Shafaq Ishaq

02/04/2026

One Of The Most Eye-Catching Moments From Saturday’s “No Kings” Protests Wasn’t Just The Crowds, It Was Someone Dressed As The Statue Of Liberty Being Detained By Police.

The Image Quickly Went Viral, Not Just Because It Was Unusual, But Because Of What It Seemed To Represent. Many People Saw It As A Powerful Symbol, Freedom Itself Being Restrained, Capturing The Tension And Emotion Surrounding The Protests.

Across The Country, Demonstrators Took To The Streets To Speak Out On Issues Like Inequality, Governance, And Accountability. But This Single Moment Stood Out, Blending Symbolism With Real-World Action In A Way That Sparked Conversation Far Beyond The Protest Itself.

For Some, It Reflects Concern About The Limits Of Free Expression. For Others, It’s Simply A Striking Visual From A Chaotic Day. Either Way, It Has People Talking And Thinking.

04/07/2025

June 2025 edition of JWT (Jahangir’s World Times) is now available to Download!

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26/04/2025

Gaza and AI warfare - Shafaq Ishaq -

IN the early hours of a night in Gaza last October, an entire family was erased by what the Israeli military referred to as a ‘precision strike’. There was no warning, or any other elements of conventional warfare. Just an algorithm, part of an AI-driven system called Lavender, scanning metadata...

25/04/2025

Legal aspect of Indus Waters Treaty suspension - Shafaq Ishaq -

AFTER the dastardly incident at Pahalgam in India-held Kashmir, Pakistan immediately distanced itself in unequivocal terms from the perpetrators.

25/04/2025

Canals and minerals - Shafaq Ishaq -

THE system is now under mounting pressure and has run into an entirely unnecessary impasse. The ‘system’ here consists of the unique configuration of power that emerged from the tainted elections of February 2024. In this configuration, everybody has been given just enough of a slice of power to...

24/04/2025

Our friend Sabeen - Shafaq Ishaq -

IN March, the founder of OpenAI, Sam Altman, announced his company had trained a new model that was “good at creative writing”. It was asked to write a metafictional literary short story about AI and grief.

24/04/2025

Pahalgam attack - Shafaq Ishaq -

IN the aftermath of Tuesday’s militant attack on tourists in India-held Kashmir’s Pahalgam area, South Asia once again stands on a knife’s edge.

23/04/2025

US-China trade game - Shafaq Ishaq -

While the phrase ‘trade war’ has long been used to describe the process of imposition of import tariffs on a country that, in turn, levies counter-tariffs, using the ‘war’ metaphor trivialises the devastation of real conflicts, which involve the loss of life, deep human trauma and the destru...

23/04/2025

Federation under strain - Shafaq Ishaq -

SINDH has risen against the federal government’s decision to build multiple canals on the Indus River for corporate farming.

22/04/2025

A question of gender - Shafaq Ishaq -

THE ongoing indirect nuclear talks between America and Iran are inching forward with the two sides agreeing to meet for the next round this week. Both countries described the meeting in Oman as “constructive”.