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Topic: Rawalpindi

Mapping Pakistan Army’s corps commands & their strategic roles, from Rawalpindi to LoC

A network of 9 corps-level commands led by lieutenant generals forms the backbone of Pakistan’s military strategy, domestic security apparatus and, in some cases, political calculus.

Pakistan is a jungle, people say after mob vandalises KFC outlet in Rawalpindi garrison area

This is the second outlet targeted by mobs this week in an apparent show of solidarity with Palestinians, in response to US and Israeli actions in Gaza.

Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha admits rigging, says ‘wronged the country’

Imran Khan-led party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf called for nationwide protests today against "rigging" in the 2024 general elections.

Rawalpindi police introduce school for transgenders. Pakistanis fight over ‘intersex vs trans’

In a collaborative effort, the Rawalpindi police and the district government started regular classes for transgender people in Islamia Higher Secondary School Liaquat Bagh on Tuesday.

Rawalpindi reunion—Pakistan is celebrating 90-year-old Pune woman’s homecoming after Partition

Reena Varma had been trying to obtain a visa since 1965 to visit her Rawalpindi home. Finally, now her dreams have come true thanks to social media.

Pakistan minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed can ride horses, row boats. But he’s just a meme for many

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed posted pictures and videos of himself relaxing at his mansion called ‘Freedom House.’ Pakistani social media knew what to do next.

Pakistan’s audacious defence budget needs to stay on paper. It’s good for everyone

IMF is balking at Pakistan’s unrealistic budget, but Islamabad feels it can push the lending agency to give it what it wants. US can call the bluff.

Pakistani actor praises Rajkummar Rao in ‘White Tiger’, PIA pilot ‘spots’ UFO from cockpit

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

17 killed after Pakistan army aircraft crashes in a residential area in Rawalpindi

A massive fire broke out in suburbs of Mora Kalu village and destroyed five to six houses after the crash.

Imran Khan to compete with a 100-year-old woman for the elections

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Former senator talks ‘quiet coup’, and Pakistani cinema gets its first transgender actor.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.