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A $50,000 drone. A $4 million interceptor. Squadron Leader (Retd) Fahad Ibne Masood — former Pakistan Air Force Mirage pilot — on why cheap drones lower the cost of striking from the air but leave the cost of air power intact, and what integrated, layered defence must look like in response.
Immigration has dominated this year's headlines about Britain and Pakistan. The deeper story is one of families, trade, investment, cricket and a shared place on the world stage.
The white stripe in Pakistan's flag has always represented the country's minorities. Seventy-nine years in, this Independence Day special asks what the record actually looks like — and what it means for the idea of Pakistan itself.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a defence agreement in Mecca on 7 August. If one is attacked, all three treat it as an attack on them. Most of the coverage since has come from Riyadh or Islamabad — this episode takes the Turkish read of what was agreed and what it means.
Is Britain's colonial mindset showing? Most discussions around justice and responsibility get tangled in politics — but what if the real problem is how Britain's colonial legacy continues to shape its institutions, its media, and its relationship with its own citizens?
