Latest in: 2020
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Historic PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel to close down permanently by end-October
Pakistan-owned famous Roosevelt Hotel in New York City will be closing down permanently at the end of this month amid uncertainty over the coronavirus crisis that has hit the hospitality industry hard this year. “Due to...October 9, 2020 700 0 -
Pakistani film star Mehwish Hayat makes it to Oscars Selection Committee
Pakistan’s rising film star Mehwish Hayat has made it to the Oscar Selection Committee – and she is delighted at the prized opportunity to showcase Pakistani talent and improving the country’s image on the world...October 9, 2020 1160 0 -
First Love – A poem on connection with Cambridge University
First Love It was love at first sight —and it was true with the breathless passion that the years could not dim and like a faithful lover I have returned again and again Half a century...October 3, 2020 2720 1 -
Jewels of Asia goes virtual to honor Washington area entrepreneurs on October 22
Jewels of Asia, a popular annual gala celebrating entrepreneurs from American-Asian and diverse communities doing business in Washington metro area, will take place online on October 22. The virtual event named “Jewels of Asia” Chamber Awards...October 3, 2020 2284 0 -
Trump tests COVID-19 positive; begins quarantine process
President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive and begun the process of quarantine, a month before the presidential election due to take place on November 3. The president confirmed the...October 2, 2020 582 0 -
Trump begins quarantine process after close aide tests COVID-19 positive
Hours after news broke of a close aide testing positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump Thursday said he and First Lady Melania Trump were beginning a quarantine process as they awaited results of their tests. Hope...October 2, 2020 579 0 -
Understanding the Pakthuns through their own words
Some years ago while working on an academic project with Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, I noticed a small book on the shelf. I began leafing through it...September 25, 2020 1107 0 -
Why interfaith friendships matter in our fractured world
Just 3 years ago, Pew Research Center found that fifty-five percent of Protestant Christians in the U.S. surveyed believed that Islam and democracy are naturally incompatible. The media often perpetuate this alleged incompatibility, and yet, great...September 25, 2020 1564 0 -
Trump says achieving peace with ME deals and ‘no blood in the sand’
Seeing the dawn of a new Middle East in the wake of U.S.-brokered peace deals between Arab countries and Israel, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Washington is achieving peace with “no blood in the sand.”...September 22, 2020 660 0 -
Her resplendent face
Posing nude for a Zahoor painting was a privilege, an event for any woman. For a complete portrait is a reflection of the heart’s innermost emotions, pain and wisdom interpreted onto the rough surface of the...September 21, 2020 1737 0