Khanum Shafiq

Khanum Shafiq is an independent researcher

November 1, 2026

Rebel Within No More

Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let

Sri Lanka

Jaffna Records Sri Lanka’s Highest Air Pollution Level as Colombo Ranks Fourth

Jaffna recorded the highest level of air pollution in Sri Lanka, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 142, while Colombo ranked fourth among the country’s most polluted cities with a reading of 102, according to real-time data published

November 1, 2026

Nineteen Investors Express Interest in Developing Sri Lanka’s Mattala International Airport

Sri Lanka

Nineteen investors were initially involved in proposals to develop Sri Lanka’s Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), with the Government now holding discussions with interested

We Are Not the Enemy, Australia

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

The weight we carry Many of us came here with little more than hope. We came from Colombo and Chennai, from Kabul and Khartoum,

Misrepresentation of Pak-Afghan Dialogue — A Pakistan Viewpoint

August 30, 2025

Columns/Geopolitics

In recent days, a Track-II academic dialogue meditated so-called Towards Unity and Trust has become the centre of a brouhaha with former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad misunderstanding the scholarly exercise as a

Signs of Uprising in Sistan-o-Balochistan: Regional Implications of Mossad-RAW Nexus

July 8, 2025

Columns

The Iranian province of Sistan-o-Balochistan, historically marked by marginalization and sporadic insurgency, is once again witnessing waves of unrest. Recent developments suggest that this unrest is neither spontaneous nor entirely local in