Irshad Ahmad Mughal

We humans wear the mask of civilization, pretending to be gentle, good, and refined—but peel it away, and what remains is a beast far more brutal than anything in the wild. A lion kills only to eat; once its hunger…

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr. Qurat-Al-Ain Rana The viral video from Balochistan—where a woman was executed in a desert for defying tribal norms—has once again exposed the brutal reality of Pakistan’s rigid social structures. Three months after the killing, public…

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal  The debate over whether socialism is an economic or political system has filled libraries with endless analyses. Yet, the rise of AI as a disruptive force has further complicated this discourse, blurring the lines between ideology…

Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a tool—it is evolving into something far more complex, raising profound questions about its role in relation to human intelligence. If AI is merely an instrument created by humans, why does it now exhibit…

The compass of international relations is in constant motion, its needle swinging between North and South, East and West in an endless reconfiguration of global power. For decades following World War II, this movement appeared frozen in a bipolar standoff…

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat-al-Ain Rana While social media has revolutionized global connectivity, its darker consequences demand urgent attention. What began as a platform for sharing ideas has morphed into a dangerous catalyst for physical, religious, and economic…

The bitter river of hostility between India and Pakistan flows not from the natural springs of people’s hearts, but from the carefully constructed dams of political elites. Like colonial masters of old, today’s rulers in both nations have perfected the…

(by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat ul-Ain Rana, a Ph.D in Sociology teaching in various universities as visiting faculty in various universities in Pakistan.) The lands now called Pakistan and India were once woven together by shared history, culture,…

The deadly missile exchange between Iran and Israel—and to some extent, the U.S.— may have ended. Every party claims victory, and perhaps they should, for in truth, all are losers and all are winners. With no ground invasion, it’s easy…

The wisdom of an old Punjabi proverb—”While busily searching elsewhere for the thief, I looked back and found the donkey tied under the banyan tree”—rings painfully true in today’s world. It perfectly captures the absurdity of the recent Iran-Israel conflict,…