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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicImran Khan

Topic: Imran Khan

Imran Khan’s having a coming-of-age moment. And it’s shaking up the Sharifs

Imran Khan or Shehbaz Sharif, the test of good neighbourliness will be real action against conspirators of the Mumbai attacks. India must wait and watch.

Imran Khan aides say Bushra Bibi ‘treason’ clip a storm in teacup. Shehbaz govt wants probe

In the two-minute audio clip, Bushra Bibi can be heard asking Imran Khan’s close aid to link people criticising her and the former PM to ‘treason’.

Bad news for Pakistan’s rich. Shehbaz Sharif budget will tax them, ban car imports

Pakistan finance minister's support for Shehbaz Sharif govt's call to tax the rich is a relief to those who were promised it during Imran Khan's reign.

Pakistani thieves are anmol ratans. They don’t just steal, they leave creative stamps

Jinnah’s monocle to Imran Khan’s ‘video threat’, Pakistani thieves have a diverse taste.

Imran Khan fans have new threat: Bring him back as PM or face anti-Bajwa hashtags

The hate has been in the air since April when Imran Khan was ousted. Now, #BajwaHasToGo, and #BajwaTraitor are meant to make the army 'mend its ways'.

Pakistan can’t afford to keep national energies focused on checkmating India, and Kashmir

Shehbaz Sharif is burdening ISI with a new job but it doesn’t seem fair. The agency is not equipped to help Pakistan attain prosperity.

Imran Khan says ‘anti-US’ agenda will save Pakistan. But look at its economic reality first

Imran Khan's rhetoric is a poke in the eye of the US and EU. Pakistan still depends on the IMF, Russia can't help and China has adopted a wait-and-see approach.

Economic recovery under Imran Khan makes Pakistanis question his ouster

The findings of Pakistan Economic Survey 2022 left finance minister Miftah Ismail unhappy as he underlined that the Shehbaz Sharif government has 'inherited a fragile economy'.

Imran Khan and his destructive populist politics dangerous for Pakistan’s security

Imran Khan is critical of the military leadership not because he wants the establishment to be out of politics but because he is upset at being abandoned.

A Pakistani Jew reached Israel. Pakistan’s having a heartburn

In Pakistan, many Jews hide their identity by taking Muslim or Christian faith in official documents. There are less than two hundred Jews left in the country.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.