Pakistan has suffered a nationwide power outage due to a technical fault that left large swaths of the country, including the capital Islamabad, without electricity. In a statement on Twitter, the energy ministry said the system frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34am (02:34 GMT) on Monday morning, 23 January. “System maintenance work […]
A news report on January 17 in Bangladesh’s Somoy News TV, which is regularly acting as a government mouthpiece, falsely claimed Hizb ut Tahrir has a so-called relationship with someone at the US State Department who has also close ties to the embassies of various other Western countries. The Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir […]
As the rupee continues to plummet in value, sparking huge inflation, doubts and fears are mounting over the country’s economic health, particularly its ability to pay the import bill, for essential items, in the coming weeks. There has been a steep decline in the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves, which have shrunk to a near […]
Anadolu agency reported that Thailand has appointed the first Muslim woman governor, as a sign of “improvement of Muslim women in politics,” according to observers. Pateemoh Sadeeyamu, 57, has been appointed as the new governor of southern Pattani province.
January 2023 marks a year since the ban on Muslim women from attending Universities in the Indian region of Udupi. The plight of education for Muslim women in the modern world, post-Khilafah one that has repeated itself throughout history. Here are some of the key points: In January 2023, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan banned […]
Headlines: * The World Economy Faces a Huge Stress Test in 2023 * British Families are Eating PET FOOD * Pakistan Economic Crisis Forces Malls and Markets to Close Early The World Economy Faces a Huge Stress Test in 2023 The fact that the world did not experience a systemic financial crisis in 2022 is […]
Pakistan’s rulers are seeking international attention to threat of militancy in border areas in the hope of converting such attention to geopolitical rents. This is one of the reasons why they are highlighting the threat of militancy in border areas.
The possible sinking of a boat in recent weeks with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board could make 2022 one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for the community, a U.N. agency said, as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in Bangladesh camps. Nearly 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar are living in […]
Headlines: * ‘There are no Dollars’: Foreign Currency Crunch Hits Egypt’s Economy * US Willing to Fund Afghan Border Security Say Bilawal * US-China Rivalry May Shape 2023 for the World
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.
The power of history is grossly underestimated. What feeds this under-estimation is the idea that the past should not define the future. Today’s man feels insulted from the idea that the past should determine his present and future and wants to rebel against it for the idea of the past defining the present and the […]
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at a weekly press briefing, in response to a question on the clashes between the security forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan in Chaman-Spin Boldak area, “We have agreed to continue established institutional mechanism with Afghanistan to prevent such incidents,”. (Daily Times)
The Afghan government called on all foreign and local non-governmental organizations to stop women from working throughout the country. The Afghan security forces also dispersed demonstrations, protesting the cessation of girls’ education in universities. The Ministry of Economy commented that it had noticed that female employees in foreign and local institutions did not abide by […]
On the 3rd of December, the Guardian revealed that Afghan nationals who were promised resettlement to the UK nearly a year ago are facing torture and death while they wait for a response from the British government, the Observer can reveal.
Headlines: • Afghan Government Officials Helped Smugglers Sneak almost $1 billion in Cash and Gold out of Afghanistan • US Announces Record $200m for Promoting Gender Equality in Pakistan • Chinese Semiconductor IPOs Surge as Chip Arms Race Heats Up Afghan Government Officials Helped Smugglers Sneak almost $1 billion in Cash and Gold out of […]
The commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Erik Kurilla, called upon Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir, on 15th December 2022. The CENTCOM chief was apprised on “counter-terrorism” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Headlines: * Pakistan Government Unveils National Energy Saving Plan * Moscow says US Policies Have Put the US and Russia on Brink of ‘Direct * Clash * Taliban Closes Universities to Women Pakistan Government unveils National Energy Saving Plan Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the federal government will launch a nationwide program to […]
A BBC panorama report has revealed new evidence regarding the killings of an Afghan family by British special forces in 2012. A mother and father were bombed in their own homes and their small child (one of 5 children) was severely wounded. The attack took place without any evidence that the family posed a security […]
As Muslim countries increasingly are having to tackle this growing challenge, Pakistan is in the midst of an HIV epidemic, with new infections growing by 84% since 2010. A staggering 9,773 people have been tested positive during the first 10 months of 2022 as per data released on 25th November 2022. By many accounts, this […]
Headlines: * NATO Countries Running out of Ammunition as Germany Left with ‘2 days’ of Stocks * Why Europe must Break with US on China Policy to Avert Global Economic Disaster * COAS not the Prime Minister Decides US-Pakistan Ties
With a change in the command of the sixth largest army in the world, debate was sparked locally, in Pakistan, and globally, over the role of the powerful military establishment and its army chief. A lot has been discussed regarding the legacy of the army chiefs, who preceded General Syed Asim Munir, the Seventeenth Commander […]
The Pakistan government has picked former intelligence agency chief Asim Munir as its new head of the army, a post that has significantly dictated the governance of the South Asian, nuclear-armed country in the past. (The Source)
Among the many other controversies, a new one has engulfed our country regarding the upcoming movie, Joyland[1] and its disputed ban[2]. The movie, before its official release, has already bagged 4 major awards, among them the ‘prestigious’ Cannes Film Festival award in two categories, among them the Queer Palm category given to LGBT relevant content[3] […]
Headlines: China Seals Gas Deal with Qatar COP27: But No Progress on Fossil Fuels
Imran Khan injured in firing incident during PTI long march WAZIRABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and several other PTI leaders were injured after a man opened fire near the PTI reception camp at Allahwala Chowk during party’s long march, ARY News reported on Thursday. (Arynews.tv)
The current political turmoil in Pakistan is fundamentally not confined to conflict between Imran Khan’s PTI and the PDM’s government. It is not even confined to a struggle between factions of the powerful military establishment. The political turmoil has wider implications. It widens to facilitating US objectives and interests in this region, at this time. […]
Headlines: • US Calls for Negotiations • ‘Israel’s’ Far Right Allies Win Election • India to Continue Buying Oil from Russia as Ties Deepen
Headlines: US says Zelenskiy Risks Allies’ Ukraine Fatigue if he Rejects Russia Talks Imran Khan Speaks Publicly for First Time Since Surviving Shooting Chinese Chip Designers Slow Down Processors to Dodge US Sanctions US says Zelenskiy Risks Allies’ Ukraine Fatigue if he Rejects Russia Talks US officials have reportedly warned the Ukrainian government in private […]
Headlines: • Blinken Claims China Wants to Take Taiwan • Ex-UK Pilots Lured to Help Chinese Military • Xi Opens National Congress
Thomas West, State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, in his recent remarks in the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has stated: “I really do fear – and I think this is a consensus – that what we see now is a pause in 44 years of conflict and that we could see a […]
