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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicPakistani Films

Topic: Pakistani Films

Fawad Khan’s Maula Jatt stalled in Punjab. Just business, not agenda film, says distributor

Fawad Khan-starrer The Legend of Maula Jatt's India release has faced stiff resistance from Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Now I&B ministry has sought a stay from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Pakistani cinema wants space in Indian theatres. Fawad Khan’s Maula Jatt opens a window

Maula Jatt is only being released in India's Punjab. The film's distributor emphasised the film’s Punjabi roots to explain its limited initial release.

Fawad Khan’s Barzakh trailer leaves fans in awe. They call it cinematic masterpiece, insane

According to the trailer, which dropped on 1 July, Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed’s upcoming show Barzakh will integrate folklore and magic realism into its narrative.

Pakistan gears up for 1st Sindhi film after 26 yrs. Director says it can revive regional cinema

‘Indus Echoes’ is a co-production between Pakistani, South Korean, and Ecuadorian production houses and talents.

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Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.