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US-Pakistan counterterrorism alliance must target socioeconomic development in militancy prone areas, and not just rely on military actions, a Pakistani opposition party leader said following President Donald Trump pledge last week to root out terror. Pakistan...

Photo by Masimatta via Wikimedia Commons A Pakistani opposition politician Andleeb Abbas is visiting the United States for a series of meetings with policy experts and elected American officials, In a statement, Abbas, who is a...

Photo : Character Ali, played by author Sam Hickey  in an American University stage reading of  play Noor A look at the news coverage of events over the past few months would suggest that Muslims and...

Photo by Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons, Donald Trump addressing rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, July 16, 2015 In coming days, much will be said and written about the coming administration of America’s new President, Donald...

Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city Photo by Rahib ALi (Citizen)) , via Wikimedia Commons Lahore’s busiest Mall road remained the theater of protest rallies by politicians, farmers and teachers throughout the year 2016 and capital Islamabad’s...

Tarbela Dam during 2010 floods Photo Credit: Paul Duncan, U.S. Marine Corps via Wikimedia Commons This week Pakistan made its latest nuclear power project – a 340 MW Chashma-3 (C-3) plant – operational and connected it...

Pakistan’s outgoing army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif has been showered with praise from across the country for his professionalism that saw his forces combat terrorism in the tribal areas and elsewhere with unprecedented success. But that...

EDITORIAL BOARD There is a pattern with Pakistani politics that despite the obvious benefits of democracy, some segments including those genuinely frustrated with economic deprivation, and a typical class of politicians – motivated by self-interest- show...

In a bid to improve civil-military relations, soured by a controversial news item published in an English newspaper, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has removed Pervaiz Rasheed from the post of federal minister for information. The ministry...

FBI Director James Comey Friday revealed the bureau would be reviewing additional emails from Hillary Clinton’s private email server “to determine whether they contain classified information. The development could be potentially significant just 11 days from...