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Documentary to highlight rights of South Asian women facing domestic violence
Graphics: Mumtaz Hussain Human beings are curious by nature. They accept challenges and face dangers, compete, travel, and explore new opportunities. Immigration is one such way in search of a better quality of life. An immigrant...April 28, 2018 2193 0 -
Indian, Pakistani growth momentum makes South Asia the fastest growing region
A view of Lahore Ring Road, Photo: Faisal7714014/Wikimedia Commons South Asia has regained its lead as the fastest growing region in the world, the World Bank says in its latest report on the region, which shows...April 18, 2018 1555 0 -
‘Promote interfaith dialogue, promote friendship’
Perhaps no country in the world does a global event such as the one I attended this March quite like the USA. I was privileged to be launching my book, Journey into Europe, at the Woodrow Wilson...April 14, 2018 1449 0 -
Washington conference to explore Pakistan’s potential, perils and place in the world
Pakistan’s vast economic potential and regional and internal perils will be part of the discussion as some of the top Pakistani and American experts analyze the South Asian country seven decades after its inception. In a...April 11, 2018 2589 0 -
Pakistani educationist Dr. Noor Fatima honored with Martin Luther King Award
The Department of Education has honored Pakistan’s Dr. Noor Fatima, who is working as Assistant Professor at Islamic University in Islamabad, with the prestigious civil Martin Luther King Award in recognition of introducing new educational ideas....April 5, 2018 1667 0 -
Pakistani-American entrepreneur commits to funding journalism scholarship
A prominent Pakistani-American businessman has pledged to fund journalism undergraduate scholarship through Pakistani-American Press Association, a newly formed body of journalists. Mossadaq Chughtai said at an event on Saturday he will contribute a minimum of $...March 26, 2018 5349 3 -
March for Our Lives participants urge gun reform
Image: Screenshot/ABC News Americans from several parts of the country assembled in large numbers – estimated to be hundreds of thousands – in the shadow of the Capitol Hill to seek strict gun control measures in...March 24, 2018 884 0 -
White House aide looks forward to growing U.S.-Pakistan relationship
The United States and Pakistan have a lot to gain by working with each other, a senior aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, said while speaking at a Pakistan Day event at the country’s embassy in...March 24, 2018 1207 0 -
Cherry blossom peak bloom in D.C. now predicted to be April 8 to 12
Image Credit: USDA photo by Scott Bauer/Wikimedia Commons With cool weather persisting through March, the National Park Service has revised its prediction for this year’s Cherry Blossom peak bloom in Tidal Basin Washington D.C. to April...March 24, 2018 1221 0 -
Snowflakes adorn trees at the start of Cherry Blossom season
A scene after snowfall in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, Photo: Views and News By early Wednesday afternoon, the snow storm had covered Washington metro area with several inches of snow, flakes bedecking the trees on the...March 21, 2018 1487 0
