Junaid Ahmad

1 week ago | themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Junaid Ahmad

15 CommentsJune 13, 2025 aA protestor holds a sign reading ”Silence=complice” during a demonstration to show support for activists aboard a boat stopped by Israeli forces en route to deliver aid to Gaza, in Paris, France, on June 9, 2025. [Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images]by Junaid S.

3 weeks ago | qoshe.com | Junaid Ahmad

More than a month has passed since the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, deep in the restive terrain of Indian-occupied Kashmir. Yet, the region has not exhaled. That attack was the spark; the explosion was narrowly averted—this time. Fighter jets scrambled, missiles were mobilized, and once again the world held its breath as two nuclear-armed rivals, each armed with doomsday in their back pocket, flirted with mutual annihilation.

1 month ago | blogs.worldbank.org | Ousmane Diagana |Jorge Familiar |Junaid Ahmad |Pablo Saavedra

As liquidity pressures mount for some countries, there’s renewed interest in debt-for-development, when a country exchanges its expensive debt for cheaper debt and then redirects the savings into development spending. Find out about a debt-for-development swap operation in Côte d’Ivoire, enabled by the World Bank Group, that’s taking a new approach.

1 month ago | qoshe.com | Junaid Ahmad

In every nation, there exists a sacred myth—the story a people tell themselves about who they are and who protects them. In Pakistan, that myth has long centered on the soldier: the stoic, selfless guardian of the realm, standing alert at the border, poised to defend the homeland against existential threats. This myth remains intact at the level of sepoys and fighter pilots, where danger is real and the salaries are not.

1 month ago | israel.timesofnews.com | Junaid Ahmad

By Junaid S. AhmadOver the past week, the world did not witness counterterrorism—it witnessed bloodlust masquerading as statecraft. On April 22, a deadly attack in Pahalgam claimed the lives of 26 Hindu tourists in Indian-occupied Kashmir. No group claimed responsibility, no investigation followed, no evidence was released. But New Delhi, undeterred by the absence of facts, scripted its own narrative. In this state-sponsored spectacle, truth is neither sought nor necessary.