Latest in: South Asia
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The United Nations continues to adhere to its well-established position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, Secretary-General Antony Guterres’...August 6, 2021
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Amid concerns over the future of Afghanistan and a painstaking search for an end to the longest U.S. war,...April 14, 2021
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Will Pakistan, India try something new to revive key regional ties?
For a while, a breakthrough in ossified Pakistan-India relations seemed well underway. Signs of a rapprochement began with a late February reinstitution of a long-dormant cease-fire agreement along the Line of Control, the de facto border...April 6, 2021 2204 0 -
Massive earthquake jolts Pakistani, Indian cities
A severe earthquake rocked upper half of Pakistan including the capital, Islamabad and provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake also jolted in cities of neighboring India late Friday evening. The Meteorological Department said...February 12, 2021 1070 0 -
Climate migration in South Asia to soar by millions – New Study
A NASA image of Cyclone 2 making landfall near Karachi Pakistan More than 62 million South Asian people will be forced to migrate from their homes due to climate disasters by 2050, according to new research from ActionAid International...February 12, 2021 993 0 -
Chomsky emphasizes importance of science to Pakistan’s future
Noam Chomsky, a leading intellectual of the contemporary world, has reminded Pakistan that its future lies in scientific development, and not religious superstition. “Pakistan used to have an advanced scientific establishment, Nobel Prize laureates and so...December 8, 2020 760 0 -
The India-Pakistan Conundrum
The modern Indian writer commenting on affairs between India and Pakistan has an acute dilemma: every time he or she is objective about Pakistan, his compatriots tend to see him as soft on the enemy and...October 27, 2020 554 0 -
India and Pakistan: Searching for Humanity in South Asia
Relations between India and Pakistan have entered a period of darkness, as the Indian and Pakistani governments refuse to engage in any sort of dialogue. The South Asian giants continue to spar over a range of...August 15, 2020 1018 0 -
UN report says TTP terror group targets Pakistan from its bases in Afghanistan
The Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan may have been inside Pakistan but the militant organization continues to target the country from neighboring Afghanistan. The UN this week confirmed fears that the (TTP) my be down but it is...July 27, 2020 933 0