Elections are being expected in Pakistan. Once again they are being tipped as the cure for all ills albeit with some groans and grunts. Where for a faction, it is just another ruse for getting attention away from the political turmoil. Then still for others it is a necessary protection for their investments or earnings. Regrettably, the Muslims of the region have seen no solace whilst facing attacks on their…

On Friday, 19 January 2024, Security Minister, Tom Tugendhat signed into law an order proscribing Hizb ut Tahrir in Britain as a terrorist organization. That was after British Parliament approved a draft order laid on Monday, 15 January 2024. This order makes belonging to Hizb ut Tahrir or inviting support for the group a criminal offence, with a potential prison sentence of 14 years, which can be handed down alongside…

The Global South is in vogue; everyone cannot get enough of them. China and Russia say they are the future and solicit their support and the West who for long neglected them now see them as essential to maintaining a liberal future. With the global balance of power in a flux the future structure of the global economy will according to many need to take account of the global South.

The media wing of Pakistan’s armed forces reported on 28 December 2023, “General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) presided over the two days long 261st Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) held at GHQ, today.” [Source: No PR-224/2023-ISPR] Thus, the conference of the senior-most commanders of the armed forces of Pakistan, the seventh most powerful in the world, took place on 28 December 2023.