ISLAMABAD – In the high-stakes political theatre of Pakistan, the battleground has shifted from the streets to the sterile corridors of hospitals and the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court.…
‘Absolutely Urgent’: Francesca Albanese, UN Rapporteur, Demands International Protection Presence In Palestine As Settler Violence Hits Record And Security Council Remains Paralysed.
Francesca Albanese says third states have an ICJ-mandated obligation to end Israel’s occupation. But with US vetoes blocking the Security Council, Europe, Asia and the Middle East issuing condemnations without…
Israel’s New Syria Dilemma: Netanyahu’s Russia Playbook Meets The Turkey Test, And The ‘Greater Israel’ Question.
As Israeli jets bomb a Syrian air base over alleged Turkish deployment plans, Ankara, Washington and Damascus are scrambling to prevent a direct Israel-NATO confrontation. But critics across the region…
From Baghdad, Ghalibaf Warns Of US Resource Plunder As The Shadow War Intensifies Across West Asia.
Beneath the wreath-laying and “plunder” rhetoric lies a contest for Iraq’s logistical arteries and post-war allegiance, where Tehran declares victory, Washington weighs withdrawal, and Baghdad speaks the language of resistance…
State’s Review Petition Challenges Imran Khan’s Court-Ordered Medical Transfer.
As the federal government petitions the Supreme Court to recall its order shifting Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital, a volatile legal and political struggle over prisoners’ rights, judicial authority…
Pipeline Dreams: Inside The U.S.–Israel–Saudi Gamble To Break Iran’s Stranglehold On World Oil.
As Iran locks down the Strait of Hormuz and its Houthi allies turn the Bab el‑Mandeb into a no‑go zone, an audacious three-party blueprint is taking shape: a $5 billion Omani…
Azad Kashmir’s Bloody Election: State Violence, Political Turmoil, And A Crisis Of Credibility.
MUZAFFARABAD / RAWALAKOT / ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan-administered territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is convulsing through its gravest political and humanitarian crisis in decades.
How A Broken Truce, Imminent U.S. Strikes, And Iran’s Chokepoint Threat Could Paralyse Global Trade.
A spiralling confrontation in the Persian Gulf, the collapse of a fragile ceasefire, and the shadow war over the world’s most vital maritime artery.
IRGC Declares Strait Of Hormuz Permanently Shut Amid US Strikes That Killed A Toddler; Iran Hits US Bases Across The Middle East.
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz “is not re-openable” as long as the United States continues its military threats and maritime…
‘The Water Came At 3 A.M. And Took Everything’: Inside Pakistan’s Unfolding Monsoon Catastrophe
MURIDKE, SHEIKHUPURA DISTRICT - The floodwater swallowed Muhammad Ramzan’s world in the dead of night. At around three in the morning, a wall of murky, debris-choked water surged through his…
