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Young people using smart phones, Photo: Tomwsulcer/Wikimedia Commons You thought teens would all be singing praises of the social media? Think again! True, they are the most connected generation. But American teens are also conscious of...

Virginia State Capitol, Photo:  Anderskev/Wikimedia Commons Virginia has expanded Medicaid coverage for 400,000 more low-income people after years of efforts as Democrats and Republicans voted to pass the bill in a bipartisan fashion on Wednesday. Both...

A Starbucks store at New Delhi airport, Credit: AKS.9955 /Wikimedia Commons Each time, I enter a Starbucks cafe, I get the feeling that an array of irresistible coffee and tea flavors reflects the store’s intrinsic value...

Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States Ali Jehangir Siddiqui assumed charge of his position on Tuesday at a challenging time when the U.S-Pakistan relations are at a low ebb. Siddiqui, a banker, replaces retired career...

Pakistani-American Journalists Association on Sunday honored veteran Pakistani journalists, acknowledging their decades-long contributions to raising awareness about important national and international issues. While in Pakistan’s vibrant media is delivering news through a variety of digital means...

Once Abdul Rauf Khan resolved it to himself that he must save a woman police officer under knife attack on a roadside, there was no stopping him from overpowering a much stronger and bigger assailant.  ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Christmas 2017, Photo: Mark Jones/Wikimedia Commons I was fortunate to be in England during the marriage of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. I watched on television with millions of others, Prince...

Pakistani tribal areas, Credit: Hbtila at en.wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons In a development likely to boost economic development of Pakistan’s remote tribal regions – which have been a scene of militancy in the post-911 years – the country’s...

The Soviet invasion in 1979 precipitated a large influx of Afghans into Pakistan, mainly from the Kabul elite, the affluent bought up residential homes and even small businesses, mainly in transportation. As the war reached the...

A 2015 photo shows Narendra Modi and Putin meeting at G-20 meeting, Credit: Kremlin.ru/Wikimedia Commons As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged closer Russia ties Tueesday following last month’s meeting with Chinese Pdesident Xi  Jinping, a senior...