There appears no light at the end of the tunnel for Pakistan. The thugs in khaki insist on political engineering while making moves to exclude Imran Khan, the former prime minister, from the political process. The khakis don’t care what happens to Pakistan so long as they control the process.
Cuba, the tiny Caribbean country, has a population of only 11 million, of which about 10,000 are Muslim, mostly indigenous. Under US sanctions for 60 years, Cuba has helped other countries in the medical field. It is also opening a new mosque and Halaal food business to cater to Muslims, indigenous as well as visitors.
Despite facing enormous odds against the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers, Palestinian resistance has become quite sophisticated. The Jenin Brigades lead the way inspiring others to rise up to resist zionist barbarism. The resistance is succeeding. Israel is beginning to panic.
Syria’s return to the Arab fold means the Arab regimes have realized that their attempt to overthrow Bashar al-Asad’s government in Syria by flooding it with mercenaries has failed. It inflicted immense suffering on the Syrian people but hopefully this tragic episode has ended.
Countries that once exercised dominance over global affairs find it difficult to adjust to the reality that they are no longer the top contender. This is what the US is currently going through: inability to admit that other powers have emerged to knock it off its stool.
The bloc of countries that have formed BRICS pack a powerful economic punch. More countries are lining up to join the group whose collective economic and political clout is likely to soon eclipse the US dollar
The army in Pakistan is an enormously expensive institution. It consumes more than 50 per cent of the country’s budget countless other resources. The army, however, has failed to fulfill its primary function of defending the country’s borders. Can Pakistan afford such an army?
While there may be a civilian regime by name in Pakistan, the reality is that the country is under de facto martial law. No policy can be implemented without the military’s approval. Politicians carry the negative fallout of ill-conceived policies while the army is cushioned from opprobrium.
The Anthrax scare that followed on the heels of the 911 attacks was a false flag operation that was soon exposed but not before it had created enough hysteria against Muslims in the US.
The manner in which LGBTQ agenda is being pushed down the throats of people, especially young children has assumed alarming proportions. Parents are being shut out from any discussion but finally parents seem to have had enough and they are fighting back.
Few countries are willing to take America's charm offensive seriously. They see it as fake and are not prepared to defer to US demands anymore. Washington also no longer commands respect because it has little or nothing to offer to the rest of the world.
The security of the Persian Gulf is the responsibility of regional states. Islamic Iran has consistently advocated this and has demanded that foreign forces should withdraw and let regional states determine its security.
Russia appears to have made a strategic decision to deepen its relations with the Muslim world. This is reflected in its trade and economic policies as well as treatment of its own Musims citizens who were in the past greatly oppressed.
The generals in Pakistan follow no rules and are answerable to no one. They have usurped all political space. The current crisis is the direct result of the generals’ refusal to allow the normal political process to continue to hold elections because they fear it will bring Imran Khan back to power. That is not what they want, hence the deep political crisis.
With the US going berserk by imposing sanctions on China, Russia and a host of other countries, it has led to Moscow and Beijing to deepen their economic and military ties. China-Russia trade has surpassed US-China trade in 2023.
On June 6, 2021, four members of the Afzaal family were brutally murdered by a hate-filled anti-Muslim person named Nathaniel Veltman in London, Ontario. He deliberately drove his truck into them crushing four members to death and seriously injuring the nine-year-old son. Little has been done to confront Islamophobia in Canada.
McDonald’s is the best-known food brand in the US. It has now spread to many countries of the world. Yet, McDonald’s food is an extremely unhealthy food that humans can consume. It causes obesity and results in 300,000 deaths annually in the US.
Re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Riyadh create a realistic opportunity to rebuild Al-Baqee, offering a chance to restore and revitalize the historically significant Islamic cemetery, while also reducing sectarian tensions fuelled by geopolitical rivalry.
The $1.6 billion deal between Iran and Russia to build the Rasht-Astara rail link is another game-changer in global trade. It has changed trading patterns away from the western-dominated system to an independent system where the west can no longer blackmail others through sanctions.
The desperation to win elections can bring out the worst in people. This is what was witnessed in the second round of presidential elections in Turkiye. Instead of discussing real issues, both contestants tried to prove their ultranationalist credentials. It was not Turkiye’s finest hour!
