Opinion

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: For Razia Bibi, the journey was never meant to be political. It was meant to be personal. At 58, with most of her life already behind her, she was not chasing opportunity or escape. She was travelling to…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: Bangladesh goes to the polls today, 12 February 2026, in what may prove one of the most consequential and controversial elections in its 54 history. Voters are casting ballots not only in a general election…

Mohammed Ajeeb CBE Bradford: On 5 May 2026, I attended two events in Bradford, UK, marking Kashmir Solidarity Day—an observance initiated by the Government of Pakistan in 2004 to express solidarity between the people of Pakistan and the…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The attack on a Shia place of worship in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and the nerve centre of state power, was not merely an act of terror.  It was a calculated message to the government and security…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the narrow lanes near Lahore’s historic Bhatti Gate, where daily life moves between crumbling infrastructure and relentless congestion, a single uncovered manhole became the point where a family’s world…

Basit Ali Lahore: Since the advent of the Indo-Pacific construct, minilateralism refers to the genesis of alliances, corridor politics, and strategic goals pertaining to particular fears that include a small number of nations to…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparkar: Disability is not a bad word. Yet, in everyday conversation, it is often misused as a derogatory insult—a practice that is both harmful and objectionable. Equally problematic is the reluctance to openly…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: The stage was set in Davos on Wednesday (21 January 2025), where European leaders braced themselves for what many expected to be a characteristic Trump blast. Against a backdrop of escalating rhetoric,…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: The prison population of England and Wales currently stands at just over 84,00 of whom around 18% (15,000) are of Muslim backgrounds. Within this group, there is a significant representation of individuals of…

Dr Gohar  Bajaur: Global politics rarely relies on direct force alone. Powerful states typically seek moral and political justification before taking action, and internal unrest in other countries often provides a convenient narrative.…