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From protected to pariahs: The fate of transgender people in Pakistan

Transgender people, who call themselves Khawaja Siras, have always enjoyed a special status on the Indian subcontinent. For five years, Pakistan enjoyed one of the most progressive laws in the world, recognising the existence of a "third gender". But this law has just been amended. The issue of transgender rights…

France 24

Cyclone Biparjoy disrupts power, kills two in India and Pakistan

Thousands without power as the severe cyclone makes landfall and heavy rains lash both the Indian and Pakistani coasts.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Biparjoy kills two, uproots power lines after landfall in India and churns toward Pakistan

Cyclone Biporjoy is churning through coastal India toward Pakistan with lashing rain and gusts of up to 105 kph (65 mph)

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Deadly cyclone Biparjoy uproots power lines after making landfall in India, heads towards Pakistan

Cyclone Biparjoy knocked out power and threw shipping containers into the sea in western India on Friday before aiming its lashing winds and rain at part of Pakistan that suffered devastating floods last year.

France 24

Cyclone Biparjoy slows down after making landfall in India

Cyclone damaged power lines and uproots trees as it hit the coastal towns of India and Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

IMF slams new Pakistan budget proposal, says government failing to implement a more fair tax system

The International Monetary Fund has slammed Pakistan’s government over its proposal for the new annual budget, saying it failed to implement a more fair tax system in the draft

The Independent UK

Mum-of-seven goes for world record climbing world's deadliest mountains

Jenn Drummond from Park City in Utah, USA has become the first woman in the world to climb the seven second summits, which includes K2 on the border of Pakistan and China

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In a first, India and Pakistan special envoys participate in Western talks with Taliban in Norway

Taliban representatives met with Indian and Pakistani special envoys and officials amongst a number of international diplomats this week, in an effort by the Norwegian Government to break the impasse in talks on the sidelines of a peace conference in Oslo.

The Hindu

Asia Cup to be held in hybrid model in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 17

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced that the Asia Cup will be staged in a hybrid model with four games in Pakistan and nine in Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 17.

The Hindu

Pakistan budget ‘missed opportunity’ as IMF bailout cutoff looms

Global lender expresses dissatisfaction with recently presented budget only two weeks before bailout programme expires.

Al Jazeera

India, Pakistan brace for winds, flash flooding as Cyclone Biparjoy heads for evening landfall

Officials say a vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan are likely to face flash flooding, heavy rain and high winds when Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall there

The Independent UK

Cyclone Biparjoy: more than 100,000 evacuated in India and Pakistan as storm nears

Cyclone Biparjoy, which means ‘disaster’ in Bengali, is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening

The Guardian - AU

Over 100,000 evacuated as cyclone threatens India, Pakistan

JAKHAU (INDIA) - More than 100,000 people had been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall Thursday of a fierce cyclone which could devastate homes and tear down power lines.

Bangkok Post

Pakistan villagers fear what Cyclone Biparjoy will take away

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as the country braces for a cyclone to make landfall on Thursday.

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Yasmeen Lari celebrated with RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2023

Pakistan’s Yasmeen Lari has been presented with the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2023 this week, marking her celebrations as this year’s architecture honour recipient

MusicRadar

Nabihah Iqbal: "I got a vintage harmonium in Karachi. It’s the most ‘analogue’ synth you can get"

The Ninja Tune artist on how a run of setbacks helped her shake up her workflow for the creation of excellent new album Dreamer

The Independent UK

India, Pakistani coasts on high alert a day before Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall

The coastal regions of India and Pakistan are on high alert with tens of thousands being evacuated a day before Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall

360info

How a cyclone created a new nation

The discontent of the millions displaced was politicised, eventually leading to a civil war and the birth of a new republic named Bangladesh.

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The Guardian - UK

Bazball unpacked: how England have turned up the dial in Test cricket

Andrew Samson takes a statistical deep dive into England’s seismic change in approach and explains how the data supports it

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan media decry de facto ban on giving airtime to Imran Khan

Journalists say directive on hate speech issued by regulator indirectly affects coverage of former PM

Evening Standard

Moeen Ali says only Ben Stokes could have tempted back into England set-up for The Ashes

35-year-old looks likely to play in the First Test at Edgbaston

The New Daily

Seven dead as Cyclone Biparjoy barrels towards western India

Seven people are dead as India and Pakistan start evacuating people from coastal areas ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Biparjoy to hit India, Pakistan: What we know so far

The two nations brace as the year’s first powerful cyclone approaches their western and southern coasts respectively.

The Independent UK

Thousands evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches

Pakistan’s army and civil authorities are planning to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the southern coast, and thousands in neighboring India have sought shelter ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy

The Hindu

China could potentially have as many ICBMs as U.S. or Russia by turn of decade: SIPRI

The size of China’s nuclear arsenal increased from 350 warheads in January 2022 to 410 in January 2023, and it is expected to keep growing, according to estimations by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

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