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Israel, Pakistan and the Muslim World

After Makkah and Medina, Jerusalem is the holiest place on earth for Muslims all over the world. There is no Muslim who has no respect for Masjid al-Haram in Makkah,…

Where The Onus Lies

Where the onus lies

President Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last week evoked extreme reactions. Pakistan, rightly, did not lag behind in expressing its rejection of the American president’s move by…

A Glimpse Of Hell

A glimpse of hell

The phrase “hell on earth” was recently used by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to describe the situation in Eastern Ghouta, Syria. The previous week was particularly horrific. The airstrikes…

Trump And Israel

Trump and Israel

The right-wingers have been bamboozled. Last week, the Dutch epitomised why hatemongering can’t work everywhere all the time. Modi, Trump and Netanyahu were fortunate enough to have come out victorious…

PN’s contribution to maritime security

In the contemporary era, technological advancements and global interconnectedness have reshaped international relations, expanding the concept of national security into a broader framework. Today, regional stability is increasingly intertwined with…

Mad Hatter strikes again…and again

US President Donald Trump, in his inimitable style and thrust, continues to rock the boat globally. Not only has he unleashed (without, it seems, any consultation, and almost as a…

Arrest warrants for Netanyahu-I

This write-up seeks to examine the effects and impacts of emerging developments in International Criminal Law. The Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) recently filed Criminal charges against Benjamin Netanyahu,…

Death and destruction in Gaza

aMonths of negotiations have failed to end the war, and there is little expectation that the fresh round of talks, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, will succeed. While Hamas has said it…

Kurram’s crucible

WHEN KP CM Gandapur says Kurram’s problem is a conflict between two groups and not militancy, he has got blinkers on. Either that, or he is deliberately hoodwinking a nation…

Small and great

WITH the exception of a handful of countries, this world is ruled by small people. There is no great man in sight. In America, Richard Nixon was the last great…