Category: Region

Did a Nobel Peace Laureate Stoke a Civil War?

After Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, ended a decades-long border conflict, he was heralded as…

LISTEN: Delhi Jama Masjid Imam’s Khutba in Sep. 2019

BLAST FROM THE PAST: An excerpt from Delhi Jama Masjid Imam’s khutba (speech) in Sep….

Ascent of I2U2: Acronym for USA, UAE, Israel, India

The Under Secretary of United States State Dept. on Tuesday Sep 20 convened I2U2 counterparts…

Africa is Not a Country. Shift Your Understanding.

Africa is a region of 1.4 billion people and over 2,000 languages. News, entertainment, and…

Sep 2019: A Chat on Pakistan Affairs in Urdu (VIDEO)

Blast from the past (Sept. 2019): Some young ones visited me in Islamabad. They asked…

Catastrophic Floods in Pakistan Cause Damages North of $40Bn. UN Chief Asks Developed World to ‘Lower Temperature’.

“Decades of intransigence by big emitters”, particularly Group of 20 members behind climate crisis, according…

Sheikh Hasina’s Delhi Visit, ‘With an Eye on General Elections’

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to Delhi on Tuesday –on a 4-day (September 5…

Imran Khan For Relationship of Integrity With the U.S.

PTI chief and former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said that Pakistan should have…

Afghanistan: A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars

By Baher Kamal: Both mainstream media, international bodies and human rights defenders continue to rightly…

COMMENT: Tropic of Cancer Countries in Wealth and Happiness Chart By Visual Capitalist

IRSHAD SALIM — Pakistan is ahead of its eastern neighbor India in happiness score and…

‘Manmohan Singh Tweet’, A ‘New India’ Meme, and Stanton’s ‘Genocide’ Warning

IRSHAD SALIM — A recent tweet by a parody account I suspect, claiming it to…

Imran Khan Catches Nation’s Collective Imagination (Video)

IRSHAD SALIM — Rather than make a breaking news, or a telegraphic report, I sat…