The present situation of the Middle East is very alarming and the role that the USA hasplayed in making this happen is nothing more than a war crime. The initiation of an illegalwar, assassination of a sovereign leader, the escalation of the region’s strategic warfare forthe destruction of humanity has been something the whole world has observed. Then holding the...

Sovereignty Non Negotiable : The lessons from operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos.
The strategic landscape of South Asia has long been defined by a precarious balance of power. For Pakistan, the struggle has consistently been one of securing sovereignty and progress in the face of persistent regional pressures. Central to this tension remains the issue of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK), where the natural right of the Kashmiri people to...

UK MP Afzal Khan Urges Immediate Arms Embargo on Israel, Recognition of Palestine
London/Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – Member of Parliament Afzal Khan has called on the British government to take “concrete and urgent steps” in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, warning that repeated statements without action are losing credibility. Speaking in Parliament, Khan welcomed the Foreign Secretary’s recent statement and a joint international declaration issued a day earlier, but stressed...

Wani urges UN mandate holders to stop systematic and selective targeting of educational and religious institutions in occupied Kashmir.
Islamabad, (TW News) – The Chairman of the Kashmir Institute of International Relations, Altaf Hussain Wani has sought the UN Special Rapporteur’s urgent attention towards the “systematic and selective targeting” of educational and religious institutions in Indian occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir.In a detailed communication submitted to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Nazila...

Pakistan Needs an Inclusive Budget, Not Just an IMF-Compliant Budget.
Pakistan is approaching the Federal Budget 2026-27 at a time when the country stands at a highly sensitive economic crossroads. Pakistan today is a country of nearly 240 million people, with more than 60 percent of its population below the age of 30. Despite being a large emerging market economy of around 350 billion US dollars, the country continues to...

Mian Superstore 15 District Vienna has been formally inaugurated, with the special guest being the Ambassador of Pakistan to Austria,His Excellency Mohammad Kamran Akhtar.
VIENNA, (Muhammad Amir Siddique) – Mian Superstore 15 District Märzstraße 23, 1150 Vienna, Austria was formally inaugurated on Saturday, May 2, 2026. The special guest was the Ambassador of Pakistan to Austria, His Excellency Mohammad Kamran Akhtar. The inauguration ceremony was started at 2 pm by the Ambassador of Pakistan. Hafiz Hafeez Al-Azri, the preacher of Noor Islamic Center, recited...

The Strategic Cul-de-Sac: How Operation Bunyan-al-Marsoos Defined India’s Tactical Limits.
May 10th now stands as a permanent marker in the calendar of South Asian history, representing the day the regional balance of power was not just tilted, but fundamentally redefined. For decades, New Delhi operated under a predictable and dangerous playbook: utilizing the immediate aftermath of any domestic security failure to point an accusatory finger at Pakistan. This served as...

From GST to Petroleum Levy: The Structural Tax Shift Behind the Real Rise in Petrol and Diesel Prices in Pakistan.
The persistent rise in petrol and diesel prices in Pakistan has become one of the most critical economic challenges for households, farmers, transporters, and industry. While public debate often attributes fuel inflation solely to international crude oil fluctuations, the deeper reality lies within domestic policy choices. In particular, the structural transformation in petroleum taxation—from General Sales Tax (GST) to Petroleum...

Lead Levels in Pakistan Pose Toxic Threat to Children.
Islamabad, (TW News) – Four in ten children aged 12-36 months living in high-risk areas of seven cities in Pakistan were found to have lead in their blood, according to a new study by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (M/o NHSR&C) and UNICEF released yesterday. Lead exposure can stunt growth, cause anaemia, and weaken the immune system, while...

Surveillance masquerading as security: India’s invasive questionnaire targets Muslims in Kashmir.
Srinagar,Kashmir,May 1, 2026, (Humaira Qadri) – In the aftermath of the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and autonomy in 2019, the Indian state has once again turned its attention to the religious life of Kashmiri Muslims. What began as a mapping of land and demographics has now expanded into the systematic profiling of mosques, shrines, and the clerics...
