Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Pakistan
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner · Tiktok · WhatsApp · CamScanner + | PDF Scanner · Emoji Battery Charging. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,138 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Army, Rangers to be deployed in two constituencies for November 8 by-polls in Punjab (dunyanews.tv)
- In J-K, India claims to have shot down Pakistan's quadcopter (thekashmirwalla.com)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- AI, Gulf policy shifts threaten migrant jobs (tribune.com.pk)
- JP Global Media Review | October 2026: Press freedom, AI and media survival (journalismpakistan.com)
Survey · 2023 73% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.8× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual7.2 words per 1,000usually 7.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 7.0The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty150.6from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −51.0 since Jun 2026Choudhary, Pasha and Waheed (2020), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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By category
Books, arts & history
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Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
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Money & crypto
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2JazzCash- Your Mobile Account
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Society & beliefs
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Music 29Media & entertainment 26Tech & software 11Travel & tourism 8Government & public sector 5Sports & fitness 3Advertising & marketing 3Food & beverage 1Telecom & internet 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news4reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 3 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news27reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 36 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation9.2%Jul 2026 · −1.8 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment6.9%Dec 2025 · ±0.0 pts since Nov 2025World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth3.7%2025 · +0.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment9.6%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Plant Science
- Surgery
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Society
- People online57.3%2024 · +38.3 pts since 2020World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change34.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority72.3%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
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2Akka: The Protectors
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3Dead-End Job
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4Dhindora
5Roadies Rebirth
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7The Great Indian Kapil Show
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10Take Charge of My Heart
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Manoj Bajpayee
2The Paradise
3M3GAN 2.0
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4Surviving Hurricane Otis
5Collision Course
6English Vinglish
7Evil Dead Burn
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8Dhamaal 4
9Gully Boy
10Baththa
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Hamza Malik & Zain Zohaib
2Satinder Sartaaj
3Murtaza Qizilbash
4Abdul Hannan
5Nabeel Shaukat Ali
6Sachin-Jigar, Arijit Singh, Ed Sheeran, Madhubanti Bagchi & Kumaar
9Navaan Sandhu
10Karan Aujla
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1UsmanGee Universe | The Voice of Arijit Singh
2UsmanGee Universe: The Ultimate Collection
3UsmanGee Universe | Punjabi Anthems
4UsmanGee Universe | The Legend: Sidhu Moose Wala
5EREN YEAGER
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6UsmanGee Universe | Endless Nostalgia
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7SRMN
8UsmanGee Universe | Geet'an Di Machine
9Quran with Urdu Translation
10Rotten Mango
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Nusuk | نسك
2Tiktok
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3WhatsApp
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4ChatGPT
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5Snapchat
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6CapCut
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7digiBOP
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8Facebook app
9YouTube app
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10WhatsApp Business
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Chromagraph Camera
3Fliqlo
4PhotoUnlocked
5LeadNav GPS
6CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
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7Threema for iOS
8TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner
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9Greek Driving test
10Salatuk - صلاتك
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.