“Gwadar Port Operational for Trade Activities” a headline which marked the realization of the long sought dream of President Xi Jinping. It indeed proved that Sino-Pakistan relationship is without a doubt, higher than the mountains and deeper than oceans. CPEC is a channel for the Maritime Silk Route that connects around […]
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Protests Against Trump Continued on 3rd Day of Republican National Convention
Protests continue against Donald Trump on third day of Republican National Convention. Inside the convention hall at Cleveland, Senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse Trump, shattering the nicely scripted facade of the party unity. “…vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our […]
Protest Against Trump Outside Republican National Convention
Protests continue outside the Republican national convention at Cleveland against Trump and Mike Pence nomination. Donald Trump and Mike Pence were officially selected to be the Republican Party’s nominees for president and vice president. Protesters, who were a mix of various ethnicity and religions such as Muslims, Blacks and Mexicans, held placards […]
President Ghani’s Blame Game and The Afghan Peace Process
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has once again resorted to using allegations against Pakistan regarding its commitment and honesty to the Afghan Peace Process. While accusing Pakistan for the apparent stalemate in the talks, President Ghani stressed that it was largely because Pakistan has adopted a discriminatory approach and is keeping […]
What to Expect From Theresa May as UK Prime Minister
Theresa May, Britain’s current home secretary is set to become the UK’s next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. She is among those politicians who backed staying in the EU. But she has made it clear on Monday that she will […]
Defying The Norms: An Unconventional Overview of London Mayoral Elections
Londoners made the impossible possible in the Thursday’s mayoral elections when more than 1.3 million voters decided in favor of Sadiq Khan, a “Muslim”, “British-Pakistani” and “son of a bus driver”. I could have said former minister for communities or minister for transport under Prime Minister Gordon Brown or former […]
Khamenei and Rafsanjani: Missiles vs Negotiations
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s preeminent leader, lately propelled a direct hit on Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, an ex Iranian President, who while rising from the ashes is heading a coalition comprising the conservatives mainly recognized as sober minded or pragmatics and within Iran termed as reformists. As twitter, now-a-days, is the easiest way […]
The African American and Minority vote in the 2016 Presidential Race
The Presidential primaries now shift to South Carolina. There is a certain question that surrounds Senator Bernie Sanders. Can he win African American voters? The reason this question is being asked is because Senator Sanders has won states with a high concentration of white voters. One of the next states is […]
Sanders and Trump win New Hampshire Primary
Democratic Candidate for President Senator Bernie Sanders had a convincing win in the New Hampshire primary. Sanders received a commanding 60% and was followed far behind by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with 38.2% votes. A key part of the Sanders coalition is young people. Sanders won 85% of voters […]
Women choose not to vote Hillary Clinton on feminist grounds
This November, elections will be held for the 45th president of the United States, and Hillary Clinton is in the running as the first serious female candidate. While the idea of having a female president is revolutionary, many women are choosing not to vote for Clinton on feminist grounds. In […]