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Young people are the force behind rapid Internet expansion
Photo: Tomwsulcer/Wikimedia Commons Young people aged 15-24 are pushing the Internet use to new boundaries, constituting 71 percent of the nearly half of the world’s population connected to the digital information and connectivity highway. Of the...Aug 1, 2017 1482 0 -
Pakistan averts political instability; remains key to regional security
A day after Nawaz Sharif relinquished prime minister’s office – in line with a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case– Pakistan seems to have averted political instability. Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif, a longtime chief minister...Jul 29, 2017 1851 0 -
US says Nawaz Sharif exit Pakistan’s internal matter; looks forward to smooth transition
Photo by UK Department for International Development/Wikimedia Commons The United States sees Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s ouster after the Supreme Court disqualification of him from holding the elected office as Pakistan’s “internal matter.” A State Department spokesperson...Jul 28, 2017 1426 0 -
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos surpasses Gates as the richest person
Photo by James Duncan Davidson from Portland /Wikimedia Commons With a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever, Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in the world, ahead of...Jul 27, 2017 1583 0 -
Colleagues, friends wish McCain a successful fight against cancer
Photo: T toes/Wikimedia Commons Politicians and lawmakers reacted to the news of Senator John McCain having been diagnosed with cancer Wednesday with a message of strong confidence that the former presidential candidate would beat the disease...Jul 20, 2017 1346 0 -
A desert mystique of centuries
Nothing like the mystique of an imposing gold complexioned structure in the heart of a desert. The fabled Derawar Fort in Cholistan is more than a thousand years old. The square shaped fort with large round...Jul 20, 2017 1708 0 -
Coldplay pays tribute to American tradition of welcoming immigrants and diversity
Statue of Liberty Photo: I, Laslovarga/Wikimedia Commons Coldplay’s latest lyric video “Miracles (Someone Special)” celebrates America’s generous tradition of taking in immigrants from around the world. The video features an album of immigrants as diverse as...Jul 19, 2017 2469 0 -
New report says record high number of civilians losing lives in Afghanistan conflict
Kabul after a massive explosion Photo: UNAMA/Jawad Jalali Calling the Afghan conflict an “ugly war, “the United Nations has said civilians lives – including those of women and children – continue to be lost at record...Jul 18, 2017 1553 0 -
More people globally view U.S. than China as the leading economic power
Notwithstanding fast-paced emergence of China and other major economies over the past decade, people in countries around the world continue to view the United States as the top global economic power. According to Pew Research Center,...Jul 17, 2017 1496 0 -
Iraqi ambassador details how Pakistan helped Iraq defeat ISIS
Photo by Mstyslav Chernov via Wikimedia Commons Iraqi army convoy in Northern Iraq in 2016 Pakistan helped Iraq in a number of ways in the Arab country’s fight against the ISIS or Daesh, which this week...Jul 15, 2017 1744 0