Search results for "Pakistan"
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Two books open windows into the Pakhtoon culture and history
By Sahibzada Riaz Noor The tradition of scholar-administrators in British India did dwindle after partition, but totally extinct it did not become. Despite the censorious cavilling about civil servants from various quarters for being high browed mandarins...Dec 23, 2020 1386 0 -
AirSial gears up for first flight in mid-December as the first plane arrives in Sialkot
AirSial, Pakistan’s newest privately owned company, is all set to take off in mid-December from its headquarters in the industrial city of Sialkot. The airlines got its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-232 that flew into the...Nov 29, 2020 1783 0 -
India likely to be a key part of Biden’s foreign policy
Now that the all-consuming debate on who will be better for New Delhi — Donald Trump or Joe Biden — is settled, India-watchers here have moved on to the next set of questions. They are: what...Nov 20, 2020 723 0 -
What Kamala Harris means for South Asian Americans and US South Asia policy
By Akbar Ahmed and Amitav Acharya The election of the Biden-Harris ticket in the US Presidential election is a moment of reckoning for the South Asian community in the US and the US policy towards South...Nov 13, 2020 856 0 -
Dates – A great gift of the Indus Civilization
Dates are among the most popular fruits in the Middle East and South Asia. Pakistan’s Sindh province is home to some of the ancient places where dates have been grown for their commercial value. I was...Nov 13, 2020 1687 0 -
The Planet needs Climate Action Superheroes
It may be up to children now to realize the dream of rescuing climate on the planet since the world is divided and actions have been less than satisfactory on many levels to limit global warming...Nov 11, 2020 2317 0 -
An enquiry into Nietzsche’s concept of Superman and Iqbal’s illustration of Perfect Man
When Friedrich Nietzsche ran to stop the brutal owner of a horse from thrashing it mercilessly in Turin, Italy, and threw his arms around the animal crying, “I understand your pain,” it gave us an extraordinary insight...Nov 9, 2020 5655 0 -
Picture of the Month: A fall sunset
By Asim Tanveer A fall sunset in southern Pakistan as October ended ahead of winter. The sun setting through thin bushes has always been a scene to capture. The picture was taken from the ground level...Nov 1, 2020 893 0 -
The romance of the old Frontier during the British colonial era
British colonialism in the Indian subcontinent has long been a fierce topic of debate. Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and the British all have their own deeply held personal thoughts about the long-lasting impact that the British Raj...Oct 23, 2020 749 0 -
Trump calls China, India filthy in final debate with Biden
Contrasting the United States’ climate scenario with other countries, President Donald Trump termed China and India as ‘filthy’ as he pitched his record to American voters for reelection in Nov. 3 polls. “We have the best...Oct 23, 2020 625 0
