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By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: A woman from Ayaz Colony, Mehar, has appealed to the authorities for protection and legal assistance, alleging that she was subjected to domestic abuse and threats by her husband and his relatives. Zaira, daughter of Ashiq Khaskheli, appeared at the National Press Club Mehar with her mother, Gulzar Khatoon, where she described her six-year marriage to Rashid Jamali, a resident of Mirzo Jamali village near Choudagi. The couple have two children. Zaira alleged that her husband kept her confined to the house, subjected her to physical abuse and prevented her from meeting her parents. She…
The trilateral defence agreement between Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia has emerged as one of the most consequential strategic developments under discussion internationally. Several Muslim countries, as well as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, have welcomed the agreement, seeing it as a sign of greater strategic coordination at a time when the Muslim world faces a widening range of security challenges. OIC Secretary General Hissein Ibrahim Taha has described the agreement as an important development reflecting solidarity among Islamic countries and a shared determination to confront common challenges. In a region where instability has become almost routine, closer security cooperation…
By Uzma Ehtasham The defence agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye in Makkah marks an important moment in the changing security landscape of the Muslim world. Signed near the Kaaba by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement has been presented as a framework for deeper strategic cooperation among three countries with long-standing political, economic and military ties. Its most consequential provision is straightforward: an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack on all three, requiring…
By Dr. Hussain Thebo The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye on August 7 marks an important development in the strategic landscape of the Muslim world. Signed in Makkah, the agreement brings together three countries with very different capabilities but a growing convergence of security and diplomatic interests. Its most consequential provision is the commitment to regard an armed attack on one member as an attack on all three, establishing a framework of collective deterrence that could alter regional calculations. The significance of the pact lies less in its symbolism than in the resources the…
By Khpalwak Mohmand Pakistan’s tribal districts have paid a heavy price for the country’s security challenges. For decades, their people endured terrorism, military operations, displacement, damaged infrastructure and the loss of livelihoods. They were repeatedly promised peace, development, employment and full integration into the national economy. Yet, after years of sacrifice, many communities are again confronting a familiar problem: economic uncertainty. Two developments in particular deserve serious attention. Restrictions on the use of explosives have disrupted mining activity, an important source of employment and income in several tribal districts. At the same time, trade through major crossings along the Pakistan-Afghanistan…
By Syeda Sonia Imran The internet is far larger than the websites most people encounter through ordinary searches. What is commonly called the Surface Web is only the publicly indexed part of the online world. Beneath it lies the Deep Web, which includes enormous amounts of material that search engines do not routinely index: private databases, banking systems, medical records, academic repositories, corporate networks and services protected by passwords or other forms of authorization. A smaller part of this hidden online environment is known as the Dark Web. It operates through specialized networks, including Tor, and has become associated with…
The reported arrest of a serving Indian Air Force wing commander over allegations that he leaked sensitive defence information has exposed a vulnerability that modern military institutions can no longer treat as a peripheral concern. The case is not simply about one officer, one online relationship or one alleged security breach. It raises a larger question about how effectively military organizations are adapting to a world in which classified information can be compromised not only through traditional espionage but through personal devices, social media and seemingly ordinary digital interactions. According to Indian media reports, Delhi police arrested the 44-year-old officer…
By Jiang Zaidong Ethnic unity and social harmony are not abstract ideals for multiethnic states. They are essential to national security, political stability and sustainable economic development. Where communities with different histories, languages, cultures and traditions share a common state, the ability to manage diversity fairly and peacefully becomes one of the most important tests of governance. China has placed ethnic unity and social stability at the center of its approach to national development. Its argument is that economic progress cannot be sustained where social divisions are allowed to deepen or where questions of national cohesion remain unresolved. Stable institutions, consistent…
By Dr Mehmood Alam Aasi Khurram Jahangiri Some spiritual leaders are remembered for what they preached, scholars for what they wrote, and social leaders for the institutions they built. Rarer are those whose lives bring all three traditions together. Hazrat Shah Jahangir Tajul Arefin Saiyed Moulana Muhammad Areful Hai Quddisa Sirruhu belonged to that tradition. His life raises a fundamental question about the purpose of spirituality: what should faith ultimately produce in a human being? His answer was expressed less through slogans than through a lifetime of conduct. Faith, in this understanding, should refine character. Knowledge should deepen responsibility. Spiritual…