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Pakistani mob attacks woman for blasphemy. But it couldn’t tell calligraphy from Quran text

The cop who calmed the crowd down and “put her life in danger” to rescue the woman has now become a hero in Pakistan.

Bilawal Bhutto is Asif Ali Zardari’s ‘Prince Charming’. Will he be the same for Pakistan?

Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari gave lessons on how to hold a desi press conference when he called his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ‘Prince Charming’.

Pakistanis say State killed Sindh activist Hidayat Lohar, publicly blame army

Various human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, have condemned the murder of Hidayatullah Lohar.

Pakistani app Careem makes PML(N) ‘act like a teenager’. It all started with an ad campaign

The PML(N) is busy urging Pakistanis not to use the ride-hailing app's services. It started with an innocuous tongue-in-cheek post on X.

Pakistan election’s latest plot twist—rival gives up seat to PTI, claims poll-rigging

For the first time in Pakistan’s political history, a candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami party refused to accept his winning seat and declared a PTI member as the winner.

Election results leave Pakistanis anxious. They say 2024 polls ‘worst rigged in history’

Pakistani commentators and newspaper editorials have rung the alarm bells, telling the military establishment to 'respect the mandate'. It seems there is little chance of that happening.

What Pakistani celebrities said about the elections—‘vote or shut up’ to poetry

Actor Usama Khan shared a picture sporting a PTI sticker with the caption “Don’t know the candidate but I know the leader”.

Pakistanis call Shehbaz Sharif ‘Gareebo ka Rocky Balboa’ after former PM indulges in air punches

Ahead of the elections in Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif is touring Lahore, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala.

Pakistan’s currency the new canvas for fan love. Citizens want Imran Khan, Dua on note

Pakistan’s central bank is seeking public opinion on the design of the new currency. Apart from creative imagery, citizens are requesting a move to plastic notes.

‘Vote for Imran, ban others’—Singers, rappers, supporters decry Ex-PM’s 14-year jail sentence

Even though Imran Khan stands barred from the general election, a Bloomberg survey reveals that he remains the top pick for Pakistani 'finance professionals' to oversee the recovery of the country’s economy.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?