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Sunday, February 22, 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.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.