The halal food economy has quietly become one of the fastest-growing sectors in global trade. What was once considered purely a religious dietary requirement has now evolved into a major international industry. Halal today is not just about religion—it also encompasses food safety, hygiene, traceability, and animal welfare standards. As a result, multinational companies and even non-Muslim countries dominate global...
AgriCapture Expands Global Rice Methane Project to Pakistan.
Brussels, (Unib Rashid) __ AgriCapture Expands Global Rice Methane Project to Pakistan.AgriCapture has announced the expansion of its Global Rice Methane Project into Pakistan, marking a significant step in scaling climate-smart agriculture initiatives across South Asia. The company is partnering with Sustainable Agriculture Water and Intelligent Ecosystem (SAWIE Ecosystems) to implement the project. The initiative combines on-the-ground farmer engagement with...
Chairman OPGF Akhtar Zaheer Urges Pakistan’s Top Leadership to Abolish Police Report Condition for Passports to Protect 30,000 Pakistanis in Spain.
Madrid, (Special Correspondent) __ Chairman of the Overseas Pakistanis Global Foundation, Akhtar Zaheer Ahmed, has urged Pakistan’s top leadership to immediately intervene and suspend the requirement of a police report from Spanish police stations for undocumented Pakistanis applying for new passports in Spain. In open letters addressed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir,...
Pakistan positions remittances as a strategic tool for financial inclusion at IFAD Governing Council special event.
Islamabad, (TW News) __ Pakistan highlighted how record levels of remittances are being leveraged to expand financial inclusion, strengthen economic stability, and support youth employment during IFAD’s special event marking the Decade of the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR), held during the 49th session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on 10–11 February 2026...
NADRA Facilitation Desk Reopens at Pakistan Consulate in Glasgow After Seven-Year Hiatus.
Glasgow, (TW News) __ The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Facilitation Desk has been formally inaugurated at the Consulate General of Pakistan, Glasgow, restoring essential identity services for the Pakistani community in Scotland after a gap of seven years. The reopening marks a significant step toward improving access to consular services for overseas Pakistanis residing in Scotland and surrounding...
Dairy Expos — Sectoral Reforms or Just Photo Sessions?
In Pakistan, dairy and livestock exhibitions are organised almost every year with great publicity — and in some cases even twice within a single year in the same province. Banners are displayed, ministers inaugurate the events, stalls are decorated, awards are distributed, and photographs circulate widely in newspapers and across social media. Press releases describe the occasions as historic milestones...
Students Suspended for Protest: The Mewar University Case.
A professional degree is more than a certificate. It is a promise of legitimacy, stability and a secure future. When that promise collapses due to institutional failure, the consequences are immediate and deeply personal. Today, dozens of Kashmiri students find themselves in such a crisis, not because they failed academically, but because the institution they trusted failed to meet basic...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights & Kashmir: Comprehensive Documentation of Rights Violations Launched at Kashmir House.
Islamabad, (TW News) __ The National Book Foundation (NBF) and Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) jointly organized the launching ceremony of “Universal Declaration of Human Rights & Kashmir” authored by Mr. Muhammad Yousaf Malik at Kashmir House, Islamabad. The ceremony was graced by Ms. Nabila Ayub Khan, Minister for Kashmir Cause, Art & Languages, who attended as the Chief...
Pakistan, Netherlands Explore Enhanced Trade and Investment Cooperation.
The Hague, (Unib Rashid) __ Ms. Merlin Melles, Chief Executive Officer of Founders Carbon Network, called on Ambassador Syed Haider Shah at the Embassy of Pakistan in The Hague to discuss prospects for advancing bilateral economic engagement. During the meeting, both sides deliberated on a proposed high-level Dutch trade and investment delegation to Pakistan aimed at strengthening commercial linkages and...
Kashmir’s Locked Silence: From 1990 to the Present — Women, Children, and the Unending Vigil.
There are tragedies that arrive like tempests and depart with the season. And then there are those that settle upon a people like an interminable winter. The modern history of Kashmir, since 1990, belongs unmistakably to the latter. What began in 1990 as political unrest soon evolved into armed resistance and an expansive militarized response. The Valley was transformed into...