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UN makes urgent appeal for restraint after Indian incursion into Pakistan
The United Nations has made an urgent appeal for calm and restraint in South Asia following Indian warplanes entered Pakistani territory in what New Delhi says was a strike against a hideout of Jaish e Mohammad...Feb 26, 2019 679 0 -
India says it launched airstrike in Balakot; Pakistan says intrusion aborted
Pakistan Air Force aborted an early morning Indian incursion into Azad Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, Pakistani military said while New Delhi claimed the Indian jets targeted a camp of Jaish e Mohammed militants –which claimed...Feb 26, 2019 743 2 -
PM Khan and President Trump working on the same page for Afghan peace – Pakistan ambassador
Photo Credit:Umar John/NEXT TV Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Donald Trump are working on the same page in efforts towards Afghan peace, Islamabad’s new ambassador to the U.S. Asad Majeed Khan said as Pakistan and...Feb 25, 2019 1468 0 -
India’s perilous water war against Pakistan
Ravi River Chamba, Image Credit: Vjdchauhan/Wikimedia India has announced a plan to restrict the flow of water to Pakistan by diverting the eastern rivers Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers with an ultimate aim of damaging economy...Feb 24, 2019 761 0 -
U.S. in diplomatic drive to de-escalate ‘dangerous’ Pakistan-India standoff
Terming the standoff between nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors Pakistan and India as “very dangerous,” President Donald Trump has confirmed U.S. diplomatic efforts to stop further escalation in the tensions since an attack in Jammu and Kashmir...Feb 23, 2019 802 1 -
Trump wants Pakistan, India to get along
As South Asian fears another Pakistan-India standoff over Pulwama attack, President Donald Trump has expressed the desire that the two countries should get along. In first public reaction to the escalating regional situation, Trump said the...Feb 20, 2019 706 2 -
Pakistan offers India help on Pulwama probe; warns Modi against militarism
A 2018 photo shows Indian forces and Kashmiri protestors Credit: Screenshot/VOA video Prime Minister Imran Khan posed a raft of questions to India in the wake of New Delhi’s saber-rattling over allegations that Pakistan was behind...Feb 19, 2019 985 1 -
The tightening Saudi-Pak embrace in changing times
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia looked set to further cement their close ties as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a warm welcome upon arrival for a visit that promises to bring as much as $20 billion...Feb 17, 2019 826 0 -
Poles apart: Should U.S., Australia weather extremes sound alarm bells?
A scene after snowfall in Virginia in January 2019, Photo Views and News If you are not surprised by the steep plunge in Chicago temperature, look at the sizzling heat in Australia. While much of North...Feb 2, 2019 1282 1 -
Sulayman Nyang’s enormous contribution to understanding of Islam
Image Credit: Dr. Sultan Chaudhry/www.sultandds.com When attorney-at-law and author Mowahid Hussain Shah invited me to attend his talk at Howard University a few years ago, I was excited to be part of the colloquium that would...Dec 11, 2018 1740 0