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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: PML-N

Imran Khan’s lawyer, PML-N leader slap each other on TV. Pakistanis can’t stop laughing

Calling himself a devotee of Imran Khan, Sher Afzal Khan Marwat wrote that he has no regrets over slapping PML-N leader Afnan Ullah Khan. And that he had no option left.

Is PML-N different from PTI? Its Imran’s mass cult vs suspiciously rich Sharifs in Pakistan

PTI and PML-N value religion as an instrument for social control and creating a passive mindset. This softens popular resistance to massive wealth inequities.

Pakistan sliding deeper into Chinese infra debt trap? What $10 bn rail loan could entail

Borrowing $10bn for ML-1 could create additional risks for Pakistan as China accounts for 30% of its foreign debt. Analysts draw parallels with Sri Lanka's 'poor' borrowing choices.

Nawaz Sharif plans return from exile. Pakistanis join Imran Khan in throwing down a challenge

PMLN government led by Shehbaz Sharif is planning to make relevant amendments to lift the Supreme Court’s ban on Nawaz Sharif and ease him back into Pakistani politics.

Elections to auctions—lions are Pakistan’s obsession. But without welfare concerns

Lahore Zoo had to cancel a lion auction amid criticism from WWF and animal rights activists. It has put a big question mark on Pakistan’s animal welfare policy.

Imran Khan’s having a coming-of-age moment. And it’s shaking up the Sharifs

Imran Khan or Shehbaz Sharif, the test of good neighbourliness will be real action against conspirators of the Mumbai attacks. India must wait and watch.

‘Nawaz Sharif wants to soften heart of Generals’ — Why Pakistan is inviting ailing Musharraf back

An ailing Musharraf wants to ‘spend rest of his life’ in Pakistan, and Nawaz Sharif — whom he had ousted in a coup — wants to the government to facilitate the return.

Not ‘Lifafa’, Pakistani media has a new name: ‘Basket Journalists’. Thanks to a leaked audio

In the leaked audio, PML-N's Maryam Nawaz and Pervaiz Rashid talk of 'media bias', while certain journalists will receive ‘baskets’ from Nawaz Sharif.

Jemima Goldsmith and Maryam Nawaz are fighting over their sons. And Imran Khan started it

A polo match in London has become a mahayudh on Twitter between PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz and Imran Khan’s ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith.

Pakistan’s opposition is publicly naming all-powerful army as root of all evil. But what now?

For India, the Pakistan Democratic Movement is the most important shift in our neighbour’s contemporary history.

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.