The camaraderie of Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra despite the strained India-Pakistan ties highlights enduring cross-border bonds built on mutual respect that transcend nationality, religion, and politics, highlighting the deep-rooted cultural and historical connections and shared common heritage
Economic challenges, rising inflation, repression of political opponents, and journalists, manipulation of elections, and a crackdown on dissent fueled anger against Bangladesh’s authoritarian Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, forcing her to resign and flee the country in the face of protests
Jinnah once dismissed India’s potential Hindu domination as a bogey before Gandhi’s emergence marginalised and transformed him from the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity into the ‘sole champion’ of Muslim rights
The Dawoodi Bohras, a branch of the Ismaili Shia Muslim sect, have for centuries been unified under a supreme spiritual leader or Dai Syedna that has helped them remain well-knit and maintain a unique cultural identity
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s drama series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar has put a spotlight on Lahore’s neighbourhood of courtesans, which suffered a decline in the 1980s before artist Iqbal Hussain, a courtesan’s son, sought to humanize the area through and helped make it a popular attraction
Hayat Khan Baloch stood by his friend and Ramesh Singh Arora’s grandfather, Gopal Singh Arora, when partition triggered genocidal violence in Punjab, ensuring they continued to live like brothers in Pakistan’s Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) with their religious identity and dignity intact
Imran Khan’s resilient youth and the middle-class base challenged the influence of the Pakistan military through ballot despite odds, resulting in an election outcome that signals a turning point in the country’s political landscape
The pronounced contribution of Muslims to the Indian film industry is well known, but the pioneering role of Muslim women such as Fatma Begum, India’s first female filmmaker, does not get the attention it deserves
Candidates backed by Imran Khan defied all odds to become the largest group in Pakistan’s parliament but an alliance of parties, which has lost the people’s trust making them incapable of delivering and most crucially on the economy, is being cobbled together again
Imran Khan’s party appears set to be kept out of power despite a strong performance against all odds with Army chief General Asim Munir emphasizing the need for stability and unity, signaling support for a coalition government headed by Nawaz Sharif-led king’s party
