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Asia · Friday, 6 November 2026

Pakistan

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1ARY Plus

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in free apps

  2. 2ISLAMIC HUB

    Breakout

    Society & beliefs · Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  3. 3Akka: The Protectors

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  4. 4M3GAN 2.0

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  5. 5Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 8,195 reads


Top today

  1. 1Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 8,195 reads

  2. 2ARY Plus

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in free apps

  3. 3Akka: The Protectors

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  4. 4Lupin

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  5. 5M3GAN 2.0

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  6. Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

    6XXXX

    Rising

    Food & drink · Wikipedia · 6,468 reads

  7. 7ISLAMIC HUB

    Breakout

    Society & beliefs · Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  8. 8UsmanGee Universe: The Ultimate Collection

    Rising

    Music · Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  9. 9Dead-End Job

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  10. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    10Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 4,291 reads

Everyday apps here: CapCut · ChatGPT · CamScanner+ · Pocket Mac Lab · AL Habib Digital. 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 1,227 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 6.2% of the news · usually 7.9% · 76 articles
  2. 2.1% of the news · usually 1.6% · 26 articles
  3. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.8% · 19 articles
  4. 1.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2.2× usual · 17 articles
  5. 0.7% of the news · usually 1.4% · 9 articles
  6. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.7% · 8 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.6% · 6 articles

    Survey · 2023 73% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  8. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.8% · 6 articles

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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.

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 4,291 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. AbhiSuryawanshi, CC BY 4.0

    1WWE

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 2The Diary of a CEO

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

  3. 3Figuring Out with Raj Shamani

    Apple Podcasts · #37 in podcasts

Cars & transport

  1. 1Alpingo: Trails, GPS & Mining

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

  2. 2Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

  3. 3LeadNav GPS

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Rotten Mango

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

  2. 2Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #43 in podcasts

  3. 3Crime Junkie

    Apple Podcasts · #79 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Umera Ahmed's Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  2. 2Empire: World History

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

  3. 3The Rest Is History

    Apple Podcasts · #51 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Anwar ul Bayan Pro

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

  2. 2Qaida Noorania - قاعدة نورانية

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  3. 3German Driving Theory Test

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1PakWheels: Buy & Sell Cars

    App Store · #99 in free apps

  2. 2Fliqlo

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in paid apps

  3. 3Salatuk - صلاتك

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1XXXX

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 6,468 reads

  2. 2foodpanda: Food & Groceries

    Everyday app

    App Store · #27 in free apps

  3. 3KFC Pakistan

    Everyday app

    App Store · #48 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Huberman Lab

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

  2. 2Calorie Counter PRO MyNetDiary

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  3. 3Squeezy Men

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1AL Habib Digital

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in free apps

  2. 2easypaisa – a digital bank

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in free apps

  3. 3JazzCash- Your Mobile Account

    Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Wikipedia · 8,195 reads

  2. 2Akka: The Protectors

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Lupin

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

Music

  1. 1UsmanGee Universe: The Ultimate Collection

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2Navjot Ahuja

    Rising

    Apple Music · #26 in songs

  3. MAL MALDIVE, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Yasir al-Dawsari

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #33 in podcasts

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Young Sohn

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0

    2Harmeet Dhillon

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3The Joe Rogan Experience

    Apple Podcasts · #20 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 4,291 reads

  2. 2Global News Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

  3. 3The Tucker Carlson Show

    Apple Podcasts · #49 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1ISLAMIC HUB

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  2. 2Sexy Stories

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  3. 3Omar Suleiman

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #47 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Rasi56, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Mushfiqur Rahim

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. 2Abu Dhabi T10

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3International Mixed Martial Arts Federation

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1ARY Plus

    Breakout

    App Store · #1 in free apps

  2. 2Führerschein 2026 GOLD

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  3. 3Sleep, Wake & Be Healthy

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0

    1Brighton

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2India

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3Paraguay

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Music 33Media & entertainment 23Tech & software 11Sports & fitness 6Education 6Telecom & internet 5Health & pharma 4Travel & tourism 2Food & beverage 1Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Government & public sector 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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 news1reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 3 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news35reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 36 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Plant Science
    249 papers
  • Surgery
    186 papers
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    165 papers · rising +29%
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    115 papers · rising +34%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

      Breakout

    2. 2Akka: The Protectors

      New

    3. 3Dead-End Job

      New

    4. 4Dhindora

    5. 5Roadies Rebirth

      Falling

    6. 7The Great Indian Kapil Show

      Falling

    7. 10Take Charge of My Heart

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Manoj Bajpayee

    2. 2The Paradise

    3. 3M3GAN 2.0

      New

    4. 4Surviving Hurricane Otis

    5. 5Collision Course

    6. 6English Vinglish

    7. 7Evil Dead Burn

      Falling

    8. 8Dhamaal 4

    9. 9Gully Boy

    10. 10Baththa

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Hamza Malik & Zain Zohaib

    2. 2Satinder Sartaaj

    3. 3Murtaza Qizilbash

    4. 4Nabeel Shaukat Ali

    5. 5Abdul Hannan

    6. 6Sachin-Jigar, Arijit Singh, Ed Sheeran, Madhubanti Bagchi & Kumaar

    7. 8Karan Aujla

    8. 10Anuv Jain

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1UsmanGee Universe: The Ultimate Collection

      Rising

    2. 2UsmanGee Universe | The Voice of Arijit Singh

      Falling

    3. 3UsmanGee Universe | Punjabi Anthems

    4. 4EREN YEAGER

    5. 5UsmanGee Universe | The Legend: Sidhu Moose Wala

    6. 6UsmanGee Universe | Geet'an Di Machine

    7. 7UsmanGee Universe | Endless Nostalgia

    8. 8SRMN

    9. 9Quran with Urdu Translation

    10. 10Sexy Stories

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1ARY Plus

        Breakout

      2. 2ChatGPT

        Rising

      3. 3CapCut

        Rising

      4. 4Tiktok

        Falling

      5. 5WhatsApp

        Falling

      6. 6Snapchat

      7. 7Nusuk | نسك

        Falling

      8. 8digiBOP

      9. 9Facebook app

      10. 10Instagram

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-07

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Shadowrocket

        2. 2CamScanner+

          Rising

        3. 3Führerschein 2026 GOLD

        4. 4Sleep, Wake & Be Healthy

        5. 5AI Teleprompter Voice & Remote

        6. 6FODMAP Coach - Diet Foods

        7. 7Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        8. 8Pocket Mac Lab

          Breakout

        9. 9Official DVSA Theory Test Kit

          Breakout

        10. 10Puffin Browser Pro

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-07


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