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Remember the Chinese workers who couldn’t go to Pakistan’s brothels? They were deported

Here's what's happening across the border: City courts complex of Karachi caught fire and a local performer from Larkana was shot dead at a wedding by drunk attendees. 

Grand Pashtun rally kicks off, demands freedom and release of missing persons

Here's what's happening across the border: Pakistan to consider decriminalising consensual sex on UN's suggestion, and bad healthcare conditions continue to pose a challenge.

Transgender persons to get a school of their own in Lahore, two more to follow

Pak elections to get a Facebook transparency twist, and Urdu newspaper booked for publishing MQM chief’s statement. Here’s what’s happening across the border.

Chinese workers in Pakistan got way too angry when stopped from visiting brothels

They even cut off power supply to police in protest. Also in Pakistan, 18-year-old weightlifter who broke records in the Commonwealth Games. Here's what's happening across...

Pakistani citizens come together to donate and reunite long-distance couple

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistani advertising sees growing Chinese influence, Karachi sweats amid 'power tussle'. Long-distance married couple set up crowdfunding campaign to...

Pakistani news channel Geo TV goes off air but govt says we didn’t pull the plug

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Rickshaws might become extinct in Lahore soon and measles claims lives of 4 kids in Swat.

A ‘secular’ fashion show makes waves in Pakistan

Here’s what’s happening across the border:  Students are scared of going to school Malala built, and social media finds Australian ball-tampering scandal funny.

Mohenjo-Daro was the largest civilization of its time, says Pakistan

Here's what's happening across the border:  Hundreds of couples get hitched at a mass wedding in Karachi; Pak cruise missile Babur sails through test. NGO organises...

Nine young Pakistanis make it to Forbes Asia’s list of ‘30 under 30’

Glimpses of Bhagat Singh's final days in Pakistan opened to the public for the first time; and Pakistan’s antibiotics consumption up by 65%.

Karachi stadium hosts cricket match after 9 years but with 8,000 security guards

India to send a team of doctors to Pakistan for prisoner repatriation and Sikhs leave to visit Pakistan's religious sites.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

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.