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نَصْرٌ مِّن اللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ
لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Toe this line, or else…
London Freelance reports alleged threats against Adil Raja
London Freelance has highlighted Adil Raja’s account of alleged threats, coercive pressure, and attempts to influence his political commentary. The report says he refused to compromise his journalistic integrity despite escalating intimidation..
NUJ raises concern over raid on Adil Raja
National Union of Journalists in UK expresses concern after four suspects were charged over a break-in at union member Adil Raja’s home, seen as part of intimidation against his investigative journalism.
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:
Recent Tweets
خیبر پختونخوا کے کوہاٹ میں پولیس لائن کی مسجد پر حملہ جاری ہے۔
حملہ شروع ہوتے ہی پاکستانی پروپیگنڈا میڈیا نے دعویٰ کر دیا کہ حملہ آور افغانستان سے آئے ہیں۔
ارے عقل کے اندھو! جب آپ کو اتنی جلدی حملہ آوروں کی شناخت کا علم ہو جاتا ہے، تو پھر انہیں روک کیوں نہیں پاتے؟
!Shame on you
آئی ایس پی آر اسی کام کی تنخواہ لیتا ہے، اگر اس طرح کے جھوٹ نہ بولے تو عاصم یزید اسی وقت اس کا اربوں روپے کا بجٹ ختم کر دے گا۔ خلاصہ یہ ہے کہ اب ان کا رزق ہی پروپیگنڈا اور جھوٹ بولنے سے وابستہ ہے اور اپنی غلطیوں کی پردہ پوشی ہے تو وہ اور کیا کریں؟
پاکتسانی فوج کے پاس ایسے وسائل اور جدید آلات ہیں، کہ انہیں موٹر بم نظر نہیں آتا، کلاشنکوف اور دیگر اسلحہ و خودکش جیکٹس بھی نظر نہیں آتیں جو کوہاٹ تک پہنچ جاتی ہیں، لیکن یہ فوراً معلوم کر لیتا ہے کہ حملہ آور افغان تھا اور منصوبہ افغانستان میں تیار کیا گیا تھا۔ کمال کی تفتیش ہے!
Afghanistan is looking beyond Pakistan for trade corridors. Iran and Central Asia are increasingly part of that calculation as tensions disrupt bilateral commerce. Read:
Never in modern history has freedom of expression been suppressed so cunningly and institutionally as it is being suppressed now.
From concert halls to the cinema, the same question returns: is ‘freedom of expression’ protected only when it flatters power? Salman Ahmad connects Macklemore’s removal to the pressure facing filmmakers who document Gaza.
Read more: https://parrhesianews.co.uk/en/opinion/when-the-stage-refuses-silence-artists-conscience
#FreedomOfExpression
Articles at Soldier Speaks
Balochistan Safe City Project Needs Civilian Control
Balochistan needs better policing technology, but the renewed Safe City push will fail without audit closure, civilian command, privacy safeguards and political trust.
Imran Khan Medical Report: Relief or Managed Confinement?
The medical findings concerning Imran Khan are real. Adil Raja argues their political use may prepare controlled relocation, marketed as relief while preserving isolation and enabling constitutional bargaining.
Hangu Police Post Attack Shows KP’s Frontline Security Crisis
The Hangu police post attack exposes a deeper security failure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: police are absorbing militant pressure while Islamabad still leans on slogans, retaliation, and external blame.
AJK Crackdown Turns Kashmir Vote Into a Human Rights Test
Reports of lethal force, a continuing communications blackout, and official claims of militant infiltration have turned the AJK election into a test of legitimacy, transparency, and civilian rights.
AJK Elections 2026 Turn Phased Voting Into a Legitimacy Test
As voting begins in Mirpur under a revised three-phase schedule, AJK elections 2026 have become a test of civic space, representation, and state credibility.
Pakistan Credit Rating Upgrade Is a Sovereignty Test
Pakistan’s S&P upgrade shows real macroeconomic progress, but the reported $10 billion U.S. support request exposes the deeper sovereignty test behind Islamabad’s reform claims.
Pakistan GSP+ Compliance Becomes Governance Test
The EU’s latest GSP+ assessment turns Pakistan’s trade access into a governance test. Islamabad can argue with tone, but Brussels is asking for proof on rights, rule of law, labour protections, and civic space.
Kabul Rehab Centre Strike Raises New Questions Over Pakistan’s Afghan War
Amnesty International’s new investigation into the Kabul rehab centre strike has turned Pakistan’s Afghan security campaign into a sharper test of evidence, legality, and civilian accountability.
PTI August 5 Protest Tests Pakistan’s Civic Space
PTI’s August 5 protest call is not only about Imran Khan’s imprisonment. It is a test of whether Pakistan’s state can handle opposition politics through law, courts, and civic space.
Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Signals Lost Leverage
Afghanistan-Pakistan transit trade has fallen to a historic low, showing how Kabul’s route shift toward Iran and Central Asia is weakening Islamabad’s old geographic leverage.
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Polls at my Twitter
پاکستان کس نے توڑا؟
— Adil Raja (@soldierspeaks) July 19, 2026
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!
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
