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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'.

Pakistan won’t arrest Afghan Ismaili refugees. Some call it selective victimisation

If deported, the Afghan Ismailis could face sustained and powerful persecution from the Taliban.

Afridi, Misbah watching, Abdul Razzaq drags Aishwarya Rai’s name to attack Babar Azam

Rather than denouncing Abdul Razzaq’s misogynistic remarks, Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul as well as others in the room were seen laughing and clapping in response.

How Wasim Akram thinks Pakistan can qualify for semis—Lock English players in dressing room

Pakistani cricket fans are adding all permutations and combinations to see whether their team can still qualify. Most only work on paper.

Pakistanis call govt support for Palestine lip service, bank circular on Gaza donation blamed

The Pakistani state's entire 'support' for Palestine is restricted to that one line on the passport, said a user on X.

Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh decries Aurat March’s consent slogan. He wants women to cover up

Women pointed out that Javed Sheikh's comments and dismissal of women’s rights were a reflection of deep-rooted misogyny.

On Camera

BJP goes ‘headless’ – Why Modi-Shah can’t decide Nadda’s successor

JP Nadda recently appointed in-charges and co-in-charges in 23 states. The problem is that he made these appointments five days after his term as party president was supposedly over.

Jobs, rural India likely to be focus of new Modi government’s first budget, says Goldman Sachs

The budget proposal for the financial year ending March 2025 will be presented on 23 July, the government said over the weekend.

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.