The writer is an academic In December 2015, Saudi Arabia announced a coalition of 34 Muslim countries to fight Daesh, tackling challenges confronting the Islamic world in regards to terrorism and to save international peace and stability. Saudi Defence Minister and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud said the aim was to tackle the Islamic world’s problems with terrorism and to be a partner in the worldwide fight against the scourge of terrorism. Now…
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ISLAMABAD: In the wake of upcoming visit of Iranian president, Pakistan has decided to facilitate exporters of rice, meat, fruits and vegetables for boosting trade with Tehran. According to official announcement made here on Wednesday, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan presided over a meeting in the Ministry of Commerce to prepare proposals and comprehensive strategy to enhance trade cooperation with Iran in the wake of the visit of the Iranian president to Pakistan. The…
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Pakistan – scheduled at the end of the month – Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan has directed officials to draft a comprehensive strategy to enhance trade cooperation with the country. With Iran free of most economic sanctions, potential to strengthen business ties with the neighbouring country has increased substantially with many state and private representatives looking to take advantage of the situation. Khan instructed the…
The author, a Pulitzer Prizer winner, writes a twice-weekly column on politics and culture One wouldn’t call them bedfellows, strange or otherwise, but President Obama and Donald Trump are both inadvertently helping the Islamic State through rhetoric that is either too cautious or too rash. It shouldn’t be difficult to discern which is which. Obama, through his studious avoidance of explicitly calling terrorists or the Islamic State either Islamic or Muslim, is “silly,” perhaps “cowardly”…