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In a small classroom located on the lower level of American University’s School of Communication building, Mrs. Fauzia Kasuri was knocking down patriarchal narratives and laying the groundwork for the future success of women in Pakistan....

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....

Image courtesy of GEO TV Pakistan’s federal anti-graft bureau has arrested a media mogul on corruption charges Thursday, in a 34 years old private property purchase case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman – ...

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...

The oil-rich Gulf state of Qatar is the latest country to rescue Pakistan, announcing a $ 3 billion bailout package for the South Asian country reeling under financial crisis. Since he came to power in July...

Pakistani intellectual circles mourned the death of Dr. Enver Sajjad, an internationally known playwright and actor, who died in privation due to illness financial troubles and gross neglect on part of both the state and the...

Pakistanis are not only the happiest people in South Asia, they also rank happier than Chinese, Afghanis and Iranians, reveals. According to the World Happiness Report 2019 – which takes into account several factors like emotions,...

A Pakistani-American, Jawaid Bhutto, was shot dead in Washington D.C. on Friday. The murder of 64-year-old academic shocked the Pakistani-American community in the area. Police have arrested Hilman Jordan, a 45-year-old man, and charged him with...

The other day, a noted Army general recalled a conversation with a senior retired colleague in the Punjab, during which a piece of key advice was proffered: never retire.  It is a telling commentary on society. Those...

Sadaf Jaffer, a Pakistani-American scholar, has been sworn in as mayor of Montgomery Township in New Jersey, becoming the first ever South Asian to hold the office. Montgomery is home to diverse communities and Jaffer’s election...