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Stephen Hawking: The star embarks on an unknown journey
Thanks God it’s Friday Blog On the outside, it looks a nice Springlike day with ample sunshine. As a matter of fact it’s a deception ,and actually it’s quite cooler & windy.. Windchill factor is on....March 17, 2018 1677 0 -
A China-Pakistan corridor of opportunity for all
Gwadar deep seaport, Photo: Umargondal/Wikimedia Commons A century ago, the people of North and Latin American continents had no road links. They had to travel even to the neighboring countries by sea. But the construction of...March 17, 2018 1457 0 -
Activists display empty shoes on Capitol lawn to press gun reform
Proponents of gun reform took their message to U.S. Congress with a display of thousands of empty pairs of shoes, memoraliazing children killed in gun shootings since 2012. An advocacy group, Avaaz, which organized the event...March 14, 2018 1149 0 -
Trump replaces Tillerson with Pompeo as top U.S. diplomat; picks Gina Haspel as new CIA chief
Mike Pompeo, Photo Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump has decided to replace Rex Tillerson as America’s top diplomat with CIA director Mike Pompeo and elevate senior intelligence official Gina Haspel as leader of the Central...March 13, 2018 941 0 -
Washington metro area emerging as the top contender for Amazon HQ2
Photo: Skyline of Tysons Corner at sunset, Credit :Grayscapturedmoments/Wikimedia Commons Amazon is holding out the multi-billion prize of its second headquarters but staying silent about which cities it considers as front-runners among those competing to house...March 12, 2018 1530 0 -
Syria: Another year of world failure
A child standing in front of his ground-flattened school after a bombardment in Ainjara village in rural Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Khalil Alshawi EDITORIAL Another year of Syrian conflict – more devastation and more loss of human...March 10, 2018 995 0 -
Ali Jehangir Siddiqui to be new Pakistan ambassador in Washington D.C.
Photo: Screenshot/JS Bank YouTube Pakistan will appoint Ali Jehangir Siddiqui as the country’s new ambassador to the United States as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi approved nomination of the prominent businessman for the key posting, reports citing...March 8, 2018 1787 0 -
U.S. shows signs of being receptive to Pakistani concerns as two sides rebuild trust
After weeks of tough diplomacy between the United States and Pakistan, a series of American statements and actions this week show Washington is being receptive to Pakistan’s security concerns vis-a-vis Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the U.S. reportedly...March 8, 2018 1085 0 -
On International Women’s Day, report says much remains to be done to close gender gaps
Young factory workers producing shirts in Accra, Ghana, Photo: World Bank/Dominic Chavez Countries in several parts of the world have made progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, but women still lack access...March 8, 2018 1205 0 -
A platform for young Pakistani-Americans to have conversations
Pakistani-Americans rarely hold an event focusing on key dimensions of human resource development including political empowerment and professional career advancement of the young people. So, it was like a puff of fresh air when the National...March 7, 2018 1757 1
