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 […]
By Shabana Ayaz The Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains one of the most disturbing criminal cases in recent Western history. It was not simply the story of a wealthy man committing crimes in secret. It revealed a network of influence, privilege, and protection that allowed the systematic exploitation of underage girls to continue for decades in [&...
By Mushfiq Ahmad KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — In Pakistan, people’s chances of surviving cancer are shaped less by medical science and more by timing, poverty, and access. While cancer outcomes in wealthier nations reach as high as 80 to 90%, survival rates in Pakistan hover around 50 to 60% — and drop even further for […]
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, often known for conflict, neglect, and missed opportunities, has produced a young scientist rewriting that narrative. Muhammad Faraz, a materials engineer from Quetta, has transformed discarded banana plant waste into a high-quality natural fiber fo...
By Iftikhar Gilani ANKARA, Turkiye (MNTV) – Oussama Jammal is the secretary general of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, an umbrella body representing major national Muslim groups across the United States. A longtime advocate for civil rights, interfaith engagement, and constitutional protections, he has been a prominent voice on...
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — In Pakistan, where millions cannot afford laboratory tests, Dr. Abdul Basit has helped create a way to identify people at risk of diabetes without a blood sample, a clinic visit, or costly equipment. That single intervention has allowed early screening in communities that would otherwise remain invis...
By Mushfiq Ahmad KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – Across Pakistan’s religious seminaries and universities, a familiar promise is repeatedly made: the integration of religious and modern education to produce balanced, intellectually confident Muslims capable of engaging the contemporary world. From madrasa reforms to newly launched “Islamic universit...
