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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: PML-N

Pakistanis have no sympathy for defence minister heckled in London. They say ‘tit for tat’

'I am not justifying these actions but honestly what do we expect from the people when their government is terrorising people in the country,' read a comment under a video of the incident.

Will Trump get Imran Khan out of jail? Pakistan politics divided after US election outcome

PTI leader Syed Zulfi Bukhari announced plans to raise Imran Khan’s incarceration with Trump’s team. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said the government won’t relent even if Trump requested.

A bill wants to control protests in Islamabad. Pakistanis call it dictatorial, condemnable

Proposed by PML-N’s Irfan-ul-Haque Siddiqui, the Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Bill will allow Islamabad officials to regulate, and in some cases ban, public rallies and gatherings.

Maryam Nawaz’s journey to ‘Takht-e-Lahore’ no small feat. She will restore PML-N’s lost glory

Facing political persecution with resilience and defiance made Maryam Nawaz a political force long before she began her parliamentary career.

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 PM tenure shows Pakistani politicians can never solve country’s core problems

Nawaz Sharif encouraged corruption, undermined democratic institutions, and collaborated with Islamists.

PPP to support Pakistan PM candidate from rival PML-N, Bilawal Bhutto rules himself out of race

Bilawal said PML-N was only party to reach out to PPP for govt formation & that PPP won’t take any ministries. He asserted he’d like to see his father Asif Ali Zardari as president. 

Election results leave Pakistanis anxious. They say 2024 polls ‘worst rigged in history’

Pakistani commentators and newspaper editorials have rung the alarm bells, telling the military establishment to 'respect the mandate'. It seems there is little chance of that happening.

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif back in Pakistan after 4-yr exile. Why he left, why he returned & the road ahead

Sharif has faced it all — convictions, military coups and corruption cases. He has twice lived in exile and now returns in the hope of leading the country a fourth time.

‘Turn up for Nawaz Sharif, take a bike’ – Pakistanis criticise PML-N’s motorcycle bribe

A party member reportedly promised brand new bikes to all those who showed up to welcome the self-exiled former PM with a 'large number' of people.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.