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Nothing, just an average civilian from Pakistan: “The day we, residents of Muridke, decide to act, we will convert every Hindu temple into a mosque where only chants of ‘Nara-e-Takbeer Allahu Akbar’ will be heard.”

Nothing, just an average civilian from Pakistan: “The day we, residents of Muridke, decide to act, we will convert every Hindu temple into a mosque where only chants of ‘Nara-e-Takbeer Allahu Akbar’ will be heard.”

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And all these years, I thought he was from the Planet of the Apes.

And all these years, I thought he was from the Planet of the Apes.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin: We love Indian cinema. Russia is the only country, other than India, to have a channel that streams Indian films day and night.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: We love Indian cinema. Russia is the only country, other than India, to have a channel that streams Indian films day and night.

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Donald Trump visits Taj Mahal.

Donald Trump visits Taj Mahal.

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🚨 Just In: PAF Base Nur Khan in Rawalpindi bombed.

🚨 Just In: PAF Base Nur Khan in Rawalpindi bombed.

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London-based Pakistani journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq deletes his tweet defending Zainab Abbas after his own old Hinduphobic tweet in which he asks a random Hindu Twitter (X) user to go and drink cow piss goes viral. Links to both the now-deleted tweets:

London-based Pakistani journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq deletes his tweet defending Zainab Abbas after his own old Hinduphobic tweet in which he asks a random Hindu Twitter (X) user to go and drink cow piss goes viral. Links to both the now-deleted tweets:

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Funny how the universe works. Divine justice arrives in ways one never imagines. The Pakistan Army’s complaints against the Taliban now sound uncannily similar to the concerns the Indian Army has always raised about Pakistan. Rawalpindi says the Afghan Taliban are giving cover fire to help infiltrators slip in. After all, the Taliban are a student movement and they seem to have learnt very well from their masters. And credit where it is due. Masha Allah, the teachers trained their students perfectly.

Funny how the universe works. Divine justice arrives in ways one never imagines. The Pakistan Army’s complaints against the Taliban now sound uncannily similar to the concerns the Indian Army has always raised about Pakistan. Rawalpindi says the Afghan Taliban are giving cover fire to help infiltrators slip in. After all, the Taliban are a student movement and they seem to have learnt very well from their masters. And credit where it is due. Masha Allah, the teachers trained their students perfectly.

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Armaghan Rehman, who runs a company in California, began by sliding into my Facebook DMs with death and nuclear threats simply over criticism of the Pakistan Army. When I posted screenshots and recordings of his messages, people identified his LinkedIn profile. He panicked and changed his profile picture on Facebook, deleted his first message, and started claiming he is based in Switzerland to create confusion over jurisdiction. After sending his second message, he blocked me. Since then, he has been blocking and unblocking me at his discretion purely to send further abuse. He unblocks me long enough to deliver a message, then blocks me again so I cannot respond. Typical Paki coward. This is not some random trolling. It is ideological intimidation. The rage is not about disagreement. It is about silencing critics of Pakistan’s military establishment and asserting religious supremacy through threats. The abuse is explicitly targeted at my Hindu faith. Pakistan’s state narrative, its textbooks, and its public discourse, rooted in radical Islam, normalise hostility towards Hindus and Jews. Western democracies assume that migration leads to assimilation into pluralistic norms. In some cases, it may. But in most cases, it does not. This is why a Pakistani living in California still feels entitled to terrorise non-Muslims. If you believe in your faith, defend it with arguments. If you believe in your army, defend it with facts. But if your first instinct is death threats and religious slurs, then the problem is not the critic. The problem is what you have been taught to believe about those who are different from you. No one should have to tolerate threats for exercising free speech. And no one living in a democratic country should imagine that online intimidation is consequence-free. I call on the U.S. authorities to identify this racist and hateful individual with violent tendencies, as it is clear by his actions that his ideological conditioning from Pakistan did not evaporate at the immigration counter. He is a threat to the entire civilised world.

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Is there anything original about Pakistan?

Is there anything original about Pakistan?

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What in the world are the Pakistan Aand Forces?

What in the world are the Pakistan Aand Forces?

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DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry did not just wink at Absa Komal. He dismissed her question altogether and even asked whether a male colleague, Mansoor Ali Khan, had prompted her to ask it. Mansoor also failed to offer a firm response and instead laughed it off, turning the press conference into a circus. In the eyes of Pakistan’s military spokesperson, a female journalist cannot ask serious questions independently. And when she does, she receives a wink instead of an answer. That says everything about their attitude.

DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry did not just wink at Absa Komal. He dismissed her question altogether and even asked whether a male colleague, Mansoor Ali Khan, had prompted her to ask it. Mansoor also failed to offer a firm response and instead laughed it off, turning the press conference into a circus. In the eyes of Pakistan’s military spokesperson, a female journalist cannot ask serious questions independently. And when she does, she receives a wink instead of an answer. That says everything about their attitude.

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There is more than enough to criticise about Donald Trump without misquoting him. In this instance, he did not say that the Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died without his involvement. He said that ‘35 million people’ would have died, and that this was conveyed to him by the Pakistani Prime Minister. That is very different from how many mainstream Indian journalists and reporters are presenting it, which misstates what was actually said. One may question the accuracy, the exaggeration, or the framing of what was said. However, altering the wording entirely only weakens legitimate criticism. Disagreement does not justify inaccuracy. If we want higher standards in public life, we must also apply them in our own reporting and commentary, even when the subject is someone we strongly disagree with.

There is more than enough to criticise about Donald Trump without misquoting him. In this instance, he did not say that the Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died without his involvement. He said that ‘35 million people’ would have died, and that this was conveyed to him by the Pakistani Prime Minister. That is very different from how many mainstream Indian journalists and reporters are presenting it, which misstates what was actually said. One may question the accuracy, the exaggeration, or the framing of what was said. However, altering the wording entirely only weakens legitimate criticism. Disagreement does not justify inaccuracy. If we want higher standards in public life, we must also apply them in our own reporting and commentary, even when the subject is someone we strongly disagree with.

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🚨 A Liberia-flagged container ship capsizes near Kochi; the Indian Coast Guard launches a major rescue operation, saves 21 crew members from liferafts.

🚨 A Liberia-flagged container ship capsizes near Kochi; the Indian Coast Guard launches a major rescue operation, saves 21 crew members from liferafts.

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Look, the Taliban are hitting women. The good thing is that the United States of America is always watching them.

Look, the Taliban are hitting women. The good thing is that the United States of America is always watching them.

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This is what targeting innocent children looks like. A kid from Poonch, India, hit by Pakistani shelling.

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This is what targeting innocent children looks like. A kid from Poonch, India, hit by Pakistani shelling.

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Reports from Pakistani Punjab say police opened fire on TLP’s pro-Palestine march, leaving several injured and one reportedly dead. Look at the irony. The same extremists, once sheltered by Punjab Police and the Pakistan Army to persecute Ahmadis and blackmail politicians, are now turning on their masters. For a state that flaunts solidarity with Palestine abroad, this is the bitter cost of nurturing what it cannot control.

Reports from Pakistani Punjab say police opened fire on TLP’s pro-Palestine march, leaving several injured and one reportedly dead. Look at the irony. The same extremists, once sheltered by Punjab Police and the Pakistan Army to persecute Ahmadis and blackmail politicians, are now turning on their masters. For a state that flaunts solidarity with Palestine abroad, this is the bitter cost of nurturing what it cannot control.

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A female security officer at the Munich Security Conference asks Asim Munir if he’s the general. Maybe it is his hunched back. Or the permanently sleep-deprived eyes and that odd, slightly lost, almost hesitant gait that hardly projects battle-hardened authority and doesn’t quite scream field marshal. When even a security officer has to ask if he is the general, perhaps the body language is telling a story the rank cannot.

A female security officer at the Munich Security Conference asks Asim Munir if he’s the general. Maybe it is his hunched back. Or the permanently sleep-deprived eyes and that odd, slightly lost, almost hesitant gait that hardly projects battle-hardened authority and doesn’t quite scream field marshal. When even a security officer has to ask if he is the general, perhaps the body language is telling a story the rank cannot.

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South Indians ❎ Indians from the South ✅ There’s something incredibly endearing about the way they speak. So simple, so genuine, so full of warmth. And no, their Hindi isn’t what won me over. Their innocence did. ❤️

South Indians ❎ Indians from the South ✅ There’s something incredibly endearing about the way they speak. So simple, so genuine, so full of warmth. And no, their Hindi isn’t what won me over. Their innocence did. ❤️

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Here’s a tout of the Pakistan Army celebrating state excesses against political dissidents, justifying Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing by arguing that anyone who takes up arms against the state is a legitimate target. The same man reports daily to people who can’t stop romanticising Burhan Wani. After all, few academic achievements are as remarkable as a PhD that leaves no academic footprint.

Here’s a tout of the Pakistan Army celebrating state excesses against political dissidents, justifying Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing by arguing that anyone who takes up arms against the state is a legitimate target. The same man reports daily to people who can’t stop romanticising Burhan Wani. After all, few academic achievements are as remarkable as a PhD that leaves no academic footprint.

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I’m genuinely stunned by the Prime Minister’s speech from yesterday. I still can’t quite believe that he said this.

I’m genuinely stunned by the Prime Minister’s speech from yesterday. I still can’t quite believe that he said this.

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Meet Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Pakistan’s former Foreign Secretary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. According to him, both 9/11 and the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks were false-flag operations. These are the people India’s self-styled peace lobby wants us to keep treating as credible interlocutors. How do you engage with a mindset like this? You don’t. It’s simply not possible to reason with those steeped in such conspiratorial, radicalised Islamist beliefs.

Meet Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Pakistan’s former Foreign Secretary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. According to him, both 9/11 and the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks were false-flag operations. These are the people India’s self-styled peace lobby wants us to keep treating as credible interlocutors. How do you engage with a mindset like this? You don’t. It’s simply not possible to reason with those steeped in such conspiratorial, radicalised Islamist beliefs.

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Thank you, PM Modi. Honestly, I would vote for you just for this. Marrying potential terrorists who hate your country should have consequences.

Thank you, PM Modi. Honestly, I would vote for you just for this. Marrying potential terrorists who hate your country should have consequences.

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Jyoti Malhotra on Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan ko chhod kar sabki hi galati hai, including the victims.

Jyoti Malhotra on Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan ko chhod kar sabki hi galati hai, including the victims.

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Arfa Khanum Sherwani often positions herself as a guardian of journalistic ethics and a champion of women’s rights. Which is why her conversation with Nivedita Menon on love jihad was revealing, but perhaps not in the way she intended. What began as a discussion about individual choice quickly descended into crude communal stereotypes. The suggestion was that Hindu men are frustrated because Muslim men supposedly have some special appeal to Hindu women that Hindu men do not enjoy with Muslim women. Cue the laughter, the jokes about appearance, and the casual mockery of an entire community of men. Think about the contradiction. If interfaith relationships are fundamentally about personal autonomy, why reduce them to a competition between religious communities? Why frame it as one side ‘winning’ and the other side ‘losing’? The contradiction runs even deeper. The exchange was initially framed around the idea that interfaith relationships are simply the result of women exercising their agency. Yet within minutes, the conversation shifted from individual choice to collective outcomes, from personal decisions to communal patterns, from agency to a discussion about which group of men is supposedly more successful in attracting women from another community. If the issue is truly about individual choice, why analyse it through the language of communal success and communal frustration at all? The irony is hard to miss. In the process of mocking concerns about ‘love jihad’, Sherwani ended up framing interfaith relationships as a competition between religious communities herself. More importantly, she inadvertently echoed a much older prejudice that has existed in sections of Islamist discourse across the subcontinent for generations: the idea that the Hindu is weak, timid, inferior and less capable, while the Muslim is strong, virile and dominant. Variations of this stereotype have been repeated for decades in political, religious and military narratives. Reality, of course, is less accommodating to such prejudices. India’s armed forces have repeatedly defeated Pakistan despite the latter’s alliances, foreign backing, and strategic advantages at different points in history. Strength, competence, and character are not determined by religion. The same applies to appearance, attractiveness, and every other stereotype casually invoked in such conversations. Indians and Pakistanis are not separate races. They are people of the same broad civilisational and genetic stock, shaped by geography, family history, region, and climate rather than by religion. There is no Muslim gene for attractiveness, confidence, or masculinity, just as there is no Hindu gene for weakness or timidity. People of every complexion, appearance, and temperament exist in every community. This is why Sherwani remarks matter. Not because they were offensive, but because they inadvertently exposed a bias that many pretend does not exist. Beneath the language of progressivism and feminism emerged a familiar communal stereotype, one that would have been condemned instantly had the communities been reversed. For someone who spends so much time identifying prejudice in others, it was a surprisingly unguarded display of her own. Source: The following clip is excerpted from a podcast published on Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s YouTube channel on 23 February 2026, and shared solely for the purposes of commentary, criticism, analysis, and public discussion.

Arfa Khanum Sherwani often positions herself as a guardian of journalistic ethics and a champion of women’s rights. Which is why her conversation with Nivedita Menon on love jihad was revealing, but perhaps not in the way she intended. What began as a discussion about individual choice quickly descended into crude communal stereotypes. The suggestion was that Hindu men are frustrated because Muslim men supposedly have some special appeal to Hindu women that Hindu men do not enjoy with Muslim women. Cue the laughter, the jokes about appearance, and the casual mockery of an entire community of men. Think about the contradiction. If interfaith relationships are fundamentally about personal autonomy, why reduce them to a competition between religious communities? Why frame it as one side ‘winning’ and the other side ‘losing’? The contradiction runs even deeper. The exchange was initially framed around the idea that interfaith relationships are simply the result of women exercising their agency. Yet within minutes, the conversation shifted from individual choice to collective outcomes, from personal decisions to communal patterns, from agency to a discussion about which group of men is supposedly more successful in attracting women from another community. If the issue is truly about individual choice, why analyse it through the language of communal success and communal frustration at all? The irony is hard to miss. In the process of mocking concerns about ‘love jihad’, Sherwani ended up framing interfaith relationships as a competition between religious communities herself. More importantly, she inadvertently echoed a much older prejudice that has existed in sections of Islamist discourse across the subcontinent for generations: the idea that the Hindu is weak, timid, inferior and less capable, while the Muslim is strong, virile and dominant. Variations of this stereotype have been repeated for decades in political, religious and military narratives. Reality, of course, is less accommodating to such prejudices. India’s armed forces have repeatedly defeated Pakistan despite the latter’s alliances, foreign backing, and strategic advantages at different points in history. Strength, competence, and character are not determined by religion. The same applies to appearance, attractiveness, and every other stereotype casually invoked in such conversations. Indians and Pakistanis are not separate races. They are people of the same broad civilisational and genetic stock, shaped by geography, family history, region, and climate rather than by religion. There is no Muslim gene for attractiveness, confidence, or masculinity, just as there is no Hindu gene for weakness or timidity. People of every complexion, appearance, and temperament exist in every community. This is why Sherwani remarks matter. Not because they were offensive, but because they inadvertently exposed a bias that many pretend does not exist. Beneath the language of progressivism and feminism emerged a familiar communal stereotype, one that would have been condemned instantly had the communities been reversed. For someone who spends so much time identifying prejudice in others, it was a surprisingly unguarded display of her own. Source: The following clip is excerpted from a podcast published on Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s YouTube channel on 23 February 2026, and shared solely for the purposes of commentary, criticism, analysis, and public discussion.

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India sends fresh relief packages for Afghan refugees recently deported by Pakistan.

India sends fresh relief packages for Afghan refugees recently deported by Pakistan.

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Hilarious 😁 Canadian-born international human rights lawyer Hillel Neuer calls out Qatar for harbouring Hamas operatives. Pakistan objects, only to be reminded that it too is a state sponsor of terror.

Hilarious 😁 Canadian-born international human rights lawyer Hillel Neuer calls out Qatar for harbouring Hamas operatives. Pakistan objects, only to be reminded that it too is a state sponsor of terror.

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How beggy can you get? Shehbaz Sharif: Keep your loans. Pakistan doesn’t need your loans anymore. It needs your forever. Because loans expire. Our needs don’t.

How beggy can you get? Shehbaz Sharif: Keep your loans. Pakistan doesn’t need your loans anymore. It needs your forever. Because loans expire. Our needs don’t.

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How about “united hate” as a strategy to tackle India? Uncle got a nice point at 2:17. “Aur mera khyaal hai poori qaum ab finally ek page par aa chuki hai aur China bhi samajh gaya hai ke Pakistan ki geo-“surgical” location kitni important hai.”

How about “united hate” as a strategy to tackle India? Uncle got a nice point at 2:17. “Aur mera khyaal hai poori qaum ab finally ek page par aa chuki hai aur China bhi samajh gaya hai ke Pakistan ki geo-“surgical” location kitni important hai.”

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From the press room to the House, the message is the same. A female politician speaks, and the speaker comments on her dress. A female journalist asks a question, and the DG ISPR winks. This is how Pakistan treats women who speak.

From the press room to the House, the message is the same. A female politician speaks, and the speaker comments on her dress. A female journalist asks a question, and the DG ISPR winks. This is how Pakistan treats women who speak.

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Meet Ayesha Suleman from Pakistan, who was born Tina Sharma in Indian Punjab. She fled to Pakistan nearly seven years ago after allegedly facing domestic violence at the hands of her husband and to marry her current husband, a Pakistani national whom she met on an online gaming platform. She went from saying “terrorism has no religion” in response to the Pahalgam terror attack to calling it a false flag operation real quick, echoing the Pakistani conspiracy playbook. She now appeals to Indians to elect a Congress Prime Minister, as, according to her, it is the only political party in India that supports open borders and normalised trade and relations between India and Pakistan. In her vlogs, she frequently makes toilet and urine jokes while consistently urging Indians, especially Sikhs and Muslims, to subscribe to her channel and boost her views so that she can one day have enough money to travel to a third country and meet her now-estranged Hindu parents, who, as per her claims, no longer wish to remain in contact with her.

Meet Ayesha Suleman from Pakistan, who was born Tina Sharma in Indian Punjab. She fled to Pakistan nearly seven years ago after allegedly facing domestic violence at the hands of her husband and to marry her current husband, a Pakistani national whom she met on an online gaming platform. She went from saying “terrorism has no religion” in response to the Pahalgam terror attack to calling it a false flag operation real quick, echoing the Pakistani conspiracy playbook. She now appeals to Indians to elect a Congress Prime Minister, as, according to her, it is the only political party in India that supports open borders and normalised trade and relations between India and Pakistan. In her vlogs, she frequently makes toilet and urine jokes while consistently urging Indians, especially Sikhs and Muslims, to subscribe to her channel and boost her views so that she can one day have enough money to travel to a third country and meet her now-estranged Hindu parents, who, as per her claims, no longer wish to remain in contact with her.

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Shaky, clueless, and an utterly disappointing start. And she is leading the delegation. If this is India’s idea of a narrative offensive post-Operation Sindoor, we are not just unprepared, we are unserious. A costly junket dressed up as diplomacy. The enemy does not need propaganda when we serve them this. Sorry, but what a pathetic show. A masterclass in wasting taxpayer money. Shashi Tharoor, Jay Panda, and Ghulam Nabi Azad seem like the only reasonable picks to me as of now.

Shaky, clueless, and an utterly disappointing start. And she is leading the delegation. If this is India’s idea of a narrative offensive post-Operation Sindoor, we are not just unprepared, we are unserious. A costly junket dressed up as diplomacy. The enemy does not need propaganda when we serve them this. Sorry, but what a pathetic show. A masterclass in wasting taxpayer money. Shashi Tharoor, Jay Panda, and Ghulam Nabi Azad seem like the only reasonable picks to me as of now.

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Absolutely shameful. What a disgusting attitude! A man from Punjab calls Punjab the “king” and the rest of the country, particularly UP and Bihar, its “servants,” while falsely claiming no flood relief has arrived. The Centre and the Indian Army have deployed their best resources in the state, yet some prefer lies and deceit. This arrogance and incompetence can’t be indulged any longer. Time to call it out.

Absolutely shameful. What a disgusting attitude! A man from Punjab calls Punjab the “king” and the rest of the country, particularly UP and Bihar, its “servants,” while falsely claiming no flood relief has arrived. The Centre and the Indian Army have deployed their best resources in the state, yet some prefer lies and deceit. This arrogance and incompetence can’t be indulged any longer. Time to call it out.

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A young Pakistani man places his shawl on the head of a female interviewer, implying she must conform to Islamic customs. In response, the woman, Shaila Khan, handles the situation with grace and firmness, asserting her physical boundaries and stressing the importance of consent before establishing any kind of physical contact with someone, while also challenging the young man’s interpretation of Islam. She bravely addresses the broader issue of how men in Pakistan manipulate religious beliefs to exert control over women, particularly in professional settings. Shaila Khan, a Pathan woman, not only confronted this young man but also another Pakistani Punjabi YouTuber who recently criticised her attire out of professional jealousy. His comments aimed to incite religious sentiments against her and deter her from pursuing her YouTube career. I salute Khan’s courage in standing up to such behaviour. Her experience sheds light on the challenges faced by women in Pakistan’s media industry, where they are often subjected to unwarranted lectures on religion and faced with attempts to undermine their professional pursuits. Khan’s resilience serves as an inspiration to women everywhere. More power to her.

A young Pakistani man places his shawl on the head of a female interviewer, implying she must conform to Islamic customs. In response, the woman, Shaila Khan, handles the situation with grace and firmness, asserting her physical boundaries and stressing the importance of consent before establishing any kind of physical contact with someone, while also challenging the young man’s interpretation of Islam. She bravely addresses the broader issue of how men in Pakistan manipulate religious beliefs to exert control over women, particularly in professional settings. Shaila Khan, a Pathan woman, not only confronted this young man but also another Pakistani Punjabi YouTuber who recently criticised her attire out of professional jealousy. His comments aimed to incite religious sentiments against her and deter her from pursuing her YouTube career. I salute Khan’s courage in standing up to such behaviour. Her experience sheds light on the challenges faced by women in Pakistan’s media industry, where they are often subjected to unwarranted lectures on religion and faced with attempts to undermine their professional pursuits. Khan’s resilience serves as an inspiration to women everywhere. More power to her.

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As anti-Pakistan protests grow in PoJK, Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif’s admission that the residents of PoJK are Paharis, not Kashmiris, is quite revealing. For decades, those of us from Jammu have maintained that Pakistan subsumed distinct regional identities under a single ‘Kashmiri’ narrative for international consumption. This may validate our long-held view, but it also sends a troubling message to PoJK residents: when their voices challenge Islamabad, even the identity long invoked in their name becomes negotiable.

As anti-Pakistan protests grow in PoJK, Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif’s admission that the residents of PoJK are Paharis, not Kashmiris, is quite revealing. For decades, those of us from Jammu have maintained that Pakistan subsumed distinct regional identities under a single ‘Kashmiri’ narrative for international consumption. This may validate our long-held view, but it also sends a troubling message to PoJK residents: when their voices challenge Islamabad, even the identity long invoked in their name becomes negotiable.

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This is comedy gold 😆 Pakistani podcaster: “So, how scared is Israel of Pakistan after we imaginary-won a standoff with India?” Hamid Mir: “Several Israeli defence experts were present at six different Indian Air Force bases during Operation Sindoor. Some even got injured in Pakistani air strikes on the IAF’s Adampur base.” Source: “Trust Me, Bro” School of Strategic Excellence. Meanwhile, Israeli military analysts: “Wait… We were where? Adampur? Who approved this field trip!?” Video credit: Dunya News

This is comedy gold 😆 Pakistani podcaster: “So, how scared is Israel of Pakistan after we imaginary-won a standoff with India?” Hamid Mir: “Several Israeli defence experts were present at six different Indian Air Force bases during Operation Sindoor. Some even got injured in Pakistani air strikes on the IAF’s Adampur base.” Source: “Trust Me, Bro” School of Strategic Excellence. Meanwhile, Israeli military analysts: “Wait… We were where? Adampur? Who approved this field trip!?” Video credit: Dunya News

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Asaduddin Owaisi: I have become Pakistan’s national “Dulha Bhai.” They can’t find anyone more articulate, outspoken, and handsome than me in their entire country, so they should keep listening to me; their knowledge will increase, and ignorance will disappear.

Asaduddin Owaisi: I have become Pakistan’s national “Dulha Bhai.” They can’t find anyone more articulate, outspoken, and handsome than me in their entire country, so they should keep listening to me; their knowledge will increase, and ignorance will disappear.

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