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Pakistan welcomes Sikh pilgrims with open arms at the start of Vaisakhi festival
Pakistan is welcoming thousands of Sikh pilgrims from neighboring India as thee community turns to its spiritual center for Vaisakhi New Year celebrations. Millions of Sikhs all over the world respect Pakistan as the holy land...April 13, 2019 987 0 -
IMF deal almost agreed in principle – Asad Umar
Finance Minister Asad Umar said Pakistan and International Monetary Fund have almost reached a deal in principle on a bailout package as Islamabad strives for a fix to the balance of payment crisis amid ballooning trade...April 12, 2019 1112 1 -
Let’s make food our medicine for a better future
The World Bank organized a discussion on a key issue impacting the present and future of the world. “On the Menu: Can Food be the Planet’s Medicine?” sprang from concerns that current diets are making both...April 11, 2019 1090 0 -
Take part in political process to make a difference – Pakistani-American NJ town mayor
Pakistani-American Sadaf Jaffer, whose election as mayor of Montgomery township in New Jersey came as a breath of fresh air amidst divisive debate on immigration, has a simple message to share: Be active participants in the...April 11, 2019 2009 0 -
A poet’s reflections on twilight days and Delhi nights
Leave us here in our women’s chambers leave us here so secure chewing the lotus with lotus maiden amidst the fumes of a suspended past that waft away an uncertain future space so marble-cooled illusions so...April 7, 2019 1107 0 -
What caffeine intake may be good for you?
Just a stimulating ingredient in coffee and tea, or a drug-like addiction or even a drag on health? Turns out it is largely up to us how we manage our caffeine intakes. Caffeine intake quickens heart...April 6, 2019 1370 0 -
Pakistanis feature prominently on Forbes’ Under 30 Asia List of Entrepreneurs
Image: Collage includes (L to R) Zain Ashraf, Laila Kasuri and Karishma Ali Credit: Forbes/SAMAA TV How entrepreneurship is fast taking roots in the educated youth of the generally complacent Pakistani society is reflected in the...April 5, 2019 1466 0 -
What makes American states wealthier than foreign countries?
The United States produces as much as 24.3% of world’s combined GDP while it is home to only about 4.3% of the world’s population. Is there one factor or several stimuli that helped the United States...April 4, 2019 1536 0 -
Trump claims ‘total exoneration’ as Mueller finds no 2016 campaign collusion with Russia
President Donald Trump claimed “complete and total exoneration” as the Justice Department announcement that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe found no evidence of collusion between Russia and Trump’s 2016 election campaign. The president expressed his vindication...March 25, 2019 877 0 -
NZ mosque attacks – PM Ardern shows what responsible leadership means
Times have changed! No doubt about that. As the terrorist attack on worshippers in New Zealand mosques hits close to home. The horrific attack is a stark reminder of the fact that time has changed for the worse,...March 18, 2019 1410 0
