The Federal Government’s latest cabinet decision has laid bare one of the most disturbing contradictions in Pakistan’s governance. At a time when the country is confronting an unprecedented fiscal crisis, a public debt exceeding Rs90 trillion, soaring inflation, shrinking economic opportunities, and a rapidly declining standard of living, the government has chosen to reward the country’s highest bureaucracy with new...
The Weaponization of Knowledge: Censorship as Strategy in Kashmir’s Libraries.
Libraries are often called the heart of a society because they protect knowledge, history, and ideas. They allow people to learn, question, and understand the world around them. However, when governments begin deciding which books people can read and which ideas are acceptable, libraries risk becoming tools of control instead of centres of learning. Recent developments in Indian-occupied Kashmir have...
Kashmir, the UN and the Pursuit of Peace
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...