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When will the rulers learn that overstay is another name for ignominy?
Tahrir Square in Cairo February 2011, Photo: Jonathan Rashad/Wikimedia Commons Mugabe’s ignominy in Zimbabwe ending a 37-year misrule is reminiscent of Pakistan’s own political history. Overstay has been the core problem. And not knowing when to...Dec 1, 2017 1022 0 -
Small Business Saturday 2017 sees 108 million consumers spend $ 12.9 billion
An estimated 108 million consumers reported shopping or dining at local independently-owned businesses across the United States on 2017 Small Business Saturday, in a sign of encouragement for local enterprises. According to data from the 2017...Nov 30, 2017 1011 0 -
Pakistani newspaper editorials lambast state surrender to lawbreaking mob
In the end it were not the lawbreakers who got punished but the law minister who resigned from position as the state bowed to religious zealots. Pakistan’s government and the state failed so miserably in the...Nov 28, 2017 927 0 -
Saying goodbye to Net Neutrality – what’s your (s)take?
Photo: Fabio Lanari/Wikimedia Commons This month the Federal Communications Commission announced its intent to eliminate rules that currently make the Internet available to all without any discrimination in speed and content just like other utilities under...Nov 27, 2017 1894 0 -
‘Angels Within’ creates excitement ahead of Sunday’s D.C. premiere
In a time of conflicting clamor, it is hard for those serving quietly to make their voices heard. Noor Naghmi, a Pakistani-American actor and producer, has attempted to give voice to medical doctors from his country...Nov 26, 2017 2419 0 -
Inaction over Hafiz Saeed to have repercussions for US-Pakistan ties
Photo: Zach Rudisin via Wikimedia Commons The White House has called for immediate re-arrest and prosecution of Hafiz Saeed, alleged mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks, saying inaction on the issue will have repercussions for US-Pakistan relations. “The...Nov 25, 2017 903 0 -
Jeff Bezos’ wealth over $ 100 billion mark with Black Friday jump
Bezos’ Iconic Laugh, Photo: Steve Jurvetson /Wikimedia Commons Headlines competed against one another as Americans began the holiday shopping season with a spree across the product stream on Black Friday – doorbusters, raging consumerism, gadgets, clothes,...Nov 25, 2017 1285 0 -
Will US, UN hold Myanmar accountable for Rohingya ethnic cleansing?
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Ukhiya area right after crossing the border/UNHCR/Vivian Tan Myanmar is facing intense international pressure after the U.S. declaration that the country’s killing of Rohingya Muslims is ethnic cleansing. But will the US...Nov 24, 2017 1038 0 -
Crown Prince Mohammad aims to recover $100 billion from the ‘corrupt’ Saudi elite
Photo: The White House/Cropped by User:Siqbal/Wikimedia Commons Saudi Arabia’s reform-seeking Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman aims to recover around $100 billion from 200 princes and businessmen implicated in a sweeping crackdown on corruption. The majority of...Nov 24, 2017 1106 0 -
Many Americans don’t want political talk at Thanksgiving dinner table
Photo: Ms Jones from California(Our (Almost Traditional) Thanksgiving Dinner)/Wikimedia Commons A break from the ever-revolving cycle of political wrangling may be an essential part of what a holiday looks like. Sounds natural! But this may be...Nov 23, 2017 2036 0
