By Qamar Bashir We begin with a prayer for sound judgment and for the protection of innocent lives: May those who hold the levers of power choose restraint over rashness, and may the suffering of ordinary families be spared the thunder of renewed war. President Trump’s recent declaration that the […]
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By: Eng. Bakht Said Yousafzai United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s anticipated announcement to recognize a Palestinian state has sparked a new wave of discussion in international politics. The move comes at a time when the Middle East is already grappling with significant crises and heightened tensions. British media and […]
By: Engineer Bakht Said Yousafzai Last week Saturday, the streets of London witnessed a scene that created an atmosphere of concern not only in the capital but across the entire country. The controversial far-right figure Tommy Robinson led the “Unite the Kingdom” march, which was presented under the banner of […]
By S. M. Hali Hailed as a milestone in Islamic solidarity, the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement risks deepening sectarian divides, unsettling India and Israel, and forcing recalibrations in Ankara and Tehran. The signing of the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in September 2025 has been […]
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal When Israel rained fire upon Qatar, the world looked not only at the skies but also toward the ground; toward the vast American base at Al-Udeid, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, a fortress built with Arab wealth and housing nearly 10,000 troops, […]
By Qamar Bashir The Doha summit forced the Muslim world to confront its greatest weakness. What was meant to be another ritual of solidarity for Gaza instead exposed the Ummah’s impotence in the face of systematic slaughter. The massacre of Palestinians, the destruction of homes, schools, and hospitals, and the […]
By Our Correspondent ISLAMABAD: A new six-year Country Programme Framework (CPF) has been signed between Pakistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aimed at strengthening cooperation in peaceful nuclear applications ranging from food security to energy and healthcare. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar […]
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Almighty Allah, in His infinite wisdom, has endowed the human body with extraordinary resilience. When flesh or bone is wounded, nature itself comes to its aid, and in due course the body recovers. Yet, there are wounds of another kind—those inflicted upon the soul—that remain […]
By Qamar Bashir The Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha on 15 September 2025, convened in the wake of Israel’s brazen strike on Qatari territory, ended with a flourish of words. The Doha Declaration was framed as a turning point: Muslim leaders, for once, spoke in one voice, condemning Israel’s attack […]
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “80 years. Longer than the average human lifespan. Normally this would be a moment to celebrate but are we really in a mood for celebration. Instead of celebrating, one might rather ask: where is the United Nations, which was created to save us from hell? […]
