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When we think of film piracy, we usually picture a victim with a very fat wallet. A Bollywood blockbuster drops on a Friday. By midnight, a grainy, camcorded version hits a torrent site and an HD print in just a few days. Millions of people watch it on their phones for free. The studio’s opening weekend numbers dip, a billionaire producer fumes in a Mumbai boardroom, and highly paid actors miss out on a fraction of their profit-sharing checks. This is the conventional narrative of piracy. It is neat, predictable, and entirely incomplete. The true cost of film piracy doesn’t…

There was a time when Pakistani fast bowling wasn’t just a skill — it was a global threat. When Wasim Akram ran in, batsmen didn’t…

Explore how Pakistan’s decades-long support for militants in Afghanistan and Kashmir has triggered a 2026 security collapse. From the Durand Line to the rise of…

For years, Pakistan’s crises have followed a familiar script: a terror attack, a military operation, a diplomatic flare-up, an IMF bailout. Turbulence, then reset. But…