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Ali Jehangir Siddiqui to be new Pakistan ambassador in Washington D.C.
Photo: Screenshot/JS Bank YouTube Pakistan will appoint Ali Jehangir Siddiqui as the country’s new ambassador to the United States as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi approved nomination of the prominent businessman for the key posting, reports citing...Mar 8, 2018 1787 0 -
U.S. shows signs of being receptive to Pakistani concerns as two sides rebuild trust
After weeks of tough diplomacy between the United States and Pakistan, a series of American statements and actions this week show Washington is being receptive to Pakistan’s security concerns vis-a-vis Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the U.S. reportedly...Mar 8, 2018 1084 0 -
A platform for young Pakistani-Americans to have conversations
Pakistani-Americans rarely hold an event focusing on key dimensions of human resource development including political empowerment and professional career advancement of the young people. So, it was like a puff of fresh air when the National...Mar 7, 2018 1756 1 -
Pakistan Senate panel recommends strict punishment for false accusers in blasphemy cases
A person falsely accusing anyone of being involved in blasphemous expression or action must get the same punishment as set forth for the convicted, a Senate Special Committee on Human Rights recommended Tuesday. The Upper House...Mar 6, 2018 1236 0 -
Pakistan elects first Hindu woman Senator Krishna Kumari
Pakistan’s Parliament took a significant step toward inclusive democracy on Saturday, when the upper chamber elected its first woman senator from the Hindu community of the Muslim majority nation. Krishna Kumari, who hails from southern Pakistan’s...Mar 3, 2018 3508 0 -
Foreign defense officials see Kashmir situation firsthand as Pakistan-India tensions soar
Defense attaches from the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Turkey and Indonesia visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Rawalakot sector of Jammu and Kashmir after days Indian shelling into Pakistan-controlled part of the disputed territory....Feb 23, 2018 1151 0 -
Pakistan’s ruling party faces uncertain future as Court rules Sharif cannot lead it
Photo: DFID – UK Department for International Development/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan’s highest court has banned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from leading his party, PML-N, ruling that a convicted individual cannot hold the leadership of a political...Feb 21, 2018 1575 0 -
Jingoism over Kashmir: Pakistan, India must heed voices of peace
Kashmir region 2004 Photo: CIA/Wikimedia Commons Amid exchange of fire across Kashmir’s Line of Control, uprising against Indian repression of the Kashmiris and the latest attacks on an Indian military base in the disputed region, Indian...Feb 15, 2018 1570 0 -
Trump proposes $351 million in assistance for Pakistan in the 2019 budget
Photo: HiraV/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump has proposed $ 351 million in economic and security assistance for Pakistan in the fiscal 2019 budget, indicating the continued importance of U.S.-Pakistan cooperation to America’s South Asia policy. The...Feb 13, 2018 895 0 -
As South Asian tensions soar, Pakistan seeks expansion in UN monitoring of Kashmir
With Pakistan-India tensions soaring over Kashmir, Islamabad has urged the United Nations to expand its military observer group to enhancing monitoring of the situation in the disputed territory. The UN Military Observer Mission in India and...Feb 13, 2018 1404 0