By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The seventieth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) opened on March 9, 2026, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Established in 1946 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Commission remains the world’s foremost intergovernmental body dedicated to advancing gender equality and protecting the rights of women and girls. ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai When the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opened in Geneva on February 23, 2026, the tone set by global leaders was unusually stark. Their warnings were not rhetorical flourishes. They were an alarm about a world in which the very foundations of human rights—carefully constructed after the devastation of World War II—are increasingly under strain. Ambassador Sid ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman World Forum for Peace & Justice The United Nations Commission on Human Rights held sixty-two sessions in Geneva until it was replaced in 2006 by the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Human Rights Council is now holding its sixty-first session in Geneva, Switzerland under the presidency of Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro of Indonesia, from today, February 23 to March 3 ...

bY Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan's Frailties Until the first decade of May 2025, the national atmosphere was weighed down by uncertainty and apprehension. The negative effects of elite capture, political polarisation and political instability fanned by PTI after its ouster from power, made the economy frail. The parliamentary, judicial and constitutional crises, widening gulf between the rich and poor accentuat ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai India is celebrating its 77th Republic Day to honor a constitution that came into force on January 26, 1950. Yet for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, this celebration has little meaning. The world’s largest self-proclaimed democracy has never extended the same democratic rights to Kashmir that it celebrates elsewhere. Just two years before India adopted its Constitution, the United Na ...

By Asif Haroon Raja An Indian intelligence operative, Ajay Kumar, operated under the assumed identity of Dr. Ajay Dutta while posing as a representative of a humanitarian NGO named Silk Horizon. Publicly, the organization claimed involvement in clean-water projects for underdeveloped communities. Silk Horizon’s declared mission was to dig clean-water wells in underdeveloped villages, but behind the scenes i ...

By Asif Haroon Raja  The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, and his entourage displayed highly irresponsible conduct during their three-day visit to Lahore, behaving more like unruly street agitators than representatives of a provincial government.  Their actions reduced them to the level of gangsters, vagabonds, and clowns, making a mockery of their own office. Afridi deliberately br ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan’s Heavy Price in the War on Terror During the 20-year war on terror, Pakistan stood as a frontline ally of the US-led Western coalition. Yet, it bore the brunt of devastation — losing over 80,000 lives and suffering an economic loss exceeding $150 billion. The war was externally manipulated; Afghanistan became the launching pad for massive covert operations led by India’s RAW an ...