WASHINGTON ― More than 50 Democratic members of Congress are planning to skip President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, many saying they can’t bring themselves to welcome a man to the White House who ran such a divisive and prejudiced campaign ― and insulted their colleague, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). (An updated list of the lawmakers who won’t attend the inauguration is below.) I will not be ce ...

By Mehboob Qadir We lost our social cohesion and civil anchorage, in fact our place in history, when River Hakra, the legendary Saraswati, turned away from us thousands of years ago. It was the mother river on whose banks Indus Civilization was born and prospered to become one of the largest and the most enlightened civilizations in the world. It held sway in many different ways over the plains of united Pu ...

In recent times, a great deal of controversy has centered around the burqa. In 2011, France banned the niqab and burqa. Bulgaria, Egypt and Chad, among others, also banned the burqa, with Morocco banning the sale, import and manufacture of burqas in 2017. The reasons behind the ban have been varied, with security concerns being an overriding contributor to the decision to ban the garment. However, there are ...

by Balbir Singh Sooch Honest means - truthful, sincere, frank, open, trustworthy, upright, decent, law-abiding, reliable, honorable ; Who is not telling lies; not cheating or stealing; straight forward; an honest man; an honest in business; give an honest opinion, to be quite honest about it-phrase used before a statement that one wishes to believed; an honest mind; an honest face; earn an honest penny; ear ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Pakistan is a grave victim of water scarcity, because of being on lower riparian in relation to the rivers emanating from the Indian-Held Kashmir (IHK). India has never missed an opportunity to harm Pakistan since its inception; it is creating deliberate water shortages for Pakistan with the aim to impair Pakistan agriculturally. Historically, India has been trying to establish her hegemon ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan  BJP government not only taken unpopular decisions but also devised highly foolish policies to run internal and external policies. The recent policy of cancellation of currency notes all over the country is being condemned. Even in this regard RBI Staff of India criticized and admitted in a letter that Indian Reserve Bank image all over the globe is being dented due to government's ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The recently approved Pakistan Electronic Crime Act by the Parliament and promulgation of cybercrime law specifying punishments to the wrongdoers operating in the world of media with absolute callousness has alarmed the dissidents and made them cautious. In the last 12 days five social media activists including blogger Salman Haider have gone missing from Islamabad and Lahore. The other ...

By Rida Zaheer Five days, Australia and Pakistan will land in Brisbane Cricket ground on January 13, 2017 (Friday) Chris Lynn and Billy Stanlake from Australia and from Pakistan sides are not going to be on the screen tomorrow. Australian Team has the edge of clean sweep in the recently held test series and thus placed No. 1 in the ICC ODI rankings, will go into the first game as favourites. Australia, the ...