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[Atif Mian @AtifRMian]

AI is solving some of mathematics hardest long-running open problems (impressive indeed)

Can it also solve some of the hardest open problems in economics?

I was a math major once, and the open problem that got me interested in economics was: what makes one country prosperous, but another not? (1/n)

[Ihtisham Ul Haq @iihtishamm]

Marc Cucurella being DAD ❤️

“I have a son with autism. I’d give up every penny I have if it meant he could be healthy.

I keep my hair long because he loves it. And if one day he forgets who I am, I hope he’ll still recognize me by my hair.”

[Faizan Lakhani @faizanlakhani]

The Golden Boot race is turning into something truly extraordinary.

Lionel Messi leads the charts with 5 goals in just 2 games. Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland are right behind with 4 each.

Messi smashed the FIFA World Cup goals record with a brace. Mbappé answered with a double on his 100th international appearance. Haaland then joined the party with two more as Norway booked their place in the last 32.

Only the second time in World Cup history that three players have scored 4+ goals after just two matches and the first since 1954.

Three global superstars. One Golden Boot. Records falling almost every night.

This race is heating up.

[Ayah Zain @ayahnyazain]

When kindness matters more than match

[Emotion & Music @Emotion78687]

Beautiful moments between Players and Female Referees

[Umar Saif @umarsaif]

Corruption is not defeated by slogans.

And it is not defeated by simply creating another body to catch criminals after the damage is done.

Real anti-corruption reform means building systems that make corruption harder, riskier, and eventually impossible.

In Punjab, I spent 7 long years helping build those systems:

- We digitised rural land records for 55 million landowners and created PLRA to break the grip of the patwari mafia.

- We replaced manual stamp papers with e-stamp, eliminating back-dated, fake and under-valued stamp papers. Government revenue jumped from Rs. 22 billion to Rs. 53 billion a year.

- We computerised police stations and FIRs, and created the Safe City Authority to help change Thana culture and reduce bribery in FIR registration.

- We digitised school monitoring, exposing and eliminating over 8,000 ghost schools, 24,000 ghost teachers, and more than 1 million bogus enrolments.

- We built a network of digitised Drug Testing Labs to stop fake and spurious drugs from being cleared through corrupt practices.

And this was only part of the work.

From 2011 to 2018, we digitised key functions of government and completed over 300 projects at PITB.

It was not easy. But it proved one thing clearly:

If there is political will, capable institutions, and the right people in the room, corruption can be attacked at its roots.

You don’t fight corruption with speeches.

You fight it by redesigning the state.

[Umar Saif @umarsaif]

Pakistan did not build an innovation economy.

It built an industry around pretending to build one.

We needed software engineers to grow IT exports.

Instead, hundreds of third-rate universities popped up to sell worthless degrees.

We needed startups to transform the economy.

Instead, everyone who could pronounce “startup” became a trainer, coach, mentor, incubator manager, or investor, selling advice to founders without having built anything meaningful themselves.

The result?

No serious growth in IT exports.
No breakout startups.

But the private colleges made money.
The trainers made money.
The coaches made money.
The incubators made money.

Pakistan’s tragedy is not just that we failed to build the future.

It is that too many people made a business out of pretending we were.

[Rubab @rubabbx]

Did you know the longest winning streak in ALL of professional sports history doesn't belong to Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, or Roger Federer?

It belongs to a boy from Karachi who doctors said should never exercise.
Jahangir Khan. Pakistani squash player. 555 consecutive wins. 5 years. 8 months. Undefeated.
The world forgot to tell his story. We won't. 🇵🇰

[Shweta SK @Shweta7770]

Salman Khan: Aamir Khan comes from a film background & so do I, But this man SRK, doesn’t

Shah Rukh Khan: I also come from a film background, #SalmanKhan ’s family is my family

Aamir Khan: Now you know why Shah Rukh Khan is a star

[Startup Pakistan @PakStartup]

Sualeh Asif, a 26-year-old Pakistani from Karachi, has become a billionaire after his AI coding startup Cursor reached a $29.3 billion valuation.

A former math Olympiad participant who studied at MIT, he is now Chief Product Officer at Anysphere, the company behind Cursor. The AI-powered coding platform is widely used by global tech firms and has seen rapid growth in users and revenue.

Backed by major investors like OpenAI Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, and Google, the startup highlights Pakistan’s tech talent potential while also reflecting concerns about brain drain as top innovators build success abroad.

#PakistanTech #AI #Cursor #StartupSuccess #Billionaire #Innovation #Karachi #MIT #TechNews #Entrepreneurship

[Dawn.com @dawn_com]

Cursor, an AI startup co-founded by Pakistani-born Sualeh Asif, has secured a $60 billion acquisition deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to multiple reports.

https://t.co/4pGg9mj4Mz

[Umar Saif @umarsaif]

Finally the kind of role models Pakistani youth needs: Sualeh Arif.

Not property dealers, tax evaders, bank defaulters, rent seekers, born into wealth etc.

But a self-made kid from a middle-class family in Karachi. Studied at MIT, started a hugely impactful company, changed the way people write code, now worth over $ 1 Billion at the age of 26!

https://t.co/rLzJibEWcb

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

So happy for my fellow Gooner ⁦@OPope32⁩ - after the heartbreak of Ashes series injury & 7 months out of the game, he plays his first competitive comeback match & hits 196 to win an historic England victory.
Fantastic resilience!
And couldn’t happen to a better bloke.👏

[Farid Khan @_FaridKhan]

"I was in my bed and injured at 11:00AM today and the team bus had to leave at 12:15PM. I didn't know if I could bowl today, but I wanted to do it for my country and my people in the Caribbean" - Shamar Joseph ❤️❤️❤️ #AUSvsWI

[Farid Khan @_FaridKhan]

Pakistan captain Ammad Butt with the skill of the year already. And a world class goal. Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰❤️ #EnRouteToParis #Paris2024

[Farid Khan @_FaridKhan]

Saim Ayub's innings highlights! 27 off 8 balls 🇵🇰🔥🔥 #NZvsPAK

https://t.co/fto0v1BXkp

[Michael Vaughan @MichaelVaughan]

Love the fighting spirit Pakistan have shown again today .. Such a good team to watch .. #AUSvPAK

[Aatif Nawaz @AatifNawaz]

Ladies & Gentlemen...the new darling of Pakistani cricket: Aamer Jamal.

[cricket.com.au @cricketcomau]

Reverse sweep six! Are you kidding! #AUSvPAK

[Aatif @a4aatiff]

@Cricketracker They are all brilliant and have their own unique styles.