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Panama Papers implications begin with Iceland PM exit – What next?
FEATURED IMAGE above shows Iceland PM and a British Poster on safe havens Photo via Wikimedia Commons A mammoth data of more than 11 million documents – released from the leaked database of a Panama-based law...Apr 5, 2016 994 0 -
Washington candlelight vigil in memory of Pakistani victims
As Pakistan mourned the loss of more than 70 lives in Easter terror carnage in Lahore, world leaders reacted with outpouring of support for the country that remains one of the biggest victims of terrorist violence....Mar 30, 2016 1020 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 1168 0 -
Culture Conversation : American artist’s Urdu songs enliven Pakistan Day
Heather Schmid, an American vocalist and Grammy member, turned what was expected to be a customary National Day event at the Pakistani embassy in Washington DC into a fascinating US-Pakistan intercultural celebration. Performed in near-perfect Urdu...Mar 25, 2016 1429 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 1106 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 755 0 -
Kerry pledges US support for Pakistan’s fight against terror
The United States hosted a high-stakes strategic dialogue with Pakistan on Monday, with its top diplomat John Kerry vowing support for the key South Asian country’s fight against terror. “Our nations are committed to combating...Feb 29, 2016 893 0 -
From Saving Face to Girl in the River – Pakistani Sharmeen Chinoy wins 2nd Oscar
Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won her second Oscar at a glittering Academy Awards ceremony Sunday, becoming one of the few women to achieve the coveted distinction for her short documentary “A Girl in the River –...Feb 29, 2016 2447 0 -
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 1113 1 -
Iran in limelight with a thousand ramifications
In a development holding out wide-ranging implications, the United States and Europe Saturday lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for Teheran’s implementation of its end of last year’s nuclear deal that stops the oil-rich Persian nation...Jan 17, 2016 1099 0