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Dr Rafi Jan, addressing an event. Photo: Screenshot from Pakistan Newspapers video by Mohsin Zaheer Dr. Rafiq Jan, a prominent Pakistani-American physician and social activist, died of heart attack Sunday night. He was 86. Dr. Jan, who...

Wounded children in Aleppo, File Photo: Voice of America News: Scott Bobb report Aleppo, Syria via Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Friday said “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global...

Indian forces resorted to firing on a school van across the Line of Control in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Friday, killing driver of the vehicle and leaving eight children injured, officials said. The attack came as Pakistanis...

Downtown San Jose South Market, Photo by XAtsukex  via Wikimedia Commons In the backdrop of anti-immigration rhetoric and incidents of harassment , over 100 American tech entrepreneurs have pledged to resist any erosion of civil liberties...

In Yemen, internally displaced children stand outside their family tent after the family fled their home in Saada province and found refuge in Darwin camp, PhotO: UNHCR/Yahya Arhab Children in the impoverished Yemeni nation are going...

UN Secretary-General-designate António Guterres, has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, as Deputy Secretary-General, replacing Jan Eliasson of Sweden, it was officially announced Thursday. The incoming secretary-general also appointed Brazilian diplomat, Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro...

A child standing in front of his ground-flattened school after a bombardment in Ainjara village in rural Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Khalil Alshawi In an impassioned plea, Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has urged safe passage for...

Often called an improbable American, Todd Shea has over thee years become an unofficial goodwill ambassador to Pakistan with his steadfast commitment to humanitarian work for victims of natural disasters and special persons. In an interview...

Money has been the Achilles heel of Pakistan politics. Even so-called champions of change are surrounded by the ubiquitous presence of big money investors. Excess baggage of self-respect is slowly being shed. They travel light. There...

An Indian information technology expert, a Pakistan-origin doctor making fortunes in the United States.  Sounds like a regular success story. But there is an uncommon dimension to this story. These professionals do not represent the state...