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Indus River in Kharmang District, Pakistan, Photo Shanawaz Zafar/Wikimedia Commons Islamabad has asked the World Bank – the arbiter of Indus Water Treaty – to expedite resolution water-sharing disputes with India, which is constructing dams on...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan will speak Thursday on a high-profile case involving Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family assets and political opponents seeking justice in the form of his removal on charges of corruption. The political...

Photo: Courtesy Raj Kumar Facebook page The US State Department has selected a Pakistani Hindu youth Raj Kumar as one of the recipients of its Emerging Young Leaders Award in recognition of his efforts toward building...

Pakistan will maintain its economic growth at over 5 percent as the country sees massive investments in infrastructure projects, the International Monetary Fund predicted. In its World Economic Outlook for 2017, the Fund said Pakistan is...

In a major counteterrorism development, former spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan – a defunct terror group fighting the Pakistan state – has turned himself in to Pakistani authorities and security forces have also arrested a girl inspired by...

U.S. National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster discussed cooperative ties with Pakistan’s top political and military leaders on Monday, while emphasizing the need to confront terrorism in all its forms. On his first visit to...

The gruesome killing of Mashal Khan in mob violence has shocked all those who believe in tolerance, moderation and the rule of law. The lynching of 23-year-old student of journalism at Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan,...

With South Asian political temperature soaring, a top Pakistani diplomat has said the United States is in a unique position to defuse Pakistan-India tensions over hot button Jammu and Kashmir dispute, as Washington has close relations...

PNS Alamgir (USS Rodney M Davis) Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel N. Woods via Wikimedia Commons In yet another setback to South Asian peace prospects, India has put on hold all bilateral exchanges...

As someone who is frequently in the media speaking on behalf of the Muslim community, I was dismayed when bombs exploded in an Egyptian church this past Sunday. I thought of religious minorities in my home...