The Pakistan Army is not merely an institution; it is one of the most important pillars of Pakistan’s national defence and security. For decades, its officers and soldiers have stood at the frontiers of the country, faced grave threats and made the ultimate sacrifices for the motherland. Thousands of Pakistani families have lost their sons...
Harvard University, one of the world’s most prestigious universities and a global benchmark for excellence in higher education, research and scholarship, has given us a thought-provoking reason to examine the real value of a university degree in today’s rapidly changing world. Harvard has produced an extraordinary number of Nobel laureates and generations of leading scholars,...
The recent visit of the US Ambassador to Kashmir, and his subsequent interactions with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has ignited a firestorm of debate. In the high-stakes theater of South Asian diplomacy, words are never accidental. While some view the Ambassador’s rhetoric as a nod to New Delhi, a broader analysis of the current geopolitical...
The federal government’s decision to file a review petition before the Honourable Supreme Court against the order directing the transfer of former Prime Minister and founder Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, is both surprising and deeply disappointing. The government undoubtedly has the legal right to...
The decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan to direct the transfer of former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital for medical assessment and treatment is a significant and timely development. It deserves to be welcomed not merely as a judicial order concerning the health of...
As Pakistan prepares to celebrate another Independence Day, the announcement and conferment of civil awards once again becomes a matter of national attention. Civil awards are an important tradition. A nation has every right—and indeed a responsibility—to recognise individuals who have rendered exceptional services to the country. There is nothing inherently wrong with honouring outstanding...
14 August is always a day of celebration, remembrance and national pride. It reminds us that on this day in 1947, Pakistan emerged on the map of the world as an independent sovereign state. Millions of Muslims of the subcontinent had sacrificed their lives, homes, properties and futures for the realization of a dream led...
Every August 15th, the streets of Srinagar and the wider landscape of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir undergo a ritualistic transformation. The city is not merely secured; it is besieged. From the multi-layered security grids surrounding Bakshi Stadium to the proliferation of drones, CCTV surveillance, and the omnipresent Cordon-and-Search Operations (CASOs), the machinery of the state...
The Jammu massacre of 1947 remains one of the darkest and most neglected episodes of the partition violence in South Asia. While the massacres of Partition are widely remembered, the systematic violence against Muslims in Jammu has received comparatively little attention in mainstream historical narratives. Thousands were killed, displaced, abducted or forcibly converted during the...
“Normalcy” was presented as the promise that would follow the removal of Indian illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir’s special status. Instead, the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019 ushered in a new phase of political uncertainty, restrictions and human rights concerns in the region. The Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi unilaterally stripped...
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