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Let’s not forget common sense in our defense against coronavirus offense
We are living in a world facing a strange kind of seemingly unstoppable challenge – some would say it’s very much a biological warfare from the pages of a fiction book. The coronavirus has no boundaries...February 29, 2020 951 0 -
WHO asks reluctant countries to share data as coronavirus cases outpace China
For the first time, the number of coronavirus cases outside China has outpaced those inside the country, where it originated with most probable transmission happening from wild animal food to humans. The World Health Organization, a...February 27, 2020 854 0 -
Saudi Arabia sending delegation to Washington with appeal for restraint amid US-Iran crisis
Saudi Arabia is sending a senior official to Washington on a mission to contain US-Iran crisis, which have escalated precariously following killing of an Iranian general and invasion of the U.S. embassy compound in Iraq. Analysts...January 6, 2020 961 0 -
PIA to resume direct flights to U.S. in April 2020
Pakistan’s national carrier, PIA, is readying to resume its direct flights to the United States from April 2020. The airline has sought permission from the U.S. and worked out a plan to restore its flights to...November 18, 2019 1718 0 -
Ilhan Omar: Kashmir should be opened to world organizations to ‘fully document’ happenings
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has called for permission for international organizations to go into besieged Kashmir in order to “fully document” happenings on the disputed territory under clampdown of heavy Indian military presence since August 5 revocation...August 27, 2019 2771 0 -
US, China deal trade blows
President Donald Trump was heading to France Friday for a G-7 Summit with ramifications of escalating U.S.-China trade war making headlines as the two largest world economies took tit-for-tat tariff measures within hours. Trump called the...August 24, 2019 853 0 -
The tightening Saudi-Pak embrace in changing times
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia looked set to further cement their close ties as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a warm welcome upon arrival for a visit that promises to bring as much as $20 billion...February 17, 2019 838 0 -
U.S. has more college-educated immigrants than any other country
Pakistani origin scientist Nergis Mavalvalva Image Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation/Wikimedia Commons It’s an open secret that one of the major factors contributing to America’s advancement in research and innovation has been its...February 9, 2019 1116 0 -
When will developing countries benefit from the Artificial Intelligence boom?
Image: Factory Automation with industrial robots for material handling in flat glass industry, company Grenzebach in Germany, robotics for high payloads Credit: KUKA Roboter GmbH, Bachmann/Wikimedia If you get goose bumps from the feeling that you...February 6, 2019 1316 0 -
Jamal Khashoggi and the quest for democracy in the Middle East
Nearly three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing in Saudi consulate in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posed a string of questions to Riyadh as he confirmed the killing of the journalist and demanded that suspects...October 23, 2018 929 0
