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Fifteen newborn martyrs will embrace us on the Day of Judgment Amir Muhammad Khan I heard that every newborn born in the world comes with the message that Allah Almighty has not yet given up on His servants. A newborn is actually a symbol of hope, the beginning of a new future. But the fifteen newborns who came to a hospital ward in Islamabad left another message for us while leaving this world. They returned to their Creator after a few hours of life, but as they left, they asked…

Foreign-Born Companions of Pakistan’s Political Leaders by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Politics is generally regarded as a realm in which national interests, public responsibilities and political traditions dominate almost every aspect of a leader’s life. Yet the personal lives of political leaders sometimes reveal a fascinating dimension of history that lies beyond parliaments, elections and governments. Pakistan’s political history provides several remarkable examples of prominent leaders whose lives were closely connected with women born outside the country or belonging to foreign nationalities. From the early years of the Sub-Continent to contemporary…

The Latino Vote: Profiling America’s Changing Electorate First in a Series Ahead of the 2026 Midterms American Community Media National News Briefing | Friday, 28 August 2026 One Briefing, One Question: What Moves Latino Voters American Community Media hosted “The Latino Vote: Profiling America’s Changing Electorate,” the opening instalment in a national briefing series examining the electorate ahead of the 2026 midterms, on 28 August 2026. Rather than a single storyline, the hour long conversation among Republican strategist Mike Madrid, Equis Research’s Maria Isabel Di Franco Quinonez, Virginia Union University’s…

When the Mountains Weep By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Hollywood is second to none in producing films of action, suspense and catastrophe. Through the marvels of modern technology, filmmakers portray storms, earthquakes, floods and destruction with such astonishing realism that the human mind is often left bewildered. The scenes appear so extraordinary that one is inclined to believe that they belong only to the realm of imagination. Yet there are moments in history when reality surpasses fiction, and nature unveils a spectacle of devastation that no camera, no scriptwriter and no…

The Silent Cry of the Newborns By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Indeed, Allah, the Most High, is the protector and sustainer of this entire universe, as He Himself declares in the Holy Qur’an: “Allah is the Protector of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light” (Al-Baqarah 2:257). After the divine decree, human beings are charged with a share in the preservation of life, acting within the limits of their understanding, authority, and the trusts placed upon them. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,…