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The cost of speaking truth to power in Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan — you might not return home

Since 1992, 61 journalists, including the likes of The Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Pearl have been killed in Pakistan while performing their duties.

Imran Khan govt bans PUBG citing ‘anti-Islam material’. His youth base won’t have any of it

Whenever Pakistan faces a difficult situation, it simply applies the rule of ban. In 2005, it was kite-flying festival Basant, now its online video game PUBG.

Pakistanis are saying ‘mandir nahi banaenge’. Fatwas follow Hindu temple construction

Not allowing the construction of a Krishna temple in Islamabad is Pakistan’s latest ‘sin’ against the Hindus who have equal rights under the Constitution.

Fake pilots have done to Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan what even Trump couldn’t

Imran Khan govt’s entire focus lies on shifting the blame and managing the image of the prime minister. Its probe in fake pilot scam is no different.

As LAC stand-off continues, elated Pakistanis see national interest in Chinese interest

Pakistan sees India's move of asking two diplomats to leave New Delhi as an eyewash by the Modi govt, but is itself using it as a pretext to hide UN debacles.

Guess who the Imran Khan govt is blaming for Covid spike? The ‘jahil’ people of Pakistan

PM Imran Khan and his PTI ministers rather blame their own citizens than admit they botched Pakistan’s Covid-19 response.

Balakot, blackout and IAF: When Pakistanis couldn’t stop the rumours Imran Khan had fueled

Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been waiting for a false flag operation by India, now for over a year. In May, he twice mentioned the possibility of Indian attack.

Pigeons aren’t first. India-Pakistan have long been sending deer, monkey spies

The initial interrogation of the Pakistani pigeon revealed that it was part of the espionage ring that began its operations in India in 1970 with 'Titar ke do aage titar.

Pakistanis are not just scared of coronavirus but of ‘colonel ki biwi’ too

Hurling abuses, demeaning officers, and threatening them of dire consequences, colonel ki biwi kept reiterating that no one is above her majesty.

Shahid Afridi can be the new Imran Khan of Pakistan. He has what it takes

Since his retirement Shahid Afridi has been in the news for his political ambitions, but his Kashmir policy is as fluctuating as his cricketing career.

On Camera

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

JP Morgan CEO praises ‘tough leader’ Modi — ‘has taken 400 million people out of poverty’

Jamie Dimon also lauded India's Aadhaar recognition system, broad availability of banking services & country's 'unbelievable' education system & infrastructure.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.