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Friday, February 27, 2026
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Topic: Basant

Basant is back in Pakistan but not without the politics—Lahore vs Karachi, PTI vs PML-N

Many have labelled it a vote-bank tactic, while others are defending Basant as Lahore’s ‘love letter to itself that it forgot to post’.

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.

Pakistan arrested more Basant kite flyers than terrorists this year

If arresting kite flyers was one of FATF's compliance requirements, then Pakistan would have transcended even the grey list to get itself on the white list.

On Camera

Women’s sports are missing out on a key ingredient of success—women viewers

Women are positioned as peripheral consumers of lifestyle products adjacent to sports, not core consumers of sports entertainment. This represents a massive market inefficiency.

After Bharat Taxi, Cooperation Ministry plans insurance sector entry via IFFCO-Tokio

After launching Bharat Taxi, the ministry explores offering insurance products across cooperative banks via IFFCO-Tokio with cooperative banks as corporate agents.

Navy, Germany’s TKMS wrap up cost negotiations for new submarines, P-75I deal likely early next fiscal

It is estimated the deal would eventually work out to cost around $9 bn at least for 6 submarines—negotiated down by India. Original bid by state-run MDL & TKMS was over Rs 1.2 lakh cr.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.