SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge on Thursday temporarily lifted a visa ban on a large number of work permits, undercutting a measure that the Trump administration says protects American jobs in a pandemic-wracked economy.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said his ruling applied to members of...
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/10/china-is-reportedly-thinking-of-halting-us-treasury-purchases.html
China is reportedly thinking of halting US Treasury purchases and that's worrying markets right now
By Fred Imbert|Jan. 10th, 2018
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China's President Xi...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bangladesh-exports-a-new-generation-of-jihadists-1514499904
Bangladesh Exports a New Generation of Jihadists
By Sadanand Dhume
Nonetheless he represents a troubling new phenomenon: the rise of the transnational Bangladeshi jihadist. Mr. Ullah told interrogators the...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-lawmakers-unite-on-outsourcing-bill-in-rare-show-of-bipartisanship-1514379600
House Committee Unites to Clamp Down on Indian Firms’ Use of H-1B Visas
By Laura Meckler
The new rules apply only to companies that are heavy users of the program, or “H-1B...
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1569275/1-us-proposes-pact-deportation/
US proposes pact to establish deportation procedure of Pakistani citizens
By Danish Hussain|Nov. 26th, 2017
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ISLAMABAD: The United States has proposed that Pakistan formally sign an agreement aimed at establishing...
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Mueller Probes Flynn’s Role in Alleged Plan to Deliver Cleric to Turkey
By James V. Grimaldi, James V. Grimaldi The Wall Street Journal BiographyJames V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi Shane Harris and Shane Harris The Wall Street Journal BiographyShane Harris @shaneharris Aruna Viswanatha...
JustPlanes produces videos of commercial flight operations from all over the world. Now they have released a video of flight operations of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). It covers various aircraft that are (and were) part of PIA’s fleet. You will go inside the cockpit and see flight...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-22/us-nearly-740-000-foreigners-overstayed-visas-last-year
Nearly 740,000 Foreigners Overstayed U.S. Visas Last Year
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (ELLIOT SPAGAT)
May 22, 2017, 5:48 PM EDT May 22, 2017, 6:25 PM EDT
San Diego (AP) -- Nearly 740,000...
U.S. and Pakistan Discuss Release of Doctor Who Helped Find Osama bin Laden
By Saeed Shah
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—The Trump administration spoke with Pakistan about the prospect of freeing a doctor who helped the U.S. mission to find Osama bin Laden, and whose imprisonment in Pakistan has been a...
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2017/04/at_hyderabad_s_visa_temple_indians_pray_to_come_to_the_u_s.html
At the “Visa Temple,” Indians Pray for the Chance to Come to the U.S.
C.S. Rangarajan, head priest at the Chilkur Balaji temple.
Suman Naishadham
Each week, Roads &...
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-chinese-are-sending-younger-children-to-schools-in-u-s-1483485315 [$]
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More Chinese Are Sending Younger Children to Schools in U.S.
By Miriam Jordan
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—When Ken Yan’s parents were contemplating his future, they decided the best option...
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday approved appointment of Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry – the incumbent foreign secretary - as Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States to replace Jalil Abbas Jilani in January, officials said.
Tehmina Janjua, Pakistan Ambassador to the United...
Tried to cut and paste the article here, but I'm posting the link here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-last-diplomat-1480695454
A long article about Robin Raphel and accusations of being a Pakistani mole. Accusations she was exonerated from.
Please do read. It's a great write up.
Here's a video of Sen. Mushahid Hussein, who is Pakistan's Special Envoy on US, giving a talk about Pakistan's view on Kashmir at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. With him is MNA Sherza Kharral.
It's a two-hour video.
Guns and ghee
India is wise to speak softly, but it could do with a bigger stick
Asia
Sep 24th 2016 | DELHI
TO MANY Indians, their country’s strategic position looks alarming. Its two biggest neighbours are China and Pakistan. It has fought wars with both, and border issues still fester. Both...
BOOKSHELF | By Isaac Chotiner
An Army With A Country
Pakistan at the Crossroads
Edited by Christophe Jaffrelot
(Columbia, 346 pages, $60)
The famous quote about Prussia—that it was not a country with an army but an army with a country—has been used to describe any number of states. Turkey...
(CNN)Senior Air Force officials said Wednesday the Air Force will face a shortage of 700 fighter pilots by the end of 2016. That shortfall is estimated to grow to 1,000 by 2022.
The gap in pilots marks a sharp increase since March, when Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle testified before Congress...
How the U.S. Tracked and Killed the Leader of the Taliban
Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed while driving through an area of Pakistan that is normally off limits to U.S. drones
ENLARGE
A U.S. drone strike killed the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, in Pakistan over the weekend...
Comment
Masood Khan
THE US says that the US-Pakistan relationship is “important” and “vital”. Pakistan has, however, expressed concern that despite some progress in the recent past, the relationship is witnessing a downward spiral because of the US Congress’s decision to stop sale of eight...