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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicSatire

Topic: satire

‘Pakistanis can’t take a joke’—Anwar Maqsood’s comment on Navy raises demand of his ban

'You will find illegitimate children everywhere in the world, but you’ll only find an illegitimate government in Pakistan,' said the 85-year-old satirist at a college event in Karachi.

‘Aavasavyuham’ director puts sequel plans on hold. Film’s cult following has him spooked

After his first film was made fun of at an engineering college, director Krishand added humour and focused more on the music in Aavasavyuham.

Pakistani YouTuber who sang satire on power prices goes missing. People blame Gen Asim Munir

‘Bill Bill Pakistan' had close to 2 million views on YouTube. The song highlights the severe hardships faced by ordinary Pakistanis due to the economic crisis triggered by government policies.

Mirza Ghalib returns. Uses Instagram, attends Ambani wedding, told to ‘go to Pakistan’

The satirical play ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’ has been staged 589 times since 1997 and evolved. ‘Ghalib’ has commented on 5 PMs, multiple governments, and changing social issues.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.