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A day after Nawaz Sharif relinquished prime minister’s office – in line with a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case– Pakistan seems to have averted political instability. Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif, a longtime chief minister...

The unspeakable horrors of the Syrian conflict will perhaps never be fully told partly because the continuing imbroglio has destroyed lives and hopes of so many millions. The tepid international response to the staggering humanitarian crisis...

Photo by James Duncan Davidson from Portland /Wikimedia Commons With a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever, Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in the world, ahead of...

The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Monday’s deadly terrorist attack in Lahore, emphasizing that the perpetrators be held accountable.  The statement came after a car bombing in the heart of Pakistan...

Twenty six people including seven members of anti-riot police and a woman were killed and another 40 injured when a bomb exploded near abandoned Fruit and Vegetable market on Monday afternoon. According to Police, the bombing...

Alice G Wells Photo Screenshot/US Embassy in Jordan YouTube  The State Department has appointed a career diplomat as Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan – a move intended to better coordinate the U.S. policy toward...

Photo: T toes/Wikimedia Commons Politicians and lawmakers reacted to the news of Senator John McCain having been diagnosed with cancer Wednesday with a message of strong confidence that the former presidential candidate would beat the disease...

Nothing like the mystique of an imposing gold complexioned structure in the heart of a desert. The fabled Derawar Fort in Cholistan is more than a thousand years old. The square shaped fort with large round...

Statue of Liberty Photo: I, Laslovarga/Wikimedia Commons Coldplay’s latest lyric video “Miracles (Someone Special)” celebrates America’s generous tradition of taking in immigrants from around the world. The video features an album of immigrants as diverse as...

Kabul after a massive explosion Photo: UNAMA/Jawad Jalali Calling the Afghan conflict an “ugly war, “the United Nations has said civilians lives – including those of women and children – continue to be lost at record...