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‘Fragility of States, civil societies, key factor behind ongoing conflicts’
The Tishreen camp for displaced persons in Aleppo, Syria, Photo UNICEF/Razan Rashid Fragility is a key factor in “practically all” of the protracted conflicts going on in the world today, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the...Apr 22, 2017 1216 0 -
Trump’s performance in the first 100 days
Photo by Dan Scavino Jr., Assistant to the President & Director of Social Media. Official White House/Wikimedia Commons Since 1933, and the beginning of the first term of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the initial effectiveness of US...Apr 21, 2017 1423 0 -
Panamagate verdict: Supreme Court orders further JIT probe of Sharif family
Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Photo by Khalid Mahmood/Wikimedia Commons In a split judgement on a case seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif due to secret offshore property, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the...Apr 20, 2017 1444 0 -
Pakistani Raj Kumar picked for US Emerging Young Leaders Award
Photo: Courtesy Raj Kumar Facebook page The US State Department has selected a Pakistani Hindu youth Raj Kumar as one of the recipients of its Emerging Young Leaders Award in recognition of his efforts toward building...Apr 19, 2017 2562 0 -
World economic growth to rise to 3.5% in 2017
With buoyant financial markets and a long-awaited cyclical recovery in manufacturing and trade, world growth is projected to rise from 3.1 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in 2017 and 3.6 percent in 2018, the International...Apr 18, 2017 1507 0 -
Counterterrorism: Pakistan arrests Daesh girl, key TTP leader also in custody
In a major counteterrorism development, former spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan – a defunct terror group fighting the Pakistan state – has turned himself in to Pakistani authorities and security forces have also arrested a girl inspired by...Apr 18, 2017 1402 1 -
US, Pakistan discuss counterterrorism, Afghan stability as McMaster visits Islamabad
U.S. National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster discussed cooperative ties with Pakistan’s top political and military leaders on Monday, while emphasizing the need to confront terrorism in all its forms. On his first visit to...Apr 17, 2017 1142 0 -
Editorial: Stop extremism from lynching the Pakistani society
The gruesome killing of Mashal Khan in mob violence has shocked all those who believe in tolerance, moderation and the rule of law. The lynching of 23-year-old student of journalism at Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan,...Apr 17, 2017 1271 0 -
Comedian Hasan Minhaj to perform in Washington D.C. on May 20
Hasan Minhaj, a comedian of the Comedy Central fame, will perform in Washington on Saturday, May 20 at an event promising to be a mix of jokes, satire and incisive commentary on a host of issues....Apr 15, 2017 1449 0 -
Trump looks forward to working with Pakistan for regional peace
US, Pakistani pin flags Photo: http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com President Donald Trump’s administration looks forward to working with Pakistan toward the goal of peace and security in the region, U.S. top national security adviser said as Washington and Islamabad...Apr 15, 2017 1105 0