He is UNSTOPPABLE!
For 80 minutes, Messi studied England's defense with patience and precision. Then he unleashed an irresistible attacking display that left Thomas—and the rest of the English defense—with no answer.
Did these people think they’d get table-side seats to discussions to end a war? I flew 21 hours to be here & knew exactly what I was getting into — there’s no news until there’s news; that’s how these things work. This is unfair to Pakistan, which has been a gracious host.
How Pakistan made the world over 3 trillion dollars richer
On April 7, the world edged toward Trump's 8pm ultimatum that "a whole civilization will die tonight." By mid-afternoon, Polymarket gave less than a 5% chance for a ceasefire. But then in a flurry of last-minute diplomacy led by Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif, ceasefire odds shifted from near-impossibility to 100%, as both U.S. and Iranian leadership publicly acknowledged the important role played by Pakistan.
The sharp shift in probability of ceasefire from near-zero to certainty, allows us to estimate cleanly the market value of Pakistan's successful diplomacy. There was a sharp jump of 2.9% in S&P500 around the ceasefire announcement. The reaction was similar the world over.
Global markets represent about $125T, so a 2.9% jump represents a gain of 3.6 trillion dollars for the world. Pakistan helped create TEN times its own GDP for the world!
For me, the best part is not the trillions of dollar, but seeing Pakistan on the world stage as a peace maker.
I hope Pakistan runs with this new identity by promoting peace not only abroad, but also at home. That means moving away from politics of division and exclusion, and treating every citizen as its own.
Urgent Plea for Help
We are dying.
The Israeli bombing is relentless.
Women and children are the victims.
No safe places left.
No food, no water—famine is spreading rapidly.
This war on Gaza must end.
Please—let our voices be heard before we are silenced by the next airstrike.
@Huk06 It’s past midnight, and I can still hear Spurs fans belting out chants outside at the High Road. Hotspur stadium is barely a few minutes walk from mine.