Angelina Duaa Hashir

The idea that women can &ldquo;have it all&rdquo; has shaped a generation&mdash;encouraging women to pursue education, careers, and family life at the same time.&nbsp;Yet while women&#39;s participation in the workforce has grown, the structure of work has changed far more slowly.&nbsp; This episode of Unladylike explores how career paths still assume uninterrupted availability, why caregiving often comes at a professional cost, and what women are actually asking for when they talk about workplace equality.&nbsp; It looks at the gap between opportunity on paper and reality in practice&mdash;and why progress for women depends not just on access to work but on changing how work itself is structured.

Unladylike

The idea that women can “have it all” has shaped a generation—encouraging women to pursue education, careers, and family life at the same time. Yet while women's participation in the workforce has grown, the structure of work has changed far more slowly. 

The 'having it all' myth | Unladylike

The phrase &ldquo;biological clock&rdquo; is often treated as a medical fact. In reality, it entered popular culture through a 1978 newspaper article during a period of major social change, as <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/iran-formally-allows-women-to-ride-motorcycles" style="color:#0073e6;">women</a> began entering universities and workplaces in greater numbers. This episode examines what science actually says about fertility: age-related decline exists, but it varies widely between individuals and is difficult to measure precisely due to ethical and methodological limits in research. Much of the evidence comes from observational and clinical cohorts rather than broad representative populations. At the same time, global data shows the age of first-time <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/urdu-adaptation-of-the-mother-confronts-motherhood-loneliness-empty-nests" style="color:#0073e6;">motherhood</a> rising across many countries, with more women choosing delayed parenthood or remaining child-free. The episode separates biology from cultural messaging &mdash; and shows how one became simplified into a single ticking deadline.

The 'biological clock' is a cultural idea, not a fixed medical deadline; fertility decline varies widely, evidence is limited, and delayed or child-free motherhood is increasingly common worldwide.

The biological clock myth | Unladylike

Why do women pay more for the same everyday products? In this episode of Unladylike, we unpack the economics and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/the-safety-trap-unladylike" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">social pressures</a>&nbsp;behind the pink tax &mdash; the gender-based price disparity that quietly adds up over a lifetime. From razors and deodorants to haircuts and toys, research across the US, UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, and India shows that products marketed to women consistently cost more than identical alternatives for men. Even when taxes are removed, the price gap remains. This isn&rsquo;t about color or preference. It&rsquo;s about pressure. Companies don&rsquo;t price based on pink packaging, they price based on how necessary a product feels. For women, that &ldquo;need&rdquo; is shaped by expectations around appearance, professionalism, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/witches-the-originally-canceled" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">respectability</a>. When women buy into it, it&rsquo;s framed as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pretty-little-tradwives" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">choice</a>. When they don&rsquo;t, it&rsquo;s judged as careless, unprofessional, or &ldquo;letting yourself go.&rdquo; Unladylike: The Pink Tax exposes how self-care became a gender surcharge &mdash; and why choice, in a market built on social pressure, is never fully free.

In this episode of Unladylike, we unpack the economics and social pressures behind the pink tax — the gender-based price disparity that quietly adds up over a lifetime.

The Pink Tax: Unladylike 

The episode also explores why so many women dream of leaving restrictive environments &mdash; not only for education or income, but for autonomy, mobility, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pretty-little-tradwives" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">dignity</a>&nbsp;&mdash; and highlights what actually makes women safer: functional systems, safe public transport, responsive policing, real consequences, and long-term cultural change. Across societies, women are taught that safety comes with conditions: curfews, dress codes, restricted&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/the-fairest-of-them-all" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">mobility,</a>&nbsp;constant vigilance. After every high-profile assault, the response is familiar &mdash; limit women&rsquo;s movement, not expand accountability.&nbsp;In the Safety Trap, Unladylike examines what the data actually shows. Global and South Asian research confirms that restricting women does not reduce violence. Instead, it reduces reporting, limits opportunity, and shifts responsibility away from institutions and onto women&rsquo;s bodies.&nbsp;Drawing on evidence from the World Health Organization, UN Women, the World Bank, and regional studies from South Asia, this episode dismantles the myth that control equals protection. It shows why most violence comes from people women already know &mdash; and why curfews and confinement fail to address the real risk.&nbsp;Unladylike &mdash; The Safety Trap asks a simple question:&nbsp;If women have followed the rules and violence hasn&rsquo;t stopped, who were those rules really protecting?

The episode reveals that restricting women doesn’t prevent violence; true safety requires systemic change, accountability, and cultural shifts, not curfews or confinement, which shift responsibility from institutions to women.

The Safety Trap | UNLADYLIKE

This episode of Unladylike examines how colorism became one of the most deeply normalized forms of discrimination worldwide. It traces back the colonial roots of lighter skin bias, the rise of skin lightening products marketed as pathways to success, and the billion-dollar industries that profited by turning melanin into a defect. Drawing on global research and public health data, it shows how colourism continues to shape mental health, beauty standards, social mobility, and media representation today. From toxic products and disease mongering to the psychological costs of internalised bias, The Fairest of Them All reveals how a colonial standard survived political change and independence by simply adapting its language. The episode also highlights how these ideas are now being questioned, challenged, and unlearned by women reclaiming their skin and refusing to apologize for it. This is not a story about beauty. It is a story about power and how it is finally being unlearned.

From toxic products and disease mongering to the psychological costs of internalised bias, The Fairest of Them All reveals how a colonial standard survived political change and independence by simply adapting its language; episode highlights how these ideas are now being questioned, challenged, and unlearned by women reclaiming their skin and refusing to apologize for it.



The fairest of them all

&nbsp;Across history, women&rsquo;s bodies have been treated as fragile, dangerous, or in need of supervision. Keeping Up With the Uterus traces how these ideas evolve, from outdated medical theories to modern moral panics around vaccines, medication, and reproductive health. This episode shows that widespread fears about women&rsquo;s reproduction are rarely supported by evidence. Research consistently finds no scientific basis for claims linking routine medicines, vaccines, clothing, or physical activity to infertility or moral decline.&nbsp;Instead, studies on health misinformation show how false claims spread rapidly through social networks, shaping public opinion and influencing policy. The episode also examines human-rights and medical research documenting the consequences of reproductive restrictions. This includes delayed or denied healthcare, criminalization of pregnancy loss, and increased health risks when access to care is limited.&nbsp; By placing today&rsquo;s debates alongside their historical roots, Unladylike reveals how &ldquo;concern&rdquo; for women&rsquo;s health is repeatedly used to justify control rather than evidence-based care.

Keeping up with the uterus

The &ldquo;perfect wife&rdquo; didn&rsquo;t disappear with the 1950s. She adapted, rebranded, and logged into TikTok. This episode of Unladylike dives into how a postwar fantasy evolved into a glossy digital persona. The image that once sold soap now sells lifestyle coaching, domestic aesthetics, affiliate links, and a highly profitable version of submission. We examine the creators pushing this narrative, the businesses benefiting from it, and the tension between tradwife imagery and what women actually want for their lives. So the next time a tradwife you follow urges you to depend on your man, stop and ask: does she?

The “perfect wife” didn’t stay in the 1950s. She adapted, rebranded, and built a TikTok persona that sells soft lighting, sourdough… and submission.

Pretty little tradwives

The real witch hunts weren&rsquo;t about cauldrons or curses, they were about control. In early modern Europe, 3 out of 4 people executed for witchcraft were women: widows, midwives, healers, and women who dared to read, question, or live without a husband.&nbsp;Their &ldquo;crime&rdquo; was independence, and patriarchy used superstition as a weapon. Entire villages were wiped out, trials filled with paranoia, and scholars like Jean Bodin even claimed women were spiritually weak and vulnerable to evil, a convenient excuse to police female autonomy.&nbsp;And the truth is, the witch hunt never stopped. Today, women are still punished for saying no, for demanding rights, for existing outside male approval.&nbsp;Mahsa Amini, Sana Yousaf, Marielle Franco, Anna Politkovskaya &mdash; different centuries, same fear of women who refuse to be quiet. The labels have changed. The violence hasn&rsquo;t. If reading, questioning, healing or simply being independent made you a &ldquo;witch,&rdquo; would you have survived the hunt?

Uncovering the truth behind witch hunts: a fight for control over women’s autonomy, from the past to the present. Independence was their ‘crime.’ Will we survive today?

Witches: The originally canceled

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani audiences have long waited for HBO to officially arrive &mdash; relying on VPNs, torrents, and secondhand access to stay part of the global conversation. That wait is finally over: HBO Max has launched in Pakistan, and, in a surprising turn, it landed here before India and even Germany. On social media, the longing for HBO had become almost a running joke. One user captured it perfectly when she tweeted:&nbsp;&ldquo;Mene Pakistan me Hbo dekhna ha meri sadgi dekh mai kia chahti Hu.&rdquo; &mdash;<a href="https://x.com/blueburiedd/status/1673718435342356481" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://x.com/blueburiedd/status/1673718435342356481" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">@blueburiedd</a>Translated: &ldquo;I want to watch HBO in Pakistan &mdash; look at my innocence, look at what I want.&rdquo; Others chimed in too, echoing the same wish to simply be able to access HBO in Pakistan, a mix of humor, frustration, and quiet hope that one day it would finally happen.&nbsp;<div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1760708235709550346="true"> </blockquote></div><div class="fr-embed"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/58395a08-5fb1-4f50-9071-d2e0f9fedaf1.png" style="width: 414px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil">&nbsp;</div><div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1760708235709550346="true"> </blockquote></div><div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1760708235709550346="true"> </blockquote></div><div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1760708235709550346="true"> </blockquote></div><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/d539e06a-d5b4-4149-a05c-048dae0baf6f.png" style="width: 417px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"> And now, that wish has been granted. HBO Max is officially live in Pakistan, ending years of region locks, VPN workarounds, and wishful scrolling. Even more surprisingly, the platform made its debut here before India and Germany, a twist no one saw coming, and one the internet is celebrating with disbelief and delight.&nbsp;@harrypotter_pak wrote &lsquo;HBO MAX launching in Pakistan before India is very surpising to me&rsquo; <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1978582620498706676&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2F&sessionId=8b6961a4bb5efa9ce1edf21f96ee4fb1aefe6756&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 847px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>&nbsp; <div class="fr-embed">And of course, some reactions were just pure, unfiltered joy:</div>&nbsp;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1978503095186329862&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2F&sessionId=8b6961a4bb5efa9ce1edf21f96ee4fb1aefe6756&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 225px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>&nbsp;&nbsp;The timing of it all added its own irony. As Pakistan tightens its stance on extremist groups, it simultaneously welcomes one of the world&rsquo;s most acclaimed entertainment platforms. As one user joked, the contrast itself feels like progress, a nation evolving in real time. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 847px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1978410766731464826&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Flogin%2F&sessionId=14ce1747dde479a634dd0820f06f4b98086c865c&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" data-tweet-id="1978410766731464826"></iframe></div></div>&nbsp;This launch isn&rsquo;t just symbolic; it&rsquo;s strategic. With a fast-growing digital economy and a youthful, streaming-savvy population, Pakistan is an emerging market that global platforms can no longer ignore. And for millions of viewers, opening HBO Max without a VPN feels like more than convenience; it feels like inclusion.&nbsp;After years of restrictions and region locks, Pakistani viewers can finally stream freely. For once, the message on screen isn&rsquo;t &ldquo;not available in your region,&rdquo; but &ldquo;now streaming.&rdquo; <div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1760708235709550346="true"> </blockquote></div>

Culture

HBO Max has officially launched in Pakistan — before India and Germany — ending years of VPN use and access restrictions. The move marks Pakistan’s growing digital relevance and has sparked nationwide excitement and disbelief online

HBO Max in Pakistan before India? Now that’s a plot twist

<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Taylor Swift may have dropped a chart-topper, but she has also stirred a raging controversy over the originality of her new album, &quot;The Life of a Showgirl.&quot;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her latest release has ignited a fierce debate online, as fans and musicians alike accuse her of borrowing too heavily from musical eras of the past, from 1980s Latin rhythms to 2000s alt-rock riffs.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first sparks flew on Reddit&rsquo;s&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">r/SwiftlyNeutral<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, where listeners noticed uncanny overlaps between &quot;The Life of a Showgirl&quot; and the Jonas Brothers&rsquo; 2019 single &quot;Cool.&quot; The similarities, particularly in rhythm and melody, led some fans to call it &quot;the same song in a different outfit.&quot; When favorable YouTube comments began vanishing, the conversation on Swift&rsquo;s new album shifted from musical coincidence to possible reputation management.<div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="reddit-embed-bq" style="height:316px" data-embed-height="316"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/comments/1nwv2qn/the_life_of_a_showgirl_sounds_like_a_straight/">&quot;The Life of a Showgirl&quot; sounds like a straight copy of &quot;Cool&quot; by the Jonas Brothers</a> by<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Royal-Rope-1480/">u/Royal-Rope-1480</a> in<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/">SwiftlyNeutral</a></blockquote></div><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meanwhile, over on Threads, indie musician&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Karsen Veazey<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;lit up the feed with a post claiming that Swift&rsquo;s &ldquo;Actually Romantic&rdquo; was a near-carbon copy of one of her own songs from last year.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The post exploded, with thousands backing her up and commenters telling her to &ldquo;get those royalties.&rdquo;&nbsp;Some even dredged up Swift&rsquo;s earlier tangle with Olivia Rodrigo over &ldquo;Deja Vu&rdquo; and &ldquo;Cruel Summer.&rdquo;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/fa2813c1-8ee8-449b-82c3-8c4fce1c914b.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not long after, writer&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Dark<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;added fuel to the fire on X, noting that &lsquo;Actually Romantic&rsquo; &ldquo;sounds&nbsp;a lot like the Pixies &lsquo;Where Is My Mind?&rsquo;,&rdquo; a&nbsp;comparison fans were already making note for note.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The latest flashpoint is &ldquo;Opalite.&rdquo; A&nbsp;viral post on X from&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@mr_evertz<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;claimed Swift &ldquo;straight up plagiarized&rdquo; it from&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Luis Miguel&rsquo;s<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;1982 track &ldquo;1 + 1 = 2 Enamorados.&rdquo; The&nbsp;clip, a split-screen comparison, came with the caption, &ldquo;Swifties, meet Luis Miguel. You hear it too, right?&rdquo; Within&nbsp;hours, fans were pointing out the identical synth pulse and chord progression straight out of early-&rsquo;80s Latin pop.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/8b716f88-85a7-4df0-82ab-deeb2180158a.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Soon, the debate widened. &lsquo;Cancelled!&rsquo; drew parallels to Lorde&rsquo;s &lsquo;Yellow Flicker Beat,&rsquo; &lsquo;Wood&rsquo; to the Jackson 5&rsquo;s &lsquo;I Want You Back,&rsquo; and &lsquo;Opalite&rsquo; yet again to Post Malone&rsquo;s &lsquo;Circles.&rsquo; Defenders dismissed these as coincidences born of pop&rsquo;s self-referential nature, but detractors saw irony: Swift herself has demanded credit for far subtler overlaps.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/0cdcbe21-a958-49ec-a3a9-fa6786593508.png" style="width: 402px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="isPasted"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/8fbf44d4-a600-492c-ba5e-0585fc4a8f83.png" style="width: 442px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The controversy has revived a timeless question in music: Where does influence end and imitation begin?

Taylor Swift poses for her new ablum The Life of a Showgirl in a photo shared on X, Aug. 26, 2025.

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Her newest release has ignited a fierce debate online, as fans and musicians alike accuse her of borrowing too heavily from musical eras of the past, from 1980s Latin rhythms to 2000s alt-rock riffs.

Chart-topping or copy-pasting? The Swift plagiarism debate

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ISLAMABAD: In a sharp political reaction, Indian Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misusing an official national address for partisan attacks, calling it &ldquo;a travesty of Democracy and the Constitution of India.&rdquo; In a strongly worded statement shared on X on Saturday, Kharge alleged that the prime minister&rsquo;s speech&nbsp;disproportionately criticized the <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/rahul-gandhi-modi-compromised-by-epstein-files-sold-india-out" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Congress</a> while neglecting key issues such as women&rsquo;s representation,&nbsp;and claimed it violated the Model Code of Conduct already in force.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 2;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2045543427056836836&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fdashboard%2F&sessionId=322607743007a53857a0c77384a7dda48fb42d1e&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 345px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div> &ldquo;A desperate and frustrated PM&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/bjp-accused-of-reshaping-indias-political-system-to-retain-power" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">@narendramodi</a>&nbsp;with nothing meaningful to show for the last 12 years, turned an official address to the nation, into a political speech, full of mudslinging, and outright LIES.&rdquo;&nbsp;&lsquo;Travesty of Democracy&rsquo;&nbsp;The Congress president, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, said, &ldquo;The Model Code of Conduct is already in place and it was very clear how PM Modi misused official machinery to attack his opponents. This is a travesty of Democracy and the Constitution of India.&rdquo; Criticizing the Indian prime minister, he said, &ldquo;Modi ji mentioned Congress 59 times and women barely few times. That tells the country everything about his priorities. Women are not the BJP&rsquo;s priority. Congress is, because Congress stands on the right side of history.&rdquo; Taking the prime minister to task for the ruling BJP&rsquo;s poor record on women&#39;s rights, the opposition leader said, &ldquo;Congress has always supported women&rsquo;s reservation. We were the party that passed the Women&rsquo;s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha in 2010 so that it would not lapse. The BJP could not get that Bill passed in the Lok Sabha. They brought another Bill in 2023 and the Congress Party supported that too. That Bill still exists. In fact, it was notified on 16th April, while the Lok Sabha was discussing these delimitation Constitutional Amendment Bills. This was done by the same Prime Minister. The fact that it took the BJP 3 years to notify their own bill, shows their commitment to India&rsquo;s Naari Shakti!&rdquo;&nbsp;&lsquo;STOP lying to the nation&rsquo;He said, &ldquo;Modi ji should STOP lying to the nation.&rdquo; The opposition leader demanded that Modi &ldquo;implement 33% reservation for women in the existing 543 Lok Sabha seats under the 2023 law.&rdquo; &ldquo;Stop mixing up the delimitation bills, i.e, the 3 Constitution Amendment Bills &nbsp;with the Women&rsquo;s Reservation Bill. Stop lying to the nation that this was an amendment to the Women&rsquo;s Reservation Bill &mdash; the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. It was NOT. This was purely a delimitation Bill, brought in to create further division and redraw the electoral map in a manner that can only benefit the BJP,&rdquo; Kharge demanded.&nbsp;&lsquo;Apologise to 140 Crore Indians&rsquo;&nbsp;Kharge&nbsp;demanded PM Modi to &ldquo;Apologise to 140 Crore Indians.&rdquo; &ldquo;Congress has always been pro-reform. Congress transformed Indian agriculture through the Green Revolution, strengthened dairy development through the White Revolution, created our Space sector, made India a Nuclear power, Liberalised the economy in 1991, 60 Crore ADHAAR cards were distributed before Modi ji took office. Congress passed RTI, RTE, Food Security Act, MGNREGA - which Modi ji repealed,&rdquo; he lamented.&nbsp;Garlanding rapists &nbsp;The Congress president said, &ldquo;The BJP has been anti-women in both action and attitude. They have no answers for Hathras. They have no answers for Unnao. They have no answers for the treatment of Haryana&rsquo;s women wrestlers. They have shielded rapists within their own party. They released the rapists in the Bilkis Bano case.&rdquo; &ldquo;They have garlanded criminals and rapists. The NCRB data itself shows that crimes against women are highest in BJP-ruled states,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;&lsquo;Nothing to offer&rsquo;&nbsp;Kharge said, &ldquo;After 12 and a half years in power, in the middle of an international crisis, high inflation, a deteriorating economy, sliding Rupee, and deep public distress, the Prime Minister had nothing to offer the nation except a political speech.&rdquo; &ldquo;Even with the Model Code of Conduct in place, he chose to blame the Opposition, especially Congress, for his own failures, his own betrayal, and his own apathy.&rdquo; The opposition leader accused the Indian prime minister of dividing the nation. &ldquo;BJP-RSS divides the nation. RSS supported the British against Indians and wrote mercy petitions to them. Every Indian knows that Modi Jis political masters &mdash; RSS are against WOMEN. They believe in Manusmiti, which encourages DIVISION, and NOT the Constitution of India,&rdquo; he said in his social media post.

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Says, ‘a desperate and frustrated PM @narendramodi with nothing meaningful to show for the last 12 years, turned an official address to the nation, into a political speech, full of mudslinging, and outright LIES.’

Opposition leader terms Modi’s address 'travesty of democracy, Indian Constitution' 

WASHINGTON: Blue Origin, the US space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on Sunday will reuse a booster for the first time to launch its massive New Glenn rocket. The novel approach comes amid fierce competition between Bezos&#39;s firm and fellow tech titan <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/after-artemis-ii-nasa-looks-to-spacex-blue-origin-for-moon-landings" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elon Musk&#39;s SpaceX</a>, and a successful outing Sunday could up the pace and lower the cost of future Blue Origin launches. At nearly 100 meters (about 328 feet) tall, the New Glenn is slated for liftoff from Florida&#39;s Cape Canaveral sometime between 6:45 am (1045 GMT) and 8:45 am. It will carry a communications satellite for the company AST SpaceMobile. The company has launched the New Glenn twice before, but only with new rocket boosters. It has launched its far smaller New Shepard rocket, primarily used for suborbital space tourism, with reused components before in a less technically challenging operation. In November, Blue Origin recovered a New Glenn booster for the first time, succeeding in the complex technical challenge that culminated with a controlled vertical landing on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. A previous attempt in January 2025 to recover the booster was unsuccessful after its engines failed to reignite during descent. The booster that will be used in Sunday&#39;s launch was refurbished after its previous flight. For this first reuse, the company replaced all of its engines and made a few other modifications. After liftoff, the rocket&#39;s two stages will separate at altitude. The upper stage will continue its journey carrying the satellite into space, while the booster will descend and attempt to land on a barge. The operation&#39;s performance will be closely watched, as the New Glenn is at the heart of Bezos&#39;s space ambitions. He is notably competing with Musk in NASA&#39;s Artemis lunar program, with their respective space companies both developing lunar landers for the US space agency. The United States is doubling down on efforts to return astronauts to the surface of the Moon in 2028, before the end of President Donald Trump&#39;s term and a deadline set by Chinese rivals.

This Blue Origin handout photo, obtained on April 17, 2026, shows Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket at Launch Complex 36 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 12, 2026. (File photo: AFP)

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The novel approach comes amid fierce competition between Bezos's firm and fellow tech titan Elon Musk's SpaceX, and a successful outing Sunday could up the pace and lower the cost of future Blue Origin launches.

Blue Origin set to launch rocket with reusable booster for first time

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<em style='box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto !important; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: oklch(0.985 0.002 247.839);' id="isPasted">This live blog follows updates for Day 50 of the US-Israel war on Iran. For a recap of Day 50, go <span style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: oklch(0.985 0.002 247.839);"><a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/live-usisrael-war-on-iran-day-50" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#0073e6;"><em style='box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto !important; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;'>here</a><em style='box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto !important; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;'>.<hr><ul id="isPasted" style="list-style-type: circle;"><li style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 2;">Iranian official says US &lsquo;maximalist&rsquo; demands stall face-to-face talks</li><li style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 2;">Netanyahu is &lsquo;destroying our society from inside&rsquo;</li><li style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 2;">Top negotiator Ghalibaf touts Iran&rsquo;s military capabilities</li><li style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 2;">Israeli army says soldier killed in southern Lebanon</li><li style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 2;">Iran&#39;s speaker says negotiations with US have progressed but far from final agreement</li></ul><hr> Lebanese army restores road, bridge damaged by Israeli strikesPublished: April 19, 2026 | 07:23 GMT | by AFP Lebanon&#39;s military said Sunday it had reopened a road and bridge damaged by Israeli strikes in the country&#39;s south, as a 10-day truce holds between Hezbollah and Israel. In a statement, the military said it &quot;fully reopened&quot; a road linking the city of Nabatieh with the Khardali area, and had &quot;partially reopened the Burj Rahal-Tyre bridge&quot;. &quot;Work is also underway to rehabilitate the Tayr Falsay-Tyre bridge... following damage caused by the Israeli aggression,&quot; the army added. Israeli strikes on bridges that cross Lebanon&#39;s Litani river, which flows around 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Israel, have largely cut off the area south of the waterway from the rest of Lebanon, according to the army. On Friday a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect after the first direct talks between the two sides in decades, bringing a pause to weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed nearly 2,300 people and displaced more than a million. Since the truce began, Lebanon&#39;s military and local authorities have been working to reopen roads that were blocked due to Israeli strikes.<hr> Iranian official says US &lsquo;maximalist&rsquo; demands stall face-to-face talksPublished: April 19, 2026 | 06:21 GMT | by Web Desk Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with US officials, a senior Iranian official said Saturday, citing Washington&rsquo;s refusal to abandon &ldquo;maximalist&rdquo; demands on key issues. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh also said his country will not hand over its enriched uranium to the United States, rejecting claims made by US President Donald Trump, according to The Associated Press. &ldquo;I can tell you that no enriched material is going to be shipped to United States,&rdquo; Khatibzadeh said.&nbsp; &ldquo;This is non-starter and I can assure you that while we are ready to address any concerns that we do have, we&rsquo;re not going to accept things that are nonstarters.&rdquo;<hr> Netanyahu is &lsquo;destroying our society from inside&rsquo;Published: April 19, 2026 | 05:59 GMT | by Web Desk Protests against the Israeli PM and his government took place in central Tel Aviv on Sunday night, Al Jazeera reported. One of those protesters, Raphaelle Pneina, said she had been coming every week as she believed Netanyahu was &ldquo;destroying our society from inside&rdquo; as well as &ldquo;destroying&rdquo; Israel&rsquo;s relations with European nations and the US.<hr> Top negotiator Ghalibaf touts Iran&rsquo;s military capabilitiesPublished: April 19, 2026 | 05:55 GMT | by Web Desk Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iranian forces had struck 180 drones and a F-35 fighter jet, Al Jazeera reported citing Iranian top negotiator&#39;s remarks made to state media. &ldquo;Hitting the F-35 is not a one-off event; it is an operation across various dimensions of technical and design capabilities,&rdquo; Ghalibaf said in remarks carried by the Mizan News Agency, the official news outlet of Iran&rsquo;s judiciary. &ldquo;The missile that exploded near the F-35 made the enemy realize what capabilities we possess and in what direction we are heading.&rdquo; US military officials said last month that a F-35 fighter jet involved in combat operations over Iran made an emergency landing at an airbase in the region.<hr> Israeli army says soldier killed in southern LebanonPublished: April 19, 2026 | 03:35 GMT | by AFP Israel&#39;s military said on Sunday that a soldier died during combat in southern Lebanon, where a temporary ceasefire had come into effect this week. &quot;Lidor Porat, aged 31, from Ashdod, a soldier in the 7106th Battalion, 769th Regional Brigade, fell during combat in southern Lebanon,&quot; the Israeli military said in a statement, without providing further details. The total Israeli army death toll in the six-week war between Israel and Hezbollah was now 15, according to an AFP tally based on military figures. It was the second death announced by Israel of a soldier in southern Lebanon since the start of a 10-day truce announced by the United States began on Friday -- part of wider efforts to bring a permanent end to the Middle East war.<hr> Iran&#39;s speaker says negotiations with US have progressed but far from final agreement<p style='box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto !important; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: oklch(0.985 0.002 247.839); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 2;' id="isPasted"><span style='box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto !important; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);'><em style='box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto !important; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;'>Published: April 19, 2026 | 00:15 GMT | by AFP Progress had been made in negotiations with the United States to end the war, Iran&#39;s parliamentary speaker said on Saturday night, but added the sides were still far from an agreement. &quot;We are still far from the final discussion,&quot; Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also one of Iran&#39;s negotiators, said in a national televised address, adding, &quot;We made progress in the negotiations, but there are many gaps and some fundamental points remain.&quot;

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Says progress had been made in negotiations with the United States to end the war, but the sides were still far from an agreement.

Iran's speaker says negotiations with US have progressed but far from final agreement

LAGOS: Nigeria and Turkiye have struck a defense agreement to help Africa&#39;s most populous nation fight its 17-year-long insurgency, the Nigerian defense minister said on Saturday. &quot;We have agreed to move into training, production, and improving on our defense industry cooperation,&quot; Christopher Musa told Turkish media while on a trip to Antalya, according to the Anadolu agency. Musa stated that 200 members of the Nigerian Army&#39;s Special Forces would be sent to Turkiye for training. Nigeria&#39;s longstanding security woes have drawn the ire of the United States in recent months, with President Donald Trump claiming that the country&#39;s Christians face &quot;persecution.&quot; Both the Nigerian government and experts have rejected that argument, pointing out that the multi-religious country&#39;s overlapping conflicts kill Christians and Muslims alike. Yet the West African country has still managed to find common ground with Washington on defense, with the US deploying around 200 soldiers to the country and launching Christmas Day airstrikes on the northern state of Sokoto last year. Besides radical Islamists from Boko Haram and its rival splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province, Nigeria is also plagued by gangs of armed criminals known as bandits who pillage, kill and kidnap in the northwest. The country also has to contend with the worsening security crisis across the Sahel -- the vast region bordering the southern Sahara desert -- which has allowed militants to expand across West Africa. In an attempt to reduce its reliance on the US, Nigeria has sought to diversify its security partners. Musa&#39;s Turkiye trip comes in the wake of President Bola Tinubu&#39;s visit in late January, the first by a Nigerian head of state in nine years. Turkiye is renowned for its inexpensive armed drones, which it exports in large numbers. &quot;Turkiye has improved dramatically regarding production of military hardware, and Nigeria is still developing,&quot; Musa said, adding that the two countries had agreed to produce some items together.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu witness the signing of nine agreements between Turkiye and Nigeria on January 27, 2026. (File photo: Anadolu Agency)

Africa

Nigerian defense minister says the two countries have agreed to work together to produce some defense items.

Nigeria strikes defense deal with Turkiye

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan joined 11 other countries in strongly condemning Israel&rsquo;s decision to appoint a diplomatic representative to Somalia&rsquo;s breakaway region of Somaliland, calling the move a violation of Somalia&rsquo;s sovereignty and territorial integrity.&nbsp;According to a joint statement shared by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-condemns-israeli-recognition-of-somaliland-presses-oic-on-kashmir" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pakistan&rsquo;s Foreign Office</a>&nbsp;on Saturday, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Bangladesh, Algeria, Palestine, Turkiye, Indonesia, Pakistan and Kuwait rejected Israel&rsquo;s announcement and termed it a &ldquo;flagrant violation&rdquo; of the unity and sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Somalia.<div><div style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 899px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2045568971655811491&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=102cf827e7dfc0f36b6c5c110a72d2bc7c0238e7&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px"></iframe></div></div>Israel had announced on Wednesday the appointment of Michael Lotem as its first non-resident ambassador to Somaliland, marking a further step in its engagement with the self-declared republic.&nbsp;The joint statement said the ministers firmly opposed all unilateral measures that undermine the unity of states or infringe upon their sovereignty, while reaffirming their full support for Somalia&rsquo;s unity, territorial integrity and legitimate state institutions as the sole representatives of the Somali people.&nbsp;They warned that such actions violated international law, the United Nations Charter and the Constitutive Act of the African Union, and could create a dangerous precedent threatening stability in the Horn of Africa and wider regional peace and security.&nbsp;The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) had also condemned Israel&rsquo;s move earlier this week, reiterating support for Somalia&rsquo;s internationally recognised government and its legitimate institutions.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tahir Andrabi, speaking at the weekly briefing on Thursday, January 15, 2026. (File photo: MOFA)

Foreign Affairs

Joint statement says the countries oppose all unilateral measures that undermine the unity of states or infringe upon their sovereignty, while reaffirming their full support for Somalia’s unity and territorial integrity.

Pakistan among 12 countries condemning Israel’s envoy appointment to Somaliland

BEIRUT: After the ceasefire in Lebanon took hold, Samah Hajoul headed back to her apartment in south Beirut -- but only long enough to grab fresh clothes, feeling safer in her tent as she wonders whether the truce will last.&nbsp;&quot;I am afraid to return to my home because the situation is not stable yet,&quot; the displaced mother of four told AFP from her campsite on the capital&#39;s seafront.&nbsp;The ceasefire, which entered its second day Saturday, has granted many people the chance to check on their homes. Hajoul found her apartment lightly damaged, with broken windows, but was only there to &quot;bathe the children and get summer clothes&quot; as temperatures started to rise.&nbsp;&quot;We do not feel safe to return, for fear that something might happen at night and I would not be able to carry my children and flee with them,&quot; she added.&nbsp;Like many other displaced residents, Hajoul was waiting to &quot;see what happens&quot; at the end of the 10-day truce before deciding whether to go back.&nbsp;&quot;If the ceasefire is consolidated, we will return to our homes,&quot; she said.&nbsp;In the heavily bombed suburbs, neighborhoods were still largely empty on Saturday, aside from those making quick visits to their homes, according to an AFP correspondent.&nbsp;Among them was Hassan, 29, who only picked up a few things before returning to a school turned government shelter.&nbsp;Hassan, who only gave his first name, pointed to &quot;tension&quot; surrounding Israeli strikes in the south and Iran&#39;s announcement it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz, rattling the ongoing ceasefire in the broader war.&nbsp;With both Israel and Hezbollah accusing each other of breaching the truce in Lebanon, Hassan said &quot;there is no indication that there is a solution&quot;.&nbsp;&quot;We are afraid that if we return to the suburbs we will lose our place in the school to which we were displaced.&quot;

After the ceasefire in Lebanon, displaced residents briefly returned to damaged homes for essentials but still feel unsafe. Many are waiting through the 10-day truce, fearing instability and possible renewed conflict before deciding to return permanently.

Displaced Lebanese hesitant to return home as lasting truce uncertain

TEHRAN: Iran&#39;s top national security body said Saturday that the country was reviewing &quot;new proposals&quot; received from the United States.&nbsp;&quot;In recent days, with the presence of the commander of the Pakistani army in Tehran as an intermediary and mediator in the negotiations, new proposals have been put forward by the Americans, which the Islamic Republic of Iran is currently reviewing and has not yet responded to,&quot; the Supreme National Security Council said in a statement carried by state media.&nbsp;It went on to say that Iran&#39;s negotiating delegation &quot;will not make even the slightest compromise, retreat or leniency, and will defend with all its strength the interests of the Iranian nation&quot;.&nbsp;Pakistan has emerged as the main mediator between the two foes, and hosted an initial round of talks last week that ended without an agreement.&nbsp;The disclosure of the new proposals came hours after Iran declared that it was reimposing its closure of the Strait of Hormuz over an ongoing US blockade of its ports, prompting a warning from US President Donald Trump not to try to &quot;blackmail&quot; Washington.&nbsp;The Supreme National Security Council said &quot;Iran is determined to enforce supervision and control over traffic through the Strait of Hormuz until the definitive end of the war&quot;, insisting the US blockade would preclude even a &quot;conditional and limited reopening&quot;.&nbsp;The council said such a reopening would involve Tehran issuing transit certificates to vessels, &quot;as well as requiring payment of fees related to services for security, safety and environmental protection&quot;.

Iran said it is reviewing new US proposals delivered via Pakistan’s army chief as mediator. Tehran insists no compromise in negotiations while also reimposing control over the Strait of Hormuz amid US blockade tensions.

Iran says reviewing 'new proposals' from United States

MADRID: Venezuela&#39;s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday &quot;I have no regrets&quot; about symbolically handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump back in January. &quot;There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked the lives of his country&#39;s citizens for Venezuela&#39;s freedom,&quot; she told a news conference in Madrid. Machado presented her Nobel prize to Trump when she met him in the White House just two weeks after he ordered US forces to attack Caracas and snatch Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Trump, who has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize, is currently embroiled in the Middle East war he started with his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with airstrikes on Iran at the end of February. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the peace prize, made clear after Machado handed her 2025 Nobel medal to Trump that the actual honor it represents &quot;cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others&quot;. Machado said that Trump&#39;s military operation to snatch Maduro, who is currently detained in New York facing US drug charges, &quot;is something we Venezuelans will never forget&quot;. &quot;Consequently,&quot; she said, &quot;no, I have no regrets&quot; about gifting her Nobel medal to Trump. Machado, who was in hiding before leaving Venezuela in December to collect her Nobel prize in Oslo, said she was organizing her return to the country in coordination with Washington. &quot;I am speaking with the US government, and we are working in coordination, with mutual respect and understanding,&quot; she said. She added that she believed that Washington was &quot;key to advancing a democratic transition&quot; in Venezuela. Venezuela&#39;s opposition last week called for presidential elections. Machado, who has not yet said if she would run in a future poll, was banned from running for president in the 2024 election that resulted with Maduro claiming a reelection victory.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado poses with Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida after receiving the Golden Key to the City, in Madrid, on April 17, 2026. (AFP)

Americas

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado defended giving her Nobel medal to Donald Trump, praising his role in former Venezuelan President Maduro’s capture, and expressing no regrets in gifting him her Nobel Peace Prize. 

Venezuela's Machado doesn't regret gifting Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

KARACHI: Pakistan included four uncapped players in their squad announced Saturday for next month&#39;s two Test matches against Bangladesh, and also appointed Sarfaraz Ahmed as head coach.&nbsp;The matches, part of the World Test Championship (WTC) will be played in Dhaka (May 8-12) and Sylhet (12-16).&nbsp;Top-order batter Shan Masood will lead the Test side, which has promising new players in Azan Awais, Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt and Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, selected on their good performances in domestic cricket.&nbsp;Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan remain Pakistan&#39;s main strength with the pace attack including Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali.&nbsp;The players will undergo a camp in Karachi and are scheduled to fly to Bangladesh on May 2.&nbsp;Pakistan Cricket Board also appointed Sarfaraz as head coach to the post that was vacant after Azhar Mahmood resigned last year.&nbsp;&quot;PCB also confirms the appointment of red-ball coaches for the Bangladesh tour, with former Test captain Ahmed appointed as head coach with Asad Shafiq and Umar Gul working as batting and bowling coaches, respectively, on the tour,&quot; the PCB said in a statement naming the 16-member squad.&nbsp;Shafiq and Gul are both former Pakistan players.&nbsp;Pakistan are fifth on the Test Championship table after drawing their two-match series 1-1 at home against South Africa last year.&nbsp;Squad: Shan Masood (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Cricket

Pakistan included four uncapped players in their squad announced Saturday for next month's two Test matches against Bangladesh, and also appointed Sarfaraz Ahmed as head coach.

Pakistan include four uncapped players for Bangladesh Tests

ISLAMABAD: India&#39;s Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said the country&rsquo;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compromised through the Epstein files on Saturday, accusing him of signing deals that surrendered India&#39;s energy security, farming sector and data to foreign interests. The Indian Opposition Leader delivered his sharpest attack on the Indian prime minister yet as he campaigned across Tamil Nadu ahead of the state&#39;s April 23 assembly election, with his speeches shared on Indian National Congress&#39;s official YouTube channel.&nbsp; &quot;He controls him through the Epstein files,&quot; Rahul Gandhi told a rally in Ranipet, referring to US President Donald Trump&#39;s alleged&nbsp;leverage over Modi. &quot;He controls him because he knows Narendra Modi&#39;s financial system.&quot; &quot;He [Modi] signed a deal between India and the United States that sold our country out,&quot; Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi told the crowd. &quot;He handed out our energy security. He gave away our data. He sold our farmers. He sold our small and medium industry.&quot; The 55-year-old, who is the&nbsp;parliamentary face of the opposition Congress party, addressed rallies in Ponneri, Ranipet and Thuraiyur across Tamil Nadu on Saturday. He framed the Epstein claim within a broader argument: that Modi, having been compromised at the national level, now seeks to impose the same model of externally controlled, proxy governance on Tamil Nadu through his alliance with the regional AIADMK party. &quot;The same way Modi has been compromised, they want a compromised chief minister to run Tamil Nadu,&quot; he said at Ponneri. Rahul also pointed to Modi&#39;s demeanor in Parliament on Friday as evidence of a leader operating under pressure. &quot;Yesterday you saw the face of Prime Minister Modi &mdash; completely lacking confidence,&quot; he said at Ranipet. &quot;He could not even face the opposition. He was sitting sideways.&quot; The parliamentary session Rahul referenced saw the opposition defeat a government bill it said disguised a redrawing of India&#39;s electoral map (a process known as delimitation) behind the cover of women&#39;s political representation. &quot;Hidden behind that bill was a diabolical idea,&quot; he said at Ranipet. &quot;They wanted to change the number of seats that each state gets. They wanted to weaken the South Indian states, the North Eastern states and the smaller states.&quot; He called the attempt &quot;an anti-national act&quot; and said the Opposition &quot;stood like a rock&quot; to defeat it. Tamil Nadu, a state of roughly 70 million people on India&#39;s southeastern tip, votes on April 23 in a single-phase election across all 234 assembly constituencies, according to the Election Commission of India. Votes will be counted on May 4. There are 56.7 million registered voters, including 28.9 million women and 27.7 million men, as per the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu. The BJP, which dominates India&#39;s national politics under Modi, has historically failed to win significant ground in Tamil Nadu. It has allied this cycle with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a Dravidian regional party rooted in Tamil identity, socialism and secularism. Gandhi&#39;s Congress is allied with the rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which governs the state under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Rahul Gandhi was unsparing on the AIADMK alliance. &quot;The BJP has hollowed out and destroyed the AIADMK,&quot; he said at Ponneri. &quot;There is nothing known as the AIADMK. It has been eaten up from the inside by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah [Indian Home Affairs Minister]. It is a hollow shell.&quot; He told AIADMK workers directly that their party&#39;s leadership had been &quot;fully captured&quot; and was now functioning as an instrument for BJP to enter Tamil Nadu. He said the BJP&#39;s agenda was an assault on Tamil language and identity. &quot;They want to attack Tamil language, they want to distort Tamil history, they want to twist Tamil culture,&quot; he said. &quot;The BJP and RSS are ignorant people. They do not understand who the Tamil people are.&quot; He accused the central government of withholding $216 million in education funds owed to Tamil Nadu and of blocking construction of a federal medical institute in Madurai. The Indian Opposition Leader closed with a cultural pledge that drew the loudest response of the rally. &quot;There is no force on this planet that can touch Tamil Nadu or its language,&quot; he told the Ponneri crowd, according to the Indian National Congress&#39;s official Facebook post. The DMK-Congress alliance outlined six economic guarantees: ₹2,000 ($21.6) per month to every woman in the state; equal amounts for senior citizens and people with disabilities; ₹2,000 ($21.6) monthly college scholarships; ₹2,500 ($27) per month in food security transfers; free property registration for first-time women buyers; and a commitment to fill all government vacancies within 300 days. Modi held his own rally in Coimbatore on Saturday, as reported by The Hindu.

Indian Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the public at a rally in Ranipet on April 18, 2026, ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly election. (Indian National Congress/YouTube)

Rahul Gandhi stated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compromised via Epstein files and accused him of selling national assets, as he campaigned in the southern state of Tamil Nadu ahead of a closely contested state election.

Articles by Angelina Duaa Hashir