Afghanistan raise the endgame stakes
How long will Afghans continue to suffer at the hands of their own people? Yes, that sadly is the question Afghanistan faces after decades of wars, conflicts, occupation, foreign interference and goodwill support from donors.The question remains...May 15, 2020 873 1 -
Poem – Forgiveness after Srebrenica
By Haris Silajdzic That bloodstain on the forehead of posterity with bloodied palms you want to erase hope bloodied you gave them in bloodied nightmares to suffocate Through bloodied soil you trudge in the...May 13, 2020 759 0 -
Pakistan’s wheat potential beyond bumper harvest
By Dr Bettina Robotka and Ikram Sehgal With a population of more than 200 million people, more than half of which are living below or close to the poverty line, the production and distribution- of...April 30, 2020 2388 1 -
Even as nations unite against coronavirus, India continues discriminatory policies against Muslims
By Iftikhar Ali and Muhammad Luqman The coronavirus may be scuttling world economies and posing one of the gravest challenges to humanity since the WWII. But New Delhi is not showing any sign of abating in...April 4, 2020 804 0 -
EDITORIAL: Pakistan must make tough decisions to stave off coronavirus catastrophe
In dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a huge challenge, which may prove to be even bigger than the dire economic conditions he inherited at the start of his government in 2018 summer....March 22, 2020 770 0 -
Coronavirus: Rising infections and the glimmers of hope
By Huma Nisar, Iftikhar Ali, Muhammad Luqman The rapidly spreading coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe are making the task to contain the COVID -19 harder. Policymakers look for ways to confront the outbreak while...March 21, 2020 698 0 -
Congress approves relief package to help Americans cope with coronavirus fallout
A bill is headed to President Trump‘s desk after Congress passed the measure to help American taxpayers to cope with economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak with proposals circulating for at least two payments in April...March 18, 2020 619 0
