Entries by TMO

Balochistan Missing Person Cases

By Mahvish Akhtar Over the weekend, a soldier of the Quick Response Force of the Frontier Corpse South Balochistan was killed, and seven others were injured in the Buleda district. Officials say that some unknown militants planted an explosive device on the roadside, and they detonated those explosives when a vehicle carrying the FC personnel […]

Jewish Voters in America

By Dr.Aslam Abdullah Jews make up the highest percentage of voter turnout of any ethnic group. While 2–2.5% of the United States population is Jewish, 94% live in 13 key electoral college states, which combined have enough electors to elect the president. Though the majority (60–70%) of the country’s Jews identify as Democratic, American Jewish […]

Pakistan to Ban PTI

By Mahvish Akhtar Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced on Monday, July 15th, 2024, that the country plans to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. This decision comes in retaliation to the Supreme Court’s decision, handed down days before declaring PTI eligible for a share of seats reserved in […]

Intelligence Security Measures on Phone Calls in Pakistan

By Mahvish Akhtar The federal cabinet has approved the relevant circular, allowing a designated officer of the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) to trace calls under Section 54 of the Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act of 1996. However, the sources added that the agency’s nominated officer cannot be less than grade 18. The Interior Ministry approved a nationwide deployment […]

Pakistan’s New Operation Azm-e-Istehkaam

By Mahvish Akhtar On June 24th, Pakistan’s Prime Minister approved the launch of a new military operation aimed at controlling a surge in violence allegedly caused by militants across the country. During the weekend, PM Sharif announced Operation Azm-e-Istehkam (Resolve for Stability) while reviewing the country’s “counterterrorism” operations. The National Action Plan was adopted after […]

The Roots of Christian Zionism

By Dr. Aslam Abdullah Millions of Americans belong to Evangelical churches that strongly support Israel for religious reasons. The largest Zionist organization is Christians United for Israel, with 10 million members led by John Hagee. A 2017 LifeWay poll conducted in the United States found that 80% of evangelical Christians believed that the creation of […]

Pakistan Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget

By Mahvish Akhtar Pakistan’s economy has been suffering since the COVID-19 pandemic like the rest of the world, but Pakistan’s recovery time has been lagging much further than the under-developed and developing world. There are many reasons, from being unprepared for disasters to corruption in the political spheres, to high levels of illiteracy in the […]

Modi’s BJP Loses Majority in Indian Lok Sabha After 2024 General Election

By Yousuf Ali India concluded its multi-part general election process that started on June 1 after its start April 19. It yielded surprising results with the ruling party losing its majority in India’s lower legislature, the Lok Sobra, despite still being the largest party. As a result, the prime minister Narendra Modi will have to […]

Unpredictable relationship between Pakistan and Iran

By Mahvish Akhtar Iran and Pakistan have had a turbulent relationship which cannot be judged on what is taking place most recently. Late President Raisi’s last visit was very positive and Tehran-Islamabad relations were on the right track. Pakistan had made deals to open trade for farmers, including many other goods. However, many factors at […]

Israel looks to ban new de-facto Palestinian Embassies

by TMO Staff A bill that would prevent de facto Palestinian embassies from opening in east Jerusalem received preliminary approval from the Knesset plenum on Wednesday. The private member’s bill authorized by MK Dan Illouz (Likud) and MK Ze’ev Elkin (National) was designed to prevent a new campaign to open consulates in east Jerusalem that […]

UN experts urge all States to recognize State of Palestine

by United Nations Human Rights Organization All States must follow the example of 146 United Nations Member States and recognize the State of Palestine and use all political and diplomatic resources at their disposal to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, UN experts* said today.”This recognition is an important acknowledgement of the rights of […]

US Elections 2024

by TMO This blog will publish articles about the 2024 election starting June 2024. The series intends to profile voters in each state and feature articles by prominent political scientist Dr. Abdullah al Ahsan on how Muslims should vote. 2024 is the election year in the USA. The country will hold its 60th presidential election […]

What does ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ Mean?

By Sarah Shamim (Al Jazeera) An image with the text “All eyes on Rafah” is on every other Instagram story, dominating social media discourse on Israel’s war on Gaza. Here’s more about the trend and the image, which has been re-shared on more than 46 million Instagram stories since Monday, a day after Israel’s deadly offensive […]

Palestinian 3-year-old suffering third-degree burns amid Israeli airstrikes arrives in Ohio for treatment

By TMO Staff DAYTON, Ohio– Ohio continues to welcome refugees from overseas to seek asylum. This month, Saja Junaid arrived from Gaza suffering third-degree burns due to an Israeli Airstrike overseas. Junaid is only 3-years-old and her entire face and body have faced severe physical damage. Junaid arrived at the Dayton International Airport with her […]

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’

By Steve LeBlanc, Lisa Rathke; The Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus and a day after the school announced that 13 Harvard students who participated in a protest encampment would not […]

President Raisi Dies in a Halicopter Crash

By Mahvish Akhtar Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has announced five days of mourning following the death of the country's President, Ebrahim Raisi. President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and several others are confirmed to have been killed in Sunday's helicopter crash in north-western Iran. Iran’s news agencies, Mehr and Tasnim, announced on […]