Pakistan
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UN General Assembly opens debate amid growing threats to world peace goals
More than one hundred leaders will take part in the debate on some of the key regional and global issues at 72nd session of the UN General Assembly as sluggish economic growth, ongoing Middle Eastern conflicts,...September 17, 2017 1282 0 -
Musharraf declared absconder, two police officers sentenced in Benazir Bhutto murder case
Nearly a decade after former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack a Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced two police officers to 17 years imprisonment and declared former president Pervez Musharraf an...August 31, 2017 1517 0 -
Pakistani cricketer Sana Mir among Asia’s 21 Young Leaders
Photo: Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team/Wikimedia Commons Sana Mir, captain of the Pakistan women’s cricket team, is among 30 remarkable professionals recently named “Asia 21 Young Leaders” by Asia Society, She has been selected for the 2017 class...August 25, 2017 2850 0 -
Pakistan says farewell to savior of lepers Dr. Ruth Pfau
Photo courtesy Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre Facebook Pakistan held a state funeral in Karachi on Saturday to say farewell to one of the most widely respected humanitarian work leaders Dr. Ruth Pfau, hailed as the savior of...August 19, 2017 1939 0 -
Pakistan-India Independence: How one Muslim family saved a village from bloodshed
I was in the middle school in Chakwal – a town now in Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan- when the movement for independence from Britain and partition of the Indian subcontinent was in full swing. The...August 14, 2017 2385 0 -
Climate Change: South Asia may experience intense heat by the end of the century
Does human activity – especially the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas – cause global warning? The debate continues. In the meantime, threats posed by the Earth’s changing climate have been spelled out in newly...August 4, 2017 1703 0 -
Interim PM wants to fix civil-military relationship
Interim Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi wants to fix some of the longstanding frictional relationships in Pakistan’s governance system including civil-military equation. In an interview with The New York Times before taking oath of office to...August 2, 2017 1424 0 -
Pakistan averts political instability; remains key to regional security
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...July 29, 2017 1862 0 -
Nawaz Sharif steps down after Supreme Court disqualification
PML (N) leader Nawaz Sharif resigned as prime minister following Supreme Court’s decision on corruption charges that disqualified him as holder of the elected office for not declaring his property as required by the law. The...July 28, 2017 1268 0 -
UN Security Council condemns deadly bombing in Lahore
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...July 25, 2017 1398 0
