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On International Women’s Day, report says much remains to be done to close gender gaps
Young factory workers producing shirts in Accra, Ghana, Photo: World Bank/Dominic Chavez Countries in several parts of the world have made progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, but women still lack access...Mar 8, 2018 1205 0 -
A platform for young Pakistani-Americans to have conversations
Pakistani-Americans rarely hold an event focusing on key dimensions of human resource development including political empowerment and professional career advancement of the young people. So, it was like a puff of fresh air when the National...Mar 7, 2018 1757 1 -
Pakistan Senate panel recommends strict punishment for false accusers in blasphemy cases
A person falsely accusing anyone of being involved in blasphemous expression or action must get the same punishment as set forth for the convicted, a Senate Special Committee on Human Rights recommended Tuesday. The Upper House...Mar 6, 2018 1237 0 -
Trump says no backing down on steel tariffs
Sticking to his guns on the Administration’s approach to U.S. international trade, President Donald Trump Monday said he would not step back from his decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum. “No, we’re not backing...Mar 5, 2018 959 0 -
Pakistan elects first Hindu woman Senator Krishna Kumari
Pakistan’s Parliament took a significant step toward inclusive democracy on Saturday, when the upper chamber elected its first woman senator from the Hindu community of the Muslim majority nation. Krishna Kumari, who hails from southern Pakistan’s...Mar 3, 2018 3509 0 -
UN vows to prosecute perpetrators of war crimes against Syrian civilians
A file photo shows a child standing in front of his ground-flattened school after a bombardment in Ainjara village in rural Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Khalil Alshawi As the Syrian forces continue to rain death and destruction...Mar 3, 2018 901 0 -
Facebook, YouTube dominate American social media landscape
Americans use multiple social media platforms in early 2018 with Facebook and YouTube dominating the landscape while Snapchat and Instagram being favorites with majority of young people. A new Pew Research Center survey says nearly two-thirds...Mar 2, 2018 1885 0 -
Afghan president makes talks offer to Taliban without preconditions
A view of Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan’s social and political life. Photo UNAMA/Fardin Waezi Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has made unconditional peace talks offer to the warring group Taliban, saying negotiations could help end 16-years long...Feb 28, 2018 1284 0 -
U.S. says Afghanistan ultimately needs a political solution
State Department HQ Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid /Wikimedia Commons The United States believes Afghanistan ultimately needs a political solution which could best be achieved if the Taliban enters into Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace talks. A State Department spokesperson...Feb 27, 2018 1259 0 -
Supreme Court declines to hear DACA case; leaving the program in place for now
Photo: Daderot/Wikimedia Commons The Supreme Court Monday declined to review a federal judge’s order that the Trump Administration continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, meaning the measure – which protects individuals brought to the...Feb 26, 2018 1359 0