(By Khalid Masood) In the blistering summer of 2025, Pakistan writhes under an unrelenting heatwave, its plains transformed into furnaces where temperatures soar to 50°C. Bhakkar and Jacobabad, scorched at 49°C, stand as grim sentinels of a nation besieged by heat, with hospitals overwhelmed by heatstroke victims and streets deserted under a merciless sun. From…
(By Khalid Masood) In a gilded flourish aboard Air Force One, President Donald Trump unveiled a shimmering prototype of the “Trump Card” in April 2025, a $5 million golden visa promising U.S. residency to the world’s elite. On June 11, 2025, with a flourish of digital fanfare, Trump announced the launch of TrumpCard.gov, opening a…
(By Khalid Masood) In early June 2025, Los Angeles became the epicenter of a national firestorm over immigration enforcement, as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids erupted into clashes with law enforcement. Sparked by aggressive federal operations targeting undocumented immigrants, the unrest spread from California to cities like New York, Chicago, and Atlanta,…
In the dim-lit halls of London on June 10, 2025, U.S. and Chinese negotiators forged a truce, prying open China’s chokehold on rare earth exports while exposing the crumbling facade of India’s global pretensions. As U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hailed a framework to ease triple-digit tariffs, India—self-styled as a $4 trillion titan—stood sidelined, its…
(By Khalid Masood) In the bustling heart of Karachi, where commerce meets ambition, a new venture has taken wing, poised to reshape Pakistan’s aviation landscape. Air Karachi, launched on June 11, 2025, with a Regular Public Transport (RPT) license from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is the brainchild of Karachi’s business elite, promising affordable fares,…
(By Khalid Masood) In India, a nation once celebrated as the world’s largest democracy, a dark tide of intolerance has surged under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Muslims, numbering 200 million, face systematic targeting through discriminatory laws, arbitrary deportations, and vigilante violence, rendering them strangers in…
(By Khalid Masood) In the smoldering aftermath of the April 29, 2025, Pahalgam attack, where 26 lives were snuffed out in Kashmir’s verdant valleys, the specter of war loomed over South Asia’s nuclear-armed rivals, India and Pakistan. As India’s airstrikes in Operation Sindoor and Pakistan’s fierce retaliation pushed the region to the brink, U.S. President…
(By Khalid Masood) The Turkish Air Force stands as a linchpin of Türkiye ’s defence, its wings guarding a nation at the crossroads of continents. With 60,000 personnel, 300 fighter jets, and a drone arsenal reshaping modern warfare, the THK is a force to be reckoned with, ranked 8th globally by air power indices in…
(By Khalid Masood) In the blood-soaked lush green meadows of Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 29, 2025, a horrific attack claimed 26 innocent lives—tourists seeking solace in India’s alpine paradise, gunned down in a brutal assault that shattered the region’s fragile peace. India, reeling from grief and rage, pointed an accusatory finger at Pakistan, expecting a…
(By Khalid Masood) Abstract The Seven Sister States of Northeast India—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura—have remained marginalized, militarized, and methodically silenced under the colonial-style occupation of the Indian state. Since 1947, these lands have witnessed relentless waves of armed resistance and civil defiance against a union that annexed them without consent,…
