Tag: America
Bumpy road to Afghan peace
Imran Jan | The Taliban have called off the fourth round of talks with the United States to be held in Doha due to disagreements...
Donald Trump thanks Saudi Arabia for lower oil prices
AFP | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ignored criticism that he gave Saudi Arabia a free pass on the murder of a dissident journalist,...
The emergency destruction of American liberty
JACOB G. HORNBERGER | Emergencies are the time-honoured method by which people lose their freedom. That’s because public officials use emergencies as a way to...
What’s the real story on Osama?
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | Only Gen. Kayani knows and perhaps this cigar smoking, scotch drinking ex-army dude, called Col. Iqbal (Bailey) But from what Gen....
Texas Muslims mourn slain Pakistani exchange student
AFP | Houston's Muslim community gathered to offer prayers Sunday at the funeral service for a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting...
Abolish the FBI, America’s KGB
Jacob G Hornberger | In his ongoing fight with President Trump, former FBI Director James Comey is now speculating that the reason that President Trump...
America’s Pakistan Fatigue: Dangerous!
Ikram Sehgal | The periodic ups and downs in US-Pakistan relationship, alternating approximately in 10 years cycles since 1971, has had us going from being...
Pakistan walks diplomatic tight rope
News Analysis | “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 year, and they have...
Natalie Portman refuses to attend Jewish Prize Ceremony over Netanyahu
AFP | Hollywood actress Natalie Portman said she was backing out of a Jerusalem ceremony where she was to receive a $2 million prize to...
Not a terrorist, just another lone wolf: American Rightwing extremist shooting...
News Analysis | An American right-wing extremist is at large after perpetrating a shooting that left 4 people dead early Sunday. This latest horrifying incident...
George H.W. Bush hospitalized day after wife’s funeral
AFP | Former president George H.W. was being treated for a blood infection on Monday, one day after laying his wife Barbara to rest, his...
Romania moving embassy to Jerusalem, following American footsteps
AFP | The Romanian government will follow the United States and transfer its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) leader...
US officials confirm travel restriction on Pakistani diplomats
News Analysis | United States of America (US) has announced to restrict the free movements of Pakistani diplomats. According to the new restrictive measures, Pakistani...
Is Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement really staging “engineered protests”?
News Analysis | The Chief of the Army Staff General, Qamar Javed Bajwa, has categorically stated that nobody is allowed to start or to be...
Why we should support Imran Khan
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | We are unforgiving when it comes to others. But beneath the surface we are deceitful, hypocritical liars and cheats. Not...
Iran nuclear deal on ‘life support’
News Analysis | The Iran Nuclear Deal may be in jeopardy after the recent shifts in Trump’s cabinet. John Bolton became the national security advisor,...
Largest leak in Facebook history
The UK is seeking a warrant to search the servers of Cambridge Analytica, accused of helping Donald Trump to win the presidency. The data of...
How to spot a liar within seconds
Brian Lee | Lying is pretty high up on the list of negative traits. No one likes to find out they’ve been deceived, yet it’s...
America’s “Game Changer” approach for victory in Afghanistan
News Analysis | The US Defense Secretary, James Mattis, stated “victory in Afghanistan is still possible — not necessarily on the battlefield but in facilitating...
Can China replace the US in the near Future?
News Analysis | China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi pledged that China had no such desire to replace America on the global stage while speaking at...
Putin’s “Invincible” missile and its significance in Pakistan-Russian embryonic cooperation
News Analysis | At the start of this month, just a couple of weeks before running for his fourth presidential term, President Vladimir...
The mighty Afghan National Army?
Saqib Manzoor | Hundreds of seasoned and battle-hardened troops of Army have been deployed in Afghanistan to offer new types of training to...
Arguments aren’t bad for you, if you know how to disagree
Dr. Jeff DeGraff | Conflict is everywhere. On social media and late night television, e see never-ending arguments about politics, religion, or generational gaps. What...
The beginning of the Sino-Indian romance?
M K Bhadrakumar | Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has hit the road running, as it were. There isn’t going to be a time lag following...
The real reasons why Pakistan was put on the FATF ‘grey...
Junaid Ali Malik | The modern-day states are more concerned about their individual interests. United States of America claims to be the real champion of...
Russia adopting US tactics from Afghanistan in Syria?
AFP | The death of Russian citizens in Syria from a US coalition strike last week, which has been played down by both Moscow and...
Pakistan is not solely responsible for maintaining peace in the region
Junaid Ali Malik | The major stakeholders in Pakistan should be more worried about their home then taking the responsibility of finding a solution to...
Priyanka admits she was in a ‘committed relationship’ in America
News Desk | In her recent interview with Filmfare, Priyanka Chopra said, at one time in her life she was in a very serious committed...
MQM will remain the same until immediate changes are made
Junaid Ali Malik | Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) was established on August 22, 2016. It is in fact the Muhajir Qaumi Movement, which is being operated from abroad....
What is the biggest threat to the United States?
Jacob G Hornberger | The New York Times recently profiled three military veterans who are running for Congress. All three are women and all three...
Pentagon continued to fund Afghan units despite human rights abuse
AFP | The US military funded Afghan police and security units even though American officials knew members were implicated in gross human rights violations, according...
Muslims to overtake Jews as second largest religious group in America
News Desk | The Muslim population in America has been growing steadily for the past few years. New research by Pew Research Center reveals that...
Pakistan reacts to Trump by summoning US ambassador for explanation
News Analysis | Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua summoned US ambassador David Hale early Tuesday morning to seek an explanation for President Trump's outrageous tweets...
Hamza Ali Abbasi compliments Hafiz Saeed in Tweeting tornado
News Desk | https://twitter.com/iamhamzaabbasi/status/947482923925729281 On January 1st 2018, the government disclosed that they were planning to take over the charities that are owned by Hafiz Saeed....
What foreign policy will the US adopt in the east next...
M K Bhadrakumar | The leitmotif of the US foreign policy in 2018 is going to be a last-ditch attempt to “contain” Russia’s resurgence on...
Trump creating conditions for America’s waning influence
Junaid Ali Malik | There is a national debate going on in America over the Trump Administration’s foreign policy. The scholars and analysts are seriously...