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Pakistan’s Diplomatic Gambit: A Nobel Bid for Donald Trump
By Qamar Bashir Pakistan has announced its decision to nominate former U.S. President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his critical role in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during their recent four-day conflict. According to Islamabad, Trump’s diplomatic intervention prevented what could have been a devastating war between two nuclear-armed nations, whose combined population nears 1.7 billion people. The risk of escalation was not merely regional—it threatened global catastrophe. A full-blown nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan would have killed millions instantly, left countless moreRead More
The Iran War: US and Israel Face Global and Domestic Backlash
By Qamar Bashir On June 13, 2025, the world witnessed a dangerous escalation in the Middle East when Israel launched an unprovoked and unilateral strike on Iran, using its advanced F-35 stealth aircraft to bomb high-profile military and civilian targets in Tehran. The attack claimed the lives of senior Iranian commanders, nuclear scientists, professors, and innocent civilians—including women, children, and the elderly. The justification? A vague and baseless accusation that Iran was imminently developing a nuclear weapon. However, that claim collapsed swiftly. In a decisive response, the Director General ofRead More
The Fall of False Giants
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal War, in its essence, is a tragic manifestation of human failure—failure to resolve differences through dialogue, failure to respect boundaries, and failure to uphold justice. It unleashes horrors upon the innocent and tarnishes civilizations with the blood of the undeserving. Yet, there are rare moments in history when the flames of war, though undesirable, illuminate truths long buried under arrogance, deceit, and unchecked aggression. The months of May and June this year bore witness to such moments—when two long-oppressed regions, South Asia and the Middle East,Read More
Nominating the wrong man at the worst time
Trump remains a polarizing figure internationally, with a legacy in South Asia deeply entangled in transactional diplomacy and broken promises. To nominate him now, in the wake of the Israel-Gaza atrocities, escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, and Trump’s own mounting legal and political controversies, is not just bad diplomacy; it is disastrously timed, further isolating Pakistan from both moral credibility and regional relevance. Abdul Waheed Politics may often be transactional, strategic, and cold. It calculates in currencies of power and speaks in the sterile language of interests. But our perception, what weRead More
Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts overshadowed by global conflicts
The recent diplomatic tour by Pakistan’s delegation, led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, across Europe and America was aimed at presenting Pakistan’s stance on regional tensions, particularly highlighting what it terms as Indian aggression. The delegation claims success in convincing the international community of its viewpoint, yet the timing of the visit—coinciding with the escalating Israel-Iran conflict—meant that global attention remained largely diverted. While Pakistan sought to spotlight Kashmir and bilateral disputes with India, the world’s focus was elsewhere, raising questions about the effectiveness of such diplomatic missionsRead More
The transformative potential of Uzbekistan-Pakistan rail links
The recent commitment by Pakistan and Uzbekistan to enhance connectivity through rail links via Afghanistan marks a significant step toward regional economic integration. Such infrastructure projects have the potential to unlock vast trade opportunities, spur economic growth, and foster deeper people-to-people ties between Central and South Asia. With both nations already taking concrete steps—such as initiating direct flights—the proposed rail corridor could be a game-changer, transforming not just bilateral relations but also the broader regional economic landscape. Central Asia, rich in natural resources and energy, has long sought efficient tradeRead More