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What Pakistan’s counterterrorism campaign in Punjab must achieve
After a series of intense civil-military consultations Pakistan has launched a new military operation n southern Punjab, the most prosperous province whose capital Lahore was the scene of a deadly March 27 Easter Sunday attack that killed...Apr 8, 2016 875 0 -
Terrorist attack kills 71 in the heart of Pakistan
After a one-year lull, terrorists struck Lahore, killing 71 citizens in a packed recreational park, with children and women being majority of victims. The attack took place on the occasion of Easter and injured more than...Mar 28, 2016 1161 0 -
US Knowledge Corridor could be a boon for Pakistan Talent & Economy
February 2016 saw four Pakistanis distinguish themselves with extraordinary achievements in the fields of science, technology and arts. Professor Nergis Mavalvala, a prominent Pakistani-American MIT scientist and Imran Khan, a PhD candidate working at Italy’s Gran...Mar 15, 2016 1099 0 -
Gwadar Port – A promising point of regional cooperation, and competition
New Delhi’s decision to initially invest US $ 150 million for the development of Chah Bahar, an Iranian port, just 70 kilometers away from Pakistani deep-sea port of Gwadar, seems a manifestation of the decades old...Mar 6, 2016 1238 0 -
Pakistan’s candid stance may help Afghan reconciliation
The admission by a top Pakistani official that his country sheltered the Afghan Taliban’s leadership is hardly a surprise for the intelligence community, but it does signal an end to Islamabad’s approach to discriminating between “good” and...Mar 4, 2016 746 0 -
Wall of Kindness – Pakistanis embrace Iranian social welfare concept
A year after the Iranian youth introduced the Wall of Kindness, or Deewar-e-Meherbani – as it is known in Persian and Urdu languages – the social welfare concept has transcended across the border into Pakistani cities....Feb 20, 2016 1178 0 -
Two Pakistanis, MIT Prof, young scientist part of gravitational waves discovery team
Two Pakistanis were members of the team of scientists and engineers that discovered gravitational waves in the fabric of space and time, confirming Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, and heralding new era of uncovering mysteries...Feb 16, 2016 3730 1 -
Pakistan’s democracy has opportunity to deliver
General Raheel Sharif – who is credited with prosecuting Pakistan’s most effective fight yet against terror – in North Waziristan and elsewhere along the Afghan border -– has announced that he would retire from the powerful army...Jan 27, 2016 1106 1 -
What prevents fair distribution of Pakistan’s economic gains
With a middle class of around 40 million, the demand for high-end products has been on the increase for quite sometime in Pakistan. An import of one million smart phones every month and increased demand for...Jan 9, 2016 1506 0 -
Ace Pakistani player to appear in United Soccer League
Pakistan’s star player Kaleemullah Khan is shaping up at the right time for some scintillating displays in his first United Soccer League 2016, after joining an Oklahoma-based team. Tulsa Roughnecks FC have picked the 23-year-old forward,...Dec 28, 2015 1366 0