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Letter From Pakistan

Gaalis, flying books, fights in Pakistan parliament. Imran Khan govt acting like opposition

Imran Khan promised Pakistan ‘change’ and said his party consisted of ‘padhe likhay log’. This week his ministers hurled budget copies in parliament.

For some in Pakistan, Malala is actually Jane from Hungary. Just like Trump is a Pakistani

From Malala Yousafzai to Abdus Salam, there is special hate in store for Nobel Prize winners in Pakistan.

Give Shah Mahmood Qureshi the Peace Nobel for Palestine ceasefire. Forget his CNN interview

CNN still got the best version of the Pakistani foreign minister, if his previous national television appearances are anything to go by.

Pakistan parliamentarians want to ‘nuke’ Israel, declare jihad. Right, like that will help

If you want to show support to Palestine, quoting Hitler isn’t the way to go. Some in Pakistan don’t understand that.

Pakistan is confused about Thursday Eid. And Fawad Chaudhry is at its centre

Only one politician cares about Pakistanis. And she has said no hugs and kisses, whether Eid is on Thursday or Friday.

Imran Khan to ‘hurricane’ Firdous — two street visits to show Pakistan govt at work

Pakistani politicians from all parties have used the Ramzan month for PR activity in the past. But only Imran Khan govt has managed to pull off such a self-contradictory show.

In Pakistan, Bajwa’s iftar dinner is trending. No Covid questions for Imran

Govt’s negligence towards vaccine procurement on one hand, and hesitancy among people on the other — that’s where Pakistan stands today.

Loves me, loves me not – The curious case of the Imran Khan govt and the ‘banned’ TLP

The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s protests over the French ambassador has now cost too many lives and made a mockery of the govt. But Imran Khan is still bargaining.

India-Pakistan rivalry moves to next level, from YouTube comments to Twitter’s Space

India-Pakistan talk on Twitter Space is like your desi roadside accident crowd. Two men ram motorbikes into each other, 100 gather just to see kya chal raha hai.

Imran Khan has a gift for Pakistanis — India, the new sugar daddy

Can all Pakistanis who stand for Kashmir every Friday afternoon for half an hour sit down now?

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.