The ancient lanes of Dalmandi in Varanasi have fallen silent, save for the mechanical growl of bulldozers and the muffled sobs of displaced families. In a brazen display of state-orchestrated erasure, Indian authorities have marked six mosques for demolition—including the 226-year-old Mirza Karimullah Beg Mosque—under the threadbare pretext of road widening. Over a hundred homes...
Eid-ul-Azha is not merely a religious festival but a profound lesson of selflessness, sacrifice, love, brotherhood, and humanity. These were the days when homes were filled with joy, children insisted on new clothes, streets echoed with the sounds of animals, and every face carried a strange glow. But today the common man in Pakistan approaches...
Kashmir is not just a long-standing dispute. It is a prolonged human tragedy shaped and sustained by power politics. For decades, the suffering of its people has unfolded before the world, yet meaningful action has remained absent. International institutions have issued resolutions and statements, but their inability to enforce them shows how political interests often...
A Kashmiri man’s wife was taken at gunpoint and sent across the border into Pakistan. Their two young children were left behind. She had lived in Kashmir for years, married to a Kashmiri man, raising a Kashmiri family. After the Pahalgam attack of April 2025, India revoked all Pakistani visas and ordered nearly 800 Pakistani...
Pakistan is preparing to announce the Federal Budget 2026–27 at a time when the country is facing one of the most difficult economic periods in its history. The budget is being formulated under strict IMF oversight, with the government attempting to balance public expectations, economic survival, and international financial commitments simultaneously. Unfortunately, many analysts fear...
One year after Operation Bunyan Al Marsoos, its importance continues to shape the political and strategic conversation surrounding Kashmir. The operation was not simply a military response during a dangerous regional crisis. It became the moment when India’s carefully manufactured Kashmir narrative began collapsing before the international community, while Pakistan forcefully restored its strategic voice...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is once again witnessing a dangerous resurgence of terrorism that threatens not only the peace of the province but also the stability and future of Pakistan. The recent tragic explosion in Norang, Lakki Marwat, where according to initial reports 7 to 10 people lost their lives while nearly 18 to 30 others were...
In a rare and urgent joint statement, United Nations human rights experts warned last week that the “growing global spread of intrusive surveillance technologies” is creating an “environment of fear” that chills dissent, criminalises civil society and erodes democracy itself. They described a “complex, interconnected and reinforcing surveillance ecosystem” sustained by opaque state–corporate collusion, and...
The painful reality of Broken Dreams, Empty Kitchens: The Pain of Inflation and Survival in Pakistan is no longer just a phrase but a living truth experienced by millions of Pakistanis every single day. Today in Pakistan, millions of families wake up every morning not with hope but with uncertainty and anxiety. At night, electricity...
The phrase Bunyan al Marsoos, meaning “a solidly constructed wall,” carries profound strategic symbolism. It reflects the notion of unity, cohesion, and collective defense principles central to Pakistan’s security doctrine amid an increasingly hostile regional environment. In contemporary security studies, states confronted with asymmetrical threats often adopt strategies that blend conventional deterrence with hybrid warfare...
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