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Letter From Pakistan

Boys didn’t play well – As Pakistanis blame Afghans, they forget role in Taliban rise

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That cricket is not a gentleman’s game was clear during the Pakistan-Afghanistan Asia Cup match. But now there is complete denial.
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A star is born in Pakistan—Ustad Chahat Fateh Ali Khan

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As flamboyant as Bappi Lahri with his gold and silver gems and as magnificent as Taher Shah with his lines, Chahat is already in the league of all-time greats.
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Pakistan still fighting for azadi. Its soap opera has more seasons than Days of Our Lives

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A dysfunctional democracy trapped in the claws of the IMF—that’s Pakistan @75.
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Pakistan has a new export—Tehreek-e-Labbaik ‘ghazis’, ‘saints’ with the dagger of blasphemy

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Rizwan Ashraf isn't the only anti-blasphemy crusader influenced by TLP. Netherlands to Peshawar—they're sprawling inside and outside the Pakistan border.
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Pakistan’s ‘devout’ Muslims had a new purpose on Eid: forget ‘qasais’, become ‘chowkidars’

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For Pakistan's State-declared non-Muslims, Eid is not theirs to celebrate. Blasphemy has become the go-to weapon of the ‘devout’.
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Pakistani thieves are anmol ratans. They don’t just steal, they leave creative stamps

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Jinnah’s monocle to Imran Khan’s ‘video threat’, Pakistani thieves have a diverse taste.
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Imran Khan fans have new threat: Bring him back as PM or face anti-Bajwa hashtags

Naila Inayat -
The hate has been in the air since April when Imran Khan was ousted. Now, #BajwaHasToGo, and #BajwaTraitor are meant to make the army 'mend its ways'.
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A Pakistani Jew reached Israel. Pakistan’s having a heartburn

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In Pakistan, many Jews hide their identity by taking Muslim or Christian faith in official documents. There are less than two hundred Jews left in the country.
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Jinnah said Pakistan would be a ‘laboratory’. Experiments by Imran, Shehbaz prove him so right

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If Yasin Malik’s sentence is a call for condemnation, then why is the establishment forgetting Hafiz Saeed? But neither Shehbaz nor Imran Khan would take note.
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‘India, I love you’ — but why now, Imran Khan? Kashmir to Covid, India was perfect cover

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From shedding Modiphobia to praising 'azaad' India's foreign policy, calling Indians 'self-respecting', Imran Khan's U-turns are nothing but dovish cloaks.
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Megha Thakur was no run-of-the-mill pretty face, but an influencer who touched many lives

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21-yr-old Indian-Canadian Instagram star and TikTok celebrity Megha Thakur, who died this week, subverted the expectations of a content creator by opening up her mind and heart.
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Rupee to hover near weaker side of 81/dollar, bond yields await RBI’s monetary policy decision

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The rupee ended last week at 81.3175 per dollar but underperformed its Asian peers due to strong demand for the greenback from corporates.

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In western arms sanctions on Russia, China’s arms industry could stand to gain

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The arms export embargoes on Moscow could create an opportunity for Beijing to supply arms to countries like Myanmar, which are heavily dependent on Russian arms.

National Interest

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Gujarat election is anything but dull. BJP’s political neurosis about AAP is the hidden headline

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Gujarat is the only state where Modi is directly in contention. Even if he wins, the team that runs him closest has much to gain.

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