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Pakistani cricketers left to load luggage at airport in Australia. Win fans’ heart

With no official in sight from either the Pakistan or Australian embassy to receive the squad, it was wicket-keeper and batsman Mohammad Rizwan who did all the heavy lifting.

Pakistani fans see Salman Khan in Babar Azam. Both have the same ‘forever single’ energy

The former captain of Pakistan’s men’s cricket team was seen carrying his luggage and walking alone, while his teammates had their wives in tow.

‘Well done army chief’—Pakistan general hailed for $25 billion deals with UAE, stocks soar

The hashtag ‘Welldonearmychief’ started trending after Pakistan entered MoUs for investments of 20-25 billion dollars with the UAE on 27 November.

Embarrassed Pakistanis have a question—does anyone in IT ministry know how to take a screenshot?

Pakistan's Ministry of IT & Telecom posted a picture of newspaper clippings neatly pasted on A4 sheets on X to persuade citizens to pat the government's back.

Pakistani director shames women on TV. But the audience cheered

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar said that men are manufactured to cheat, and co-education distracts boys. His comments prompted an op-ed that urged the banning of his TV appearances.

Pakistan’s on a high as stocks rally but some call it ‘misguided statistics’

The country’s continuous rupee recovery and the government’s successful negotiation with the International Monetary Fund are said to be two major factors for the hike.

Babar Azam fans are angry. They’re taking it out on new captain Shan Masood, his dead sister

Fans viciously attacked Masood for having accepted the captaincy – on an Instagram post the batter had dedicated to his dead sister.

Pakistanis have moved on from World Cup. Obsessing over Imran Khan’s marriage again

Disclosures made by Khawar Maneka, the ex-husband of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, could be a script for a TV show. News anchors are having a field day.

Pakistani elite ditch Sheema Kermani after pro-Palestine call. Pasoori dancer defends her act

Pakistani artist Mohammad Ali Talpur called out the silence of other guests while praising Kermani’s act. Human rights lawyer Jibran Nasir questioned the event itself.

Sacked or stepped down? As Babar Azam leaves captaincy, some Pakistanis say ‘tussi na jao’

Other fans have a firm stance against Babar Azam, with one calling him the 'worst captain on the ICC tournaments for Pakistan in the history of Pakistan cricket'.

On Camera

Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan—slogans that non-Dalits wouldn’t touch have now entered Parliament

Coined by close Ambedkar confidant Babu Hardas Laxmanrao Nagrale, the 'Jai Bhim’ slogan has seen the rise and decline of many Dalit parties. Now, non-Dalits chant it in Parliament that has no BSP member.

‘Welfarism not a substitute for job creation’ — TeamLease vice-chairman on India’s fiscal planning

TeamLease’s Manish Sabharwal spoke to ThePrint about how political leaders, for the sake of winning elections, make big welfare-related promises without a proper plan to fund them.

Increased deployment, joint exercises, foreign training & faster aid — Indian Navy’s growing footprint

The Indian Navy has come a long way since 2004 when an Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a major tsunami. The Indian Ocean is generally touted as the Indian Navy's ‘backyard’.

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.