Somalia and Pakistan have agreed to deepen technical cooperation on digital identity, digital public infrastructure, e-governance, digital payments, social protection and financial inclusion following a 10-day peer learning mission supported by UNDP.
Author: Tarkeen-e-watan (Tarkeen-e-watan )
Settler colonialism cloaked in democracy.
As the world observes the International Day of Democracy, the unresolved Kashmir dispute continues to raise questions about political representation, democratic participation and the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
UN-Habitat Completes Community Climate Adaptation Project with 5,000 Rainwater Harvesting Units in Pakistan.
UN-Habitat and Shehersaaz have completed the community-level component of a climate adaptation project in Pakistan, including 5,000 household rainwater harvesting units in Rawalpindi and Nowshera.
IIOJK: The World’s Largest Open-Air Jail — A Defence and Strategic Perspective.
An in-depth strategic analysis examines IIOJK as the “world’s largest open-air jail,” focusing on militarisation, legal restrictions, digital surveillance, human costs and the wider security implications for South Asia.
Major Legal Action in Italy Over Desecration of the Holy Quran
A formal legal case has been launched in Italy over the desecration of the Holy Quran, with Dr. Nadeem Muhammad Waqas and a 10-member team of Italian lawyers pursuing the matter through the country’s legal system.
BRICS Condemns Sanctions—but How Will Exporters Get Paid?
Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) Research Team Under the supervision of Muhammad Anwar, Founder & Chairman, TFN 13 September 2026 The 2026 BRICS New Delhi Declaration speaks firmly about the conditions needed for international trade. Paragraph 20 calls for a fair, predictable, rules-based trading system. Paragraph 21 warns that tariffs, non-tariff restrictions and protectionist measures can...
Mental Health Crisis and Healthcare Collapse in IIOJK.
In 1989, the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Srinagar recorded roughly 1,700 psychiatric outpatient visits annually. By 2015, that figure had reached 100,000. The woman who should be among those 100,000 is not. There is no psychiatrist in her district. She carries what the militarization gave her: house raids, a disappeared husband, years...
Diesel at Rs403, Levies in Trillions: Pakistan’s Real Crisis Is Bad Governance.
Pakistan’s diesel price has reached Rs403.32 per litre, and this is not simply a story about an expensive fuel. It is a story about governance. When an essential input for agriculture, transport, industry and trade reaches such a high price while the government simultaneously collects trillions of rupees through petroleum levies, taxes and duties, the...
Raja Sikander Khan Congratulates Ch. Tariq Farooq on Becoming Speaker of AJK Assembly and Acting President.
London, (TW NEWS) – Chairman of the Global Pak Kashmir Supreme Council, Raja Sikander Khan, extends his profound and heartfelt congratulations to Ch. Tariq Farooq on assuming the esteemed responsibilities of Speaker of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly and Acting President of the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Raja Sikander Khan described...
From Borders to Narratives: Pakistan, Kashmir and the Information Age.
The Kashmir dispute is increasingly being contested beyond the Line of Control, with diplomacy, international law, media coverage and information narratives playing a growing role in shaping political and international perceptions.









