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yesterday 30

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Lessons from Surah Al-Kahf

yesterday 20

Pakistan Observer

M S Swati

Lawrence and Haruki Embodiment and reflection

yesterday 10

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Jammu massacres: Revisiting the 1947 genocide in Kashmir

yesterday 10

Pakistan Observer

Dr Muhammad Khan

From Ghauri to Asim Munir A history of faith, wisdom and victory

yesterday 10

Pakistan Observer

Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

Trump’s 20-Point Israel-Palestine plan

yesterday 20

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Pakistan Army’s battle beyond battlefield Defeating Taliban isn’t enough; Pakistani nation, society and strata have to defeat Talibanism as well, at all costs

Pakistan Army’s battle beyond battlefield Defeating Taliban isn’t enough; Pakistani nation, society and strata have to defeat Talibanism as well, at all costs

PAKISTAN’S war against terror has entered its most critical phase. The enemy today is not simply the terrorist with a gun in hand, behind it...

previous day 30

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Jammu Martyrs: The unfinished mission

  NOVEMBER 6, 1947, stands as one of the darkest and most tragic days in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. On that day, the soil of Jammu was...

previous day 20

Pakistan Observer

Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

A tale of States under genocide: Jammu 1947 and Palestine 2024-25

A tale of States under genocide: Jammu 1947 and Palestine 2024-25

A tragedy unfolded in Jammu and Kashmir in November 1947, which was the first Genocide of Muslims in post-colonial South Asia. A genocide that was...

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Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Gaza needs Marshal-like post-war reconstruction plan

Needless to say, the post war Gaza will undergo a mammoth task of reconstruction and rehabilitation as the Gaza Strip will need to be built from...

previous day 40

Pakistan Observer

Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

The Forgotten Genocide That Still Haunts Kashmir

The Forgotten Genocide That Still Haunts Kashmir

Seventy-eight years ago this week, the hills of Jammu ran red. In the autumn of 1947, as the subcontinent was divided into India and Pakistan, a...

previous day 50

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Jammu Martyrs’ Day to 5 August: Martyrdom, Lawfare, and the Remaking of Belonging

Jammu Martyrs’ Day to 5 August: Martyrdom, Lawfare, and the Remaking of Belonging

Kashmir’s modern history is bookended by two dates that speak to the same anxiety: who gets to belong. On 6 November 1947, “evacuation” trucks...

previous day 10

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Paying tributes to Jammu martyrs

Paying tributes to Jammu martyrs

EVERY year on November 6, Kashmiris of the Line of Control (LoC), the world over and in Pa-kistan, solemnly observe Jammu Martyrs Day, dedicated to...

previous day 10

Pakistan Observer

Muhammad Zahid Rifat

Pakistan adorned in colours of Turkiye

WHEN my dear friend Dr. Khalil Toker asked this question, “Farooq Bhai, shall we watch a film?”, I was taken aback. Those who know him understand...

previous day 20

Pakistan Observer

Dr Farooq Adil

Indo-Pak-Afghan war: Shifting proxy conflict policy

APPARENTLY, the two rounds of Pak-Afghan talks in Istanbul collapsed due to stubbornness influenced by external powers and hidden agendas....

wednesday 50

Pakistan Observer

Brig Tariq Khalil

Will India risk another operation Sindoor?

Will India risk another operation Sindoor?

SINCE partition in 1947, Pakistan and India have fought several wars and countless skirmishes, yet none have altered the fundamental balance of...

wednesday 30

Pakistan Observer

Sehrish Khan

The curse of our national ingratitude

The curse of our national ingratitude

THE story of human civilization is, in essence, the story of roads. Wherever roads were built, horizons widened, trade flowed, ideas travelled and...

wednesday 30

Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

Grooming gangs & divisive narratives

Grooming gangs & divisive narratives

A recent article in The Telegraph by Hardeep Singh reignited a divisive narrative that most grooming-gang offenders in Britain are “Pakistani...

wednesday 4

Pakistan Observer

Faisal Ahmad

Neighbours in turmoil: Crisis across western border

  RELATIONS between Pakistan and Afghanistan are deteriorating at an alarming pace. The establishment’s narrative suggests that Afghans are acting...

wednesday 20

Pakistan Observer

Kanwar M Dilshad

US crypto pivot to Pakistan

US crypto pivot to Pakistan

PRESIDENT Trump’s second term in office has marked a distinct evolution in US foreign policy, one increasingly shaped by the complex interweaving...

wednesday 4

Pakistan Observer

Assadullah Channa

Weaponizing intelligence: The dawn of AI warfare

Humans possess a potent urge to be dominant and have consistently used destructive means to satisfy their need for power. Military success for the...

04.11.2025 2

Pakistan Observer

Waqar Hassan

Risky nuclear-weapons testing

The rapid transformation in the global geostrategic environment has led to a spiraling nuclear arms race between the great powers. The...

04.11.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Bihar elections: BJP’s hate march…

Bihar elections: BJP’s hate march…

The 2025 Bihar elections are no longer a regular contest amid BJP’s political march on the drumbeat of hateful narratives. This doctrine...

04.11.2025 5

Pakistan Observer

Hassan Ahmad

Kashmir black day — unyielding struggle, inevitable dawn

The story of Jammu and Kashmir is written in sacrifice, struggle and an unending quest for justice. For decades, the valley has stood as a living...

04.11.2025 10

Pakistan Observer

Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Whispers of war

Whispers of war

  MAKE no mistake, no power on earth can undo Pakistan. The level of military prowess, technology and weapons Pakistan has is truly God-fearing and...

04.11.2025 2

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Ceasefire: A pause before the next storm?

Ceasefire: A pause before the next storm?

The regional chessboard is once again in motion. The Pakistan–Afghanistan delegation, led by Major General Shahab Aslam, was recalled from the...

04.11.2025 3

Pakistan Observer

Ghulam Murtaza

Social media impact on youth mental health

THE twenty first century is the age of social media. Majority of the people in the world today including children and teenagers use social media...

03.11.2025 5

Pakistan Observer

Tariq Aqil

From ‘periphery’ to ‘pivot state’

PAKISTAN has moved from a ‘bystander’ to a ‘strategic balancer’; from an ‘observer’ to an ‘orchestrator of regional manoeuvres’; from a ‘passive...

03.11.2025 3

Pakistan Observer

Farrukh Saleem

Kunar Dam project: Strategic motives & implications

The recent decision of the Afghan Taliban regime to construct a dam on the Kunar River has raised serious concerns in Pakistan and across the...

03.11.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

Dr Muhammad Khan

The courage to begin anew

The courage to begin anew

THE world is changing faster than we can comprehend, yet our political imagination remains trapped in the ruins of obsolete narratives. Nations...

03.11.2025 1

Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

Unchecked expression: Hidden dangers

Unchecked expression: Hidden dangers

In an era when anyone can use a microphone, the global conversation on sensitive topics of international relations, politics, diplomacy, and...

03.11.2025 1

Pakistan Observer

Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R