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Letter From Pakistan

Why a Pakistani minister brought army boots to a TV studio

Faisal Vawda’s monologue on an ARY News was about why opposition parties should respect the boot. So, he got one and placed it next to his glass of water.

Bring back Bollywood, we can’t watch Pakistani films about Kulbhushan Jadhav sabotaging CPEC

Bollywood films mean packed cinema halls. Now, minister Fawad Chaudhry is having to ask Netflix and Amazon to invest in Pakistani content.

US-Iran tension, world war talk: For Pakistan, nothing more urgent than Bajwa’s extension

The speed with which Pakistani politicians passed the bill extending Gen Bajwa's tenure is alarming for a nation that has a history of military coups.

Shoaib Akhtar’s one religion comment riled up Pakistani cricketers more than repeated losses

Inshallah, the boys prayed very well. Pakistan’s cricketers now think showing religion on sleeve is more important than the game.

‘Make chai, not war’ – Imran Khan’s message that almost won him the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Today, IAF’s Abhinandan Varthaman lives on in Pakistan’s memory either as a mannequin inside a war museum or as a poster boy for a tea stall.

Pakistan Army that gives ghaddari certificate doesn’t know what to do with traitor Musharraf

Pakistan Army, anguished by Musharraf's death sentence, says he can never be a traitor because he served the country for 40 years and fought two wars.

Imran Khan slamming Modi govt’s CAB exposes his memory loss

If Pakistan wants India’s Citizenship Bill to fail, it should start changing the way it treats its own religious minorities.

Pakistan media’s support for #MeToo ends when one of their own is accused

Now, victims of sexual harassment in Pakistan have to be on the ‘right’ side of the media to be heard.

Burger, leather-jacket elite, RAW agent, Arooj Aurangzeb not ‘good girl’ for many Pakistanis

In last three decades, youth wings of parties like Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party have hardly groomed any young leaders.

From bhains to bakri, Imran Khan has simple solutions to Pakistan’s big economic problems

Imran Khan’s claims that the economy is getting back on track must be making the father of modern economics Adam Smith turn in his grave.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

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?