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KADUNA, Nigeria — Yahaya Makaho feels his way to the microphone before launching into a song for his new album at a recording studio in the northern Nigerian city of
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DESPARDES — A statue of an Indian pilot whose plane was shot down over Kashmir earlier this year has been installed in an exhibit at a museum in Karachi run
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DESPARDES — When Narendra Modi was first elected in 2014, many hoped he would focus on the economy over social issues. Five years hence, the world’s third-largest economy is in
Any student of India-Pakistan relations knows that breakthroughs derived from track one diplomacy are few and far between C J WERLEMAN — Last week, India and Pakistan signed a historic
Continue readingWhy Imran Khan Deserves Praise for Kartarpur Corridor: C J Werleman
Three return tickets have been booked – for Nawaz, his brother Shehbaz Sharif and family physician Dr Adnan Khan – at Qatar Airways for a flight that will leave for
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“The entire demolition was carried out in an orchestrated manner”: Justice MS Liberhan, the man who indicted 68 members of the Sangh Parivar, including BJP stalwarts such as LK Advani,
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DESPARDES — IT’S A WATERSHED day in the history of the subcontinent. “The future trajectory of Pakistan and India cross over,” says a Pakistani defense expert. “We take a flight
India’s economic growth will remain “materially lower than in the past” according to Moody’s forecast. It predicts growth slowdown will be in part “long-lasting.” DESPARDES — Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded
5000 pilgrims are expected to visit Kartarpur daily. That’s nearly 2 million a year in numbers, but potentially billions in peace gains in the region –if the ostrich is kept
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Often described as a Turkish “Game of Thrones,” the series titled “Diriliş: Ertuğrul” (“Resurrection: Ertuğrul”) is set in 13th century Anatolia and tells the story of the lead-up to the
Continue readingTurkish ‘Game of Thrones’: Hit TV Series Dubbed in Urdu Sweeps Pakistan
DESPARDES — The autopsy report of college student Namrita Chandani who was found dead in her hostel room in Larkana, has established that she was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death.
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DESPARDES — The US has been holding negotiations with the Afghan Taliban to facilitate a peace settlement in Afghanistan that would enable Trump to eventually bring home most of the
Continue readingWhere Does Afghan Peace Process Stand After Talks Collapsed and Kashmir Locked Down?