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A celebration of diversity in Virginia
Atif Qarni, Virginia’s new secretary education Photo: Views and News Home to thriving diverse communities, Virginia took an important step this month to emphasize what America stands to benefit from – inclusiveness, pluralism and celebration of...Jan 13, 2018 1838 1 -
U.S., Pakistan make high-level contacts amid stalemate in relations
Afghanistan-Pakistan border CIA Map. Pakistan provides key supply lines for US logistics into landlocked Afghanistan The United States and Pakistan are apparently sticking to their positions as the stalemate persists in the bilateral relationship, considered critical...Jan 12, 2018 818 0 -
Afghanistan: Then and Now
Kabul in 1950s or 1960s with modern transport system Photo: Public Domain/Wikipedia Afghanistan and Pakistan have been part of American news cycle for more than 16 years now since the U.S. invaded the country in 2001 after the September...Jan 9, 2018 3586 0 -
‘Literature can strengthen human bonds across cultures’
Feelings of the time slipping by and expectations of good times ahead merged creatively as the Society of Urdu Literature hosted its last session of 2017 in the afternoon of December 31, just hours before the...Jan 8, 2018 2109 2 -
US cannot walk away from Pakistan; should explore constructive options -NYT
The Khyber Pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, Photo James Mollison/Wikimedia Commons As U.S.-Pakistan relations nosedive following Washington’s recriminatory moves including suspension of military aid, a major American newspaper has said U.S. President cannot walk away from...Jan 6, 2018 922 0 -
In a region of multiple interests, U.S.-Pakistan ties need a quick patch-up
A map showing India, China, Pakistan and the broader region Photo Credit: CIA Factbook As U.S.-Pakistan relations face a stiff test following President Donald Trump’s twitter tirade against Islamabad, foreign policy experts have warned Washington against...Jan 4, 2018 1841 0 -
Trump says Pakistan has not done enough against terror in return for U.S. aid
Pakistan-Afghanistan map The U.S.-Pakistan relations headed into 2018 with more strains as President Donald Trump alleged that Islamabad has not reciprocated the United States’ assistance with adequate cooperation in the fight against terror. In a tweet,...Jan 1, 2018 1076 0 -
How I found out the “Angels Within”
As a publisher, author, philosophy professor, and avid theater buff, I attend, on an average, twenty-five movies a year. It would be reasonable to estimate that I watch double that amount, on cable television, in a...Dec 16, 2017 3603 0 -
The House of One – Pleading interfaith harmony amid divisive rhetoric
On November 11th, 2017, I was shocked as slogans calling for an “Islamic Holocaust” were chanted at parades commemorating Poland’s Independence Day in Warsaw. That such horrific words were evoked in the capital of a country...Dec 15, 2017 2581 0 -
US wants Pakistan to be successful in terror fight; not allow any sanctuary
Rex Tillerson at his confirmation hearing January 2017, Photo: Office of the President-elect/Wikimedia Commons Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the United States wants to work positively with Pakistan but the South Asian country must...Dec 14, 2017 835 0