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Pakistan origin politician Sajid Javid picked as Britain’s Home Secretary
Photo: Policy Exchange/Wikimedia Prime Minister Theresa May has picked Sajid Javid, a Pakistani origin Briton, as the Home Secretary after his predecessor Ms. Amber Rudd resigned following the Windrush immigration scandal. Javid, a former Communities Secretary,...Apr 30, 2018 965 0 -
Documentary to highlight rights of South Asian women facing domestic violence
Graphics: Mumtaz Hussain Human beings are curious by nature. They accept challenges and face dangers, compete, travel, and explore new opportunities. Immigration is one such way in search of a better quality of life. An immigrant...Apr 28, 2018 2194 0 -
South Asians must build a peace paradigm
Flag ceremony at Wagah border crossing, Photo: Daniel Hauptstein via Wikimedia Commons Of late I have recurring dreams, ominous and disturbing, which involve trains. They appear in the early hours when I am neither fully asleep...Apr 28, 2018 906 0 -
Pakistan, India to take part in first joint military exercises
Image Credit: Heinrich Böll Stiftung from Berlin, Deutschland via Creative Common In the backdrop of perpetual state of Pakistan-India conflict, it might sound unbelievable but the two South Asian nuclear-armed countries will be jointly conducting military...Apr 26, 2018 1428 0 -
U.S. and the South Asian flux of new strategic developments
A map zooming on Pakistan and its neighbors sourced from a larger : CIA world map While China is investing billions of dollars to stimulate Pakistan’s economic development through mutually beneficial corridor to the Gulf region,...Apr 25, 2018 2250 1 -
New cancer care hospital in Pakistan to provide free treatment to patients
Dr. Shahryar speaks about rising cases of cancer in Pakistan, Photo: Views and News Asia’s second largest cancer treatment hospital – a charitable endeavor – will start providing free of cost treatment to patients of the...Apr 22, 2018 2682 1 -
Why political leaders should lead the way toward bridging the intercultural divide
A view of Islamabad with Faisal Mosque, Photo: Fassifarooq/Wikimedia Commons Last month, while collecting my mail in routine I received an extraordinary surprise – a personal letter from Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. In February, courtesy...Apr 21, 2018 1134 0 -
What do some of the most admired people in the world have in common?
Murals dedicated to Malala Yousafzai in Rome, Image Credit: Nicholas Gemini/Wikimedia Commons YouGov, a data analytic and research firm, has released its latest list of the most admired men and women around the world – a...Apr 12, 2018 1171 0 -
A tribute to Ghalib’s beautiful mind
A visual projection of Ghalib, Credit: Anwaraj/Wikimedia Commons In the preface to his book, Dr. Gopi Chand Narang says: “Ghalib’s poetical construct supports unqualified freedom of the human spirit. His dialectical discourse is an indication of...Apr 11, 2018 2519 1