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An illustration of Emperor Akbar holding a religious assembly including Jesuit missionaries Rodolfo Acquaviva and Francisco Henriques Credit:Nar Singh/Public Domain/Wikipedia About five centuries ago, India was the center of a thriving empire under the leadership of...

On the eve of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the United States, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has described President Trump’s decision to find a political resolution to the Afghan war – the longest conflict...

The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s terrorist attacks in Orakzai and Karachi, Pakistan, which killed over 30 people and injured dozens more, the State Department said Friday. “We send our deepest condolences to...

Just when it appeared that the United States and Pakistan were working earnestly toward Afghan reconciliation as a means to bringing America’s longest war to an end, President Donald Trump made blistering new allegations against Islamabad....

Pakistan has reacted strongly to President Donald Trump’s allegations that the South Asian country does nothing for the United States in return for billions of dollars in aid given to it. Prime Minister Imran Khan, in...

A woman is traveling with her camel in Baluchistan , Pakistan, Image Credit: Tariqsulemani//Wikimedia Commons I have been fascinated by the relationship between Muslim tribal societies living on the peripheries of modern states and central governments....

The United Nations has acknowledged the effectiveness of Pakistan’s “extensive” counterterrorism operations, noting that it resulted in disrupting terrorist activities. But worryingly for the region, the report says the ISL has established extensive presence across Afghanistan, with...

An MQ 9 Reaper Drone,  Image Credit: US Air Force/Wikimedia Commons Mullah Fazlullah, the notorious head of terrorist group TTP, has been killed in a U.S. airstrike on his sanctuary in Kunar province, the Afghan Defense Ministry...

Pakistan will hold general elections on July 25 in what would be the unprecedented third successive polls on the completion of two five-year terms of democratically elected governments. The PML(N) government, elected in May 2013, will...

Pakistan’s political scenario is evolving rapidly ahead of what is expected to be an intense election season this year. On Monday, the Senate elected its first chairman from the strategic minerals-filled southwestern province of  Balochistan –...