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‘My only crime is reporting truth’—Pakistan bans 27 YouTube channels over ‘anti-state content’

The request to block the channels came from the recently established National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), a body created under the Interior Division to monitor illegal activity on social media platforms.

Punjab govt renames Jinnah heart institute after Maryam Nawaz. Backtracks after backlash

One person wrote on X that Maryam Nawaz is proving to be a bigger narcissist than Imran Khan.

Maryam Nawaz brings new law to control publicity campaigns. Pakistanis call it ‘peak fascism’

The Punjab Public Awareness and Dissemination of Information Bill, 2025 seeks to create a legal framework for ‘awareness’ around government initiatives, ostensibly to promote transparency and public engagement.

These Pakistani goats are being sold for PKR 2.5 mn. They’re selfie magnets at Islamabad Mandi

The goat originates from western Punjab and is known for its distinctive white coat, hearty appetite, and ability to adapt to varied diets, which has helped it stand out in a competitive market.

Pakistani TikToker shot dead at her Islamabad home. ‘No country for young women’

For some, this was a familiar scene: yet another girl, punished brutally for the crime of existing in public view. And once again, Islamabad—Pakistan’s federal capital—was the stage.

Balochis want Modi to support them against Pakistan. ‘It’ll be a masterstroke’

In an open letter shared on X, Tara Chand Baloch, a former cabinet minister in Balochistan and the president of Washington-based Baloch American Congress, accused Pakistan of perpetrating grave human rights violations in the province.

Pakistani actor attacks Javed Akhtar for seeking strict action against terrorists in her country

Bushra Ansari, who won the Presidential Pride of Performance Award, asked Javed Akhtar to have some restraint, saying, ‘You have very little time left in life, and yet you’re still talking like this’.

TLP chief tells Pakistanis to take up arms against India. People call him rioter & a sell-out

‘Your desi bandook will do the wonders that their rifles can't,’ Saad Hussain Rizvi, the second Ameer of TLP, proclaimed on 2 May.

Pakistani journalist banned by Army says it’s ‘sadder’ to be blocked by India

Wajahat Saeed Khan’s documentary series on the Pakistani military, We Are Soldiers, was banned by Pakistan’s media regulator, PEMRA.

Shahid Afridi-Shikhar Dhawan spat over Pahalgam brings out Kargil and ‘fantastic tea’

Shahid Afridi has been taking swipes at India with the tea barb since the Pahalgam attack. He escalated it when Shikhar Dhawan responded by asking the former Pakistani cricketer how low he will stoop.

On Camera

India’s climate demands were once moral claims. Now ICJ says they’re international law

India now has legal support to demand that donor countries move beyond vague pledges. The ICJ opinion reframes carbon equity as obligations rather than diplomatic asks.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.