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Monday, July 21, 2025
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Topic: PML(N)

Pakistani celebs celebrate PML(N)’s 100 days in power. People call it ‘paid promotion’

From Sanam Saeed and Urwa Hocane to singer Aima Beg, Pakistani celebrities received backlash from fans for promoting a 'fascist govt'.

Maryam Nawaz dons police uniform. Pakistanis liken her to Sacha Baron Cohen from Dictator

While many likened her to Cohen and Sridevi, a lawyer took her sartorial choice so seriously he sought a court order to register an FIR.

Pakistani app Careem makes PML(N) ‘act like a teenager’. It all started with an ad campaign

The PML(N) is busy urging Pakistanis not to use the ride-hailing app's services. It started with an innocuous tongue-in-cheek post on X.

Shehbaz Sharif set to be next Pakistan PM, Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam CM of Punjab

Former PM and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif nominates his younger brother for the top post after days of suspense over who would form the next government in Pakistan.

Nawaz supporters bring a lion to rally. Pakistanis say human rights worse than animal rights

Imran Khan’s supporters have used the moment to call Nawaz Sharif a “paper lion” among other things on social media.

Elections in Pakistan resemble thriller films with non-stop twists. No party wants to campaign

Each political party in Pakistan is busy dealing with internal politics and managing its critical relationship with the saas, who was never, ever the bahu.

Pakistani leaders want to ‘reimagine’ the nation but must cut lavish defence spending first

Conceptualising a new Pakistan would require imagining a grand strategy different from the National Security Policy 2022, which the NSD hurriedly put together.

New PM Shehbaz Sharif wants ‘Pakistan speed’ in govt offices, Pakistanis say ‘RIP bureaucrats’

Shehbaz Sharif has said government offices will be open six days a week. Not all Pakistanis are happy with the ‘workaholic’ PM.

Pakistani media praises ‘workaholic’ PM Shehbaz Sharif, others say ‘beggars can’t be choosers’

Pakistani newspapers have pointed out how Shehbaz Sharif has always been the ‘good cop’ to Nawaz Sharif’s ‘bad cop’ when it comes to dealing with the army.

Imran Khan to ‘hurricane’ Firdous — two street visits to show Pakistan govt at work

Pakistani politicians from all parties have used the Ramzan month for PR activity in the past. But only Imran Khan govt has managed to pull off such a self-contradictory show.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.