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Posthumous performance fuels debate as industry leaders insist technology cannot replace human storytelling AI brings Kilmer back. LOS ANGELES: The late Val Kilmer is set to return to the big screen through artificial intelligence in what filmmakers describe as a groundbreaking cinematic experiment, even as industry leaders caution that technology must not eclipse human creativity. … Read more
. KARACHI: Sindh’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), in a joint operation with intelligence agencies, arrested five terrorists belonging to a banned terrorist outfit — the Baloch Republican Guard (BRG) — foiling a planned series of attacks on railway tracks, officials said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference at the CTD headquarters in Karachi, DIG CTD Captain … Read more
With President Trump threatening to strike Iranian power plants, some war-weary civilians are panicking over a possible new debacle.
The unveiling of the first trailer for ‘Dune: Part Three’ has set off a fresh wave of anticipation, with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve signalling a darker, more introspective final chapter shaped by power, consequence and time itself, following an ambitious cinematic journey years in the making. Revealed at a fan event in Los Angeles, the trailer … Read more
In search of potable water: An elderly woman fills a container with water from a tap in Karachi on World Water Day. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan marked World Water Day on Sunday with a strong call for urgent action on water scarcity, climate stress and equitable access, as both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime … Read more
[ China’s transition shows how clean energy can reshape geopolitics and reduce conflict risks ISLAMABAD: Energy is one of the basic ingredients of life, along with water and food. In modern life, energy has become indispensable, and the entire system relies on it. From everyday chores to communication, transportation, production, and technology, every sector depends … Read more
Oscars spotlight turns unforgiving. A moment of political expression on one of Hollywood’s most-watched stages has spilled into a fierce online debate, with social media users sharply criticising Priyanka Chopra over her reaction during a pro-Palestine remark made at the Academy Awards. Spanish actor Javier Bardem, while presenting the Best International Feature award, delivered a … Read more
Public financial management (PFM) reforms. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: A common critique of market economics, especially in the developing world, is that it needs perfect institutions to work. These market imperfections, such as monopolies, dominance of firms, state capture by interest groups, weak rule of law, and information asymmetry, pose structural problems for markets to function, … Read more
[ Answer to dilemma is sure-fire sale of bankrupt SOEs in unchaotic and transparent manner BRUSSELS: Rule number one is that the role of government is to govern and not run a business. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been a huge drain on Pakistan’s fiscal solvency since decades. Staggering losses over the years and the accumulated … Read more
[Through Varsity Spirit, the company he established in 1974, he turned cheerleading into a multibillion-dollar juggernaut and exerted control over almost every aspect of it.
