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On Pakistan Day, Islamabad says South Asia needs peace
A map of South Asia Image Credit: Cacahuate/Wikimedia Commons Celebrating the 78th Pakistan Day with a traditional show of military prowess, Islamabad has said it stands for peace in the region. Speaking at a parade in the...Mar 23, 2018 1243 0 -
Mark Zuckerberg regrets Facebook data breach amid privacy concerns
Photo Credit: Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com/ bub.blicio.us/Wikimedia Commons Faced with criticism over privacy concerns of Facebook users, the CEO of the social media giant Mark Zuckerberg has regretted the reported data breach of 50 million Americans that took...Mar 22, 2018 1122 0 -
Snowflakes adorn trees at the start of Cherry Blossom season
A scene after snowfall in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, Photo: Views and News By early Wednesday afternoon, the snow storm had covered Washington metro area with several inches of snow, flakes bedecking the trees on the...Mar 21, 2018 1488 0 -
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
Mono Lake in California, August 2014, Photo: Maryphillips1952/Wikimedia Commons Wetter regions are becoming wetter, and drier regions are becoming ever drier, a new report warns citing impacts of climate change that may cause flooding in some...Mar 20, 2018 1209 0 -
Pakistan’s cultural heritage and diversity should inspire tolerance and coexistence
Photo: A dance of Swati guests with traditional music at Baltit Fort (2014) Credit: Dildarswat/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has a lot of diversity among its people and has a rich cultural heritage dating back to some of the...Mar 20, 2018 1703 0 -
Saudi Crown Prince: Men, women ‘absolutely’ equal; No Islamic order on ‘abaya’ or head cover
Photo: Screenshot/CBS Saudi Arabia’s reform-seeking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is beginning a visit to the United States, said in an interview aired Sunday that women are “absolutely” equal to men and that Islam has...Mar 19, 2018 2997 0 -
Manmohan Singh: Modi Government responsible for Kashmir troubles
Amid raging insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir, former prime minister Manmohan Singh has accused the ultrantionalist Narendra Modi government of failure to address troubles in the disputed territory – also a scene of worsening Pakistan-India shelling. Singh,...Mar 18, 2018 1097 0 -
A China-Pakistan corridor of opportunity for all
Gwadar deep seaport, Photo: Umargondal/Wikimedia Commons A century ago, the people of North and Latin American continents had no road links. They had to travel even to the neighboring countries by sea. But the construction of...Mar 17, 2018 1457 0 -
Smartphones: 77 % of Americans go online daily; 26% almost constantly
Photo: HLundgaard/Wikimedia Commons Mobile phone connectivity has seen the number of adult Americans going online almost constantly to 26% while overall 77% of Americans go online on a daily basis. According to Pew Research the portion...Mar 16, 2018 1249 0 -
Trump picks Larry Kudlow as chief economic adviser
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons The U.S. economy continues to generate encouraging number of jobs and the stock market has also been responding optimistically to President Donald Trump’s promises of infrastructure revamp and tax reforms. But...Mar 15, 2018 1556 0