Washington: Pakistani-American Dilawar Syed has been nominated by US President Joe Biden as the deputy administrator for the Small Business Administration, according to a White House statement. The SBA is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Dilawar says he is
New Delhi: Indian journalist Barkha Dutt is speaking out against intimidation and death threats she and other journalists have faced while reporting on the months-long protests by farmers — one of the biggest crises being faced by the country's prime minister, Narendra Modi. The death threats
Beijing: Charhar Institute Senior Fellow Cheng Xizhong has said that the international community is now more aware of the fact that India has seriously violated human right in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) as result of diplomatic efforts of Pakistan and many other
Colomgo: Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan called on the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo. During the meeting the Sri Lankan Prime Minister acknowledged Pakistan's unwavering support to Sri Lanka in any hour of need. He also reiterated to further enhance the existing
Kathmandu: A splinter group of former Maoist rebels has agreed to abandon violence and enter the political mainstream under a deal signed with Nepal’s Communist government on Thursday, a joint statement said. Under the deal, the government agreed to lift a ban on the group, which
Cyrpus: More than 200 soldiers have been given blue berets ahead of deploying to Cyprus for UN peacekeeping duties on Operation Tosca. Regulars and reserves from across mainly 6 Royal Logistic Corps and other units will take over from 6 Rifles next month. The personnel put on
Washington: The United States (US) has demanded revival of economic and political activities in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK). Addressing a press conference US State Department Ned Price said that Washington keeping a close eye on the development of Kashmir and added that there is no change in
New York: The United States has proposed convening a United Nations-sponsored international conference on Afghanistan, a senior U.S. State Department official said. News of the proposal came as the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, wrapped up three days of talks in Kabul on March
Washington: A sweeping police reform package that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday, five days before the trial of a white officer charged with murdering African-American George Floyd. The bill is named after Floyd, who died last May
