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President Zardari forgoing his salary but Pakistanis still remember him as ‘Mr 10 per cent’

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has decided to relinquish his presidential salary. But several people claim it is no sacrifice at all.

Pakistanis don’t want Indian remake of Tere Bin. ‘Ekta Kapoor will ruin it’

Ekta Kapoor is yet to make a statement on remaking the popular TV show, but Pakistanis have already started circulating memes to show their disapproval.

Pakistanis are rooting for Aseefa Bhutto Zardari. Her First Lady appointment is ‘historic’

It is the first time in Pakistan's history that the daughter and not the wife of the president will get the title of First Lady.

Arshad chaiwalla has 10 cafes opening in London. He wants to put Pakistan on the map

Arshad Khan was confused over the response to the image. But he had the street smarts to make the most of it. As fans grew he created his brand ‘Arshad Chaiwala’.

‘Next, prepositions in outer space?’ Pakistanis target Maryam Nawaz again after school visit

Visiting a girls' school in Pakistan Punjab, CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif flipped through a student's textbook and read 'Geography' on the cover page. It was a blunder, considering the attack from her critics.

Pakistan has a hijab problem. New TV series shows ‘struggles’ of finding a job, groom

That a woman in a Muslim-majority country like Pakistan would be subject to prejudice due to wearing a hijab has surprised people.

Atif Aslam’s Bollywood career, break-up of Jal band—and Pakistani artist’s pent-up grouse

Pakistani musician Goher Mumtaz targeted his former Jal band member Farhan Saeed, saying the singer 'with an average voice' left the group because he wanted to be join Bollywood like Atif Aslam.

Maryam Nawaz fixes policewoman’s headscarf. Now Pakistanis are calling her the moral police

Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s team shared a video of her fixing a woman’s scarf in hopes of portraying the newly elected CM as a compassionate leader, but it has become a polarising topic.

‘Pakistan Immigration Airlines?’ PIA flight attendants keep ‘disappearing’ in Canada

In the latest case of a vanishing Pakistani flight attendant from Toronto, the only clue was a note in her hotel room: ‘Thank you, PIA.’

“Only doing my job”—Syeda Shehrbano is a hero in Pakistan. She rescued a woman from angry mob

Syeda Shehrbano has been nominated for Pakistan’s highest gallantry award, Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal by the Punjab police.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.