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E-governance and data critical to dealing with natural disasters
Photo Credit: Fabio Lanari/Wikimedia Commons Sharing information and data have long been considered key to mitigating losses from natural disasters but e-governance has stepped up the pace of response and safety precautions to deal with calamities....Jul 24, 2018 982 0 -
Battleground Punjab as PML(N) and PTI fight fiercely for July 25 election
With 55% of the National Assembly seats, Punjab has shaped up to be the decisive battlefield for the July 25 election that pitches two of the largest Pakistani parties – PML(N) and PTI – in a...Jul 22, 2018 934 0 -
What happens when communities ignore intellectual development?
Image Credit: David Monniaux007 Tanuki Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikipedia The West is associated and equated with crass materialism. A new documentary, “Generation Wealth,” investigates this. But is the East less infected by this virus? Excessive...Jul 19, 2018 984 0 -
UN hits back at India for campaign against blistering Kashmir report
The United Nations ace human rights body is hitting back at India for its unfounded criticism of a blistering report documenting a number of incidents establishing New Delhi’s use of lethal force against Kashmiri people. Pakistan has...Jul 19, 2018 864 0 -
Asian-Americans highest earning group but with greatest income inequality- Study
8th Ave Chinatown in Brooklyn Photo: Eric R. Bechtold/Wikimedia Commons What is the first thing that springs to mind at the mention of Asians-Americans? Chinese workers and small business owners, Korean business and tech experts, countless...Jul 15, 2018 940 0 -
UN Secretary General supports international probe into rights abuses in Kashmir
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres backs human rights commission’s proposal for international investigation into atrocities being committed in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The world’s highest diplomat is also calling upon nuclear rivals India and Pakistan to find a political...Jul 13, 2018 907 0 -
Nawaz Sharif handed ten years in prison in Avenfield case
In a verdict likely to shape Pakistan’s political scenario for years to come, Pakistan’s accountability court Friday sentenced deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in jail for amassing property beyond his income after a...Jul 6, 2018 1031 0 -
Are we finally seeing an effective NAB?
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) came into existence on 16 Nov 1999. Simultaneously Special Investigation Wings (SIWs)were raised from the ISI to assist National Accountability Ordinance (NAB) in collecting relevant information about the accused persons. FIA...Jul 6, 2018 861 0 -
UN appoints new observer group head to monitor Kashmir ceasefire
The United Nations has appointed Major General Jose Eladio Alcain of Uruguay as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan to monitor ceasefire in disputed Jammu and Kashmir...Jul 3, 2018 818 0 -
Sonoma Valley Authors Festival – American hospitality in troubled times
The Lodg, the venue of Sonoma Valley Authors Festival Photo: SVAF/Twitter Image In early May, Zeenat and I had the privilege of traveling to Sonoma, California to speak as part of the inaugural Sonoma Valley Authors...Jun 30, 2018 1077 0
