By Asif Haroon Raja US and Iran Reach Agreement On roughly 40 occasions since March, President Donald Trump claimed to be close to a deal with Iran. After months of intermittent negotiations and repeated public claims by President Trump that an agreement was imminent, Washington and Tehran finally announced a ceasefire framework. The US has released the full text of its 14-point "Memorandum of Understanding ...

by Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai As the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) convenes its 2026 session at UN Headquarters in New York, which began on June 15, 2026, chaired by Ambassador Menissa Rambally of Saint Lucia, the international community has an opportunity to revisit one of the longest unresolved questions on the UN agenda: Kashmir. The Committee's mandate is rooted in the principle of ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Was there ever a period in Pakistan's history when the country was not the target of hostile powers? Since its inception, Pakistan has faced a relentless series of conspiracies, covert operations, and destabilisation campaigns aimed at keeping it politically divided, socially fragmented, economically dependent, and militarily constrained. Successive governments and military leaderships h ...

by Asif Haroon Raja History teaches a harsh but enduring lesson: no external enemy can achieve its objectives without assistance from within. Betrayal, subversion, and collaboration with hostile forces have often proven more dangerous than direct military aggression. This reality is particularly evident in the history of nations confronted by prolonged external threats. In Pakistan's case, the challenge is ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Behind the Façade of Rights: The Real Agenda Exposed The entire campaign was orchestrated by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) under the guise of rights and victimhood has now been fully exposed. Its true face and underlying intentions are no longer hidden. This is not a struggle for the rights of Kashmiris; rather, it is a campaign aimed at advanc ...

(Public dissatisfaction in Azad Kashmir has been steadily rising, signaling a need for urgent and focused intervention. The growing unrest reflects widespread concerns among the population, underscoring the importance of addressing these issues promptly through dialogue and deliberation). Protestors shout slogans and march on a street after Friday prayers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The annual report of the United Nations Security Council to the General Assembly is often viewed as a routine institutional document. Yet, hidden within its hundreds of pages are important indicators of the issues that continue to occupy the attention of the international community. The 2025 draft report, spanning nearly 200 pages and covering conflicts and crises from Palestine to Uk ...

By Asif Haroon Raja A Call for Reflection The people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) must remember the hardships endured under Dogra, Sikh, and Afghan rule, as well as the contemporary difficulties faced by residents of Indian-administered Kashmir, where the narrow Kashmir Valley has been turned into the biggest concentration camp in the world. Saga of Indian Occupied Kashmir Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu ...