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Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Asad Majeed Khan on Thursday appreciated the Trump Administration’s role in de-escalating Pakistan-India tensions as he discussed the situation with Senator Mitt Romney, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee...

President Donald Trump, who has been critical of India’s refusal to reciprocate  U.S. trade concessions, has decided to terminate status for New Delhi, known as Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which saw India sending $5.7 billion...

The longest partial government shutdown in the U.S. history – which furloughed 800,000 employees – has ended and the threat of another impasse seems to be over for now. But in its wake, the 35-day shutdown...

Winters in Washington metro area are known to bring snow, sleet and rain. And we have had all of the three and many sunny and cloudy days. Apart from the snow, the cold season also brings...

File Photo: Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan Photo: USAID Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States Dr. Asad Majeed Khan has said he will work with the Trump Administration and strategic thinkers to strengthen U.S.-Pakistan relationship, which...

The election of Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to U.S. Congress represents a momentous occasion for American Muslims, who have been struggling to defeat some stereotypes. Omar (D-Minnesota), a Somali-American who came to the United Sates...

President Donald Trump has picked State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Nauert, a former journalist, will replace the current United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has decided...

The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s terrorist attacks in Orakzai and Karachi, Pakistan, which killed over 30 people and injured dozens more, the State Department said Friday. “We send our deepest condolences to...

Arlington County, Image Credit: Arlington County/ Wikimedia Commons Amazon will invest $2.5 billion in Arlington to set up its HQ2 which will be split in Norther Virginia and New York with 25,000 new employment opportunities in...

Pakistan will appoint Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, a career diplomat, as its new ambassador to the United States, replacing the current envoy Ali Jehangir Siddiqui. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has approved the nomination, Foreign Minister...