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Iran in limelight with a thousand ramifications
In a development holding out wide-ranging implications, the United States and Europe Saturday lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for Teheran’s implementation of its end of last year’s nuclear deal that stops the oil-rich Persian nation...Jan 17, 2016 1099 0 -
Digital Advances: Winners, Losers and Spoilers
The impact of information technologies on everyday human activity has been so sweeping that for majority of populations in the digitally connected world life is viewed in two broad ways: online and offline. Increasingly, productivity, GDP...Jan 14, 2016 1227 0 -
India-Pakistan Peace Search Must not be Abandoned
India and Pakistan again face a familiar crossroads situation – a militant attack threatening to roll back peace hopes between the two nuclear-armed countries. The January 2 Pathankot airbase attack – which India alleges has links to...Jan 12, 2016 1189 0 -
What prevents fair distribution of Pakistan’s economic gains
With a middle class of around 40 million, the demand for high-end products has been on the increase for quite sometime in Pakistan. An import of one million smart phones every month and increased demand for...Jan 9, 2016 1512 0 -
India, Pakistan must go ahead with peace talks
While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief sojourn to rival Pakistan surprised most, if not all, the weekend terrorist attack on an Indian air force base should not surprise anyone. Violence has been used in the...Jan 5, 2016 1128 0 -
Will Modi’s visit to Lahore help South Asian peace?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unannounced visit to Pakistan last week has given rise to a wave of unending speculations and readings into the future course of relations between the two often-tense South Asian nuclear-armed neighbors....Dec 28, 2015 1172 0 -
American Dream Achiever : Education is the great equalizer
He was a 15-year-old when he came to the United States with just $15 in his pocket. Now Frank Islam is a business tycoon, a sought-after entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer, education and peace activist who interacts with...Dec 24, 2015 1108 0 -
Women faced worst hardships in conflict-hit 2015
The year 2015 has been one of the worst in recent history for women and children.There seems to be no end to their travails in conflict-ridden regions and insurgency-hit countries. Women, belonging to both majority and...Dec 22, 2015 1098 0 -
How Dec 16 school massacre, Pakistan’s 9/11, intensified terror fight
Since that chilling morning last year, December 16 has become a date for self-examination for two reasons. Until last year, it was a day of somber reflection for thinking Pakistanis, as it marked the fall of...Dec 16, 2015 1647 1 -
South Asia’s elusive economic integration
Sapna Devi, a businesswoman from Indian state of Gujarat, is confident of a good response from Pakistani market for the women wear products she showcased at a regional Trade Fair in Lahore. To her, the issue of...Dec 10, 2015 880 0