South Asia
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India snubs US offer to de-escalate tensions with Pakistan
New Delhi– India on Tuesday snubbed the US’ offer to help de-escalate tensions with Pakistan, saying that its position on…
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Commemorating the 70th anniversary of India’s Partition at Lesley University
By Meenakshi Chhabra CAMBRIDGE, MA–Memories that are kept alive to cultivate old hatreds and resentments are likely to culminate in…
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As BJP legislator demands demolition, Pakistan urges India to protect Jinnah house in Mumbai
Islamabad– Pakistan on Thursday urged India to respect the importance of Jinnah House in Mumbai which a BJP legislator said…
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Pakistan, India to hold high-level water talks in US in April
Islamabad–Following the intervention of the US and the World Bank, India and Pakistan will be returning to the negotiating table…
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Hindu Marriage Bill in Pakistan now law
Islamabad– President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday gave his approval to the Hindu Marriage Bill, 2017 on the advice of Prime…
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Sufi shrine devotees defy terror, Pakistan cracks down
Karachi–As Pakistan launched a nationwide crackdown after a horrific suicide bombing that killed nearly 90 people at a Sufi shrine,…
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Islamic State bombing hits Pakistan Sufi shrine, kills 72
Karachi– A devastating explosion, claimed by the Islamic State, ripped through a Sufi shrine in Sehwan town of Pakistan’s Sindh…
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Co-sponsoring Karachi literature festival exposes government’s duplicity: Congress Party
New Delhi– The Congress Party on Monday hit out at the Centre over the ICCR’s role in co-sponsoring the Karachi…
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Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry to be Pakistan’s new envoy to US
Islamabad– Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry, who is set to be replaced with envoy to India Abdul Basit, is headed…
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US travel ban on Pakistan would be counterproductive, says Minister
Islamabad– A Pakistani Minister has said that including the country in a list of those whose citizens have been temporarily…
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