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Ishaq Dar, new Pakistan finance minister—a Nawaz Sharif’s mole in Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet
Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results, Albert Einstein said. But Paksitanis don't get it--Dar's been appointed FM for the fifth time.
Tata in acquisition talks with as many as 5 brands, to bolster position in consumer goods sector
The conglomerate will likely face stiff competition in the sector from existing global giants such as Unilever, as well as Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.
Defence
Risk of India-Pakistan war could hang on fate of captured IAF pilot
Neither country can afford a full-blown conflict, yet neither leader can afford to look weak – more so with their publics whipped into a nationalist frenzy.
India’s hijab supporters will lose even if they win SC battle. Because the real war is political
In a highly polarised time, cornered minorities tend to lean back and protect the roots and fundamentals of what is so dear to them. Politically, it can often be a bad trap.