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The internet wants PCB’s social media team to “upgrade its mediocre content” after a viral side-by-side comparison between content produced by the Pakistani and Indian cricket boards under similar conditions. 🫣
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Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem misses Asian Games medal after fourth-place finish with a best throw of 80.29 metres. 😔
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🚨 LAHORE A HELL FOR WOMEN TOURISTS?
Another sexual assault case against a foreign traveller has been reported in Lahore where an Azeri woman was allegedly gang-raped by three men in Defence.
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Mother of Aizal, 18-month-old from Karachi who succumbed to sexual assault injuries last month, has accused YouTuber Rajab Butt of lying about helping her family, saying that he only visited to record his vlog and did not offer any assistance.
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Pakistan’s chess team has finished first in Category D and won the gold medal at the World Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has asked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to decide whether it stands with Pakistan or Afghanistan as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) continues to face terrorism and cross-border tensions.
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Zamil has apparently decided that the easiest way back into Zaryab’s life is through a never-ending stream of WhatsApp voice notes and Dar-e-Nijaat viewers are now confused about Zaryab’s decision not to block him.
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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday and met with United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a visit that was not announced in advance.
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Chief Minister (CM) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Sohail Afridi’s government faces a no-confidence threat within PTI, with former party star Sher Afzal Marwat saying that 35 MPAs are ready to revolt.
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Police in Khanewal have arrested a man on charges of allegedly raping a 13-year-old classmate of his daughter’s in Basti Khokhranwali, Kabirwala.
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Students at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in India’s Punjab blocked National Highway-44 near Phagwara on Sunday after protests over an alleged rape on campus turned violent.
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Updated Google Maps satellite imagery is now showing the scale of destruction across Gaza.
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A nearly 600-year-old Shahi Mosque in India’s Ujjain is being partially demolished for a road-widening project linked to preparations for the 2028 Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
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Actor Imran Ashraf has defended fellow actor Danish Taimoor against online trolling and urged social media users to remember an artist’s years of work before they judge his career over a single scene.
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Pakistan volleyball captain Murad Jehan has criticised the arrangements at the Asian Games in Japan, saying that his team faced serious logistical problems before their match against Uzbekistan.
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Singer Adnan Sami has responded to a joke comedian Aaditya Kulshreshth, known as Kullu, made about Ayushmann Khurrana’s upcoming film Udta Teer on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent.
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Punjab recorded 9,634 new HIV registrations in the first seven months of 2026, surpassing the 7,920 registrations reported across the entire province in 2025.
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Islamabad police have directed traffic officers not to register unnecessary cases under Section 279 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) for traffic violations, instructing them instead to deal with offences through fines in accordance with the law.
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Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted footage of himself visiting Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh in his prison cell and threatening him, “I want to execute you.”
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Singer Atif Aslam has received a customized Berlin Buddy Bear after he performed a sold-out concert at Uber Arena in September 2026. His framed award and portrait now hang on a wall alongside those of Rihanna, Katy Perry and Tomorrow X Together.
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