Dr. Ghulam Nabi FaiChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & Justice July 23, 2026 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...
Pakistan’s Transit Corridors: Strengthening Iran’s Supply Chain Resilience.
An NSTN Perspective Recent disruptions to global supply chains have highlighted the importance of diversified logistics corridors. For Iran, supply chain resilience depends on having multiple international gateways that reduce reliance on any single port or transport route. Pakistan is now well positioned to become one of those strategic gateways. The Government of Pakistan has already established the legal foundation...
PM Reaffirms Pakistan’s Full Support for Saudi Arabia in Call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Brussels/Islamabad, (Unib Rashid) – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. During the cordial conversation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the recent attacks carried out by the...
PM Announces $20 Million Venture Fund, Calls for Indigenous Robotics and Innovation Ecosystem
Brussels/Islamabad, (Unib Rashid) – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called for the creation of a unified national innovation ecosystem to accelerate the development of indigenous robotics and autonomous technologies, while announcing the launch of the Spark and Elevate Programme and a $20 million Pakistan Venture Fund to support the country’s technology sector. Addressing the inaugural session of the...
Amnesty International expresses concern over crackdown on peaceful protesters in New Delhi.
London, (Zahid Anwar Mirza) – Amnesty International has expressed serious concern over the reported crackdown on peaceful protesters in New Delhi, urging Indian authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly and investigate allegations of excessive use of force. In a statement, Aakar Patel, Chair of the Board of Amnesty International India, said images and reports from the protest at...
Ishaq Dar, Kaja Kallas Agree to Strengthen Pakistan-EU Strategic Partnership.
Brussels, (Unib Rashid): Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met with the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, on the sidelines of the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Manila. During the meeting, High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas warmly recalled her recent bilateral visit to Islamabad...
Livestock: Pakistan’s Most Effective Pathway Out of Poverty.
Poverty remains Pakistan’s greatest socio-economic challenge. Millions of families struggle every day to meet their basic needs for food, healthcare, education, and shelter. Despite numerous poverty alleviation programmes, subsidies, and cash transfer schemes introduced over the past several decades, rural poverty continues to persist. The challenge before Pakistan is therefore not simply to provide temporary relief, but to create sustainable...
Governing Through Trauma: The Mental Health Emergency India Will Not Acknowledge in Kashmir.
A woman in the Kashmir Valley has not slept properly in eleven years. She cannot identify the exact night the sleeplessness began. It may have been the raid. It may have been the detention. It may have been the curfew that lasted so long her children forgot what school felt like. She has never seen a psychiatrist. There is no...
The DP World ILT20 has created a pathway for UAE cricketers: Muhammad Rohid.
Rohid reflects on becoming one of the highest-valued UAE players at the league’s landmark first-ever player auction and the league’s impact on his career. Season 5 of the six-team, 34-match DP World ILT20 will be played in November-December 2026. Dubai, 21 July 2026, (TW News) – For UAE left-arm pacer Muhammad Rohid, the DP World ILT20’s landmark first-ever player auction...
The Inconvenient Mandela—and the Inconvenient Question of Kashmir: When Will Words Become Action?
Dr. Ghulam Nabi FaiChairmanWorld forum for Peace & Justice July 21, 2022 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...