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Fact vs Fiction: Border 2 and INS Khukri
The film depicts an encounter between an Indian naval frigate and a Pakistani submarine. The Indian ship is torpedoed, begins to sink—and in a final act of cinematic heroism, its captain destroys the enemy submarine before going down with his ship. This scene is not “creative liberty.”It is a complete distortion of history. And someone…
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Gali Cricket on a World Stage: Pakistan’s Meltdown in T20 Worldcup 2026
The buildup to an India-Pakistan clash in the 2026 T20 World Cup followed a script we have seen played out to the point of exhaustion. There was the usual “hue and cry,” the geopolitical posturing, and the PCB’s now-trademark brand of “hostage diplomacy”—threatening boycotts, demanding neutral venues, and creating a state of perpetual victimhood before…
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From Wasim Akram to Usman Tariq: Is Pakistan’s Bowling Factory Breaking Down?
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 plan innings. They planned survival.When Waqar Younis unleashed reverse-swinging yorkers, toes cracked before stumps did.When Shoaib Akhtar thundered in at 150+ km/h, speed itself felt political. Pakistan didn’t just produce…
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Karma Comes Full Circle: How Pakistan’s Militant Strategy Turned Inward
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 TTP and BLA, discover why and how the chickens have finally come home to roost.
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Is Pakistan Facing a Strategic Breakdown?
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 2026 does not feel like a reset year. It feels like accumulation. The word “existential” is thrown around too casually in geopolitics. States survive wars. They survive insurgencies. They survive…
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Why Watching India vs. Pakistan Cricket Match is an Act of Hypocrisy
On January 22, 2026, the masks finally slipped. As Bangladesh officially exited the 2026 T20 World Cup citing “security concerns” in India, one country emerged as its loudest diplomatic cheerleader: Pakistan. Islamabad-based reports confirmed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) full support for Bangladesh’s decision. The message was clear—India was being portrayed as an unsafe, unreliable…
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Pakistan’s T20 World Cup Boycott Ends the India-Pakistan Cricket Circus—for Good
Pakistan didn’t boycott India. It surrendered relevance. On February 2, 2026, the Pakistani state announced it would not play India in the T20 World Cup in Colombo. The announcement was framed as a “principled stand.” A moral gesture. A show of spine. In reality, it was a white flag—waved angrily, then denied. And for Indian…
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Fact vs Fiction: Border 2 and The battle of Basantar
I’ve always had a problem with “historical” war films that freely mix facts with fiction and still market themselves as true stories. Creative liberty is fine. Intellectual dishonesty isn’t. Border (1997) worked despite its flaws. The music was iconic, the emotions landed, and most importantly, the film stayed focused on one battle — Longewala. Even…
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