Fifty years ago during the Second World War, in Nazi Germany enforced disappearances were born as a practice against Jews and Communists. Over time, however, this inhuman practice transcended its historical origins and evolved into a global phenomenon, reappearing in different conflict zones under varying political contexts. One of its most tragic contemporary manifestations can...
The Federal Budget 2026-27, despite official claims of stability and growth, presents a deeply concerning fiscal reality. Rather than reflecting economic transformation or meaningful relief for citizens, it signals continued dependence on borrowing, rising debt servicing pressures, weak structural performance, and limited fiscal space for development. In essence, it is rightly described as a Budget...
Pakistan is a country whose economy has consistently been projected as agriculture-based, yet it is currently facing an annual loss of approximately 6 billion US dollars in foreign exchange due to the import of edible oil, exposing a deep structural weakness in its agricultural and economic framework. Despite this heavy financial outflow, the country possesses...
The demand to abolish the 12 refugee seats in AJK’s Legislative Assembly deserves scrutiny that goes far beyond local politics. Every institutional symbol that links displaced Kashmiris to an unresolved dispute weakens India’s preferred narrative of permanence and finality. Removing those symbols from within, voluntarily, under street pressure does what decades of Indian diplomacy could...
When the Delhi High Court granted bail to Khurram Parvez this week, the news should have signalled the end of a nightmare. Instead, it offered a cruel reminder of how justice functions in Indian and particularly for the people of Indian occupied Kashmir. The 49-year-old human rights defender, imprisoned for nearly five years, will remain...
In May 2025, a farmer in Punjab’s canal district walked into his wheat field and found the irrigation channel dry. No drought had come. No exceptional heat had reduced the snowmelt feeding the Chenab upstream. The water had stopped because India, one day after the Pahalgam attack, declared the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and...
(Public dissatisfaction in Azad Kashmir has been steadily rising, signaling a need for urgent and focused intervention. The growing unrest reflects widespread concerns among the population, underscoring the importance of addressing these issues promptly through dialogue and deliberation). Dr. Ghulam Nabi FaiChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & Justice June 10.2026. In an era when political narratives...
Paris, (Younis Khan) – Members of the Sikh community in France staged a protest demonstration at Place de la République in Paris to mark 42 years since the Indian Army’s operation at the Golden Temple. June 1984 remains a significant and tragic period in Sikh history due to Operation Blue Star, an event widely regarded...
Dr. Ghulam Nabi FaiChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & Justice June 9, 2026 The annual report of the United Nations Security Council to the General Assembly is often viewed as a routine institutional document. Yet, hidden within its hundreds of pages are important indicators of the issues that continue to occupy the attention of the international...
The decline of cotton production in Pakistan is not merely a shift in agricultural statistics; it represents the gradual collapse of an entire national economic structure. In 2004–2005, Pakistan produced 14.2 million bales of cotton, whereas in 2025–2026 this figure has dropped sharply to just 4.8 million bales. This is not a normal economic fluctuation...
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