JAMES M. DORSEY At first glance, Islamic scholars discussing the religious legitimacy of the United Nations and the nation-state sounds esoteric. It’s not. On the contrary, it’s potentially revolutionary. Religious scholars, led by Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest and arguably most moderate Muslim civil society movement in the world’s largest […]
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A World Cup that has defied all expectations reaches its climax on Sunday when Lionel Messi could join Diego Maradona in Argentine immortality by taking the south Americans to the title or France could become the first nation to retain it since 1962. Both scenarios would be an appropriate final […]
NEW YORK-UNS: Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation Modernizes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) To Protect Beneficiaries From Having Benefits Stolen Through Skimming Scams. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was joined by New York State Senators Roxanne J. Persaud and Brian P. Kavanagh, New York State Assemblymembers Khaleel Anderson, Jessica González-Rojas, and Marcela […]
By : Ayesha Azmat Pakistan’s relationship with the Afghan Taliban is in serious jeopardy. Since seizing power, the Taliban have defied Pakistan. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an anti-Pakistan insurgent group that has killed thousands of Pakistanis and aims to establish a Shariah-compliant state in Pakistan, has been given sanctuary as […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training was held here at Parliament House on Friday with Senator Irfan Siddiqui in Chair. Regarding the appointment and posting of Junior lady Teachers at Islamabad Model Colleges. One of the affectees apprised the committee that they […]
RAWALPINDI -UNS : National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) is committed to enforce zero tolerance towards sexual harassment for ensuring a dignified learning and enabling environment both for its students and employees, said Focal Person on anti-sexual harassment of the university. Dr Erum Monis was giving a talk on “Laws […]
WASHINGTON-REUTER/UNS: The Biden administration plans to place Chinese chip-maker Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) and 35 other Chinese firms on a trade blacklist that would prevent them from buying certain American components, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The US Department of Commerce would add the Chinese companies to a so-called ‘Entity […]
Washington D.C.-UNS: Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Robert Portman (R-OH) introduced the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, a bill that would that would support victims and survivors of human trafficking and help them rebuild their lives. Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, […]
Chief of Pakistan Tehreek- e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said on Sunday Senator Azam Khan Swati had been “badly tortured”, while proclaimed offenders and money launders, like Suleman Shehbaz was brought back through NRO-2. “If anyone wants to understand why Pakistan”s economy is on the verge of collapsing, only two events […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS : United Arab Emirates celebrating the 51st anniversary with the sense of pride and privilege, mainly attributed to its leadership, the faithful people and the great achievements made by Emirates over the last five decades. The miraculous accomplishments in the areas of development over the last year coincide […]
