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President Donald Trump has expressed goodwill for Pakistan and its people, Islamabad’s new ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said Monday. Ambassador Chaudhry presented his credentials to President Trump at a White House ceremony....

Indus River in Kharmang District, Pakistan, Photo Shanawaz Zafar/Wikimedia Commons Islamabad has asked the World Bank – the arbiter of Indus Water Treaty – to expedite resolution water-sharing disputes with India, which is constructing dams on...

Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Photo Shubert Ciencia from Nueva Ecija, Philippines/Wikimedia Following a scathing Supreme Court verdict raising questions about the Sharif family’s property in London and ordering a wider probe into Panamagate scandal, Pakistan’s legal...

Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Photo by Khalid Mahmood/Wikimedia Commons In a split judgement on a case seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif due to secret offshore property, Pakistan’s Supreme Court  has  ordered the...

Pakistan will maintain its economic growth at over 5 percent as the country sees massive investments in infrastructure projects, the International Monetary Fund predicted. In its World Economic Outlook for 2017, the Fund said Pakistan is...

The gruesome killing of Mashal Khan in mob violence has shocked all those who believe in tolerance, moderation and the rule of law. The lynching of 23-year-old student of journalism at Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan,...

With South Asian political temperature soaring, a top Pakistani diplomat has said the United States is in a unique position to defuse Pakistan-India tensions over hot button Jammu and Kashmir dispute, as Washington has close relations...

PNS Alamgir (USS Rodney M Davis) Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel N. Woods via Wikimedia Commons In yet another setback to South Asian peace prospects, India has put on hold all bilateral exchanges...

As someone who is frequently in the media speaking on behalf of the Muslim community, I was dismayed when bombs exploded in an Egyptian church this past Sunday. I thought of religious minorities in my home...

Hasan Minhaj, a comedian of the Comedy Central fame, will perform in Washington on Saturday, May 20 at an event promising to be a mix of jokes, satire and incisive commentary on a host of issues....