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Golden Hour: A Dialogue of Light, River and Silence
By Nisar Hussain
They say every city has an hour of pure beauty, but Melbourne’s hour of radiance is that fleeting moment the world calls the Golden Hour. It is the time when the descending sun drapes the Yarra River in molten gold, and…
When Accountability Threatens Power: How States Subvert the UN’s…
By Altaf Hussain Wani
The UN Special Procedures system was established as the normative conscience of the international community—an independent mechanism tasked with scrutinising the darkest sites of state repression and articulating…
Human Trafficking: A Growing Global Security Challenge in…
By: UMME HANI
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Human trafficking is a growing global issue that affects vulnerable populations and threatens national security. Despite legal frameworks, Pakistan continues to struggle with rising cases due to weak…
Pakistan–Saudi defence pact: A new Era of strategic partnership…
By: Mehreen Akhtar
A significant step in strengthening their defence and security cooperation was taken in September 2025 when Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA). A strong desire for greater…
Shrinking Civic Space and Media Suppression in Jammu &…
By Mehr un NisaThere comes a moment in every conflict when the war is no longer fought on land, but on truth. Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IoJK) has now entered that moment. The raid on the Kashmir Times office on November 20,…
Ink under seige, targeting of Kashmir times and its editor
Altaf Hussain Wani
When authorities raided the Jammu office of Kashmir Times today , seizing documents and sealing premises, it marked not an isolated incident but the culmination of a systematic campaign to extinguish one of the…
Of Headlines to Handcuffs: The Collective Punishment of…
Shazia Ashraf Khawaja
Another day, another sensational headline from Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIoJK). The script, by now, is numbingly familiar. A “national news channel” executive, acting as a conduit for unnamed…
Occupation, Oppression and Pakistan’s Advocacy for Kashmiris
By Muhammad Batish
The Jammu & Kashmir dispute is one of the most prolonged and contentious issues in South Asia; whereas this is a territorial dispute between Pakistan and India, it is also a long-standing human rights issue for…
When Doctors Became Victims of Occupation in Kashmir
By Mehr un Nisa
The aftermath of the Red Fort blast has exposed a new and disturbing pattern in Indian governance. It is not only about counter-terror operations. It is not about law and order. It is about power, perception and the…
How Is India Using Digital Shackles to Control Innocent…
India has revealed the next phase of its control over the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This is not a new policy. GPS tracking anklets were first introduced in IoJK in November 2023. But what was once an experiment has now…