George Washington Statue Toppled
A demonstration for racial justice and police reform in Portland, Oregon, ended with the razing of the nearly 100-year-old George Washington statue on the eve of Juneteenth, reports KOIN. The
Pakistan’s Defense Budget, Economy: Points to Ponder
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s upcoming budget shows a 5 percent increase in defense spending, which observers say is mainly due to the continued tensions on its eastern border. Relations between the
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News, Views, Tweets of Interest on Thursday…
Top Military Officer Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op…‘I Should Not Have Been There’…Trudeau Says Racism Entrenched in Canada Law Enforcement…Quantum ‘fifth state of matter’ observed in space for
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News, Views, Tweets of Interest Thursday…
Armed civilians on the streets of Minneapolis, guarding community, buildings during the George Floyd protests… WASH POST Calls Out Jeff Bezos Charitable Giving…Like Average Family Donating $85… NYT says senator’s
Human Rights Campaigners Demand UN Inquiry: Burning Down of a Rohingya Village
Human rights campaigners are demanding a UN inquiry into the alleged burning down of a village by the Burmese army. The destruction of 200 homes and other buildings in Let
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Some Details Emerge About the PIA Plane Crash
DESPARDES — An experienced crew was on board the ill-fated PIA flight 8303 — a A380 was flying from Lahore to Karachi. It crashed near the airport on Friday as
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USA ‘Would Lose War with China in Pacific’, Warns Pentagon
DESPARDES — That USA would lose war with China in Pacific is a possibility which is increasing with every passing day, says a Pakistani defense expert. According to him, the
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Don’t Cry For Me, We’re the Shirtless Ones
IRSHAD SALIM (Updated) — My 17-year-old assistant Shahbaz’s father Nawaz brought me some freshly grinded gur (molasses) today –they were made in Sahiwal. I asked him how things were in
اب مذمتوں ، قراردادوں ، تشویش سے آگے جانا ہوگا۔
امیر محمد خان ہم شائد بہت معصوم قوم ہیں،چھوٹی چھوٹی چیزوں پر اپنے لئے خیر کا عنصر کا ڈھونڈ لیتے ہیں اور بغلیں بجانے لگتے ہیں۔ میں اپنی عملی زندگی
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Can’t Be Doodling Chaos
IRSHAD SALIM — Back in November 2018, I correlated the going on’s with angry Beethoven’s 5th Symphony — it remains one of the best-known compositions, and one of the most