South Asia
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Pakistan to hold nationwide elections on July 25
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...May 26, 2018 1345 0 -
How can U.S., Pakistan address mutual concerns and salvage the key relationship?
The Soviet invasion in 1979 precipitated a large influx of Afghans into Pakistan, mainly from the Kabul elite, the affluent bought up residential homes and even small businesses, mainly in transportation. As the war reached the...May 24, 2018 929 0 -
Chinese giant Alibaba buys Pakistani company; expands its e-commerce in South Asia
Image: Alibaba Taiwan grand opening Credit: Rico Shen/Wikimedia Commons Alibaba Group has acquired Pakistani leading e-commerce company Daraz, as the Chinese giant expands its trade presence in South Asia. The two companies have not yet disclosed...May 8, 2018 887 0 -
South Asians must build a peace paradigm
Flag ceremony at Wagah border crossing, Photo: Daniel Hauptstein via Wikimedia Commons Of late I have recurring dreams, ominous and disturbing, which involve trains. They appear in the early hours when I am neither fully asleep...April 28, 2018 916 0 -
Pakistan, India to take part in first joint military exercises
Image Credit: Heinrich Böll Stiftung from Berlin, Deutschland via Creative Common In the backdrop of perpetual state of Pakistan-India conflict, it might sound unbelievable but the two South Asian nuclear-armed countries will be jointly conducting military...April 26, 2018 1443 0 -
U.S. and the South Asian flux of new strategic developments
A map zooming on Pakistan and its neighbors sourced from a larger : CIA world map While China is investing billions of dollars to stimulate Pakistan’s economic development through mutually beneficial corridor to the Gulf region,...April 25, 2018 2260 1 -
140 million could become climate migrants in densely populated regions
Image shows parts of South Asia hit by floods in 2007, Credit: Anameofmyveryown/Wikimedia Commons A World Bank report fears that over 140 million people in densely populated regions of South Asia, Latin American and Sub-Saharan Africa could...April 9, 2018 1300 0 -
On Pakistan Day, Islamabad says South Asia needs peace
A map of South Asia Image Credit: Cacahuate/Wikimedia Commons Celebrating the 78th Pakistan Day with a traditional show of military prowess, Islamabad has said it stands for peace in the region. Speaking at a parade in the...March 23, 2018 1255 0 -
Pakistan seeks revival of strategic dialogue with the United States
Pakistan’s top career diplomat Tehmina Janjua on Thursday renewed her country’s demand that the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue be revived to advance bilateral cooperation in wide-ranging areas as the two countries attempt to overcome trust deficit in...March 9, 2018 1381 0 -
Foreign defense officials see Kashmir situation firsthand as Pakistan-India tensions soar
Defense attaches from the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Turkey and Indonesia visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Rawalakot sector of Jammu and Kashmir after days Indian shelling into Pakistan-controlled part of the disputed territory....February 23, 2018 1159 0
