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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicZainab

Topic: Zainab

Pakistan executes 6-year-old Zainab’s murderer Imran Ali in presence of her father

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistan navy commissions indigenously-built warship PNS Moawin, and woman car mechanic breaking gender stereotypes.

Protesters boycott polio vaccination after 2 children die in Peshawar

PIA wants passengers at new airport five hours before take-off, Pakistan lashes out at US with 'tit-for-tat' curbs for diplomats.

Two child rapes in India and Pakistan expose the shallowness of the middle class

The way Indians and Pakistanis reacted to Kathua and Kasur rapes exposed the delusion and hypocrisy of the middle classes.

Zainab’s gruesome murder shows Pakistan needs much stronger laws to protect its children

Seven-year-old Zainab's body was found in the trash. She had been raped and murdered. The case highlights the need for greater awareness and stronger laws. 

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

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.