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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Topic: Karachi

Pakistan teenager shot dead in Texas was to return home for Eid

Here's what's happening across the border: Pakistan gets its first Sikh female reporter; a PML-F leader raises a shoe at the deputy speaker during Sindh...

First day of Ramzan brings heat & darkness for Karachi

A new 'women and children protection' desk opened by Sindh's police department, and a billion dollar crude oil pipeline between Pakistan and China is underway.

Pakistani navy saves the lives of 12 Indian fishermen stranded at sea for eight days

Here's what's happening across the border: Karachi sees an alarming rise in the killing of girl babies, while China gives $1 billion loan to Pakistan.

Imran Khan’s marriage is in trouble, again, and his pet dogs could be a reason

Here's what's happening across the border: The govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decides to negotiate with protesting PTM members and app-based taxi service Careem gets hacked.

Pakistani actor Mustafa Ali Khan bats for a #MeToo movement for men

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Rise in govt vehicle thefts in Karachi, while baby food formula companies caught off guard by govt diktat.

Remember the Chinese workers who couldn’t go to Pakistan’s brothels? They were deported

Here's what's happening across the border: City courts complex of Karachi caught fire and a local performer from Larkana was shot dead at a wedding by drunk attendees. 

Pakistani citizens come together to donate and reunite long-distance couple

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistani advertising sees growing Chinese influence, Karachi sweats amid 'power tussle'. Long-distance married couple set up crowdfunding campaign to...

A ‘secular’ fashion show makes waves in Pakistan

Here’s what’s happening across the border:  Students are scared of going to school Malala built, and social media finds Australian ball-tampering scandal funny.

Mohenjo-Daro was the largest civilization of its time, says Pakistan

Here's what's happening across the border:  Hundreds of couples get hitched at a mass wedding in Karachi; Pak cruise missile Babur sails through test. NGO organises...

Will Pakistan change its mind about Malala, or continue to think she’s a CIA agent?

In my role as a television anchor, my team cautioned me not to say anything about Malala on air, because of the belief that she was a CIA agent.

On Camera

Bangladesh needs big reforms before elections. Students didn’t die just to bring BNP to power

The Yunus administration has set up a Constitutional Reform Commission to draft a document that will "reflect the aspirations" of the ordinary Bangladeshis.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.