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Hajj tragedy - Muslims need to set up a body to manageTime to take Mecca away from Saudis Given repeated disasters during Hajj at Mecca & Medina and the distortion of Islam by Saudi ru… Started by Oostur Raza |
0 | Sep 27, 2015 |
Pakistan Civil SocietyDuke Political Review--Examples of Pakistan's growing civil society:: Humaira Bachal started teaching when she was twelve years old. Backed… Started by Riaz Haq |
0 | Mar 26, 2015 |
Pakistan's Rising Middle ClassThe Emerging Middle Class in Pakistan: How it Consumes, Earns, and SavesDr. Jawaid Abdul GhaniProfessor, Strategy and Marketing Research,Ka… Started by Riaz Haq |
0 | Mar 19, 2015 |
Pakistan: A Land of Opportunity?Opportunity Pakistan Report by i-genius commission on social entrepreneurship: In September 2013, fifteen people (Commissioners) from Austr… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Nov 7, 2014 Reply by Riaz Haq |
Pakistan Education EmergencyEarlier this year, a Pakistani government commission on education found that public funding for education has been cut from 2.5% of GDP in… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Nov 4, 2014 Reply by Riaz Haq |
Great work of PakistanisCongratulations to all Pakistanis working in the Silcon Valley with devotion Started by Mohammed Anwar Khan |
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May 5, 2014 Reply by Mohammed Anwar Khan |
Basant Festival in Lahore Changa MangaThe Department of Railway has decided to start the special train from Lahore to Changa Manga. The provincial government of Punjab has also… Started by Khurram |
0 | Jan 31, 2014 |
Access to Electricity in PakistanHere's a BR report on "phenomenal" progress on electrification in Pakistan: Pakistan has made substantial progress in electrification both… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Jun 9, 2013 Reply by Riaz Haq |
Aalu Anday- Pakistan's Protest MusicHere's a Times of India story on "Aalu Anday", a satirical music video gone viral on Youtube: NEW DELHI: When the music video of "Aalu And… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Mar 4, 2013 Reply by Riaz Haq |
Pakistanis Donate Generously to Charities"Righteousness is not that ye turn your faces towards the east or the west, but righteousness is, one who believes in God, and the last day… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Mar 1, 2013 Reply by Riaz Haq |
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Improved US-Pakistan Ties: F-1 Visas For Pakistani Students Soaring
The F-1 visas for Pakistani students are soaring amid a global decline, according to the US government data. The US visas granted to Pakistani students climbed 44.3% in the first half of Fiscal Year 2025 (October 2024 to March 2025) with warming relations between the governments of the two countries. The number of visas granted to Indian students declined 44.5%, compared to 20% fewer US visas given to students globally in this period. The number of US visas granted to Pakistani…
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Major Hindu American Group Distances Itself From Modi's India
"We are not proxies for India in the US", wrote Suhag Shukla, co-founder and executive director of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) in a recent article for The Print, an Indian media outlet. This was written in response to Indian diplomat-politician Shashi Tharoor's criticism that the Indian-American diaspora was largely silent on the Trump administration policies hurting India. …
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