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A screen grab from a video shows demonstrators accusing Indian broadcasters of serving as government propaganda channels. (AFP)

How Indian media is trying to turn ‘Hamas’ into a propaganda buzzword against Pakistan

Indian television networks increasingly invoke Hamas when discussing Pakistan, recycling disputed claims, weak sourcing and commentary while blurring the line between unresolved investigations, opinion and established fact.

A DAY AGO

Pamiri house in front of a mountain, Badakhshan province, Zebak, Afghanistan. (AFP)

Taliban's grip in northern Afghanistan fractures as rebels claim major territorial wins

The clashes involve disputed casualty figures, competing accounts of who took part, and fighting between rival Taliban factions, with neighboring Tajikistan also raising concerns over cross-border violence.

4 DAYS AGO

FILE: Afghan families rest under makeshift shelters at the Islam Qala crossing on July 4, 2025. (Photo: Council on Foreign Relations)

Afghanistan’s living standards decline after half-decade of Taliban rule

Household incomes have fallen as poverty and hunger deepen, while access to education, clean water and sanitation worsens, leaving millions struggling to meet basic needs.

6 DAYS AGO

How techno priests, DJ monks are courting Gen Z men back to organized religion

How techno priests, DJ monks are courting Gen Z men back to organized religion

From Slovakia to South Korea to India, priests and monks are staging sober raves that pair sacred chants with electronic music, drawing young men back again to organized religion worldwide.

July 8, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on February 25, 2026. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

India tilts to Israel as Iran ties crumble in Middle East war

India abandoned neutrality in the Iran–Israel conflict, weakening ties with Iran while strengthening its strategic alliance with Israel despite regional and domestic costs.

June 22, 2026

Samar Khan: How one woman is breaking barriers in Pakistan's adventure sports

Samar Khan: How one woman is breaking barriers in Pakistan's adventure sports

Pakistani adventure athlete Samar Khan overcomes Arctic challenges and limited resources to achieve international success. She now trains the future generations of Pakistani athletes.

June 9, 2026

Why did Iran choose this moment to fire missiles at Israel?

Why did Iran choose this moment to fire missiles at Israel?

Israel has been bombing Lebanon for months and Iran watched. Then came a no-warning strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs during active peace talks and over Trump’s explicit objections to Netanyahu, and Tehran’s calculus snapped.

June 8, 2026

Why US-Iran diplomatic channels remain open despite regional attacks

Why US-Iran diplomatic channels remain open despite regional attacks

Officials and analysts say mounting economic pressures and rising domestic opposition push Washington and Tehran toward settlement, while public military escalation masks the continuous diplomatic negotiations occurring behind the scenes.

June 4, 2026

Kouri Richins reacts to impact statements from the Richins family during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City, Utah. (AFP)

Kouri Richins wrote about losing a father after killing one

Utah woman Kouri Richins is sentenced to life without parole for murdering her husband with fentanyl after writing a children’s book about loss while portraying herself as a grieving widow.

May 14, 2026

A Pakistani woman carries her son as she walk on a street in Islamabad on May 13, 2012, on Mother's Day. (AFP)

From Rawalpindi to Karachi, Pakistan marks Mother's Day – with cake, cherries, and a few skeptics

Across cities, families found small, tender ways to honor the occasion. Not everyone was convinced they should have to though.

May 10, 2026