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Wali of Swat with Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh  at the Wali’s palace  in Saidu Sharif, 1961 The Wali of Swat was the stuff of legend. Edward Lear wrote a nonsense rhyme about his...

Nearly half of the global population, 46.4 percent, cannot connect to the Internet at a time when digital technology is vital to mounting an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Telecommunication Union, ...

The number of COVID -19 cases in Pakistan may touch the alarming level of 1.2 million by the end of July, warned Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday. The number of...

Renowned writer Arundhati Roy has echoed another warning about the perilous state of Indian Muslims, saying India has created a genocidal climate for its Muslim population. In her latest comments, the novelist says India is carrying...

The twin monsters of coronavirus and locust invasion have pushed Pakistan into negative territory, causing a contraction of 0.38 per cent in growth – something that the country has not witnessed in almost seven decades. Even...

Much of the world may have had a taste of coronavirus-forced lockdown but for the people of Kashmir another much stricter clampdown– with no access to the Internet, food supplies, and no freedom of expression or...

Pakistani scientists have claimed the successful use of locusts in the production of chicken and animal feed as the insects presently invading the South Asian country are the best source of protein, much needed for raising...

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody has resulted in massive protests against racial injustice in several major cities from California, Minnesota to Washington, DC. As tens of thousands of Americans have taken to...

Americans from all races continued protests against the death of George Floyd in police custody with a leading Republican senator Mitt Romney joining in raising Black Lives Matter slogan with marchers in Washington D.C. Romney, a former...

Pakistan is heading for a grim milestone of 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases but the Government has made it clear that there would be no going back to a lockdown of the country. By Friday evening, provines...