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IMF money to arrive in Pakistan by August-end: Report

ISLAMABAD: The IMF's executive board will meet on August 29 to approve a bailout package for cash-strapped Pakistan within this month, including the pending disbursement of about $1.18 billion, a media report said on Saturday.

The Times of India

Displaced by partition, she visited Pakistan home after 75 years

Reena Chhibber Varma, undeterred by age and ailments, embarked on a journey that many thought was impossible.

Al Jazeera

There are better fast bowlers in Indian T20 cricket than Mohammed Shami: Ricky Ponting

DUBAI: Australian legend Ricky Ponting feels Mohammed Shami's strength lies in the longest format and there are better quick bowlers in India's T20 set up, weighing in on his absence from the Asia Cup squad.

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AP PHOTOS: The story of India, 75 years in the making

“At the stroke of the midnight hour,” India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, “when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.”

The Independent UK

The bloody legacy of Pakistan's creation in witness's own words

As Pakistan celebrates its 75th anniversary, Dr Mirza Mohammed Qadeer Baig tells in his own words the repercussions caused when the British left in 1947 and the horrors of Partition

Daily Mirror

YouTube videos are helping reunite loved ones separated by the India-Pakistan border

Two Pakistani friends make videos in which those who lived through India's 1947 Partition describe loved ones they lost at the time. With viewers' help, siblings and others are reunited after decades.

WEKU

Pakistan revokes permit for TV over alleged anti-army remark

Pakistani authorities have revoked a broadcast permit for a private television station after it was taken off air following an interview during which an opposition party official allegedly incited troops and officers against the military leadership

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75 years of India partition: How tech is opening window into past

As India-Pakistan tensions hamper visits, social media helps people connect and online projects share oral histories.

Al Jazeera

India at 75 | A look at important Partition literature: Booker-winning Tomb of Sand, Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan, and others

All of these works use compelling metaphors for the state of relations between India and Pakistan

The Hindu

Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina appointed leader of UNMOGIP

Rear Admiral Rios will follow Major General Jose Eladin Alcain of Uruguay who has nearly completed his tenure

The Hindu

Spain evacuates 294 more Afghan workers and families

Spain has brought 294 Afghan refugees via Pakistan to Spain

The Independent UK

At 75, Pakistan has moved far from the secular and democratic vision of its founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah

This month marks the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence and of its Partition from British India in a devastating process that uprooted more than 15 million people and resulted in 1 million to 2 million dead. Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs – communities that had coexisted for hundreds of years –…

The Conversation

LGBT+ Afghans call on UK to save them from Taliban violence in Pakistan protest

Ozlam, 24, is leading a group of refugees in a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, calling for the UK to offer asylum to oppressed LGBT+ Afghans.

The Independent UK

‘A Sikh soldier pulled me out of the rubble’: survivors recall India’s violent partition – and reflect on its legacy

Seventy-five years ago, India was carved up in a matter of months and the new states of East and West Pakistan were formed by lines drawn on a map by a man who had never visited the country. Here, three people who witnessed the huge upheaval and terrible sectarian violence…

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South Asian diaspora brings 1947 partition to Western pop culture

Ms Marvel is one example of how South Asian creatives are bringing Indian partition to popular culture. Here are others.

The Times of India

Babar Azam can dethrone Joe Root as top Test batter: Mahela Jayawardene

DUBAI: Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has picked Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the cricketer who, he believes, can dethrone England's Joe Root as top Test batter.

Reuters

China delays bid by U.S and India to sanction Pakistan militant at U.N.

China delayed on Wednesday a proposal by the United States and India to sanction at the U.N. Security Council a top commander in the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant group, diplomats said.

The Independent UK

Pakistan arrests TV executive over airing anti-army comment

Pakistani police have arrested a news director at a popular TV station in the southern port city of Karachi on charges of broadcasting anti-army comments by an opposition politician loyal to ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan

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Pakistan: Ex-PM’s aide, TV station staff face sedition charges

Gov’t accuses Shahbaz Gill, aide to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, of inciting mutiny in the military.

The Hindu

ICC T20 Rankings: Yadav stays no. 2, Iyer moves up; Bishnoi, Kuldeep also see remarkable rise

The batting list is headed by Pakistan's Babar Azam.

Reuters

Former Pakistan PM Khan's aide, TV channel face sedition charges

A close aide to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and a local media house will face sedition charges, accused of inciting mutiny in the powerful military, the country's interior minister said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

At 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus

High in the Himalayas, the achingly beautiful territory of Kashmir has played a pivotal role in shaping the foreign policy of India, which has fought two wars with Pakistan over the region's sovereignty since the two countries gained independence from British colonial rule

The Hindu

U.N.’s terror sanctions regime at an ‘all time low’, says India

In sharply critical speech at Security Council, India envoy calls for “one voice” against terrorism, slams the global body for selectivity

Wales Online

Tom Daley discovers it's illegal to be gay in more than half the Commonwealth Games states as he strives for LGBT law changes

The Olympic diver is determined to make a difference in sport

Daily Mirror

Murderous Taliban terrorist with links to evil Al-Qaeda killed in bombing

One of the leading figures in the Pakistani Taliban has been killed by an IED. Abdul Wali was the founder of a murderous splinter group responsible for appalling terrorist violence

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