Ayaz Amir

By Ayaz Amir, Tr. New Age Islam 13 January 2026 Translate from Urdu to English by New Age Islam From al-Qaeda to Hamas, the essay questions the rationality, outcomes, and moral costs of militant violence, contrasting it with genuine liberation struggles and exposing the political failures of the Muslim world. Main Points 9/11 brought no gains for al-Qaeda, only destruction for Afghanistan and Iraq. Extremist attacks provoke devastating retaliation and deepen civilian suffering.

Islamabad diary For the first thing this victory will do is to draw an unfortunate contrast between India and Pakistan. We may not like Narendra Modi the instigator or abettor of the anti-Muslim riots in Godhra. But it is hard to deny that coming from where he does he will make a strong prime minister. His campaign was sharply focused and as prime minister, as all the signs suggest, he is likely to be clear about his goals and where he wants to take his country. He will be master in his own house.

Here I was about to write of Karachi – the title floating in my mind “How Stalin would have resolved Here I was about to write of Karachi – the title floating in my mind “How Stalin would have resolved the situation”, standing up against a wall the entire Karachi administration and not a few of its political leaders – and here something has occurred in Chakwal to claim my flitting attention.