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Echoes of Karbala: Wilayat Times Releases Special Muharram E...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | July 08: The special Muharram edition of Wilayat Times, a reputed Jammu and Kashmir-based publication, has been released and widely circulated across the region, attracting attention from intellectual and religious circles alike. This year’s edition is a 40-page bilingual issue, featuring content in both Urdu and English. It includes a rich compilation of research-based articles, analytical synopses, and thoughtful messages from world-renowned scholars, writers, researchers, and...

Ceasefire and Symbolism:Iran’s Strategic Resilience Under ...
Tufail Shah
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Political scientist John Mearsheimer’s realist theory also applies here: “Great powers are always looking for opportunities to gain power over their rivals.” Yet in this case, the lesser military power—guided by ideology rather than imperial ambition—demonstrated resilience that frustrated both American and Israeli expectations. By Tufail Shah Political Commentator | Kashmir After a rapid escalation between Iran, Israel, and the United States, a ceasefire...

The Lost Children of Kashmir: A Generation Caught in the Cro...
Aga Syed Amin Musvi
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Aga Syed Amin Musvi| July 01:Apart from political uncertainties under which Kashmir was baking now a different kind of war rages a quiet, chemical war. No bombs. No drones. Just the slow, silent corrosion of a generation. In the dark alleys of Jammu and Kashmir, addiction is not just a crisis. It is an apocalypse dressed as routine. Fourteen lakh and counting. That’s not a statistic. That’s a dirge. A mass grave of children, teenagers, and men folded into hospital beds, alley...

The Fire Rises: Iran’s Voow of Revenge Shakes the Region...
Aga Syed Amin Musvi
( Iran )
Srinagar | WTNS | Agha Syed Amin Musvi | June 17:In a blaze of rage and resilience, the Islamic Republic of Iran has erupted — not in chaos, but in calculated fury. The targeted assassinations of high-ranking Iranian officials and long-standing provocations by Israel and its allies have ignited a storm of vengeance that now spills far beyond diplomatic tables. What the world is witnessing is not another routine skirmish — this is retribution on fire. THE SPARK THAT LIT THE FUSE It...

India’s Rail Dream Reaches Kashmir: A Landmark Leap in Con...
Aga Syed Amin Musvi
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Agha Syed Amin Musvi | June 07:In a moment laden with symbolism and significance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar, marking the culmination of decades of anticipation and engineering resolve. The occasion, set against the backdrop of the mighty Pir Panjal, also witnessed the formal inauguration of two monumental rail bridges — the Chenab and Anji — alongside the launch of infrastructure...

Iranian Artist`s Rare Portrait of Imam Khomeini (RA) Captiva...
( Iran )
Qom | WTNS | June 04: On the occasion of the 36th death anniversary of the architect of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (RA), a rare and spiritually inspired portrait created by young Iranian artist and poet Maryam Fardi at the Imam Khomeini House in the holy city of Qom captivated viewers and garnered widespread appreciation. Wilayat Times Reports, While Speaking Maryam Fardi shared the profound emotional experience she had while creating the portrait. “As I began painting, a strange and...

For the Americans to say, “We won’t allow Iran to enrich...
( Iran )
Tehran| WTNS | June 04: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei dismissed the US’ plan for Iran’s nuclear industry as being totally against the “We Can” doctrine, stressing that Iran will maintain its uranium enrichment activities, which are none of the US’ business. The following is the full text of the speech delivered by Imam Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a commemoration ceremony on the first anniversary of the martyrdom of President Raisi and...

KPs Will Return with Dignity and Together We Will Restore Pe...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Ganderbal | WTNS | June 05: On the occasion of the annual Kheer Bhawani mela, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited the temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal, where she welcomed Kashmiri Pandits and urged for their dignified return to the Valley.
Wilayat Times reports Mufti addressed members of the community in their native Kashmiri language, saying:
“Insha Allah thuie yuu waps, ma kurr azh dua thuie gasiv ba izzat tareeks path waps yinn, yeti Kasheer karov aes yukwatie aman bahaal, thundi...

The Great Golden Drain:How $600 Billion Bought Silence, Smil...
(Srinagar)
Riyadh| WTNS | June 01: And so it was proclaimed from the gold-plated megaphone of democracy that battered mouthpiece once used to shout freedom, now a sleek, billion-dollar PR tool that the United States of America, under the reincarnated tycoon-prophet Donald J. Trump, has secured a historic $600 billion investment from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Cue fireworks. Cue oil-slicked fanfare. Cue the ceremonial handshake between two men whose hands have never known calluses. By Agha Syed Amin Musvi And...

Voices that moved the World:A Reader’s Foreword of Inspira...
Aubaid Akhoon
( Jammu and Kashmir )
As an educator, columnist, and motivational speaker devoted to nurturing young minds, I wholeheartedly recommend this book for every classroom, every home, and every heart that yearns to learn. Let it remind us all that science is not merely about equations and laboratories—it is about daring to question, to dream, and to shape a better world. By Aubaid Akhoon: In an age that calls for innovation, resilience, and intellectual leadership, “Biographies of Scientists”...