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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the festering Kashmir imbroglio with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting in France, reaffirming the world body’s position which expresses concern and urges restraint in the disputed territory. The...

Citing a spate of dangers including restrictions, human rights violations and exclusivist Hindutva ideology of Prime Minister Nardera Modi’s ruling party, an international organization, Genocide Watch, has issued a genocide alert for Kashmir, where basic human...

Pakistan reported that three of its soldiers died Thursday in Indian firing from across the Line of Control in Kashmir while its forces killed five Indian personnel. New Delhi has denied any loss of its soldiers...

In the rooftop bar of Eaton DC, skeptical of attending a religious event, I didn’t know what to expect. When Nafisa Isa enthusiastically started introducing the program, people cheered and hollered. Sitting in the second row,...

Fearing a regional crisis from India’s massive military escalation in Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged President Donald Trump to intervene toward a resolution to the longstanding dispute as per his offer to do mediate...

A few years ago, when American University Professor Dr. Akbar Ahmed and Smithsonian Director Manjula Kumar picked me for the role of a Sufi Sheikh in the famous play Noor, I savored the experience as a...

As U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meet at the White House on Sunday, July 22, a cautionary tale, great-power politics, and deft diplomacy will be at play. Washington’s agenda will clearly...

Thousands of Americans converged on Washington D.C. to celebrate 4th of July as President Donald Trump highlighted American achievements at a large Independence Day show. A giant floating eagle in American flag colors was among the...

There is something about the old Frontier Province which lifts the heart when crossing the Attock into the land of the Pukhtun; the poet awakens. That is what Sir Evelyn Howell, the outstanding Pukhtunphile, wrote; or...

Over the years, I have lived among many people and diverse communities, and now, I have chosen to live in an all-black community. It is a new experience, and I am cherishing it. Knowing each other...