In 2025, Mehraj Malik did the safest thing a politician can do: he won an election. The Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Doda took his assembly seat after voters elected him. Months later, the district magistrate detained him under the Public Safety Act, without trial or conviction, for the better part of a year. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, no separatist,...
WHEN BUSINESS BECOMES ACTIVISM: THE NEW LANGUAGE OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP.
Sadat Choudhary is a Canada-based entrepreneur working at the intersection of cultural diplomacy, activism, and social justice. A few months back I sat in a community hall in Toronto, folding chairs, a coffee urn nobody ever quite empties, listening to a group of young Pakistani-Canadians talk about a housing project back home. Half of them were engineers. One was a...
Kashmir Under Securitisation: The BJP’s Political Assault on IIOJK.
Seven years have passed since 5 August 2019, when the Indian government revoked the State of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status and reorganised the former state into two Union Territories. Yet the central political question of Kashmir, an internationally disputed territory, remains unresolved. The region has experienced profound institutional change, but questions of political rights, political agency and a...
Timely Justice: The Real Test of Accountability in Pakistan.
The directives issued by the Prime Minister’s Office following the tragic fire incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) deserve appreciation. The swift response to the interim inquiry report, including directions for disciplinary and criminal proceedings against those found responsible, demonstrates that the state can act promptly when it chooses to do so. It is hoped that this...
Key Points from Ursula von der Leyen’s Latest Speech on Europe’s Economic Future.
Paris/Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – On 27 August 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, addressed the French Entrepreneurs’ Summit in Paris. Her central message was that Europe must rebuild its industrial strength, reduce dangerous foreign dependencies and regain control over its economic future. One of her strongest warnings concerned Europe’s increasingly unbalanced economic relationship with China. She...
Pakistan Seafood Reaches European Supermarket Shelves — A Major Export Milestone.
Brussels/Karachi, (Unib Rashid) – Pakistan’s seafood industry has achieved a significant milestone as Pakistan-origin seafood products are now reaching European supermarket shelves, demonstrating the country’s growing capability to meet the stringent quality and food-safety standards of some of the world’s most sensitive markets. Speaking during a visit by a high-level Chinese delegation and other distinguished guests to Sea Green Enterprises,...
Altaf Hussain Wani Raises Concern Over Disappearing Kashmir Media Archives.
ISLAMABAD, (TW NEWS) – Chairman Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) Altaf Hussain Wani has raised concerns over the disappearance of digital media archives related to Kashmir, warning that the loss of historical records could undermine public memory and make it increasingly difficult to document the region’s past. In a statement shared on social media, Wani said that erasing archives...
Saudi Environment Minister Meets Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad.
Brussels/Islamabad, (Unib Rashid) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture, Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad on Thursday. Welcoming the Saudi minister, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed the deep-rooted and fraternal ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and conveyed his warm regards to Custodian of...
Liberland Ambassador Faisal Butt Expresses Condolences Over Nepal Flood Tragedy, Urges Urgent Global Response.
LAHORE, (TW NEWS) – His Excellency Faisal Butt, Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of Liberland to Pakistan and Nepal, has issued a formal statement of condolence following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border. The disaster, which struck on Wednesday, has now claimed at least 588 lives in Nepal, with over 1,400 individuals still reported missing across the Himalayan region....
Saudi Ambassador Nawaf Al-Malki Pays Farewell Call on PM Shehbaz Sharif.
Brussels/Islamabad, (Unib Rashid) – Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad following the completion of his diplomatic tenure in Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Ambassador Al-Malki on the successful completion of his assignment and appreciated his...