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نَصْرٌ مِّن اللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ
لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Breaking: NUJ Raises Alarm on Extradition Attempt
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has raised serious concern about an attempt to extradite its member, Adil Raja.
The NUJ urges the government not to cooperate with any move that could undermine the rights and safety of a journalist and whistleblower.
Read Adil’s Article: Transnational Repression: Pakistan’s Grooming Gang Swap
Adil Raja is Back on YouTube
After two years of ban imposed by YouTube Adil Raja is now making a comeback on YouTube with two channels:
English
Urdu
English
Adil Raja’s Reaction on the Ruling:
Today is a disappointing day. The judge was not with us. But this is a fight to free Imran Khan. This is a fight to free Pakistan from General Asim Munir and his military junta.
Our resolve is undeterred despite today’s setback. Our struggle for democracy in Pakistan will continue. The people of Pakistan are witnesses to the facts on the ground, and their determination for freedom remains rock solid. Our mothers and sisters who have faced brutality and torture with courage in their eyes know that we are fighting for them.
As a soldier for Pakistan I was shot and bombed, and only survived due to the grace of ALLAH. ALLAH saved me for a purpose. Fight Against Fascism will continue.
Pakistan Zindabad
Adil Raja
9 October 2025
Urdu
آج کا دن افسردہ ضرور تھا مگر ہمارا حوصلہ بلند ہے۔
جج ہمارے ساتھ نہیں تھا، مگر یہ لڑائی عمران خان کی آزادی کی ہے۔ یہ لڑائی جنرل عاصم منیر اور ان کی فوجی حکومت سے پاکستان کو آزاد کرنے کی ہے۔
آج کی رکاوٹ کے باوجود ہمارا عزم کمزور نہیں ہوا۔ پاکستان میں جمہوریت کے لیے ہماری جدوجہد جاری رہے گی۔ پاکستان کے عوام زمینِ حقائق کے گواہ ہیں، اور ان کا جذبہِ آزادی مضبوط ہے۔ ہماری ماؤں اور بہنوں نے جو بہادری سے ظلم اور تشدد کا سامنا کیا، وہ جانتی ہیں کہ ہم ان کے لیے لڑ رہے ہیں۔
بطور ایک سپاہی، میں گولیوں اور بمباری کا نشانہ بنا، اور صرف اللہ کے فضل سے زندہ بچا۔ اللہ نے مجھے کسی مقصد کے لیے بچایا ہے۔ فاشزم کے خلاف یہ جدوجہد جاری رہے گی۔
پاکستان زندہ باد
عادل راجہ
9 اکتوبر 2025
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سب بڑے اکاؤنٹس کو ‘فوج (عاصم خنزیر) کی عزت بحال’ والے مشن پر لگا دیا گیا ہے، خواہ وہ باہر بیٹھے کاٹھے ڈنکی صحافی ہوں یا پھر ڈکی اور بٹ جیسے چول چ، بیکار ایکسیڈنٹل سٹار۔
Articles at Soldier Speaks
Transnational Repression: Pakistan’s Threat to Americans
Dr. Salman Ahmad warns that Pakistan’s military establishment has extended its campaign of repression into the United States, targeting Pakistani-American critics through intimidation, abductions of family members, and cross-border threats. Citing a congressional letter documenting…
Afghanistan Trade Diversification: Pakistan Loses Transit Leverage
Adil Raja explains how Pakistan’s October 2025 closure of Afghan transit routes triggered an unexpected reversal: Kabul accelerated trade diversification through Iran, Central Asia, and India—cutting dependence on Pakistani crossings. Using trade figures, institutional reports,…
Cross-Border Repression: Pakistan’s Grooming Gang Swap
Adil Farooq Raja examines a reported behind-the-scenes proposal presented to UK officials: Pakistan signalling willingness to accept convicted grooming-gang offenders in return for the extradition of prominent dissidents. The article argues the episode marks an…
Pakistan Military Supremacy: A 27th Amendment Reality
This opinion editorial by Dr. Salman Ahmad exposes how Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment cements unprecedented military control, elevates a retired general into an untouchable authority, and reinforces decades of coups, political manipulation, and democratic suffocation.…
Sudan’s War Explained: Gold, the Nile, and the Global Power Struggle
Sudan’s civil war is not simply a clash between the SAF and RSF—it is the center of a multilayered geopolitical contest shaped by gold, the Red Sea, the Nile, and foreign powers. This analysis unpacks…
Why Sulah Hudaybiyyah Was the Ultimate Long Game
This analysis explains why Sulah Hudaybiyyah is seen as a masterclass in long-term strategy—and how its lessons apply to Pakistan’s current political crisis, emphasizing patience, leadership, negotiation and the path toward national reconciliation.
Waqar Zaka & Crypto: What Pakistan’s Public Record Reveals
A fact-based breakdown of what mainstream reports say about the FIA’s crypto case against Waqar Zaka — and what he says in his own defence. This piece highlights the risks Pakistan’s youth face amid hype-driven…
Why Power Brokers Feared Imran Khan: Inside the Explosive Epstein Files
Imran Khan’s imprisonment has less to do with crime and everything to do with fear—fear from generals, foreign lobbies, and now the explosive Epstein leaks exposing why global power networks saw him as a major…
Epstein Leaks: Why Imran Khan Was Viewed as “More Dangerous”
Leaked emails from Jeffrey Epstein name Imran Khan as a uniquely dangerous threat to entrenched global power structures—more disruptive than Erdogan, Xi, or Putin. His ability to awaken mass political consciousness, challenge Pakistan’s military order,…
Imran Khan and the Century of Political Educators: 1900–2025
From Gandhi to Mandela, only a few leaders reshaped their people’s political consciousness. In the modern era, Imran Khan stands among these rare educators—reviving civic dignity, constitutional resistance, and democratic awareness in Pakistan.
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Polls at my Twitter
پاکستان کا اصل دشمن کون ہے؟
— Adil Raja (@soldierspeaks) March 6, 2025
Explore additional polls that I have conducted over time on my Twitter feed, each drawing votes from hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis. This speaks volumes about public engagement and the genuine thoughts of the people!
By a judgment dated 9th October 2025 I was ordered by the High Court in London to pay Mr Rashid Naseer £50,000 in damages for libel, in addition to his legal costs, on the grounds that between 14 and 29 June 2022 I made a number of defamatory allegations about him and I had no defence to his claim.
The full judgment is available here:
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/kb/2025/2565?query=qb-2022-002648
FAQs By My Followers
For further questions/quries, please email me at: info@soldierspeaks.org
Why do I not appear in public gatherings or any protests organised in UK?
I have a serious threat to my life from the Pakistani deep state and certain political actors, which do not like looking in the mirror I present to them. Arshad Shareef Shaheed was assassinated for the same reason. The police in the UK is actively protecting me, and require me not to attend pre-planned public gatherings or political commitments due to the serious nature of the threat to my life.
Why did I leave Pakistan?
I was forced to leave Pakistan, for the safety of my life and more importantly to speak the truth, which is not possible in Pakistan. There is no freedom of speech in Pakistan and no matter what or who you are, living in Pakistan, you must make a compromise for your own or your loved one’s safety.
Are my relative including mother safe in Pakistan?
Definitely not. My mother is being held hostage in Pakistan after being abducted by the intelligence agencies during an effort to legally leave Pakistan. Her safety is a constant concern for me, but I am fighting against this kind of fascism not only for my mother, but for the mothers of all Pakistanis.
Why and how did I leave Army?
I took voluntary retirement from the Pakistan Army as a Major with full honours, awards and earned benefits including pension in 2017 after 20 years 8 months and 24 days of exemplary military service. For more details, watch my vlog. (mein kon hoon?)
When will I return to Pakistan?
I will Insha’Allah return to a free Pakistan where democracy and freedom reigns supreme instead of fascism and law of the jungle.
Affiliated Institutions
IMCB F-7/3
Early schooling & college education in Islamabad. Pre-Engineering. 1984-1996
PMA Kakul
PMA 99th Long Course, Graduated in, History, International Relations, Military and General Sciences. 1997 - 1999 as the Battalion Seargent Major, 1st Pak Bn (QAO).
Pakistan Army
Took Voluntary retirement as a Major from Pak Army after 20+ years of exemplary services in the fighting arms. A War Wounded Veteran
18 Horse
18 Horse Regiment of Pakistan Aromoured Core (tanks regiments) is my parent affiliation in the Pakistan Army.
Frontier Scouts- FC KPK
I was posted as the Wing Commander of the prestigious Khyber Rifles, 2 wing, which was part of the Frontier Scouts aka FC KPK.
Peshawar University
Masters in International Relations. Did this as a private student while on job with the Pakistan Army. 2006 - 2008
Quaid-e-Azam University
Took courses part of M Phil first two semesters. Had to break for operational commitments. 2013
PESS
Remain spokesperson and director of Media Cell of the Pakistan Ex Servicemen Society from 2017 to 2023.
NUJ
Currently affiliated as a full member of National Union of Journalists
