Editorial US Vice President JD Vance has termed Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as an excellent military commander, having exceptional qualities of diplomacy and statement ship proved the key for US-Iran negotiations. Special tributes are being showered to Field Marshal Asim Munir whose untiring efforts made these talks a success. His dedication, commitment and perseverance are indeed commendable without which there would have been no progress. Diplomacy often succeeds not through dramatic headlines but through patience, perseverance, and the ability to bring adversaries to the negotiating table. If the reported remarks made by US Vice President JD Vance in Switzerland are any indication, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s contribution to facilitating dialogue and reducing tensions has earned significant international recognition. Leadership is tested not only during times of war but also during moments when peace appears difficult to achieve. Statesmanship requires patience, wisdom, and the courage to pursue diplomatic…

Monitoring Desk: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has registered a case under Section 124-A of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Penal Code (APC) against Khawaja Mehran Arshad, a key ringleader of the proscribed Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), following a highly provocative speech targeting the country’s security architecture. The First Information Report (FIR) was formally lodged at the Civil Secretariat Police Station in Muzaffarabad after intelligence and local monitoring units verified the contents of Arshad’s address, delivered on June 14, 2026, at Dreck, Rawalakot. According to official sources, Arshad originally hailing from Dudial, District Mirpur openly incited Kashmiri personnel serving within the Armed Forces of Pakistan to revolt against their institution. Addressing uniform personnel, Arshad reportedly stated: “I am addressing those who are serving in Pakistan Army and are shedding blood for the defence of Pakistan. I am asking them not to wait anymore; commit mutiny and fall…

Editorial All is said and all is done, in what global leaders have described as a landmark diplomatic achievement, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as mediator that has been electronically signed between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The world reached to this high level of diplomacy despite several spoilers around the corner and this indicates that diplomacy still works. Related Story: Field Marshal Asim Munir emerges as a key peacemaker behind the Islamabad Talks and Islamabad Deal The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding is a historic diplomatic breakthrough aimed at reducing 45-year-old tensions between United States, restoring maritime trade routes, and promoting regional stability through negotiated engagement rather than military confrontation. Global leaders while lauding the role of Islamabad to mend the wall between US-Iran described the electronic signing of the Islamabad MoU as a significant diplomatic success…