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Seven Pakistanis feature on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 List
Photo: Courtesy Momina Mustehsan Instagram Seven of Pakistan’s best and the brightest young achievers in the fields of arts and sciences have made it to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 List, according to the magazine...Mar 28, 2018 1743 0 -
Pakistani-American entrepreneur commits to funding journalism scholarship
A prominent Pakistani-American businessman has pledged to fund journalism undergraduate scholarship through Pakistani-American Press Association, a newly formed body of journalists. Mossadaq Chughtai said at an event on Saturday he will contribute a minimum of $...Mar 26, 2018 5349 3 -
Pakistani Sikhs see a strong sense of identity in Punjab’s legal protection of family laws
In a historic move to preserve Sikh family and marriage customs and laws, Pakistan’s largest Punjab province has passed legislation that would legally recognize the minority community’s rites. The assembly adopted the Punjab Sikhs Anand Karaj...Mar 14, 2018 1068 0 -
U.S. shows signs of being receptive to Pakistani concerns as two sides rebuild trust
After weeks of tough diplomacy between the United States and Pakistan, a series of American statements and actions this week show Washington is being receptive to Pakistan’s security concerns vis-a-vis Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the U.S. reportedly...Mar 8, 2018 1085 0 -
A platform for young Pakistani-Americans to have conversations
Pakistani-Americans rarely hold an event focusing on key dimensions of human resource development including political empowerment and professional career advancement of the young people. So, it was like a puff of fresh air when the National...Mar 7, 2018 1756 1 -
Pakistani innovators win recognition at Global Forum event in Los Angeles
Photo Credit: UNIDO ModulusTech of Pakistan received a Special Commendation at an international event of innovators and entrepreneurs for its development of affordable, flat-pack housing that can be assembled by three people in three hours, costing just...Feb 4, 2018 1587 0 -
Software enabling overseas Pakistanis to vote to be ready by April
Image: Election Commission of Pakistan A software to facilitate overseas Pakistanis cast vote in elections would be ready for use by April this year, the National Database and Registration Authority informed the Supreme Court on Monday....Jan 29, 2018 1065 0 -
Pakistani-American Kumail Nanjiani wins Oscar nomination for The Big Sick
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani “The Big Sick” panel at Sundance 2017, Park City UT, Photo: Punk Toad (https://www.flickr.com/photos/punktoad/32616892101) Pakistani-American comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani has won nomination for an Oscar for film The Big Sick,...Jan 24, 2018 1103 0 -
Kashmir tensions escalate as Indian shelling kills four Pakistani soldiers
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Monday in mortar shelling by Indian forces from across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region, Pakistani officials said. Three Indian soldiers were also killed in exchange of fire...Jan 15, 2018 859 0 -
Justice4Zainab: Pakistani society and state have much to answer for
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Pakistan’s eastern city of Kasur to protest the brutal murder of Zainab after the seven-year-old girl was abducted, raped and her body recovered from trash. The heartbreaking news...Jan 10, 2018 993 0