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Balloons to store gas: How Pakistan welcomed 2023 during gas crisis

Even residents in affluent neighbourhoods of Pakistan are complaining that they either no longer have gas to cook food.

Fawad Khan’s Maula Jatt release in India just sparked fresh wave of hate

Many Indians are alleging that Hamza Ali Abbasi, an actor in the film, is a supporter of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Pakistan’s DC property up for sale. Jewish group highest bidder, wants synagogue on site

On Monday, Pakistan asked its privatisation commission to lease out another property—the Roosevelt Hotel site in New York.

Pakistan’s latest worry—A protest against CPEC in Gwadar, a demand for Chinese to leave

Pressure on the Pakistan government is mounting because of the Haq Do Tehreek movement. The cash-strapped state needs China in its corner.

Who is Mirza Bilal? The Pakistani presenter Imran’s ex-wife Reham Khan married in Seattle

While Reham Khan’s life and career have been well-documented, the background and level of fame of her new husband, 36-year-old Mirza Bilal, are less so.

Pakistan cricket run by ‘fear of failure’—analysts question selection, go soft on Babar Azam

PCB chairman Ramiz Raja sacked, head coach Saqlain Mushtaq rumoured to step down and star Babar Azam under scanner. Defeat to England at home has left Pakistani cricket in knots.

Kashmir is a married woman, Pakistan a jilted lover. How Yana Mir clinched the argument

The Indian Army’s retired generals and lieutenant-generals as well as officials in the civil service gave Yana Mir a thumbs up for her analogy of India-Pakistan conflict.

There’s a reason why Pakistanis are silent on Bilawal Bhutto comment on Modi

A Pakistani analyst described Bilawal’s speech as a master performance by a new foreign minister who is trying to impress significant players in the country.

Pakistani Sikhs have a new hope. They just got a column on the census form

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics announced that census forms will have a column for Sikhs. 'It's a cause for celebration for the entire community,' said an advocate.

Selling embassy property in US — Pakistan is eyeing a new way to curb its economic crisis

One National Assembly member claims this isn't the first time an embassy building has been put on sale. The Sharifs have done it before in Saudi Arabia and Europe too.

On Camera

‘Sonia wouldn’t become PM’—Congress ‘whisper campaign’ that denied PC Alexander President post

The irony with PC Alexander was that when Indira Gandhi returned to power in 1980, she handpicked him as Principal Secretary and he became her political adviser, conscience keeper and administrative trouble-shooter.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.