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Afghanistan is on the verge of some big changes. Next month’s elections and an unfolding Afghan peace process will shape the future of the country as the U.S. plans to pull its forces out of the...

Can you debate with a dictator in public on his home turf? Imagine someone challenging Saddam Hussein or Gaddafi without becoming breakfast for the pet crocodiles the next morning. The debater would have to have their...

Pakistan and the United States can build a mutually beneficial and durable relationship with cooperation in areas of convergence, Islamabad’s ambassador in Washington said Monday as the two countries struggled to smooth out differences on some...

In a society beset with gross socioeconomic inequalities, it might sound incredible but an organization in Pakistan is working effectively to pull the downtrodden out of poverty without putting a premium on its microfinance loans. Or,...

There is something about the old Frontier Province which lifts the heart when crossing the Attock into the land of the Pukhtun; the poet awakens. That is what Sir Evelyn Howell, the outstanding Pukhtunphile, wrote; or...

So, what has forced Pakistan to come up with a bleak budget for the new year? Is it the dismal growth at just over three percent of GDP,  the fulfilment of IMF bailout conditions or sloganeering...

Apparently, Artificial Intelligence is benefiting all with ease in some of the key fields like small business, communication, medical and transportation. Coupled with machine learning is the ubiquitous use of the Internet of Things. They are...

Gender diversity is emerging as a new pillar of business success as a new study reveals that companies employing women in top positions perform as much as 20 percent better than enterprises with less ratio of...

President Donald Trump has proposed an overhaul of the immigration system that seeks to elevate the share of highly skilled immigrants that America takes every year to 57 % from the current 12%. “The biggest change...

Findings of a new globally sourced report have put the world on a sharp notice. The future of the planet seems so different now that one million species could be gone within a few decades if...