Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme emerging threat to America, says White House

Such a remark by the top White House official comes a day after the US slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency — National Development Complex (NDC) — on charges of them contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic-missile programme.

US officials downplay impact of recent indictments on India-US ties

The outgoing Biden administration on Tuesday, December 17, exuded confidence that India and the US will be able to “weather” the challenges to their relationship that arose after two recent indictments — one related to a Sikh separatist and the other to an Indian billionaire.

Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has died at 73 in US, family finally confirms

Hussain, who is regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation, is survived by his wife, Antonia Minnecola; his daughters, Anisa Qureshi (her husband, Taylor Phillips, and their daughter, Zara) and Isabella Qureshi; his brothers, Taufiq Qureshi and Fazal Qureshi; and his sister, Khurshid Aulia. Born on March 9, 1951, he is the son of legendary tabla master Ustad Alla Rakha.

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