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Malala Yousafzai to be designated as UN Messenger of Peace
Photo Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will on April 10 designate Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, global advocate for girls’ education and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as a UN Messenger of Peace with...April 7, 2017 1876 0 -
Amid tensions, Pakistan asks Afghanistan to cooperate in the fight against terror
Amid ongoing border tensions, Pakistan has underlined that a close cooperation and meaningful engagement between Pakistan and Afghanistan in areas of security, counter-terrorism and border management is necessary to preventing cross-border movement of terrorist groups and...April 3, 2017 1229 0 -
New ambassador vows efforts towards strong US-Pakistan relations
Ambassador Aizaz Chauhdry with a US Student Ambassador to Pakistan, Photo: Pakistan Embassy in Washington Islamabad’s new ambassador to the United States has said he will focus on winning more friends for Pakistan in the American...March 18, 2017 1652 0 -
Foreign policy experts say travel ban hurts US national security interests
In a letter addressed to President Donald Trump, more than 130 foreign policy experts have said the revised travel ban, though improved in some areas, would harm United States’ national security interests. The 134 signatories included...March 12, 2017 1373 0 -
Pakistan takes key step toward mainstreaming tribal areas along Afghan border
Parachinar, capital of Kurram Agency in tribal areas, Photo by Abbas.Haidervia Wikimedia Commons In a major decision, Pakistan has approved plan to introduce political and administrative reforms to mainstream governance in its tribal areas along border...March 4, 2017 1369 0 -
Trump hints at immigration compromise; to work with Muslim countries to fight ISIS
Photo: Screenshot/CNBC Toning down his stance on immigration, President Donald Trump on Tuesday indicated he is open to a compromise outcome on reform guided by well-being of Americans. He also issued a call for unity and...March 1, 2017 1244 0 -
NSA McMaster believes using term ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ is counterproductive
Newly appointed National Security Adviser H R McMaster believes using the term “radical Islamic terrorism” is counterproductive because terrorists are “un-Islamic.” A report in the The New York Times, citing participants of Lt. Gen. McMaster’s first...February 25, 2017 1598 0 -
As UN plans new counterterror office, Pakistan urges focus on root causes
The international community should focus on dealing with the root causes of terrorism, Pakistan said Wednesday after United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres unveiled a suggestion in the General Assembly to create a new, independent U.N. counterterrorism...February 23, 2017 1113 0 -
Pakistan launches new offensive against terrorists
Khyber Pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, Photo by James Mollison (James Mollison) Wikimedia Commons Pakistan’s military has launched a new countrywide operation to target terrorists in the wake of a sudden resurgence in bombings that shocked...February 22, 2017 1328 0 -
Pakistan ramps up security along tense Afghan border to combat common enemy
Torkham Border crossing on Pak-Afghan border, Photo by Master Sgt. Michael O’Connor (US armed forces), via Wikimedia Commons After a week of Afghan border tensions arising from a new wave of terrorist attacks in Pakistani cities,...February 20, 2017 942 0