KARACHI: Pakistan’s benchmark stock index suffered its steepest one-day point drop in months on Monday, as persistent foreign outflows and a fresh wave of political jitters sent investors scurrying for the exits.
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A Prison Cell, a Medical Board and a Crisis of Trust
In the dim confines of Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, where former prime minister Imran Khan has been held since 2023, the latest chapter in his long ordeal unfolds not in the courtroom but in the cold beam of an ophthalmologist’s lamp. There is something profoundly unsettling about a former prime minister losing his sight in prison. Not in the dramatic, cinematic sense of a sudden affliction, but in the slow, grinding way that speaks of neglect and denial. For Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician who once commanded Pakistan’s streets with the fervour of a rock star, this latest twist in his two-and-a-half-year incarceration is a grim reminder of how power operates in this fractured democracy.
Imran Khan’s vision shows marked improvement after court-ordered eye exam in prison, report says
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No Handshake, No Contest
Colombo did its best to stage the spectacle. Grey skies, armed security, the familiar inflation in fake jerseys. For a week, the cricket world held its breath over whether Pakistan would even turn up. In the end, they did – not out of sporting spirit, but because the money spoke louder than solidarity with Bangladesh. And what followed was less a contest than a public execution, dressed up as the greatest rivalry in the game. India won by 61 runs. It was their eighth victory in nine T20 World Cup meetings, their 13th in the last 17 white-ball encounters overall. Ishan Kishan’s 77 off 40 balls was the highlight of a one-sided batting display; Pakistan’s reply was a procession, slumping to 13 for 3 inside three overs and folding for 114. Usman Khan’s 44 offered the only flicker of resistance. The rest was surrender.
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Doctors examine jailed ex-PM Khan’s eyes in Adiala prison, PTI rejects process as ‘malicious’
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