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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicS. Akbar Zaidi

Topic: S. Akbar Zaidi

Imran Khan thinks feminism degrades mothers

Pakistan and China film industries partner for a movie on CPEC; Bengalis in Pakistan face identity crisis before elections.

Dawn becomes the latest victim of Pakistan army’s crackdown on media

While Pakistan media has been resisting military crackdown, news portals have begun succumbing to self censorship ahead of general election.

Smartphones have killed a Ramzan tradition dating back to the Prophet’s time

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Shahid Afridi may have a pet lion and deer, and Pakistanis are going all out for charity this festive season.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.