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TopicMaryam Nawaz Sharif

Topic: Maryam Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan crackdown on manhole cover thefts. ‘Full blown emergency’

According to Dawn, Islamabad has 30,000 manholes, of which 1,657 are bare. In 2025, uncovered sewers led to the death of 24 people in Karachi, five of them children.

Godman steps in to ‘end’ floods in Pakistan. People say ‘still better than Maryam Nawaz’

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that timely precautions had averted large-scale flood damage, adding that it was by the grace of Allah Almighty that Punjab was spared from severe losses.

Maryam Nawaz giving plots to Pakistani journalists. People say they’re ‘slave of the Sharifs’

According to a report by Pakistani journalist Benazir Shah, the Punjab government has used the colonial-era Land Acquisition Act to seize land from farmers.

‘Next, prepositions in outer space?’ Pakistanis target Maryam Nawaz again after school visit

Visiting a girls' school in Pakistan Punjab, CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif flipped through a student's textbook and read 'Geography' on the cover page. It was a blunder, considering the attack from her critics.

Maryam Nawaz fixes policewoman’s headscarf. Now Pakistanis are calling her the moral police

Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s team shared a video of her fixing a woman’s scarf in hopes of portraying the newly elected CM as a compassionate leader, but it has become a polarising topic.

Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz to become chief minister of Punjab

Maryam secured 220 votes in the 371-seat provincial assembly and is the first woman to be CM of Punjab. The election results was boycotted by the opposition Sunni Ittehad Council party.

Not your marzi: Islamabad HC has a message for Imran Khan on Toshakhana gifts

Former ‘kaptaan’ Imran Khan might think it's 'his tohfa, his marzi', but the Islamabad HC and PMLN ministers aren't convinced.

Explosive report on Nawaz Sharif lands journalist in trouble. Pakistanis divided

Leader of Opposition and PML (N) leader Shehbaz Sharif said the story peels off a thick layer of a grand scheme employed to target Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz.

Police-vs-Army crisis in Pakistan, Sindh cops revolt as IG ‘abducted’ to sign arrest warrant

Army chief orders probe after Sindh police’s top officers applied for mass leave saying IG Mushtaq Mahar was ‘abducted’ to sign arrest warrant for Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law.

How the ‘pampered princess’ of Pakistan became the lion-hearted fighter the country needs

No longer a dowdy princess, Maryam Nawaz Sharif is now a graceful politician with improved Urdu diction and sharper clothes. She is on the front line.

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History of Indians in the Arab world—port builders, Jat governor, translators, and slaves

From the buffalo herders who built one of the world’s greatest medieval ports to academics translating Sanskrit works, here is one part of the history of Indians in the Arab world.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.