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Tanzila Khan, Pakistani Women’s Rights Activist, Photo Courtesy UN Retrogressive legislation in the name of tradition, exploitation of poor and marginalized communities, discrimination, absence and denial of sexual and reproductive health facilities, lack of access to...

Wagah Border trade and travel crossing, Photo: Kamran Ali via Wikimedia Commons Nearly half of India’s migrants are in just three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and the United States, Pew Research Center said in...

Image: Reading the newspaper: Brookgreen Gardens in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, Credit: Pollinator Wikimedia Commons Trawling aimlessly through my Twitter feed it dawned on me that it sometimes has a lot in common with the Lancashire...

Georgetown University, Photo by Lucas Cantor, Wikimedia Commons For the United States, the impact of international students and exchanges has only amplified in recent years. Besides infusing new intellectual capital into the U.S. academic environment each...

Parachinar, capital of Kurram Agency in tribal areas, Photo by Abbas.Haidervia Wikimedia Commons In a major decision, Pakistan has approved plan to introduce political and administrative reforms to mainstream governance in its tribal areas along border...

Photo by Office of the President-elect via Wikimedia Commons In the wake of revelations that as senator he met Russian Ambassador to the United States during the presidential 2016 election campaign, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said...

Most of the 3.2 million people driven forcibly from their homes in early 2016 found shelter in low and middle-income countries, according to a new UN study. The report comes amidst criticism of rich Middle Eastern...

FEATURED IMAGE shows Houston Ship Channel Barbours, Photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via Wikimedia Commons U.S. economy grew at 1.9 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016, showing no change from earlier...

Putting behind fears of terror attacks, Pakistanis are trying to restore a sense of calm to their country. Over the weekend, literati, national and international, assembled in Lahore to celebrate Pakistani authors and their work. On...

Asghar Farhadi in a The Salesman’s press conference, Taraneh Alidoosti in his left and Shahab Hosseini in right Photo Credit:  Hamed Malekpour via Wikimedia Commons Oscars, the grandest of awards in the film industry, became amphitheater of diversity...