Americans of Azad Kashmir descent remain deeply concerned about the ongoing challenges in their homeland. A delegation representing the Kashmiri American diaspora from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersy and New York, held a ninety-minute-long meeting with Honorable Ahan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Policy and Planning and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan. Professor Ahsan Iqbal, who had previously parti ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Propaganda War The BLA, BLF and Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) have developed a coordinated propaganda campaign that blends genuine public grievances with fabricated or exaggerated narratives. The objective is to undermine the legitimacy of the state, facilitate recruitment, mobilize support, and raise funds from sections of the Baloch diaspora that are receptive to such messaging. The ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman, World Forum for Peace & Justice Nearly 10,000 women and girls have reportedly disappeared from Jammu and Kashmir since 2019. According to figures presented by Ajay Kumar, India's Minister of State for Home Affairs in Parliament, 9,765 females—including 1,148 girls under the age of 18—have been reported missing. If these numbers are accurate, they represent one of the mo ...

By The filing of a 737-page chargesheet by Kashmir's State Investigation Agency (SIA) before a Special Court in Srinagar against Yasin Malik and four others in connection with the 1990 abduction and murder of nurse Sarla Bhat raises profound legal and political questions. Coming more than three decades after the incident, the prosecution has inevitably reignited debate over justice, accountability and the u ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan's Role During Afghan Jihad in the 1980s During the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan from December 1979 till February 1989, an estimated 1.8 million Afghans, including nearly 300,000 children, lost their lives. In stark contrast, Pakistan opened its doors to more than five million Afghan refugees over several decades. It not only provided them with shelter and securi ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Today’s meeting in New York between Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman of the World Forum for Peace & Justice, Sardar Taj Khan, Senior Vice Chairman of the Kashmir Mission USA, and Ambassador Hameed Ajibaiye Opeloyeru, the Permanent Observer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to the United Nations, serves as an important reminder that the question of Kashmir remains unres ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Visit of Iran's President Pezeshkian to Pakistan Asif Haroon Raja Diplomatic Breakthrough in Talks Negotiations in Switzerland continued for approximately 18 hours. The outcome emerged in the form of a joint communiqué, under which a basic agreement was reached for a period of 60 days. Technical teams will now engage with one another to address and finalize the remaining issues. Pakistan ...

by Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The Arria-Formula Meeting of the United Nations Security Council on “Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”, held at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 June 2026, highlighted a fundamental truth about the international system: resolutions matter only when they are implemented. The concept note for the meeti ...