Opinion

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: For Pakistanis living both inside and outside Pakistan, Pakistan’s position on this issue appears somewhat ambiguous. Many important questions are circulating in people’s minds, and there is strong curiosity to…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: Four days into open hostilities between Washington, Tel Aviv and Tehran, what was framed as a limited campaign has widened into a regional crisis.  Retaliatory strikes by Iran and affiliated militias have…

Rohan Gunaratna Singapore: On February 28, 2026, the world witnessed an extraordinary military operation that has fundamentally altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.  In a joint operation, the United States and Israel…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Weeks of military posturing and the steady deployment of naval and air assets culminated in coordinated strikesby the United States and Israel on targets inside Iran.  In the immediate aftermath, President…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The British law enforcement and justice system, despite its prejudices and biases, has the capacity to surprise us from time to time. This has never been more evident than in the present case involving the…

Ahmad Ibrahim/Shakh-e-Nabat Lahore: The book Artificial Intelligence and International Relations Theories (2023), co-authored by Bhaso Ndzendze and Tshilidzi Marwala, offers a timely and significant contribution to the evolving discourse…

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…