By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai A conversation this week with a European visitor prompted me to revisit one of the more intriguing territorial disputes of the twentieth century. He asked whether there were any useful parallels between the Åland Islands and Kashmir. The question lingered in my mind. While history never repeats itself exactly, it often provides illuminating comparisons, and the experience of the Åland ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The United Nations Security Council's high-level debate on July 23, 2026, on "Strengthening the Mechanism for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes" served as a timely reminder that diplomacy remains humanity's most effective instrument for preventing war. Convened as a follow-up to Security Council Resolution 2788 (2025), unanimously adopted during Pakistan's presidency of the Council ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The United Nations marked Nelson Mandela Day at its headquarters in New York on 20 July 2026, although the international observance falls each year on 18 July—the date of Mandela's birth. Established by the United Nations in November 2009 and first observed in 2010, Mandela Day was created not merely to celebrate the life of one of history's greatest leaders, but to inspire action in ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Chairman World Forum for Peace & Justice Every year the international community gathers to remember the victims of genocide. The ceremonies are solemn, the speeches heartfelt, and the promise familiar: "Never Again." On 9 July 2026, the United Nations commemorated the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. More than a remembrance of o ...

By Rida Zaheer Breaking news reveal a Pakistani K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi went missing to night t after reporting a navigational system malfunction, prompting authorities to launch a large-scale search and rescue operation, Pakistan Airports Authority said in a statement. Seven individuals of crew staff including piolot were in the plane. Pilot Rizwan and Idrees J ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Water Terrorism by India as the 2nd Exploitative Front India has been indulging in water terrorism against Pakistan for a long time. Its strategy has been to control the flow of the rivers governed by the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960 by constructing a large number of dams and hydroelectric projects in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The Treaty allocates the thre ...

By Asif Haroon Rajandia's Military Adventure Against the backdrop of its expanding strategic partnerships with the United States and other Western powers, India's growing defence capabilities, and its increasing international stature as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific, the Modi government appeared to conclude that the regional strategic environment was favourable for adopting a more assertive m ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan's Geopolitical and Security Environment at the Time of Its Birth Pakistan came into existence on 14 August 1947 under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. The controversial Radcliffe Award, widely regarded in Pakistan as unjust and influenced by the combined interests of the British administration and the Hindu-dominated Congress leadership, partitioned the Muslim-majority p ...