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Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States Ali Jehangir Siddiqui invited Pakistani-Americans to be part of collective efforts to put Pakistan back on the track of high economic growth and turn into a dynamic country. He...

Nankana Sahib, the spiritual center of Sikhism. Photo: Jeev/Wikipedia The Sikh community, spread around the globe, has always had the highest association with the place of their spiritual origin in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib district in Punjab...

Flag ceremony at Wagah border crossing, Photo: Daniel Hauptstein via Wikimedia Commons Of late I have recurring dreams, ominous and disturbing, which involve trains. They appear in the early hours when I am neither fully asleep...

Photo: A dance of Swati guests with traditional music at Baltit Fort (2014) Credit:  Dildarswat/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has a lot of diversity among its people and has a rich cultural heritage dating back to some of the...

A map of disputed Kashmir region Credit: Planemad/Wikimedia Commons A demonstration in New York’s Times Square called for freedom of Kashmir, drawing attention to Indian atrocities and asking the UN to honor its commitment to help...

Featured Image: Shangrila Resort SkarduPhoto Credit: Zaeem Siddiq via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan’s fabled northern parts are once again attracting tourists as the country achieves stability and development after years of security troubles. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation...

I was in the middle school in Chakwal – a town now in Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan- when the movement for independence from Britain and partition of the Indian subcontinent was in full swing. The...

Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Photo by Jeev Wikipedia  This year the International Day for Monuments and Sites is dedicated to the theme “Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism.” While designating 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism...

An American Muslim couple received appreciation from the American media this month. Dr. Rafat Ansari, an oncologist and Dr. Zoreen Ansari, a family medicine physician, made an extraordinary gift of $ 15 million to Notre Dame...

Collage Photos: Book by Khalid Mahmood, Bulleh Shah image originally by Tahirakram via Wikimedia Commons Academy of the Punjab in North America has posted a series of new e-Books and magazines on its website, popular among...