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Kashmiri youth shunning violence, Pakistan: Survey

Kashmiri girls participating in a youth festival in January. The IRIIS survey says the young in Kashmir spend more time listening to music and watching Hindi movies and also watching cricket. SRINAGAR: Kashmiri youths are increasingly leaning...

Most Americans see China as friendly: Poll

WASHINGTON: Despite a slew of disputes, most Americans view China as a friendly nation although they are divided in their general attitude toward the rising power, a poll showed Tuesday. Major US polling company Gallup, in a survey conducted...

NRO & the curious case of Zardari

I don’t know how the Swiss do it but somehow, every single time, they get away with everything but murder. Just about every bloodthirsty, hate-mongering, genocide-loving piece of work seems to have found his haven in the hamlets and half-cities...

Pak ‘safe sanctuaries’ causing problems in Afghanistan: US

Washington: Doubting Pakistan’s “willingness” to go after the militant groups enjoying sanctuary in the country, a top US intelligence official has said these elements have caused major problems for the Afghan and coalition...

Pakistan’s security services aiding Taliban: NATO report

LONDON: The Pakistani security services are secretly helping Afghanistan’s Taliban, who assume their victory is inevitable once Western troops leave, a secret NATO document says, according to reports on Wednesday. The leaked “State...

Media is not the culprit here

Let’s stick with the facts, Mr Prime Minister Troubled relations have given way to calmer times between Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gaillani and the army leadership. Good for them and for us all. But before we say why this is potentially...