Opinion

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: On Thursday, a horrific attack unfolded at a Jewish synagogue in Manchester, leaving two people dead and three seriously injured. The assailant was shot dead by police, and two further arrests have since been…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Fighting in Gaza persists, even as global attention shifts to Hamas and its potential response to the peace plan proposed by the US President Donald Trump' and agreed by the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin…

Saleem Raza Bradford: The recently announced defence pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has been hailed by some observers as historic and strategically significant, yet a closer look suggests its practical impact may be far more…

Saleem Raza Bradford: There has never been a more critical moment for Muslim leadership to unite with clarity, resolve, and purpose. Expectations across the Muslim world were high in the lead-up to the emergency Arab–Islamic summit on…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: The recently signed strategic defense pact between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh is far more than a ceremonial gesture of goodwill.  By…

Dr Ikramullah Peshawar: South Asia has recently seen powerful youth-led movements, with Nepal and Bangladesh standing out as examples where younger generations rose against injustice and forced political change. Whether such…

Muhammad Murtaza Noor Islamabad: The recent floods in Pakistan have left behind unprecedented destruction, displacing millions of people, damaging homes, crippling livelihoods, and devastating infrastructure. According to the Federal…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The term genocide, and the legal framework that defines it as a crime, was directly shaped by the mass extermination of six million Jews by Nazi Germany. For it now to be ruthlessly practiced by Israel against the…

Hadia Usman Rawalpindi: Pakistan ranks among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, facing recurrent natural disasters that have displaced millions in recent years. The 2025 floods have once again caused widespread…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Pakistan is once again submerged—literally and politically—in the wreckage of a disastrous monsoon season. Since late June 2025, devastating floods have displaced millions of citizens, destroyed infrastructure,…