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Finding voices of harmony amidst conlficting narratives
A few years ago, when American University Professor Dr. Akbar Ahmed and Smithsonian Director Manjula Kumar picked me for the role of a Sufi Sheikh in the famous play Noor, I savored the experience as a...Aug 3, 2019 1818 0 -
‘Not the Summer of our Youth’
The sun is blazing the earth scorched, leaving no doubts that this is not just another hot summer. As climate change alarm bells ring louder, the UN World Meteorological Organization reports that 2019 had the hottest...Aug 1, 2019 935 0 -
How new technologies may help cities fight climate change
Hurricanes buffeting the U.S. with ferocious winds and downpours, fires raging close to urban centers, fog and smog covering cities in South Asia and China, flooding and sizzling heat in Western Europe, tsunamis hitting Japan and...Jul 30, 2019 1238 0 -
US says Trump, Khan built personal rapport in their successful meeting
The State Department has hailed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s commitment to help with negotiations between Kabul and Afghan Taliban as it described President Trump’s meeting with the Pakistani leader a success. “This meeting, of course, gave...Jul 27, 2019 933 0 -
Clouds stream back over D.C. after a sun-baked July week
The nation’s capital sizzled as the July sun scorched, making the 90 plus temperatures feel like 110 Fahrenheit. On July 23, photographer and Views and News contributor David Salik captured this image of the Capitol Hill....Jul 26, 2019 708 0 -
Women must have a voice in shaping Afghanistan’s future
Afghanistan is on the verge of some big changes. Next month’s elections and an unfolding Afghan peace process will shape the future of the country as the U.S. plans to pull its forces out of the...Jul 26, 2019 747 0 -
PM Khan says the whole world now acknowledges his stance on Afghan peace
Ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the entire world now agrees with his stance that the situation in Afghanistan cannot be addressed militarily. “I can take...Jul 22, 2019 1073 0 -
Trump applauds arrest of suspected mastermind behind 2008 Mumbai bombings
President Donald Trump has applauded Pakistani authorities’ arrest of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed — chief of the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) – of being mastermind of 2008 Mumbai bombings that also killed several Americans. Both the United...Jul 17, 2019 702 0 -
Will Imran Khan succeed in documenting the economy in the face of traders’ resistance?
It is generally believed that over 30 percent of Pakistan’s US $ 300 billion economy is undocumented. This is mainly due to successive governments’ failure over the last seven decades to bring people into tax net....Jul 15, 2019 1009 0 -
US designates Balochistan Liberation Army as global terrorist organization
The United States has designated the designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorists organization, which has perpetrated several attacks against civilian and military targets in the Pakistani province. Pakistan has for...Jul 2, 2019 1150 0
