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Mutual respect for different faiths, cultures key to peaceful world
As the world faces resurgent questions of polarization along political, religious, ethnic and economic lines in several countries and regions, the United Nations has reminded the international community that mutual respect for different faiths and cultures...May 9, 2016 1051 0 -
New report warns of water war risks in absence of planning
If business-as-usual continues in the realm of water management, some regions of the world will lose up to 6 percent of their GDP, and water shortages will spark conflict and trigger wide-scale migration of population, a...May 8, 2016 1004 0 -
Pakistani bus driver’s son Sadiq Khan elected Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan, a British politician of Pakistani descent, wrote history Friday, becoming the first Muslim Mayor of London. A member of the Labor Party, Khan assumed charge of the coveted office on Saturday. The 45-year-old politician is the most powerful Muslim in Britain,...May 7, 2016 1091 0 -
As reports link Canada fire to El Nino, UN urges action
As reports said El Nino phenomenon had contributed to spell that has seen fires raging through Canada’s Alberta province, the United Nations has asked called for coordinated efforts to prevent weather extremes resulting from disturbed atmospheric patterns. A...May 7, 2016 1113 0 -
Speaker Paul Ryan says just not ready to support Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan, the highest elected Republican official, expressed doubts about leadership of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump Friday, when de declined to back the billionaire businessman and sought efforts to unify the fractured party. “I’m just not ready to do...May 6, 2016 1011 0 -
What will save Pakistanis society from corruption?
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...May 5, 2016 1016 0 -
GOP Poll Scare: Clinton far ahead of Trump
Fearful that Donald Trump’s nomination may cost them the White House, skeptic Republican leaders got their first scare after a new poll showed the presumptive nominee lagging way behind Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Although Trump has received...May 5, 2016 1083 0 -
Priyanka says Trump’s Muslim ban proposal is primitive
Priyanka Chopra, recently listed among 100 most influential persons by Time magazine, has strongly opposed Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump’s proposal to enforce a total ban on Muslims entering the United States. “I just think you...May 5, 2016 953 0 -
“Trump Train” readies for general election race after Indiana win, Cruz exit
Donald Trump celebrated Tuesday’s win in Indiana and GOP primary rival Ted Cruz’s exit by challenging Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, who finished behind Senator Bernie Sanders in the Midwestern state. The billionaire businessman, who has edged...May 4, 2016 831 0 -
A journalist’s travelogue : Hope and progress in Karachi
It was February 6, a shining day with cool breeze, when I reached the lawns of a local hotel in Karachi – tidal sea and Palm trees giving a Miami-like picturesque setting at a time when...May 3, 2016 1660 0