Global leaders mark the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, urging action against rising anti-Muslim hate and bias.
![Pakistan ranks 7th among the world's most powerful air forces in 2024, operating 1,434 fighter jets, helicopters, and support aircraft. [Representational Image via The Express Tribune]](http://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/paf1738001045-0-320x179.webp)
PAF Secures Place Among Top 10 Most Powerful Air Forces
Pakistan ranks 7th among the world’s most powerful air forces in 2024, operating 1,434 fighter jets, helicopters, and support aircraft.
مساجد دورِ نبوی میں اور اب
دورِ نبوی میں مساجد کا کردار نہ صرف عبادت بلکہ سیاسی، سماجی اور روحانی معاملات کا مرکز بھی تھا۔ آج کی مساجد میں اس اہمیت کا فقدان کیوں ہے؟
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Pakistan Pledges Commitment to UN Charter as Non-Permanent Member of the Security Council
Pakistan commits to the UN Charter as a non-permanent Security Council member, focusing on Kashmir, reforms, and global conflicts.
![Fitna Al-Khawarij isn't just history—it’s happening now. Afghan Taliban's tacit support of TTP reignits violent extremism and threatens global peace. [Image via SAT Creatives]](http://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SAT-Web-Banners-35-320x179.webp)
Fitna Al-Khawarij Revisited: Terrorism 2.0
Fitna Al-Khawarij isn’t just history—it’s happening now. Afghan Taliban’s tacit support of TTP reignits violent extremism and threatens global peace.
![2024, in retrospect, leaves behind a complex legacy—Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan marked by turmoil and mixed outcomes in politics, security, and democracy. [Image via SAT Creatives]](http://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SAT-Web-Banners-30-320x179.webp)
2024 in Retrospect: A Year of Promises, Perils, and Paradigms
2024, in retrospect, leaves behind a complex legacy—Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan marked by turmoil and mixed outcomes in politics, security, and democracy.
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United Nations: An Institution in Need of Reforms
The United Nations has shaped global collaboration since 1945, but is it ready for the challenges of today’s multipolar world?
![From World War I to the rise of renewable energy, the geopolitics of oil continues to influence economies and international relations. [Image via SAT Creatives/Adapted from The Financial Times]](http://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SAT-Web-Banners-27-320x179.webp)
How Geopolitics of Oil Transformed the World
From World War I to the rise of renewable energy, the geopolitics of oil continues to influence economies and international relations.
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The Road Ahead of the Biological Weapons Convention 2024
Pakistan pushes for stronger, legally binding measures in the Biological Weapons Convention, but global tensions and financial hurdles remain
![The economics of climate change exposes rising costs and unfair impacts, with vulnerable nations hit hardest, demanding urgent global action [Image adapted from United Nations]](http://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SAT-Web-Banners-23-320x179.webp)
The Economics of Climate Change: Who Pays the Price?
The economics of climate change exposes rising costs and unfair impacts, with vulnerable nations hit hardest, demanding urgent global action
