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Pakistani woman calls out motivational speaker who said on TV that 95% women are ignorant

In the light of their recent comments, Sahil Adeem and Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar’s other misogynistic comments have also surfaced. Some support them, but most are calling out their worldview.

Fawad Khan returns to Indian screens after 8 years. Pakistanis declare ‘King is back’

Fawad Khan's comeback show, Barzakh, is about a 76-year-old recluse man inviting his children and grandchildren home to celebrate his third marriage to the ghost of his first love.

Pakistan’s wheat crisis continues to hurt farmers. Exporters want to sell grain, govt confused

Former finance minister of Pakistan, Miftah Ismail, said that the country’s government should now ‘get out of the business of setting up wheat prices’.

Pakistani man accused of blasphemy burnt to death. People say it’s a lawless, crazy nation

Pakistani activists and journalists condemned the incident and accused the radical Tehreek-e-Labbaik of such cases of violence in the country's Swat Valley.

On Bakrid, Pakistani police made sure the Ahmadiyyas were harassed—arrests, meat raids, FIRs

At least 36 Ahmadiyyas have been arrested and nine FIRs filed against them. These people, mostly from Pakistan’s Punjab province, have been charged with illegally performing animal sacrifice on Eid al-Adha.

Pakistani cricket fans have no sympathy for Haris Rauf. ‘Staged stunt to deflect criticism’

‘It's embarrassing to see tweets from cricket players and franchises,' said one X user, adding that none of them 'expressed an ounce of guilt or regret over the shameful exit' from the T20 World Cup.

Pakistanis playing blame game after T20 World Cup. Coach Kirsten’s remark fans the flames

"There are 11 players, and each of them has a role," Babar Azam refuses to take responsibility for the Pakistan cricket team's defeat in the T20 World Cup.

Pakistanis are using VPN to access X. Govt is defying court order to lift ban

The Sindh High Court specifically ordered the restoration of X within a week in March. However, it is yet to be restored fully.

Ahmadi leaders detained for 30 days in Pakistan. Police call their Bakrid plans “unlawful”

Pakistan has the world’s largest population of Ahmadis. It’s the only community that is barred from voting rights in the country.

Pakistani cricketers have made bigotry a habit. Kamran Akmal comment on Sikhs just the latest

Even their own team isn’t spared. After Pakistan’s loss to India on Sunday, former player Ijaz Ahmed made a comment on national TV, blaming Pashtun cricketers for the defeat.

On Camera

Liars, fakers, scammers—Jamtara has entered online dating

A Delhi-based IAS aspirant got scammed for 1.2 lakh on the first date. Meanwhile, a seasoned scammer opened a Cameo account for his fans. Dating apps are the newest haven for cons.

Multidimensional Poverty isn’t a poverty line, lacks ‘information content’ — Surjit Bhalla & Pronab Sen

In a conversation with ThePrint, the two economists talked about how India needs a national poverty line, an updated Census, and must focus on releasing more data instead of less.

India’s indigenous light tank ‘Zorawar’ unveiled, fastest product development by DRDO, L&T

Tank will go for desert trials later this yr in coordination with Army & eventually high-altitude areas of Ladakh to test its capabilities to operate in such terrain & extreme winters.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.