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By Sudhir Ahmed Afridi The Middle East awoke to another shock when Iranian state media confirmed the death of Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader whose authority had defined the Islamic Republic for more than three decades. Born in 1939 in Mashhad, Khamenei lived to the age of 86, spending a lifetime steeped in religious scholarship, revolutionary struggle, and the stewardship of a state forged amid turmoil. Within hours of the announcement, streets in Iran, Iraq, and beyond were filled with mourners. Black flags flew from rooftops, processions wound through cities, and pledges of loyalty mingled with tears and vows…

By Shakeel Hussain In World Order, Henry Kissinger observes that great powers seek to preserve dominance by shaping—or sometimes weakening—rival states. Diplomatic pressure, economic sanctions, alliances, intelligence operations, and military force are all tools in their arsenal. Yet history shows these strategies often fall short. Instead of subduing opponents, they can provoke resistance, stir nationalism, and entrench long-term rivalry. Few cases illustrate this more vividly than the enduring confrontation between the United States and Iran. Before 1979, Iran was Washington’s closest ally in the Middle East under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The U.S. relied on Tehran as a pillar of regional…

By Abdul Qadir Mahesar DADU: Faculty, staff, and students at the University of Sindh campus in Dadu gathered for a rally to show solidarity with Pakistan’s armed forces, organisers said. The event, described as a peaceful demonstration of support, was led by Prof. Dr. Aneela Naz Soomro, the campus focal person. Participants, including male and female students and university employees, chanted slogans in favour of Pakistan and its military, emphasising support for national security and sovereignty. Addressing the rally, Soomro praised the armed forces for their sacrifices in defending the country’s borders and independence, highlighting the importance of patriotism, unity,…

Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Renowned Sindhi Sufi singer Faqeer Khalid Bhatti has publicly forgiven members of the Khemtio community following a wedding shooting in Sachal Goth, Karachi, three weeks ago. His nephew, Sohail Bhatti, was injured in the attack, which had escalated tensions between the families involved. A reconciliation delegation, led by Sufi artists Manjhi Faqeer and Junior Janan Chan and including political and social figures such as Harif Khan Chandio and Ali Sher Goraro, visited Khalid Bhatti near Mehar. The singer welcomed the delegation and declared that he had forgiven the assailants, upholding Sindhi traditions of reconciliation. He added…

Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Police in Mehar have arrested two men in separate shootouts linked to serious criminal cases, recovering weapons from both suspects, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dadu Amir Saud Magsi said officers acted on intelligence reports about three men allegedly loitering with criminal intent near Patti Jee on the Mehar–Beto Road. Personnel from Radhan police engaged the suspects in a brief exchange of fire, arresting Sajjad, son of Mohib Ali Chandio, while two accomplices managed to escape. In a separate incident on Mehar Bhatti Road, police confronted five suspects, resulting in the arrest of Saddam…

By Asghar Ali Mubarak ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court of Islamabad has approved bail for the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana fake receipts case, issuing the official court order on Monday. Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka issued the written verdict, granting bail on six applications filed for the PTI founder and one for Bushra Bibi. The court noted that the prosecution failed to present any evidence proving that the PTI founder or Bushra Bibi had incited rebellion. The written verdict stated that the prosecution could not demonstrate that the protests…

The swift and uncompromising response by Pakistan to the recent cross-border attack attributed to the Afghan Taliban regime has shifted the contours of regional politics in ways that are both immediate and potentially enduring. What the Taliban portrayed as an assertion of authority now appears, through Islamabad’s lens, as a miscalculation of historic proportions. In the glare of international attention, the Afghan authorities have been forced into an uneasy posture, seeking dialogue after testing the resolve of a neighbour whose military capability and determination they had every reason to understand. The episode has cast the Taliban not as the authors…

By Bekhzod Alimjanov In the first days after Uzbekistan’s independence, I was deeply moved to learn that in cities large and small across Pakistan, our Pakistani brothers had welcomed this moment with joy and enthusiasm. It was both heartening and, in some ways, surprising to see our independence so warmly received by people in a distant land. I encountered that same spirit of goodwill during my subsequent visit to Pakistan. Despite the geographical distance between our countries, I found a strong sense of spiritual closeness — a feeling that our Pakistani friends genuinely shared in our joys and stood with…

By Syed Shamim Akhtar For much of the 20th century, the relationship between Iran and Israel was defined not by hostility but by calculation, pragmatism and shared strategic interests. Today, that earlier alignment appears almost unrecognizable. What was once a discreet partnership has hardened into a declared and often violent enmity that now stands at the center of Middle Eastern instability. The latest escalation – triggered by Israeli and American strikes on Iran and followed by Tehran’s retaliation – is not an aberration but the continuation of a long and combustible trajectory. Iranian authorities have confirmed the deaths of senior…