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Brain drain or gain? Pakistanis blame ‘hard state’ amid exodus of doctors, engineers

Across social media, Pakistanis have a consensus: while the country is going nowhere, its people are going everywhere.

‘National icon sold off like scrap,’ says Pakistani economist about PIA privatisation

PIA was once seen as the pride of not just Pakistan but South Asian aviation. Then came a decades-long decline and billions in losses.

Pakistanis can’t get enough of U19 coach Sarfaraz Ahmed. ‘He’ll transform new generation’

‘Sarfaraz is the ideal person. The least selfish Pakistani cricketer ever. And a winning mindset. He will transform our upcoming generation of players,’ wrote a Pakistani X user.

Pakistan offloaded 66,000 travellers this year. They were going to Riyadh to be beggars

Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar accused trafficking gangs of “smuggling beggars abroad” and “tarnishing” Pakistan’s reputation.

Pakistan announces a film to counter Dhurandhar ‘propaganda’. It’ll celebrate Lyari

‘Lyari’s spirit cannot be silenced. While misinformation spreads, Mera Lyari will showcase the true story of pride, resilience, and progress,' said a PPP leader on X.

Pakistan doesn’t want Norwegian diplomat to attend Imaan Mazari’s trial. It’s ‘unwarranted’

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday summoned the Norwegian ambassador Per Albert Ilsaas, urging him to “respect established diplomatic norms.”

This Pakistani professor is reviving Sanskrit in a Lahore university. ‘This is shared heritage’

For the first time since Partition, a university in Pakistan is teaching Sanskrit. It started as sociology professor Shahid Rasheed’s passion project—‘languages build bridges’

Dhurandhar opens Pakistan vs Pakistan debate. Baloch are split, Karachi journalists divided

Pakistanis are left to choose whether to reject Dhurandhar, grudgingly admire it, or regret that the story wasn’t theirs to tell in the first place.

Pakistani speaker asks parliamentarians to claim lost cash. 12 come forward

The ordeal began when Speaker Ayaz Sadiq picked up ten PKR 5,000 notes from the chamber floor, waved them in the air and asked whose it is.

Pakistani activist couple indicted for criticising the military. Citizens hit the streets

The case is based on an FIR report filed by the NCIA in August 2025, based on their tweets that were critical of human rights violations committed by the Pakistan military.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.