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Times Square to welcome New Year with celebration of free Press and journalists
Image Credit: “Countdown Entertainment, LLC” In a befitting move, organizers of the New Year festivities at New York City’s Times Square decided to dedicate the ball drop to Press freedom and contributions of journalists. The...Dec 29, 2018 1191 0 -
Pakistani author to publish interpretation of Heer Waris Shah in six volumes
Waris Shah was deeply conscious of the literary craftsmanship and the profundity of thought that had gone into the writing of his epic poem Heer. In fact, upon completion of his magnum opus, Shah declared that...Dec 26, 2018 1870 0 -
Post Office in Virginia named after fallen Pakistani-American army hero Khan
Khizr Khan and Ghazala Khan, parents of fallen Army Captain Humayun Khan A post office in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been named after fallen Army Captain Humayun Khan – son of Pakistani-American couple Khizr Khan and Ghazala...Dec 25, 2018 11352 0 -
Nawaz Sharif handed 7 years jail term; Party protests graft case verdict
An anti-graft court on Monday sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case while it acquitted the ex-PML(N) leader in another case known as Flagship Investments...Dec 24, 2018 931 0 -
Trump orders pullout of 7,000 troops from Afghanistan
In a move likely to have far-reaching implications for South and Central Asia, President Donald Trump has decided to pull out 7,000 troops from Afghanistan. The move comes a day after the White House decision to...Dec 21, 2018 804 0 -
What does the U.S. policy of retreat from Syria mean for the Middle East?
President Donald Trump’s sudden withdrawal of American troops from Syria – a battlefield of ideologies, great power influence and sectarian strife – has re-ignited the debate on repercussions of U.S. use of force in the Middle...Dec 20, 2018 1272 0 -
Asma Jahangir among human rights champions honored with top UN prize
Asma Jahangir, who passed away this year after decades of fearless advocacy for rights of the marginalized and fierce denunciation of the violators, was posthumously awarded the top UN human rights prize as the world body...Dec 19, 2018 864 0 -
Imran Khan sees hope for Afghan peace as Pakistan assists U.S. talks with Taliban representatives
In a promising diplomatic move, Pakistan arranged face-to-face meeting between a top U.S. envoy and the warring Afghan Taliban as part of efforts to kickstart peace process to end the conflict in Afghanistan. Washington’s Special Envoy...Dec 18, 2018 1589 1 -
Elementary school in Texas named after Malala
An elementary school in Fort Bend, Texas has been named after Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai in recognition of her commitment to the cause of education. Malala led a brave fight against the Taliban ideology with...Dec 18, 2018 2191 0 -
Ibn Khaldun and Weber – Differences and similarities between the two sociological inquiries
The ideas of Max Weber, a German sociologist living in the university towns of Bismarckian Germany, and Ibn Khaldun, a sociologist of tribal societies born almost half a millennium earlier on the edge of the Sahara...Dec 15, 2018 1805 0
