The Kashmir conflict has had profound consequences for women, with documented allegations of sexual violence, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, displacement and psychological trauma. This analysis examines the evidence, legal concerns and competing Indian and Pakistani narratives surrounding women’s rights in IIOJK.
Author: Tarkeen-e-watan (Tarkeen-e-watan )
UNESCO AND PARTNERS CALL FOR ACTION TO ADVANCE LITERACY FOR ALL.
Pakistan marked the 60th International Literacy Day in Islamabad, highlighting persistent challenges of illiteracy, learning poverty and out-of-school children while calling for coordinated action to expand quality learning opportunities.
India’s bid to reshape Kashmir narrative
The Kashmir issue, as the world has known it, has now snowballed into a highly complex conflict. It not only threatens the peace and security of the entire South Asian region but also continues to take a heavy toll on the lives of millions of Kashmiris who have remained trapped in this deadly conflict for...
Raja Sikander Khan Attends Sarwar Foundation Charity Dinner in West London.
London, (TW NEWS) – Chairman of the Global Pak Kashmir Supreme Council, Raja Sikander Khan, was a Guest of Honour at a prestigious fundraising charity dinner organised by the Sarwar Foundation, held at the Royal Nawab Banqueting Hall in West London. Founded by Pakistani-British politician and businessman Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar, former Governor of Punjab, the...
India’s Regional Connectivity Paradox: Trade Integration, Transit Rights and the Economic Cost of Geopolitical Constraints.
Has India’s security-driven foreign policy progressively overridden its economic objective of regional connectivity? Research & Analysis: Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) Research Team Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) 07 September 2026 India’s economic geography provides the country with an exceptional potential position within the emerging trade architecture of Asia. Its western frontier provides the shortest geographical approach...
New Provinces: Is the Problem Provinces or Governance?
The debate over the creation of new provinces in Pakistan is once again gaining momentum, and it now appears to be moving beyond a mere proposal or political slogan towards an actual intention. But the very first question we must ask is: Is the real problem facing Pakistan the number of provinces, their geographical boundaries,...
From Political Rhetoric to Digital Propaganda: The BJP and the Rise of AI-Generated Hate.
A hateful line at a BJP political rally may disappear from the news cycle within a day. But when the same rhetoric is transformed into an AI-generated image, video, or meme, it can be reproduced, reshared, and circulated across platforms long after the original speech has faded from public attention. That difference explains why the...
Nearly 1 in 16 internet-using children in Pakistan experienced technology-facilitated exploitation and abuse in one year – UNICEF
ISLAMABAD, (TW NEWS) — Nearly one in 16 internet-using children aged 12 to 17 in Pakistan experienced at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse over a single year, equivalent to approximately 1.5 million children, according to new research by UNICEF Innocenti, ECPAT International and INTERPOL, funded by Safe Online. The findings are...
Punjab’s Mobile Veterinary Hospitals and Laboratories: A Dream Finally Comes True.
The initiative of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to introduce fully equipped Mobile Veterinary Hospitals and Mobile Veterinary Laboratories for livestock farmers is highly commendable and deserves appreciation at the national level. For those of us who have spent decades working in the veterinary and livestock sector, this initiative has a very special significance....
The Gulf Airspace Crisis is Creating an Unexpected Aviation Opportunity for South Asia.
The U.S.–Iran conflict is disrupting established aviation corridors. For South Asian airlines, the question is no longer only how to manage the crisis—but how quickly they can respond to the traffic it is redistributing. War creates losses before it creates opportunities. The continuing U.S.–Iran conflict is disrupting airspace, extending flight paths, increasing operating costs and...








