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Apr 16, 2026, 2:21 PM

Pakistan must fight antisemitism as it takes on key mediating role

As Pakistan inched closer to mediating a deal between the United States and Iran in Islamabad last weekend following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, an inflammatory, antisemitic and ill-timed tweet from Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif generated a...

Oct 15, 2025, 8:04 PM

Pakistan, Abraham Accords and the radical Islamist right

As US President Donald J. Trump announced the 20-point peace plan for Gaza in a presser alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 29 and invited world leaders in Sharm El Sheikh later to formalize the ceasefire, he...

May 13, 2025, 1:01 AM

The Israel factor in India-Pakistan crisis

As India and Pakistan, two nuclear rivals, agreed on a US-brokered ceasefire after going to nearly a full-fledged war in the build-up of tensions that spiked after an attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir on April 22, an outlier emerged during...

Feb 4, 2025, 2:35 PM

What is next for the Palestinians post UNRWA?

The Israeli Knesset’s October 2024 legislation that banned the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from carrying out operations and forbade Israeli officials from coordinating with the agency came into effect on January 30 amid...

Nov 25, 2024, 10:12 PM

Over 1,000 days of war in Ukraine and security challenges mount

“North Korean forces injected into the battle and now quite literally in combat demand and will get a firm response,” warned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a visit to Brussels a few days ago as he appeared...

Sep 7, 2024, 3:48 PM

In Germany, far right threatens Jews and Muslims alike

Many in Germany watched the regional elections in the eastern states of Saxony and Thuringia with bated breath last weekend as the far-right, anti-immigration and Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made pivotal electoral gains. The AfD won the...

Jan 4, 2024, 11:41 PM

Israel and the BRICS: A tightrope to walk

The BRICS bloc of developing economies welcomed five new members as the world entered 2024. The countries joining the group, which is dominated by China and, to some extent, Russia, include heavyweights from the Middle East like Saudi Arabia...

Nov 4, 2023, 11:20 PM

Gaza war to deter Pakistan-Israel rapprochement

Since the formation of the State of Israel in 1948, Pakistan has maintained a pro-Palestine stance, refusing to establish diplomatic relations with the Jewish nation until a sovereign Palestinian state is created on the basis of pre-1967 borders with...

Sep 30, 2023, 11:58 PM

What explains the terror resurgence in Pakistan?

Photo: REUTERS

Pakistan is seeing a surge in terrorist attacks. On Friday, at least 50 people were killed and dozens more injured when an explosion ripped through a religious procession in Balochistan province’s Mastung district. The incident took place on the...

Sep 7, 2023, 12:49 AM

BRICS: A much needed counterweight to Western dominance?

“We value the interest of other countries in building a partnership with BRICS. We have tasked our Foreign Ministers to further develop the BRICS partner country model and a list of prospective partner countries and report by the next...

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The writer is a journalist from Pakistan and an Erasmus Mundus scholar.