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By Abdul Qadir Mahesar HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the US Embassy in Islamabad Natalie A Baker said cricket’s expanding global footprint — including its scheduled appearance at the 2028 Olympic Games in the United States — reflected how sport could serve as a bridge between nations, cultures and communities. Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, the envoy said the inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Summer Olympics marked the beginning of a new chapter for a game long associated with England, Australia, and South Asia but now steadily gaining ground in North America. She said the moment…

Elections in Bangladesh have seldom resembled the quiet, procedural exercises in democracy that political theorists might idealize. More often, they have unfolded as high-stakes confrontations, bitterly fought and freighted with history. Power has tended to swing not as part of a gradual democratic rhythm but as the outcome of contests that leave institutions strained and society divided. Against that backdrop, the emphatic return of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to power after two decades marks a moment of unusual consequence — not only for Dhaka but for a region where political tremors are rarely contained within national borders. The scale of…

By S.M. Inam The latest figures from Pakistan’s federal finance ministry make for sobering reading. Fifteen state-owned enterprises accumulated combined losses of Rs833bn in a single year, with the National Highway Authority topping the list. The scale of the deficit is not an accounting curiosity. It is a fiscal alarm bell, echoing through a budget already stretched by debt servicing, defence outlays and the social costs of inflation. These losses do not disappear into spreadsheets. They are absorbed by the national exchequer and, in the end, by taxpayers navigating stagnant wages and rising prices. Pakistan has wrestled with the inefficiencies…

By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The word sportsmanship was once spoken with reverence, not as a slogan but as a lived tradition, especially on the playing fields of South Asia. In earlier decades, when tempers between neighboring states often ran high, sport still retained a rare dignity. Pakistan and India, despite wars, diplomatic breakdowns and enduring political hostility, continued to meet in hockey, cricket and other games under tense circumstances, yet the tension seldom poisoned the spirit of play. Teams travelled to each other’s countries, crowds watched with passion but restraint, and the field itself remained a neutral ground where humanity…

By Atiq Raja Artificial intelligence has slipped quietly from the realm of speculation into the infrastructure of daily life. What was once confined to research laboratories and academic journals now shapes financial markets, diagnoses disease, curates information and calibrates military strategy. From predictive analytics to generative systems capable of producing text, images and code, the technology is advancing at a velocity that feels almost disorienting. Yet as machine capability expands, a more searching question presses in: is our ethical framework evolving with equal urgency? The dilemma is not technological but moral. Innovation tends to move in exponential curves; ethical reflection…

By Rai Tajammul Bhatti FAISALABAD: Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sohail Akhtar Sukhera convened a meeting with a delegation of the Ulema and Mashaikh Wing Punjab to discuss security, religious harmony, and law enforcement cooperation. The delegation included prominent scholars such as Sahibzada Hafiz Muhammad Amjad, Sahibzada Muhammad Fazal Rasool Rizvi, and Hafiz Ayub Awan, among others, representing various schools of thought. During the session, RPO Sohail Akhtar Sukhera urged religious leaders to use mosque platforms to promote peace, tolerance, and ethical values, guiding youth away from drug abuse and supporting rehabilitation initiatives for prisoners. He highlighted the pivotal role of…

By S.M. Inam A spokesperson for Hamas, Dr Khaled Qaddoumi, has said that the outlines of a proposed “Gaza peace board” remain indistinct, even as he voiced satisfaction with Pakistan’s involvement. Speaking at the Karachi Press Club, Qaddoumi struck a tone that was at once cautious and hopeful — cautious about the absence of concrete detail, hopeful about the prospect of a broader diplomatic push at a time when Gaza’s suffering has become both relentless and numbing. The ambiguity surrounding the initiative is telling. Diplomatic forums, contact groups and emergency summits have proliferated over the course of the Gaza war,…

By Atiq Raja Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret is more than a bestselling book; it has become a cultural phenomenon that has resonated with millions around the world. First published in 2006, the book brought an ancient idea—the power of thought and intention—into the modern era, sparking a global self-help movement centered on what Byrne calls the Law of Attraction. Its appeal lies in its simplicity and universality: the notion that the way we think, feel, and perceive the world has a direct influence on the reality we experience. At its core, The Secret conveys a deceptively simple principle: what you…