Babar Azam’s return offers Pakistan stability but also exposes its cricketing dilemma Pakistan’s performance in the recent T20 Asia Cup has once again exposed the gaps in its approach to the shortest format, particularly in terms of batting. It also clearly indicates the need for a senior, more experienced cricketing presence —and this may well…
Seoul-based sales outfit Finecut has inked a series of international distribution deals across Asia for Korean action-comedy Boss ahead of the TIFFCOM content market in Tokyo. The hit film, currently Korea’s fifth-biggest title of 2025, has sold to Japan (KDDI), Taiwan (Cai Chang International), Cambodia (Abnormal Studios), India (Star Entertainment), Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (Clover…
French authorities have detained two of the suspected robbers believed to have stolen precious crown jewels from the Louvre in a museum heist that stunned the world, officials said on Sunday. A swarm of investigators had been mobilised to track down the thieves who robbed the famous museum in broad daylight on October 19, making…
Watch: Kamala Harris expresses concern that she didn’t ask Joe Biden to pull out of presidential race Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris has expressed concern that she did not ask Joe Biden to pull out of the race for the White House. In an interview with the BBC for Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, she said:…
. Women’s inclusion in the social sphere has always been an upwards struggle in Pakistan. From corporate to politics, finance and banking, to bureaucracy and beyond; women lag far behind, and the government is occupied in an endless game of cat-and-mouse for equality. Only recently, SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed revealed figures relating to female banking,…
If you use ChatGPT in WhatsApp, it’s about time to make other plans. OpenAI said its ubiquitous chatbot will stop working in Meta’s ubiquitous chat app on January 15, 2026. According to OpenAI, the change is due to a policy and terms change from WhatsApp. OpenAI announced the change in a blog post. “While we…
LONDON — These are the “magic moments” Mikel Arteta spoke of. That was how the Arsenal boss once described what Eberechi Eze could bring to his team, and Sunday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace was the day that prediction became a reality. If there was one team who didn’t need a reminder of the 27-year-old’s…
Jon Stewart has said he’s not going anywhere, and he’s trying to put that in writing. The comedian, whose contract to host The Daily Show is up in December, said “we’re working on staying” during a conversation with New Yorker editor David Remnick at Sunday’s New Yorker Festival, when Remnick asked if the Comedy Central…
A Japanese official told me in confidence that Japan was going to relax its rules ondefense exports“soon.”That was in 1995. Therules have gradually relaxedover the last three decades, but they are still considerable. At long last, new Prime MinisterSanae Takaichiand her coalition partner,Nippon Ishin no Kai, are poised to remove remaining restraints on defense exports,…
. The writer is an educationist based in Kasur City. He can be reached at m.nadeemnadir777@gmail.com The views expressed in my last article attracted a healthy difference of opinion, particularly from those who wield influence or profit from their expertise and skill. They opine that if a person remains in a position despite not being…
