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Kartarpur model may help find lasting solutions to conflicts – Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh, the former prime minister of India, is hopeful that if replicated the Kartarpur corridor model – which will see opening up of Sikhism’s second holiest site on Saturday – could help find lasting resolution...Nov 8, 2019 908 0 -
Free speech and privacy declining globally – Freedom House
Freedom House issued its annual report on “Freedom on the Net 201: The Crisis of the Social Media” Tuesday, warning that social media is an increasingly precarious tool for mass surveillance and manipulation of elections. The report...Nov 7, 2019 1011 0 -
Ghazala Hashmi, Abrar Omeish make history with wins in Virginia elections
Two Muslim Democrat women, Ghazala Hashmi and Abrar Omeish made history by winning State Senator and a Fairfax County School Board in Virginia respectively as November 5 election proved to be a significant success for immigrant...Nov 6, 2019 1580 0 -
Alarming rise in killings of journalists; UN reminds societies of the price
Journalists in many countries are working in hostile environments with increasing fatal attacks but 90 percent of the killers of media persons are not convicted, a new UNESCO report says citing last 12 years records. The report...Nov 3, 2019 727 0 -
India’s Kashmir window dressing with EU parliamentarians’ visit backfires
India’s attempt to use a group of right-wing European Members of Parliament to gain some international legitimacy for its August 5 annexation of the disputed Kashmir territory has backfired as the European Union says it did...Nov 2, 2019 665 0 -
Finite space – New and old technologies face a coexistence test
With its amazing speed, the 5G technology holds out exotic promise for consumers and business enterprises alike. However, the exponential growth of wireless devices and services takes place within a limited bandwidth space. But what...Oct 27, 2019 779 0 -
How small businesses may benefit from 5G technology
Featured image shows a flexible display technology developed by Arizona State University in April 2006/Wikimedia 5G – the fifth generation of wireless technology – is just about to happen with revolutionary and transformative impact across multiple...Oct 24, 2019 1305 0 -
How a charity is bridging Pakistan’s woeful healthcare gaps
Al Mustafa Trust, one of the largest charitable healthcare organizations in Pakistan, held a fund-raising dinner in Falls Church, VA last week, with some leading Pakistani-American doctors and philanthropists in attendance. The event afforded Pakistani-Americans an...Oct 23, 2019 1430 0 -
U.S. believes Kashmiris’ voice needs to be heard
Amid continuing humanitarian catastrophe in the Indian-administered Kashmir, a senior State Department official told lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday that Kashmiris’ voice needs to be heard once political process is restored. Acting Assistant Secretary of...Oct 22, 2019 927 0 -
Kashmir crisis be seen in the context of Indian BJP’s nationalism project – Ilhan Omar
Arguing that the U.S. should not ignore democratic values in its relationship with India, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said at a hearing on Tuesday that Washington should see the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir as part of the...Oct 22, 2019 1263 0