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Pakistani films draw full houses at NY festival
The second edition of Pakistan film festival is proving to be a double delight for art lovers. The audience not only watched some of the exciting new movies on the first day Saturday but also had...Jul 8, 2018 2637 0 -
Families Belong Together protests urge immediate reunification of separated families
Photo Credit: Susan Gonzalez Enduring sweltering heat, thousands of marchers in Washington D.C. Saturday demanded immediate reunification of undocumented separated families at the Mexican border as part of the nationwide protests under Families Belong Together. Alicia...Jul 1, 2018 748 0 -
Sonoma Valley Authors Festival – American hospitality in troubled times
The Lodg, the venue of Sonoma Valley Authors Festival Photo: SVAF/Twitter Image In early May, Zeenat and I had the privilege of traveling to Sonoma, California to speak as part of the inaugural Sonoma Valley Authors...Jun 30, 2018 1077 0 -
UN to host first ever meting of counterterrorism officials next week
Photo: Neptuul/Wikimedia Commons Top officials tasked with spearheading counterterrorism in their countries will be meeting at UN Headquarters in New York next week for the first time, to pool expertise, resources and ideas to fight back...Jun 22, 2018 805 0 -
Americans own nearly half of the world’s guns
Photo: Houston Gun Show at George R Brown Convention Center Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgows/ Americans own 40 percent of the world’s firearms, despite making up only four percent of the global population. Worldwide, there are more than one...Jun 22, 2018 839 0 -
Murder of Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari shocks international media organizations
Photo: Shujaat Bukhari Twitter Shujaat Bukhari, editor of the newspaper Rising Kashmir, was shot dead on Thursday evening by unknown assailants in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. The death of the prominent journalist shocked international...Jun 15, 2018 1208 0 -
Julius Salik’s ‘Peace Journey’ for equal rights of Pakistani minorities
Julius Salik is speaking for minorities, and reminding us all of Pakistan’s forgotten ideals of egalitarianism. This time, though, Salik is speaking through his book Peace Journey that chronicles his daring protests and struggles as a...Jun 13, 2018 3681 0 -
Prominent Pakistani-American lawyer Zarrar Sehgal to serve on APF Board
The American Pakistan Foundation welcomes Zarrar Sehgal, Head of the Banking and Finance practice area at Clifford Chance, to its board of directors. He is a partner in Clifford Chance’s U.S. Finance and Restructuring Group, and...Jun 7, 2018 988 0 -
Future uncertain as Trump cancels summit with North Korea
A map showing Sea of Japan and countries surrounding North Korea Credit: Chris 73/Wikimedia Commons Citing “tremendous anger and open hostility” toward the United States, President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled next month’s planned summit with...May 24, 2018 1153 0 -
Brookings Institution discussion looks at ways to address inequality
Photo: Ludovic Bertron from New York City, Usa (Miss Liberty @ Sunset)/Wikimedia Commons At a time when the U.S. appears to have stabilized decent economic growth and unemployment rate is the lowest in about two decades,...May 16, 2018 1346 0