. The writer is a political, security and defence analyst. He tweets @shazchy09 and can be contacted at shhzdchdhry@yahoo.com Unambiguous command and control is the key to effective use of the military instrument. This principle cannot be violated in a military system that must always be war-ready. The Services structure is built on those lines…
. The writer is a Lahore-based academic currently associated with Forman Christian College, a chartered university Dear Salima Hashmi, If I call Narrators of Dissonance an exhibition featuring four women artists, curated by another woman of similar attributes —South Asian, multi-talented and visionary —it would only be partial information. To fully describe the premise of…
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Getty Images All domestic cats (Felis catus) are descended from the African wild cat In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to forge bonds with humans. According to new scientific evidence, the shift from wild hunter to pampered pet happened much more recently than previously thought…
Thank goodness the gang of anthropomorphic animals are back. Ditto for the Witches of Oz. After a tough fall for theater owners, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 and Universal’s Wicked: For Good are collectively cooking up just the feast they needed at the Thanksgiving box office. Zootopia 2 opened to a near-record $39.5 million…
Negotiations between representatives of K-P CM, Adiala Jail administration underway Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi continued a sit-in outside Adiala Jail late into Thursday night after authorities once again denied him permission to meet the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Negotiations between representatives of the K-P CM and the Adiala Jail administration were underway, according…
Nov 27, 2025, 02:35 PM ET After a Thanksgiving trifecta of games to kick off Week 13, we are treated to a Black Friday matchup between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. The Bears have won four straight and eight of nine and lead a tightly packed NFC North. The Eagles still hold a comfortable…
Provincial govt approves tough penalties for burning plastic, rubber and other materials that emit toxic smoke The Punjab government has announced a broad set of measures to curb smog and improve air quality, including a phased shutdown of petrol motorcycle production and an immediate ban on the manufacturing of petrol-powered Qingqi rickshaws. A special meeting…
Quark glasses start at 1,899 yuan and run on Alibaba’s Qwen AI, offering a regular eyewear design A woman tries on a pair of Quark AI glasses by Alibaba at the company’s booth at the expo of the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town of Tongxiang city, Zhejiang province, China November 8, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS Alibaba…
Courtney CroninNov 27, 2025, 02:08 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on…
Stephen HolderNov 27, 2025, 01:39 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest….
