Articles by Maham Khan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on February 25, 2026. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

India tilts to Israel as Iran ties crumble in Middle East war

India abandoned neutrality in the Iran–Israel conflict, weakening ties with Iran while strengthening its strategic alliance with Israel despite regional and domestic costs.

June 24, 2026

Samar Khan: How one woman is breaking barriers in Pakistan's adventure sports

Pakistani adventure athlete Samar Khan overcomes Arctic challenges and limited resources to achieve international success. She now trains the future generations of Pakistani athletes.

June 9, 2026

Why did Iran choose this moment to fire missiles at Israel?

Israel has been bombing Lebanon for months and Iran watched. Then came a no-warning strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs during active peace talks and over Trump’s explicit objections to Netanyahu, and Tehran’s calculus snapped.

June 8, 2026

Why US-Iran diplomatic channels remain open despite regional attacks

Officials and analysts say mounting economic pressures and rising domestic opposition push Washington and Tehran toward settlement, while public military escalation masks the continuous diplomatic negotiations occurring behind the scenes.

June 4, 2026

Kouri Richins reacts to impact statements from the Richins family during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City, Utah. (AFP)

Kouri Richins wrote about losing a father after killing one

Utah woman Kouri Richins is sentenced to life without parole for murdering her husband with fentanyl after writing a children’s book about loss while portraying herself as a grieving widow.

May 14, 2026

A Pakistani woman carries her son as she walk on a street in Islamabad on May 13, 2012, on Mother's Day. (AFP)

From Rawalpindi to Karachi, Pakistan marks Mother's Day – with cake, cherries, and a few skeptics

Across cities, families found small, tender ways to honor the occasion. Not everyone was convinced they should have to though.

May 10, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) talks on January 14, 2015 with US State Secretary John Kerry before their meeting in Geneva. Zarif said on January 14 that his meeting with his US counterpart was vital for progress on talks on Tehran's co

The secret channels, sealed deals, and unfinished business of US-Iran diplomacy

From a 1943 wartime conference to active talks in Islamabad, the United States and Iran have sat across the table from each other repeatedly — through revolution, hostage crises, and nuclear standoffs.

April 10, 2026

Afghan men armed with guns and rifles march in the Zazai Maidan district of Khost province on March 27, 2026. (AFP)

Myth of Afghanistan as ‘graveyard of empires’ masks foreign accountability

The phrase "graveyard of empires" is less a historical truth about Afghanistan than a piece of political cover; invented, sustained, and deployed by the very powers it flatters.

March 28, 2026

Pakistan's folktales: Where strong women slay demons, men wait passively

From Sindh's river-swimmers to Balochistan's warrior queens, verified Pakistani folktales feature women who debate clerics, cross deserts, and slay demons—while men wait passively as prizes.

February 1, 2026