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Is Pakistan the bad boy of South Asia? Its military Deep State hurts neighbours

With foreign debts, a long-due apology to Bangladesh, and a wrinkled relationship with Kabul adding to its problems, Pakistan's giving South Asia a hard time.

Thoughtless banter, 15 mins of fame, Nusrat Mirza maligns Hamid Ansari’s ‘spotless’ image

From generals to journalists, Pakistanis are going all out to call Nusrat Mirza's claims fabricated and dubious.

Talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban won’t create jihadist mini-state, Pakistan Army tells House panel

As part of peace negotiations, TTP is demanding the right to retain weapons, maintain its military organisation, and for territories it controls to regain wide-ranging autonomy.

Peshawar attack shows Islamic State has come home — in arms of jihadists Imran Khan embraces

Throughout his years as PM, Imran Khan coddled the religious far-Right. Now it’s dragging Pakistan into abyss of sectarian warfare.

Trial of London man, for attempt to murder Pakistani dissident, exposes trail leading to ISI

Muhammad Gohir Khan was found guilty of trying to kill Pakistani blogger Ahmad Waqas Goraya in 2021 in Rotterdam. But unexplained gaps in probe lead many to suspect ISI’s hand.

Pakistan Taliban ex-spokesperson who fled says ISI forced him to lie about India ‘terror funding’

Ehsanullah Ehsan, co-founder of Jama’at-ul-Ahrar, was claimed to have surrendered’ to Pakistan military in 2017 and fled in 2020. In a blog, he says ISI offered him ‘millions’ to return.

Jaish held 1st public event since Pulwama on 3 Jan in PoK, to own Srinagar attack & raise funds

Jaish-e-Mohammed’s PoK chief Muhammad Illyas tells gathering that slain terrorist Hafiz Arsalan carried out 13 December ambush in Srinagar that killed three police personnel.

Pakistani ‘head of sleeper cells’ arrested in Delhi was ISI-trained, came to India 14 yrs ago

Mohammad Ashraf, 40, lived in Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area and was tasked with carrying out terror attacks during the festival season, police say.

Why ISI chief Lt Gen Hameed’s appointment as Corps Commander is promotion, not punishment

Lt Gen Faiz Hameed's appointment as Peshawar Corps Commander paves the way for him to be in contention to become the next Pakistan Army chief.

Rajasthan man who shared details of vital installations with Pakistan’s ISI held in Bengaluru

Jitender Singh from Rajasthan, who worked as a garment seller, allegedly shared photos and details of the installations & carried out study of army posts near IB and in Bengaluru.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.