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Breathtaking really is the word that springs to mind while describing the beauty and awe of natural scenes in Pakistan’s north. Capturing the beauty of mountains, lakes and gardens under clear blue skies or low hanging...

New Delhi’s decision to initially invest US $ 150 million for the development of Chah Bahar, an Iranian port, just 70 kilometers away from Pakistani deep-sea port of Gwadar, seems a manifestation of the decades old...

The admission by a top Pakistani official that his country sheltered the Afghan Taliban’s leadership is hardly a surprise for the intelligence community, but it does signal an end to Islamabad’s approach to discriminating between “good” and...

The United States hosted a high-stakes strategic dialogue with Pakistan on Monday, with its top diplomat John Kerry vowing support for the key South Asian country’s fight against terror.   “Our nations are committed to combating...

Pakistan on Monday vigorously opposed the addition of new permanent seats to the UN Security Council, with the country’s top diplomat saying that kind of move would only “serve the self-centered interests of a few.” Permanent Representative Ambassador Maleeha...

More than 14 years after 9/11 attacks –that spotlighted U.S. relations with the Muslim world like never before – Muslims in the United States generally find little understanding about their faith, culture and traditions among fellow...

South Asian agrarian economies have been growing at a rapid pace in the recent years. Their share in the world cereal harvests is also enviable- 60 percent of total rice and 50 percent of wheat. Fruit...

General Raheel Sharif  – who is credited with prosecuting Pakistan’s most effective fight yet against terror  – in North Waziristan and elsewhere along the Afghan border -– has announced that he would retire from the powerful army...

Five yeas ago Egyptians launched the Arab Spring uprising on January 25, when, inspired by the Tunisian demonstrations, men and women from almost all segments of the society raised their full throttle but mostly peaceful demand...

This time it was the Bacha Khan University in Pakistan’s northwestern Pushtun belt  town of Charsadda – a center of ancient Gandhara civilization – in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which along with tribal areas has been on...