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‘If my tax money had a face’—Nawaz Sharif wearing Gucci cap at a rally has angered Pakistanis

Nawaz Sharif's fashion choices sparked outrage in 2023 as well. Returning to Pakistan after a four-year exile, he was seen wearing a Gucci scarf.

Pakistani OSINT website claims PTI has R&AW links. Gets schooled on how internet works

The handle claimed that PTI’s website was being operated from Mumbai. Their assumption is based on it sharing a “common” IP address with an Indian website.

Nawaz supporters bring a lion to rally. Pakistanis say human rights worse than animal rights

Imran Khan’s supporters have used the moment to call Nawaz Sharif a “paper lion” among other things on social media.

In attacking Iran, Pakistanis think Army flexing like ‘they have conquered Russia in winter’

Pakistani-British political commentator Moeed Pirzada said that the strikes have given Islamabad a reason to justify the existence of the military establishment in the country.

Pakistanis circulating fake news of Indian Air Marshal’s crash. Just copy-pasting propaganda

The propaganda went further. Some even claimed that Indian naval ship INS Visakhapatnam aided the US and UK in bombing Yemen.

After Iran attack, Pakistanis want an Army Chief who can hit back and not just attack Imran

People are targeting Asim Munir & even Nawaz Sharif, questioning why Pakistan's ‘robust’ intelligence and ‘excellent’ air defence systems couldn’t stop the attack.

‘Faltu aggression’—Fighter trailer has Pakistanis questioning Bollywood’s ‘obsession’ with them

Even before Fighter, film critics, authors, and commentators were questioning why Pakistan was featuring so prominently in Bollywood films.

Rawalpindi police introduce school for transgenders. Pakistanis fight over ‘intersex vs trans’

In a collaborative effort, the Rawalpindi police and the district government started regular classes for transgender people in Islamia Higher Secondary School Liaquat Bagh on Tuesday.

Arrest, abduction or escape? ‘Missing’ PTI candidate sends Pakistanis on a hunt

Abdullah Mumtaz Kahloon landed at the Karachi airport as a member of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a candidate contesting the national polls. Then...

‘My personal approval rating higher than PTI’—Imran Khan declares in The Economist

Not everyone was impressed by the article. Journalist Sadia Khalid posed a question to the Chief Justice of Pakistan—How is Khan being allowed to write columns from jail?

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.