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The gravity of Kashmir situation warrants much stronger US role
The United States should play a stronger role to address exacerbating situation in South Asia in the wake of India’s annexation of Kashmir and unprecedented repression of the people, Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington argues. “The U.S....Aug 10, 2019 699 0 -
UN sticks to its Kashmir position; Secretary General says no steps be taken to affect Jammu Kashmir status
Voicing concern over deteriorating situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir following New Delhi’s annexation of the disputed territory, UN Secretary General has said the world body’s position on the settlement of dispute is governed by its...Aug 8, 2019 692 0 -
Finding voices of harmony amidst conlficting narratives
A few years ago, when American University Professor Dr. Akbar Ahmed and Smithsonian Director Manjula Kumar picked me for the role of a Sufi Sheikh in the famous play Noor, I savored the experience as a...Aug 3, 2019 1818 0 -
How new technologies may help cities fight climate change
Hurricanes buffeting the U.S. with ferocious winds and downpours, fires raging close to urban centers, fog and smog covering cities in South Asia and China, flooding and sizzling heat in Western Europe, tsunamis hitting Japan and...Jul 30, 2019 1238 0 -
US okays $125 million foreign military sale to support Pakistan’s F-16 program
Following high-stakes U.S.-Pakistan talks this week, Washington has decided to provide technical support of the Pakistani F-16 program at an cost of $125 million. The U.S. decision marks resumption of foreign military sales to Pakistan and...Jul 27, 2019 1339 0 -
US says Trump, Khan built personal rapport in their successful meeting
The State Department has hailed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s commitment to help with negotiations between Kabul and Afghan Taliban as it described President Trump’s meeting with the Pakistani leader a success. “This meeting, of course, gave...Jul 27, 2019 933 0 -
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: A Cautionary Tale, Great-Power Politics, and Deft Diplomacy
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meet at the White House on Sunday, July 22, a cautionary tale, great-power politics, and deft diplomacy will be at play. Washington’s agenda will clearly...Jul 20, 2019 1518 1 -
As US plans to extricate from Afghan war, Pakistan emphasizes reset in bilateral ties
The U.S-Pakistan relationship has moved from coercion to cooperation and Prime Minister Imran Khan’s talks with President Donald Trump will emphasize a reset in US-Pakistan relationship, which has been dictated by imperatives of 9/11-triggered Afghan war,...Jul 19, 2019 798 0 -
Trump-Khan meeting will be a win-win for US, Pakistan: Sajid Tarar
Sajid Tarar, a Pakistani-American close to the Trump White House, believes that the July 22 meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan would be a breakthrough moment toward mutually beneficial US-Pakistan relations. Tarar,...Jul 18, 2019 2780 0 -
Trump applauds arrest of suspected mastermind behind 2008 Mumbai bombings
President Donald Trump has applauded Pakistani authorities’ arrest of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed — chief of the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) – of being mastermind of 2008 Mumbai bombings that also killed several Americans. Both the United...Jul 17, 2019 702 0