Consultation (Shurah) and accounting are both orders of Allah (swt), and among the maxims of Islamic ruling, and they are binding on the Khalifah (caliph). Mutual trust between the ruler and his subjects is ensured through the ruler's consultation and the accounting of the ruler by his subjects. However, with the abolition of the Khilafah (Caliphate), Muslims have been deprived of this source of power, trust and authority.

A harrowing report of over 36 child deaths in district Tharparkar, caused by various diseases in the first month of 2022, has opened a can of worms for the provincial government. (Tribune Pakistan)

The United States Congress recently approved a $777.7bn defense budget, a five percent increase from last year. This move came after they pulled the last American troops out of Afghanistan and was justified as a way of dealing with the intensifying competition with China. (Al Jazeera) The budget approval had bipartisan support and supports the USA’s current stance that China poses a significant threat to its global supremacy.

The BBC reported on the 19th of December that an Indian lawmaker, K.R. Ramesh, in the Southern State of Karnataka, advised women that in cases where physical violations may be inevitable, try to be positive in the process. The comment has come at a time where abuse of women in the world’s largest Democracy has no signs of being curbed and women and girls face the daily trauma of abuse…