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CID’s Freddy had fans in Pakistan too. They miss their ‘favourite actor from childhood’

Dinesh Phadnis, best known for playing Inspector Freddy in Sony TV's CID, died in Mumbai on Monday. As Indians mourned the beloved character, ‘Freddy’ was trending on X in Pakistan.

Pakistanis say ‘stay strong comrade’ after police arrest Pashtun leader

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Manzoor Pashteen was arrested on 4 December. He has been criticising the Pakistani military for enforced disappearances & extrajudicial killings of Pashtuns.

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.

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Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?