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Majority of voters want US to focus inwardly
Most Americans want to see the United States focus on its own problems rather than getting involved in global affairs, according to a new survey that also showed increasing support for hike in defense budget to...May 15, 2016 1154 0 -
Pakistan home to world’s oldest civilization – Scholar
Digging deep into the history of pre-Indus Valley civilization and its people along cultural and linguistic lines, a scholar has concluded that Pakistani land is heir to the most ancient civilization known to humankind. Naeem Tahir,...May 15, 2016 4671 0 -
Weak world economic growth poses development challenges
With little prospects for a turnaround in 2016, growth in the world economy remains weak, posing a challenge to the implementation of development targets, a new United Nations report released this week has found. The UN World Economic...May 14, 2016 1132 0 -
Ryan encouraged by meeting with Trump but no endorsement yet
House Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday said he had an encouraging meeting with Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump toward unifying the fractured conservatives but stopped short of endorsing the businessman who has emerged victorious from deeply polarizing...May 13, 2016 763 0 -
Democrats introduce bill to stop Trump’s Muslim entry ban
In the wake of Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump’s threat to ban Muslim immigration, a group of House Democrats introduced legislation on Wednesday to restrict the United States from stopping someone’s entry into the country on...May 12, 2016 1128 0 -
Listen to chirping birds before sky falls silent: UN on Migratory Bird Day
Step out of your homes and offices and listen to the birds chirping in the sky – that is the spirit of the message the United Nations is emanating on the World Migratory Bird Day. The...May 11, 2016 2160 0 -
Washingtonians show keen interest in Pakistani arts
The occasion was Around the World Embassy Tour-Passport DC – an annual event that introduces diversity of world cultures to Washingtonians at the start of each summer. Almost customarily, Pakistani artefacts, cuisine, costumes, folk music, artefacts and...May 11, 2016 5824 0 -
Speaker Paul Ryan says just not ready to support Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan, the highest elected Republican official, expressed doubts about leadership of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump Friday, when de declined to back the billionaire businessman and sought efforts to unify the fractured party. “I’m just not ready to do...May 6, 2016 1010 0 -
GOP Poll Scare: Clinton far ahead of Trump
Fearful that Donald Trump’s nomination may cost them the White House, skeptic Republican leaders got their first scare after a new poll showed the presumptive nominee lagging way behind Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Although Trump has received...May 5, 2016 1082 0 -
A journalist’s travelogue : Hope and progress in Karachi
It was February 6, a shining day with cool breeze, when I reached the lawns of a local hotel in Karachi – tidal sea and Palm trees giving a Miami-like picturesque setting at a time when...May 3, 2016 1658 0