As the Liberals work to fulfill an ambitious pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in just a few months, there’s one member of the Trudeau cabinet who knows more about the experience than most. Maryam Monsef, the woman who is tasked with creating a fairer way to elect a federal government in Canada, arrived in this country from Afghanistan at ...

The past year gives one the suspicion that American society is dysfunctional. Our Congress is useless, our institutions inept. Faced with the terror of existence, young men like Adam Lanza react with violence. Faced with manageable problems such as a “fiscal cliff,” our democracy self-destructs. Anger is everywhere; understanding is nowhere. Although a democratic society cannot function unless its citizens ...

By David Cameron- This year’s four hundredth anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare is not just an opportunity to commemorate one of the greatest playwrights of all time. It is a moment to celebrate the extraordinary ongoing influence of a man who – to borrow from his own description of Julius Caesar -“doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.” ...

The national government has done little to end the carnage in Balochistan, calling into question its willingness or ability to control the military and intelligence BERLIN: Baloch Republican Party (BRP) held a protest demonstration in Germany’s capital, Berlin to highlight the human rights violations and state atrocities in Balochistan. The protest was aimed at highlighting military operations, human rights violations,enforced ...

OPINION: Nobody denies the good things that the armed forces do and have been doing since years. However, capturing political and policy making powers isn’t the job for men trained for battle. They tend to do everything in the shortest possible time, and expect results immediately. Indulging the country in Afghanistan and creation of proxies for guerrilla wars by Zia ...

Yet another year has passed with no success in the sport which Pakistan once dominated for nearly fifty years: squash. How many teenagers are growing up with the drive and ambition to be the next Jahangir Khan or Jansher Khan, I wonder. How much of this is related to a lack of resources and poor administration, and how much is ...

TEHRAN: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said that terrorism posed a threat both to Iran and Afghanistan, as well as the region at large. At the head of a high-level delegation, the CEO arrived in Tehran on a three-day visit on Monday afternoon for talks with senior Iranian officials on issues of bilateral interest. A member of ...

AFGHANISTAN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a telephone conversation on Monday that India would always stand by the people of Afghanistan despite attacks like the one on the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif this week. On Monday, Ghani briefed Modi on the terror attack in Mazar-e-Sharif, a statement from Modi’s office said. The PM expressed deep ...

Pakistan has established more security posts in areas along its border with Afghanistan aimed to boost security. Scouts Commandant of Pakistan’s Bajaur Agency has told reporters these check posts have been set up in Mamond, Salarzai and other areas along the border to prevent militants from attacking locals, pro-government elders and security forces. According to Pakistan’s The Express Tribune news, ...

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the number of those Punjabi who had left Pakistan for Syria and Iraq to join Daesh is not more than 100. Talking to media persons here, he said this does not mean the militants group exists in Pakistan, adding, Daesh will not be allowed to establish roots in Pakistan. The provincial ...