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By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Shia Ulema Council and allied Shia organizations held a protest rally in Mehar on Youm-e-Quds, condemning oppression in Palestine and other Muslim countries. The procession began at the Central Imambargah and moved through Ghanta Ghar Chowk to the National Press Club, with participants carrying banners and national and organizational flags. A large turnout, including children and community leaders, raised slogans against the United States and Israel. The rally was led by Maulana Mujahid Hussain Hussaini, Abdul Rasheed Mohsini, Muhammad Ismail Mahdavi, Mushtaq Chandio, Ehsan Mahdavi, Mukhtiar Sindhi, Jibran Danish Khoso, Major Daryani, and Meesam Abbas…

By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Candidates who scored between 33 and 39 marks in the 2021 IBA test staged a protest in Mehar against alleged dual policies and favoritism in the recruitment of primary school teachers. The demonstrators marched from Ghanta Ghar Chowk to the National Press Club, where they held a sit-in. The protest was led by Asif Ali Khoso, Ashfaq Chandio, Younis Laghari, Nadeem Solangi, Zulfiqar Chandio, Syed Afzal Shah, Tariq Solangi, and Aftab Samtio. Leaders claimed they have been demanding a uniform recruitment policy for five years, but the Sindh government has ignored their appeals, despite clear…

There are moments in international affairs when the mask slips and the raw calculus of power stands exposed for all to see. The coordinated assault by the United States and Israel on Iran represents just such a moment – not merely a military escalation, but a window into the moral and strategic bankruptcy that now defines Western policy in the Middle East. What the world is witnessing is not a measured response to threat, nor a legitimate act of self-defence, but a calculated war of choice waged by two aggressors whose contempt for international law is matched only by their…

By Uzma Ehtasham Along the rugged frontier that separates Pakistan from Afghanistan, the rhythm of conflict has once again begun to intensify. Pakistani military officials say their forces are carrying out what they describe as effective counter-operations against Afghan Taliban fighters and a militant faction referred to locally as Fitna al-Khawarij. According to the army, targeted strikes in the border regions of Arandu and Kurram have destroyed a number of militant posts and operational centers, forcing fighters to abandon their positions and retreat across the difficult terrain that has long served as a sanctuary for insurgent groups. For Islamabad, the…

By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The confrontation now unfolding across the Middle East has pushed the international system into one of its most fragile moments since the end of the Cold War. What began as a targeted military campaign has quickly grown into a crisis with regional and global implications, drawing in rival powers, unsettling financial markets and reviving the spectre of a wider war that few governments appear fully prepared to manage. The joint campaign launched by the United States and Israel against Iran in late February 2026 has transformed what was initially framed as a limited operation into a…

By Dr. Zawwar Hussain The latest escalation in the Middle East has exposed a reality that many powerful capitals appeared reluctant to acknowledge. Strategic planners in United States and Israel had anticipated that a swift and overwhelming military blow would dramatically alter the political balance inside Iran. In those early calculations, the logic seemed straightforward: a surprise campaign targeting critical military infrastructure and senior leadership would weaken the state’s command structure, ignite internal unrest and trigger a rapid political unraveling. Yet as the conflict unfolds, those expectations appear increasingly detached from the realities of war. The initial shock of coordinated…

By Khpalwak Mohmand Located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz is widely regarded as one of the world’s most important sea passages. A large share of global energy supplies passes through this route, which is why it is often described as the aorta of the global economy. Any disruption in this passage, or its closure, would have consequences far beyond the Middle East, affecting economies and politics across the world. The Strait of Hormuz holds immense geographical significance. It connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, with Iran to…

For decades, the corridors of power in Washington have been a bazaar of foreign influence, a place where the interests of other nations are traded, lobbied for, and sometimes, stealthily adopted. However, rarely has the transaction been as naked, as catastrophic, and as personally damning as the one now unfolding in the Middle East. It is an established, if ghastly, fact: Benjamin Netanyahu has, after 30 years of striving, finally found an American president he can call his own. In addition, the result is a conflagration that is consuming not only the region but the very soul and standing of…

By Atiq Raja Life does not always move in straight lines. It meanders, pauses, sometimes collapses under the weight of circumstances we cannot control. In addition, in those moments, it asks something remarkable of us: to begin again from a place we never expected. What defines a person in these moments is not the fall itself, but the courage to rise once more, to meet the uncertainty of a new beginning with determination and hope. Starting again is rarely easy. It demands a quiet but formidable bravery—the kind that whispers, “Try once more,” when the heart is heavy and the…