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The fiery activism of Pakistan’s Chief Justice spares no one, not even Nawaz Sharif

Here's what's happening across the border: Women in Sindh's prisons learn about their legal rights; man who raped and murdered a five-year-old gets sentenced to death. 

Remember the Chinese workers who couldn’t go to Pakistan’s brothels? They were deported

Here's what's happening across the border: City courts complex of Karachi caught fire and a local performer from Larkana was shot dead at a wedding by drunk attendees. 

Grand Pashtun rally kicks off, demands freedom and release of missing persons

Here's what's happening across the border: Pakistan to consider decriminalising consensual sex on UN's suggestion, and bad healthcare conditions continue to pose a challenge.

Transgender persons to get a school of their own in Lahore, two more to follow

Pak elections to get a Facebook transparency twist, and Urdu newspaper booked for publishing MQM chief’s statement. Here’s what’s happening across the border.

Chinese workers in Pakistan got way too angry when stopped from visiting brothels

They even cut off power supply to police in protest. Also in Pakistan, 18-year-old weightlifter who broke records in the Commonwealth Games. Here's what's happening across...

Pakistani citizens come together to donate and reunite long-distance couple

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistani advertising sees growing Chinese influence, Karachi sweats amid 'power tussle'. Long-distance married couple set up crowdfunding campaign to...

Pakistani news channel Geo TV goes off air but govt says we didn’t pull the plug

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Rickshaws might become extinct in Lahore soon and measles claims lives of 4 kids in Swat.

A ‘secular’ fashion show makes waves in Pakistan

Here’s what’s happening across the border:  Students are scared of going to school Malala built, and social media finds Australian ball-tampering scandal funny.

Mohenjo-Daro was the largest civilization of its time, says Pakistan

Here's what's happening across the border:  Hundreds of couples get hitched at a mass wedding in Karachi; Pak cruise missile Babur sails through test. NGO organises...

Nine young Pakistanis make it to Forbes Asia’s list of ‘30 under 30’

Glimpses of Bhagat Singh's final days in Pakistan opened to the public for the first time; and Pakistan’s antibiotics consumption up by 65%.

On Camera

Vande Mataram did not get dignity it deserved in Parliament. Discussion turned into debate

From coastal Andhra Pradesh to Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab, from bonfires in UP to midnight pledges in Chennai and Lahore, Vande Mataram was a war cry to galvanise people toward azaadi.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.