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Photo: Pakistan Foreign Ministry  After weeks of recriminations, the United States and Pakistan are expressing mutual desire to build trust, with both countries climbing down from rhetorical statements. The relationship between the two countries – already...

Author Akbar Ahmed with Princess Diana and Prof. Jonahtan Benthall  For far too long, Western anthropology has been seen by its critics  as a tool of Western imperialists, a means of understanding how to best exploit...

Kabul in 1950s or 1960s with modern transport system Photo: Public Domain/Wikipedia Afghanistan and Pakistan have been part of American news cycle for more than 16 years now since the U.S. invaded the country in 2001 after the September...

The Khyber Pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, Photo James Mollison/Wikimedia Commons As U.S.-Pakistan relations nosedive following Washington’s recriminatory moves including suspension of military aid, a major American newspaper has said U.S. President cannot walk away from...

A map showing Pakistani tribal areas along Afghan border, Photo: Hbtila/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has reacted to the latest U.S. announcement of suspending nearly all security assistance with a reminder of the importance of counterterrorism cooperation. Islamabad...

A map showing India, China, Pakistan and the broader region Photo Credit: CIA Factbook As U.S.-Pakistan relations face a stiff test following President Donald Trump’s twitter tirade against Islamabad, foreign policy experts have warned Washington against...

Photo: Screenshot/CBSN Following President Trump’s tirade against Pakistan, the United States has announced it is withholding $ 255 million in aid for the South Asian country. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Washington...

A scene of protests and damage near Ferdowsi Square Tehran, Photo: Tansim News Agency President Donald Trump lavished praise on Iranian protesters for “acting against the brutal and corrupt” regime as Tehran blamed the United States...

Pakistan-Afghanistan map The U.S.-Pakistan relations headed into 2018 with more strains as President Donald Trump alleged that Islamabad has not reciprocated the United States’ assistance with adequate cooperation in the fight against terror. In a tweet,...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  has lived a life of transformational experiences. From a shy tall boy, he rose to become one of the globally known greatest basketball players of all time. In search of his identity, he converted from...