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Bilawal hopeful for Pakistan despite challenges
Featured Image: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during interaction with Pakistani journalists in D.C Credit: Views and News PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the Pakistani youth gives him hope for future of the country but emphasized...Feb 12, 2019 1550 0 -
Pakistan’s history of shifting political trends and the media malaise
The other day, a noted Army general recalled a conversation with a senior retired colleague in the Punjab, during which a piece of key advice was proffered: never retire. It is a telling commentary on society. Those...Jan 25, 2019 1066 0 -
Syrian journalist symbolizing hope for democracy silenced with bullets
As Syria crumbled with countless deaths and destruction, Raed Fares, one of the few remaining figures of the 2011 Syrian movement for democracy, survived several attempts on his life to live as a symbol of resistance...Nov 26, 2018 5353 0 -
Why alienating Pakistan shouldn’t be U.S. strategy
Just when it appeared that the United States and Pakistan were working earnestly toward Afghan reconciliation as a means to bringing America’s longest war to an end, President Donald Trump made blistering new allegations against Islamabad....Nov 20, 2018 1030 0 -
Jamal Khashoggi and the quest for democracy in the Middle East
Nearly three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing in Saudi consulate in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posed a string of questions to Riyadh as he confirmed the killing of the journalist and demanded that suspects...Oct 23, 2018 917 0 -
A Pakistani writer’s tribute to John McCain
The timing of the death of soldier citizen John McCain has immense ramifications for the dangerous crossroads the US is placed in today. For me personally this extraordinary all-American defender of democracy and freedom symbolized the...Sep 6, 2018 973 0 -
Imran Khan’s rise, Bilawal Bhutto’s speech and the sunrise in New Pakistan
An image of sunrise in a Pakistani village, Credit: Asimali740 from Wikimedia Commons Thanks God it’s Friday. Good News autumn is on the horizon, which means cooler days are ahead of us soon. But currently, the...Aug 18, 2018 1452 0 -
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan enlivens Pakistan Independence Day celebration in D.C.
With a mix of classical notes and innovative Qawaali rendition style, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan enlivened Pakistani embassy’s celebration of the Independence Day Tuesday. Besides Pakistani-Americans, U.S. diplomats including senior State Department official for South Asia...Aug 15, 2018 1146 0 -
These five factors may determine change from Pakistan elections
uly 25 election has given (Pakistan Movement of Justice) victory over two longtime dynasties, Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League(N). Imran Khan, cricketer-turned-politician is expected to form new government next week. The PML(N) leader Nsawz Sharif...Aug 7, 2018 923 0 -
Pakistanis go to polls with Naya Pakistan vs Dynastic Politics contest
While powerful dynasties in Pakistan appear to be running out of steam, they still wield a huge influence over the country’s evolving political landscape. The July 25 election marks a rare emergence of a relatively new...Jul 24, 2018 890 0