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U.S. Afghan policy leaves many questions unanswered
President Donald Trump’s new policy for Afghanistan war and South Asia is getting mixed reactions from all over the world. Without mincing words Trump declared that Taliban insurgency is only possible because of Pakistan, while making...Aug 25, 2017 2150 0 -
Pakistani-American couple honored with Parents of the Year 2017 Award
Photo Credit: Kashif Sohail Dr. Zulfiqar Kazmi and Mrs Tanvir Kazmi, prominent Pakistani-Americans in literary and interfaith circles, have been honored with Parents of the Year Award 2017. The National Parents Day Coalition of faith organizations...Aug 10, 2017 2331 0 -
Pakistani-Americans vital bridge-building force: Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry
Pakistani and American flags fluttered at New York’s Madison Avenue as a large number of people to celebrate the 33rd Pakistan Day parade, with Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry applauding the community’s role as bridge between the two countries....Aug 7, 2017 1590 0 -
Interim PM wants to fix civil-military relationship
Interim Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi wants to fix some of the longstanding frictional relationships in Pakistan’s governance system including civil-military equation. In an interview with The New York Times before taking oath of office to...Aug 2, 2017 1409 0 -
Vanessa O’Brien becomes the first American woman to summit K2
Photo on the top shows Vanessa O’ Brien at K2 Base Camp wishing Independence Day on July 4, 2017 Photo Twitter @vobonline Vanessa O’Brien, a former New York banker, has written a story of courage, determination...Jul 31, 2017 2412 0 -
Pakistani-American scientist honored with ‘Great Immigrants’ award
Pakistani-American scientist Nergis Mavalvala, professor of astrophysics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was a lead scientist in the team that discovered gravitational waves, has been recognized with the Great Immigrants award. “Our annual tribute to...Jul 12, 2017 1548 0 -
Lynchings of Muslims rob India of secularism
When India’s ultra-nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi visited Washington last week, he represented a country fast severing its links to secularism and pluralism that once made it an exemplary democracy. A series of reports and articles...Jul 2, 2017 1172 0 -
Travel ban order could go into effect on Thursday
A terminal at JFK airport in New York, also known as gateway to America. Photo by Doug Letterman/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump’s travel ban order halting arrival of people from six Muslim majority countries could go...Jun 29, 2017 1126 0 -
Britain is treating attack on Muslims as terrorism
An aerial view of the site of thee attack in Finsbury Park, London Photo: Screenshot/BBC Britain is treating attack on people outside a mosque as an act of terrorism directed toward Muslims, with the top political...Jun 19, 2017 1261 0 -
May 2017, second hottest since temperature record-keeping began
Photo: Official NASA Twitter There seems to be no end to record heat the world has been experiencing in recent years with May 2017 being reported as the second warmest May in 137 years of modern...Jun 15, 2017 1227 0