As Iran-US war reshapes the Middle East, for America’s “New Middle East,” Pakistan finds itself in a familiar, but limiting role: acting as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran. Much of the domestic discourse has celebrated this diplomatic positioning. However, this moment demands a more uncomfortable question:
According to an annual report prepared with the support of the United Nations and released on 24 April, two-thirds of the people facing food insecurity worldwide live in just ten countries, including Afghanistan. The majority of these countries are in the Muslim world. This reality demonstrates that poverty and hunger in Afghanistan and across the Muslim world are not temporary phenomena...
Pakistan: The word is that the (new) capital is going to resemble a mix of Manhattan and Shanghai, even while it retains the scenic splendour of the Margalla Hills. But will there even be any Margalla Hills to speak of after they have been subjected to the current regime’s delusions of grandeur? (Dawn)
Al-Waie Magazine Issue 477 in English
The White House announced on Friday (24/04/2026) that envoys Steve Wittkopf and Jared Kushner would depart for Islamabad on Saturday (25/04/2026), morning for direct talks with the Iranian side...
In a joint statement issued Thursday evening, the foreign ministers of eight countries—Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and Pakistan—condemned...
The treatment of women and children in immigration custody in America has been characterized as inhumane with reports of American Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers being violent against detainees...
The work of Islamic revival is not the work of an individual, nor the mission of a single era. It is a trust — an amānah (trust) — carried in the hands of one generation and transferred...
