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Pakistanis say BCCI, ICC won’t survive without their team—‘we are not optional’

Pakistan’s decision to withdraw the boycott came after an ICC delegation held meetings with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi regarding the team’s participation in the ICC T20 match against India.

Pakistan crackdown on manhole cover thefts. ‘Full blown emergency’

According to Dawn, Islamabad has 30,000 manholes, of which 1,657 are bare. In 2025, uncovered sewers led to the death of 24 people in Karachi, five of them children.

Pakistan Army displacing people to fight TTP. Shehbaz govt says they’re moving voluntarily

An estimated 80,000 people have now already left Tirah for Peshawar. Many say the evacuation has been rushed, poorly coordinated and dangerous, unfolding amid heavy snowfall.

Mark Waugh knows how Sydney Sixers can win—‘just drop Babar Azam’

Many Pakistanis on X came in Babar Azam’s defence, saying that Mark Waugh made the statement just to gain attention.

Pakistani Defence Minister inaugurates a fake pizza store. Pizza Hut clarifies

Pizza Hut, in a statement, said they have ‘formally filed a complaint with the relevant authorities to stop misuse of our trademark and ensure immediate action’.

Pakistanis say Munir’s Nobel pitch for Trump isn’t helping. US has put visa ban on Pakistan

The irony that this order came the same day that Pakistan’s top rung signed an MoU on crypto with Trump’s company is not lost on many.

Pakistanis slam Malala Yousafzai for supporting Iran protesters—‘Western pawn’, ‘fraud’

A person on X said that the Nobel laureate’s silence on Gaza had ‘exposed her’ and that she should now party with her ‘bestie’, Hillary Clinton.

Losses of Pakistan’s state-owned entities rise by 300% in FY25—‘horrific structural failure’

Despite being a loss-making entity, Pakistan Railways, with an annual deficit of PKR 55 billion, is now planning a $62 billion corridor under the CPEC 2.0 announced in 2024.

AI tried matchmaking Ellyse Perry and Babar Azam — real people took the bait

In the AI-generated image, Ellyse Perry is down on one knee with a ring as Babar Azam stands with his hand extended in a cricket ground. Both are seen wearing jerseys of Australia's Big Bash League.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman joins PSL after IPL removal. Pakistanis say ‘masterstroke’

The PSL announced Mustafizur Rahman’s entry in the league in a post on X, saying that ‘batters better shake carefully’.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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.