By Rida zaheer On 11th May evening, a brave resident of Mankoor, Mr liaqat, intercepted a suicide bomber near his village as the terrorist was moving towards the Kushal Garh joint Police, Rangers and PHP post. In the line of duty and courage, the bomber detonated himself, and due to the powerful blast and shock waves, Mr liaqat also embraced Shahadat. His sacrifice will always be remembered with honour and ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Reunions with old friends often revive cherished memories, but meeting those who stood beside one another through decades of shared struggle and commitment carries a far deeper meaning. Such a heartfelt moment unfolded today at Washington Dulles International Airport, where longtime friends and colleagues reunited while seeing off relatives traveling to Azad Kashmir. Among those prese ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Hot Question The burning question dominating strategic discourse is whether President Donald Trump will sign and finalise a peace agreement with Iran before departing for China on 15 May. Hard Realities The following strategic realities must be taken into account: The US campaign, codenamed “Epic Fury,” has failed to achieve its principal war objectives despite carrying out more than 15, ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai As diplomats, disarmament experts, and political leaders gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Eleventh Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the world once again confronts a sobering truth: humanity continues to live under the shadow of nuclear annihilation. The conference, which runs until May 22, 2026, was convene ...

By Dr Syed Fai Two important gatherings at the United Nations Headquarters in New York this April have brought renewed attention to a principle that lies at the very core of international law: the right of peoples to self-determination. On April 20, 2026, a conference titled “Self-Determination in Times of Peace and Conflict: Internal Relations and Indigenous Diplomacies” convened scholars, diplomats, and a ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF), launched a high-visibility digital advocacy campaign across New York City, deploying mobile LED advertising trucks carrying sharp and compelling messages urging the United Nations to implement its long-standing resolutions on Kashmir. The campaign coincided with the 78th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution ...

Shared by Firoz Kamal Posted By Zaheerul Hassan The Pakistan Era During 200 years of British rule, there was only one university in East Bengal: the University of Dhaka. Even that, it is claimed, was opposed by Rabindranath Tagore and the influential circles in Kolkata. Even Dhaka University had less than one thousand students in 1947. The British made almost no development in East Bengal over nearly two ce ...

By Asif Haroon Pakistan has, once again, stepped into the global spotlight—this time not as a peripheral actor, but as a pivotal intermediary in one of the most volatile geopolitical confrontations of the present era. Under the leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s military establishment has emerged as a key interlocutor between Washington and Tehran. Within a remarkably short span, Islamabad a ...