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This year I am fortunate to have the opportunity to take the inaugural course titled Pakistan and the Region introduced and led by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistani High Commissioner and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic...

For the first time, the number of coronavirus cases outside China has outpaced those inside the country, where it originated with most probable transmission happening from wild animal food to humans. The World Health Organization, a...

The Democratic party appears to be heading into an unprecedented evolutionary phase and Senator Bernie Sanders is driving the movement for such transition. Soon after his convincing victory in diversity-rich Nevada, the Vermont threw light on...

In this UNAMA image by Fraidoon Poya a family struggles through a dusty environment in Afghanistan The U.S. appears well on its way to signing an agreement with the Afghan Taliban, in all probability later this month....

As Joe Biden, widely seen as the candidate closest to Democratic establishment’s idea for moderation, tumbles in early primaries, Senator Bernie Sanders has emerged as the top contender after strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire....

Despite many efforts, recent nominal upsurge in direct foreign investments and Pakistan’s current macroeconomic indicators have not earned confidence of the business community, a leading entrepreneur said Instead of making tall claims, the government should introduce meaningful...

Image: Pahalgam Valley, Credit: KennyOMG /Wikimedia In one of the most poignant assessments of the crisis that has plagued Kashmir since New Delhi’s revocation of its autonomous status August last year, an America journalist found on her trip...

Image Credit: Andrew Rusk from Toronto, Canada/Wikimedia  Eminent intellectual Noam Chomsky has said Kashmir is a prison as he noted symptoms of fascism in India under the ruling BJP government. “Well, I mean, the whole institutional...

An elementary school in Fort Bend county Texas named after Malala Yousafzai opened this week, celebrating the Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner’s unflinching commitment to education for all children. “This is an important part of the...

Pakistani-American Sumbul Siddiqui, a legal aid attorney, has been elected as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, winning confidence of her fellow city councilors. Siddiqui’s election marks another high-profile example of American inclusiveness in these times of polarizing...