Wrong remarks, wrong order: Iran’s spin on the Islamabad MoU
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has taken aim at Washington over the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. He claims President Trump admitted he “never believed” in the MoU and considered it a waste of time. But in his rush to score a point against the United States, Tehran’s spokesperson has misrepresented both what was said […]
Pakistan and TĂĽrkiye choose dialogue as warmongers jeer from a safe distance
ehran talks: Pakistan and TĂĽrkiye choose peace over the war cheerleaders The quadrilateral meeting in Tehran has rattled the warmongers, those who see diplomacy as betrayal and restraint as weakness. When Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman, Field Marshal Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin sat down with Iran’s Rezaei and President Pezeshkian, […]
“Root cause is Washington”: China’s line on Iran at the UN
China’s Ambassador Fu Cong took the floor twice during the Council’s 27 October session on Iran’s nuclear file. On the agenda Speaking on the procedural vote, Fu said China echoed Russia’s position, which held that the meeting was convened under a “non-existent agenda item”. He argued that Resolution 2231 expired and terminated on 18 October […]
Taliban Turn Out the Lights: Kabul’s Ban on Corneal Transplants Blinds Afghans in the Name of Islam
In yet another edict that defies both medicine and mainstream Islamic scholarship, the Taliban regime has ordered surgeons in Afghanistan to stop corneal transplants, the only treatment that can restore sight to people blinded by corneal disease or injury. According to doctors who spoke to The Telegraph, Taliban officials have ruled the procedure impermissible under […]
Moscow’s Eyes in Orbit: How Russia Profits From Attacks on Saudi Oil
A private geospatial intelligence firm says it examined 40 missile and drone attacks launched against Saudi Arabia by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and militias in Iraq between July 1 and October 19. In every single case, the firm found the same pattern: Russian government and military satellites orbiting above the target areas for days […]
Iran’s uranium puzzle splits the UN as Pakistan holds the middle ground
The UN Security Council met on 27 October at 19:00 PKT to discuss Iran’s nuclear non-proliferation file. The session opened with a procedural vote, and the agenda was adopted by 11 votes to 2. Russia and China voted against, while Pakistan and Somalia abstained, repeating the pattern seen at every Council session on the file […]
Pakistan’s diplomacy meets Houthi defiance and Israeli deadlock
Houthi attacks and the Mecca Pact Riyadh: The coalition says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles fired at Riyadh on 27 October. AP reports that more missiles were intercepted over the Eastern Region. Late on Tuesday, Saudi civil defence issued alerts for the Jeddah and Yanbu areas. Sanaa: Mohammed Ali al-Houthi said on Telegram that […]
Muttaqi’s narcotics statement: blame-shifting by a narco-regime
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has described narcotics as a “regional headache” and offered joint teams with international partners to tackle it. The offer sounds cooperative. The record behind it does not. Figures on opium stockpiles, drug taxation, cultivation patterns and synthetic-drug production point to a regime with a direct stake in Afghanistan’s narcotics […]
Pakistan Must Build an Export System That Delivers
For decades, Pakistani leaders travelling abroad have repeated an appealing phrase: we want trade, not aid. The ambition is sound. But trade is not created by a slogan, and development assistance that improves infrastructure or skills can support export growth rather than contradict it. The scale of the challenge is clear. Revised national accounts put […]