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Photo: ILO/M. Crozet Bonded child laborer, Pakistan In a polarized polity, elections can splinter the nation, sharpen factionalism, and even erode foundations of nationhood. The December 1970 elections were a catalyst to the breakup of united Pakistan.  The...

Photo: Shujaat Bukhari Twitter  Shujaat Bukhari, editor of the newspaper Rising Kashmir, was shot dead on Thursday evening by unknown assailants in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. The death of the prominent journalist shocked international...

Photo: Views and News U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has greeted Muslims on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr, saying the United States is proud of the achievements of its 3.4 million American Muslims. The...

In an unprecedented report, documenting gross human rights violations in the disputed Kashmir territory, the United Nations has proposed a commission of inquiry to ascertain the predicament facing people of the region divided between India and...

A diverse mix of cultures and faiths came together to celebrate Ramadan and the Blessing Ceremony during an interfaith Iftar dinner Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the NOVA Family Church Learning Center in Fairfax, VA. The event...

Pakistan was elected Wednesday to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the economic arm of the United Nations, for a three-year term, beginning 1 January 2019. Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi called the election as...

Julius Salik is speaking for minorities, and reminding us all of Pakistan’s forgotten ideals of egalitarianism. This time, though, Salik is speaking through his book Peace Journey that chronicles his daring protests and struggles as a...

Photo: Dan Scavino Jr./Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump pulled off a huge foreign policy breakthrough by striking a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in their Singapore summit under which Pyongyang has committed to...

Photo: Dan Scavino Jr./Wikimedia Commons All eyes on the Singapore summit. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong un went into much-anticipated talks in Singapore Tuesday morning. The two leaders were escorted into the...

Image: Blue House (Republic of Korea)/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are in Singapore for their much-anticipated June 12 meeting, raising expectations from what Trump has called an unknown territory. Security analysts and foreign...