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Topic: Karachi

Dhurandhar opens Pakistan vs Pakistan debate. Baloch are split, Karachi journalists divided

Pakistanis are left to choose whether to reject Dhurandhar, grudgingly admire it, or regret that the story wasn’t theirs to tell in the first place.

Pakistani toddler dies in a manhole. Angry citizens call Karachi ‘a rotting mess’

Due to a lack of machinery and sewerage maps, local people themselves had to make arrangements to continue the excavation. The child’s parents reportedly paid for the equipment.

Dhurandhar trailer has amused Pakistanis. Kids are calling Ranveer Singh to Karachi

Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar film is about Karachi’s Lyari gangsters. One of them, Rahman Dakait, was a supporter of Benazir Bhutto.

Zubeen Garg’s new song Mur Mon from Roi Roi Binale drops, as Pakistanis dance to Ya Ali

Pakistani pop-rock band Khudgharz shared a clip from its Karachi concert that shows the crowd singing along as Zubeen Garg’s iconic track Ya Ali is performed.

Karachi prisoners escape during earthquake. A mother takes her son back to jail

Prison authorities had evacuated roughly 2,000 inmates from their barracks into an open area of the prison compound during the earthquake. The situation quickly spiralled into chaos.

Owners of Karachi Bakery stress its ‘Hyderabadi, Indian’ roots fearing protests, calls for name change

Karachi Bakery, founded in Hyderabad in 1953, has sought Telangana govt’s support, putting up Indian flags at outlets to assert its roots amid rising anger against Pakistan.

2 Chinese nationals killed in blast near Karachi airport, Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility

The Sunday attack allegedly targeted convoy of Chinese nationals employed by Port Qasim Electric Power Company. China has demanded a thorough probe & strict punishment for perpetrators.

Inquiry initiated against Karachi cop busted smuggling gutka, drugs

The DSP rank officer has been suspended from duty and is awaiting the outcome of the inquiry lodged against him.

Fire in Karachi shopping mall kills at least 9

Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui confirmed in a post on X that nine bodies had been transferred to local hospitals. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

Pakistan businesses soared in early 1950s compared to India. Gujarati Muslims were the reason

In 'No Birds of Passage', Michael O'Sullivan explores the history of Gujarati Muslim business communities like Bohras, Khojas and Memons.

On Camera

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

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.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

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.