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The challenges facing Pakistani journalists
Journalism in the rapidly changing environment has a lot of new opportunities. However, it also faces many new challenges. In several developing countries, challenges facing working journalists outweigh opportunities, especially when journalists investigate corruption and misuse...Dec 3, 2017 2198 0 -
Trump retweets British anti-Muslim party’s videos
President Donald Trump retweeted Wednesday several unverified videos posted by an extreme right British political organization that show Muslims attacking people. The footage was originally posted by Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of Britain First, a party...Nov 29, 2017 734 0 -
Pakistani-American scholar speaks at synagogue with call for enlightened dialogue
Photo: Author American minorities have been the target of political rhetoric and discrimination since last year’s election which saw President Donald Trump claim the White House. Anti-Semitic attacks have sharply risen this past year according to...Nov 22, 2017 6246 0 -
Kabul acknowledges TTP operates in Afghan insecure areas
Kabul has admitted publicly that the anti-Pakistan militant group TTP operates in the insecure Afghan areas, reinforcing Islamabad’s claim that the group uses Afghanistan for cross-border attacks inside Pakistan. Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah during his...Nov 17, 2017 1081 0 -
The Quaid’s daughter lived 100 years of the core of his character
Written a lot has been what Dina Jinnah was. So let’s take a look at what she was not. She was not a crass opportunist; she was not a power-grabber; she was not an exploiter of her...Nov 16, 2017 1438 0 -
Ambassador Chaudhry hopeful of rebound in US-Pakistan relations
Describing the recent high-level engagement between Pakistani and American officials as useful toward rebuilding trust, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has expressed the hope for re-invigoration of the bilateral relationship. Speaking at the World Affairs Council, Connecticut...Nov 14, 2017 1038 0 -
Pakistani diplomatic staffer gunned down in Afghanistan
Two gunmen riding a motorbike shot dead a Pakistani diplomat serving in the country’s consulate in Jalalabad city. A Dawn newspaper report identified the dead diplomat as Nayyer Iqbal, citing media accounts that said Iqbal was...Nov 6, 2017 1133 0 -
Cultural diplomacy: Pakistan House highlights the country’s diversity, heritage and women’s role
Often portrayed in the U.S. media in the light of South Asian geostrategic competitions and controversies, Pakistan is stepping up efforts to project its soft power achievements through a series of events. Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry...Nov 3, 2017 1196 0 -
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter Dina Wadia passes away in New York
Dina Wadia, daughter of Pakistan’s founder Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, passed away at her home in New York on Thursday at the age of 98. According to Pakistan’s Consul General Raja Ali Ejaz – cited by the...Nov 2, 2017 2708 0 -
NYC terror attack shocks American Muslims
The scene of the 2017 New York City attack approximately an hour after it took place Photo Credit: Gh9449/Wikimedia Commons Outraged at the loss of eight lives in Tuesday’s terror attack in Manhattan, American Muslims have...Nov 1, 2017 1627 0