از   رعایت اللہ فاروقی *کرنیلی گھر کا کھانا vs   غالبا 1997ء کی بات ہے، ہمیں جنرل حمید گل مرحوم نے کسی کام سے اپنے گھر طلب کیا تو کچھ سوچ کر وقت تبدیل کرتے ہوئے فرمایا "یوں کرو، رات کے کھانے پر آجاؤ !" ہم پہنچ تو گئے مگر کھانا اپنے گھر کھا کر اور جب انہیں بتایا کہ ہم کھانا کھا آئے ہیں تو حیرت سے فرمایا "میں نے کھانے پر بلایا تھا" "سر ! اپنے گھر کھالیا یا آپ کے گھر، ایک ہی بات ہے" کچھ ماہ ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai , Chairman World Forum for Peace & Justice If the United Nations is serious about restoring faith in the international system, it must do more than repeat the language of the Charter. It must demonstrate that its principles apply equally to the powerful and the weak. This has been an extraordinary week at the United Nations—extraordinary not only because of the crises confronting ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai ChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & Justice Protestors shout slogans and march on a street after Friday prayers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. A strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir in effect for a fifth day was eased Friday to allow residents to pray at mosques, officials said, but some protests still broke out in the disputed region despite tho ...

By. Ghulam Nabi Fai ChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & Justice New York, New York July 30, 2026 The 20th Annual International Human Rights Summit opened today, on July 30, 2026, at United Nations Headquarters in New York under the timely theme, "Education for Peace – A 25-Year Legacy." Hosted by United for Human Rights and its youth initiative, Youth for Human Rights International, the Summit marks the org ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai ChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & Justice July 28, 2026 The tragic killing of more than a dozen civilians in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, has left Kashmiris across the world grieving and searching for answers. No political objective, however noble, can justify the loss of innocent lives. If, as widely reported, these civilians were participating in peaceful protests, then the tragedy be ...

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 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. Firoz Mahboob Kamal Intense bombing campaign against Iran has again started. A man with strategic understanding couldn't expect better than that. It must be understood that unless and until Iran gets an effective deterrent against the US and Israel, they have no option but to suffer the devastating consequences of indiscriminate US bombings. There is no way for Iran to escape that. Mere missiles ...