By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — As analysts worldwide credit Pakistan’s diplomatic brinkmanship with helping avert a potential nuclear confrontation — if one takes Donald Trump at his word — a Pakistani political scientist frames the moment as a continuation of the military dominance the country established over India during the Ma...
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — The growing use of religious rhetoric by U.S. and Israeli officials and politicians in the context of war on Iran is raising alarm among diplomats and analysts, who warn it risks eroding decades of international norms governing armed conflict. Pakistan’s former ambassador Sanaullah, who has more than...
By Iftikhar Gilani While the world remains consumed by energy security amid the United States–Israel war on Iran, a quieter but potentially more enduring crisis is unfolding. Food security, long overshadowed by oil markets, is now emerging as a central casualty of the conflict, with ripple effects stretching from the Gulf to South Asia, Africa...
By Shabana Ayaz There are wars that escalate loudly, and efforts at resolution that proceed quietly. In the ongoing 2026 Iran conflict, these quiet diplomatic channels may prove significant. With direct talks between Washington and Tehran largely stalled, an unlikely trio — Pakistan, Türkiye and Egypt — has stepped forward to facilitate commun...
By Shabana Ayaz The Middle East is no longer merely “dangerously close” to a wider conflict — it is increasingly moving toward one. Following the unprecedented joint U.S.–Israeli air strikes on Iranian strategic facilities and leadership infrastructure, the region has entered a period of heightened uncertainty. In the days since the strikes, m...
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — As fighting between Iran and combined forces of the United States and Israel reverberates across the Middle East, Pakistani political analyst Muhammad Osama Shafiq sees more than a distant conflict. He sees a potential turning point for Pakistan itself. Shafiq, a Ph.D. scholar and director of the Ins...
By Iftikhar Gilani The fragile peace process in the southern Philippines is facing a critical test. Hüseyin Oruç, vice president of the Turkish humanitarian organization IHH and a member of the Third Party Monitoring Team overseeing the Bangsamoro agreement, warns that stalled reforms and delayed elections are deepening frustration in the Musl...
By Iftikhar Gilani ANKARA (MNTV) — Hüseyin Oruç, vice president of the Turkish humanitarian organization IHH (Humanitarian Relief Foundation) and a member of the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) overseeing implementation of the Bangsamoro peace process, is issuing a blunt warning: if progress stalls further, global terror group ISIS could ex...
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Across India and Pakistan, winter fog is a familiar and feared visitor. Flights are delayed, trains crawl, and highways become scenes of mass collisions. While governments focus on advisories and traffic control, a team of Pakistani students has come up with an unusual response — a device designed [&...
By Iftikhar Gilani Cricket has always been more than a sport in South Asia. It is a theater of nationalism, a channel for diplomacy, and sometimes a surrogate for conflict. The latest confrontation around the T20 World Cup, however, has produced a new twist: an informal alignment between Pakistan and Bangladesh that has forced the […]
