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BATHINDA: A brutal and targeted shooting in Edmonton, Canada, has taken the lives of two young Punjabi students, sending waves of shock and grief across oceans to the Budhlada sub-division of Punjab’s Mansa district. What began as an ordinary night among friends ended in sudden violence, leaving two families shattered and entire villages in mourning.

On 14th December, a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, was targeted in a brutal act of violence. Pakistani origin Naveed Akram and his father Sajid Akram opened fire on people attending the public religious gathering. What began as a festive community event quickly turned into one of the most horrific terrorist attacks Australia has seen in decades.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif became the unexpected main character at an international forum in Ashgabat when a simple diplomatic meeting turned into a global comedy reel. The gathering was supposed to celebrate Turkmenistan’s 30 years of official neutrality, a calm and serious milestone. Instead, it delivered a moment that will likely stay in meme culture far longer than in diplomatic archives.

Pakistan is facing strong diplomatic embarrassment after Sri Lankan authorities discovered that part of the emergency relief sent for Cyclone Ditwah victims included supplies that were already expired. What was supposed to be a gesture of help turned into public criticism when medical supplies, food packets, and basic relief items were found to be past their expiry date.

On 1st and 2nd December, supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan prepared to hold large demonstrations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

The United Arab Emirates has stopped giving visas to Pakistani nationals, a move that has practically blocked their entry into the country.

Washington, D.C. — A quiet midweek afternoon in the nation’s capital fractured into panic on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire on two National Guard soldiers patrolling just blocks from the White House, critically injuring both and triggering a massive law-enforcement response.

On 20th November, the Canadian Federal Court rejected the asylum request of a Sikh man from Punjab who claimed he had suffered persecution in India because of his alleged support for the Khalistan movement and because of his sexual orientation. The applicant, identified as Gagandeep Singh, belongs to Jaito Sarja in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab.

Pakistan has entered one of its most significant phases of constitutional and military restructuring in many decades. The federal cabinet has approved the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, and the bill was formally placed in the Senate on Saturday. This amendment changes how Pakistan’s armed forces operate and places Field Marshal Asim Munir at a level higher than any military officer before him.

Bangladesh’s political landscape has gone into a phase of deep chaos, with rumours of a military coup and claims of betrayal spreading across the country. The discussion has intensified after the revelation of an upcoming book that makes strong allegations about how former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was removed from office through a planned international operation.