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Zofeen T Ebrahim
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Interview: ‘South Asian nations must put aside their differences to fight Covid-19’
Zulfiqar A Bhutta, member of Pakistan’s health task force, on the region’s capabilities and responsibilities.
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How Pakistan’s Smog Commission is helping curb air pollution this year
As smog season begins, Pakistani authorities are responding with a series of initiatives to help manage the message, but is it enough?
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A Pakistani villager’s cooking channel on YouTube has made him a food celebrity
Mubashir Saddique’s first video taught how to make mooli parathas. He has come a long way since then.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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In Pakistan’s mountains, community-built hydropower projects are lighting up remote areas
Some of the most remote villages in the Hindu Kush Himalayas now enjoy a steady flow of electricity, at least during the summer months.
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By growing forests in the heart of the city, an entrepreneur is trying to cool Karachi down
Shahzad Qureshi, head of Urban Forest, learnt the Japanese Miyakawi method to grow trees in small areas from a Bengaluru resident whose doing the same in India.
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India, Pakistan and their South Asian neighbours join hands to protect endangered sea turtles
Experts say regional collaboration will boost conservation efforts.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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In Pakistan, the government has promised zero load-shedding. Will it be possible?
Questions have been raised on the sustainability of the promise and doubts prevail over whether it’s just an political gimmick.
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Good, bad or ugly? Pakistan is not sure how the CPEC will affect its environment and economy
The lack of transparency about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has raised concerns among environmentalists and economists.
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Gwadar fisherfolk worry the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will leave them by the wayside
‘The livelihood of thousands of small fisherfolk is being completely disregarded for the security of a few Chinese.’
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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From India to Pakistan and Afghanistan: Is climate change behind spate of Himalayan avalanches?
A remote village in Pakistan’s Chitral district shows how climate change and bad infrastructure are combining to increase the cost of living.
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The World Bank has bowed to Indian pressure on Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan's former commissioner
Pakistan’s former Indus Water Commissioner Jamait Ali Shah says any bilateral talks at this stage will be an exercise in futility.
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Social media star Qandeel's murder revives debate on blood money in Pakistan
The case reiterates the need for legal reforms.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces