As she returns to Mumbai, Priyanka Chopra, who has collaborated with Vishal Bhardwaj on a number of films, talks with Vishal about a potential new project.
Priyanka made the decision to fulfil a lot of obligations, both personal and professional, during this trip, including hearing several scripts.In order to discuss potential collaborations, PeeCee will meet with directors Vishal Bhardwaj and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
According to a source familiar with the situation, “Priyanka’s relationship with Vishal Bhardwaj and Sanjay Leela Bhansali dates back a long distance, and they have been planning to work together on another project for a while now. Priyanka has also heard some stories and ideas from the filmmakers, and she will meet them while on this trip to continue the discussions.
INDIA: One of the largest international chocolate firms in the world, Cadbury, was targeted by India’s right-wing boycott trend-setters on Sunday after it claimed to have used gelatin in its goods that was “derived from beef,” hurting the feelings of believers.
In India, boycotts based on “sensations being wounded” have been progressively growing and gaining traction. The nation’s right-wing boycott movement continues to scrutinise everything, including movies, celebrities, companies, and organisations.
On social media, a screenshot that appears to have come from a Cadbury web page has apparently sparked outrage among Indian right-wing Hindu organisations. The company stated that the beef-derived gelatin used in their goods is “halal certified” in the screenshot.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday unveiled a Kissan Package for farmers to assist them recover from the devastation of the floods.
According to the prime minister, Pakistan’s progress is closely correlated with the growth of its agriculture industry.
According to the premier, the government would give farmers loans totaling Rs. 1,800 billion in the current fiscal year, which is four times more than it did the year before.
Kissan Package announced by PM Shahbaz Sharif
PM Shehbaz noted that the commercial banks avoid lending to small farmers and businesspeople in favour of safe investments, saying, “As you all know, the existing finance minister [Ishaq Dar] is fairly tough […] and he will ensure that all the funds is handed to the farmers.”
According to the PM, the government has earmarked about Rs11 billion to eliminate the markup on loans taken out by farmers who live in flood-affected areas.
He added that the government would also give loans worth Rs50 billion to young people living in rural regions who want to become professional farmers. The Center and smaller provinces will also give more than Rs8 billion to small farmers in flood-affected areas, he said.
He said that the government will set aside almost Rs6.5 billion for this project and that loans to young people would be offered at a markup lower than the market rate.
For the purpose of reviving the agricultural sector in flood-devastated areas, a package has been devised by the Ministries of Finance and Food Security.
The package includes actions like lowering fertiliser costs and ensuring that there is enough urea available. This package also includes starting the solarization of tube wells and paying electricity bills in instalments.
In areas affected by flooding, the prime minister promised interest-free loans for tenant farmers. PM Shehbaz insisted that a Rs. 5 billion subsidy had been set aside for these loans.
In addition, the government raised the Produce Index Unit (PIU) value for getting loans for agricultural purposes from Rs4,000 to Rs10,000.
He insisted that they would support small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the agricultural industry since Rs. 10 billion had been set aside for a programme to modernise SMEs in the sector.
The premier bemoaned the fact that tractors made domestically in Pakistan cannot be exported due to the restriction, which has driven up the price of tractors for small-scale farmers.
The government has chosen to import used tractors because, according to PM Shehbaz, “I tried to terminate the monopoly of the tractor business along with Dar and other authorities concerned; nevertheless, the stakeholders immediately refused to work with the government.”
According to the prime minister, the government has made the decision to import second-hand tractors that are up to five years old (and have the appropriate certification) out of obligation to assist farmers who cannot buy tractors made locally.
He clarified that this decision, which is anticipated to hurt the local sector, would not have been made if the tractor business had partnered with the government. The premier also stated that people importing these used tractors older than five years would receive a 50% duty rebate, a 36% rebate for tractors older than three years, and that the concession rates would be determined appropriately.
We have decided to grant concession on the import duty of tractor parts, he said, adding that the duty on completely knocked down (CKD) parts has been reduced from 35% to 15% in order to encourage new players and investors seeking to enter the tractor industry.
The fertiliser plants have agreed to reduce the price of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) by Rs2,500 per bag, the premier said while providing more information. The DAP bag will now be sold in the market for Rs11,250.
Previously, the price of the DAP bag was roughly Rs. 14,000.
The prime minister announced that 1.2 million bags of certified wheat seeds will be free of charge to farmers in flood-affected areas through a partnership with the provinces and that Rs13.20 billion had been set aside for the programme. 50% of the Rs13.20 billion would come from the Center, he continued.
He also disclosed that 200,000 tonnes of the 500,000 tonnes of urea that the government planned to acquire have already arrived in Pakistan. He commended the industries minister and his team for negotiating the agreement in a way that enabled the government to save $100 per tonne. Under the government-to-government agreement, urea was initially available at a price of $600 per tonne, but thanks to the persistent efforts of the relevant authorities, the price was lowered to $500 per tonne.
“The government of Pakistan has also agreed to allocate Rs 30 billion as a urea subsidy in order to help the country’s agriculture sector by enabling small farmers to purchase fertiliser at a lower cost.
According to the prime minister, Pakistan will still need to import wheat due to the damage brought on by the floods even though it was previously doing so because of production that was below average.
He stated that 1.6 million tonnes of wheat would be imported, bringing the total to 2.6 million tonnes, of which one million tonnes had already arrived.
He explained that the government is striving to conserve every dollar and give people assistance, which is why all wheat import arrangements were government-to-government, and that is why he did not permit private sectors to import wheat.
He said that the government has decided to offer interest-free loans to the owners of the 300,000 tube wells now in use in Pakistan in order to reduce the cost of power. These tube wells are intended to be solarized.
He explained that the farmer will simply have to pay the instalment while the government will cover the interest amount, not electrical expenses.
The government, according to the prime minister, has decided to give farmers a “immediate” relief payment of Rs13 per unit, or a subsidy.
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) barred the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from holding by-elections for NA-95 Mianwali-I, the seat that the electoral body had declared vacant after Imran Khan was disqualified in the Toshakhana reference.
IHC stops ECP from holding by-polls on Imran Khan’s Mianwali seat
On a petition filed by the PTI leader disputing the ECP’s disqualification order, Justice Aamer Farooq of the IHC gave the directives.
The court began the hearing by asking Imran Khan’s attorney if he had submitted any requests for the provision of new documents.
At this point, Khan’s attorney Barrister Ali Zafar informed the court that he had made a motion to include the notification from the ECP. He continued by saying that after being disqualified, his client was removed from the Mianwali seat.
Justice Farooq questioned, “Was this reference submitted by the speaker? Zafar answered in the yes to that.
The legal representative argued before the court throughout the case that after the speaker submits a referral to the ECP, it is required to report its conclusions on the matter. The constitutional body must comply within 90 days, he stressed.
Additionally, Zafar notified the court that by June 30th, all lawmakers must submit information about their assets. The lawyer said that if something is sold, the proceeds must also be disclosed.
“Any member assembly who fails to disclose these facts will have his membership suspended. The member may be implicated in corrupt activities if the return is not submitted within 120 days or if the information is provided incorrectly, according to Zafar.
The attorney argued that although misdeclaration is neither punishable or disqualifying, it is punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine.
According to the law, misdeclaration crimes are punishable by fines and will be heard in trial session courts, according to Zafar. He further mentioned that in this instance, the ECP serves as the complaint.
“By making the disqualification ruling, the ECP went outside its scope. Disqualification is not yet warranted; it will only be feasible following a trial, according to Zafar.
The attorney also requested that the court stay the ECP’s ruling disqualifying Imran Khan.
Justice Farooq, however, denied the appeal and issued orders to halt the Mianwali by-election. Additionally, the court sent notices to the ECP challenging Imran Khan’s disqualification.
Earlier this month, the ECP disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan and ruled that the PTI chairman is no longer a member of the National Assembly in a unanimous decision in the Toshakana issue.
The PTI chairman will face criminal charges for making an incorrect declaration, the judgement stated.
Imran Khan was found to have produced a fraudulent affidavit and engaged in corrupt behaviour in violation of Article 63(1), according to the ECP (p).
According to the aforementioned article, a legislator is temporarily ineligible to be elected or selected as a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or of a provincial assembly.
In August 2022, National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf sent the Toshakhana scandal-related disqualification of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to the ECP in accordance with Articles 62A, 63A, and 223 of the Constitution.
Ali Gohar Khan, Mohsin Nawaz Ranjha of the PML-N, and five other individuals submitted the disqualification reference.
The 28-page reference listed 52 gifts that Toshakhana, the former prime minister Khan, received while breaking the law and following the norms. Most of the gifts, including several priceless watches, were sold in the market.
The gifts’ estimated worth has been determined to be Rs 142,042,100. Between August 2018 and December 2021, the gifts were given.
Ranjha, a PML-N MNA, claims that Khan omitted information from his 2018–2019 statement of assets regarding the gift of watches from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
According to Ranjha, this concealing of facts is equivalent to lying, which is a crime under Section 137.
Thus, he declared that Khan was no longer Sadiq and Ameen and should be permanently barred from running in elections in accordance with Article 62(1)(f), Article 2, and Article 3 of the Constitution.
According to Ranjha, Article 62(1)(f) is the same legal provision that prevented previous prime minister Nawaz Sharif from running for office and ultimately resulted in his ouster.
Awareness, early diagnosis to save lives from breast cancer: Experts By Dr Saeed Ahmad Ali
LAHORE, Oct 31: Breast cancer is one of the most common diseases among women and death rates caused by it around the globe are still higher owing to late detection and lack of awareness.
Therefore, in order to create awareness about the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has marked October as the ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ to help people understand the importance of early diagnosis of the disease for saving millions of lives.
Aiming at providing awareness to women about the disease, government, various medical forums and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had organized various seminars and awareness walks on ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ during the month-long mass sensitization campaign.
Oncologists and health experts, during this month, made special efforts to ensure early detection of breast cancer and spread awareness for eliminating the stigma about the disease.
Every year, around one million women are diagnosed with breast cancer globally. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females, and the GLOBOCAN report of WHO revealed that there were over 1.38 million women with breast cancer in 2018. However, it was sad to note that the number had reached 2.3 million in 2020, and 685,000 deaths were caused due to it across the globe.
Breast cancer mortality was witnessed with a slight variation, by changing little from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Luckily, improvement in survival of the patients was witnessed in the 1980s, in countries with early detection programs, combined with different modes of treatment to eradicate the disease.
Noted Oncologist, Dr Amina Khan told APP that cancer is a family of disease and breast cancer is one of them. Breast tissues are made up of milk producing glands, which are called lobules, and the ducts, which connect the lobules to the nipple, she added.
She said that the remaining part of the breast is composed of lymphatic, connective and fatty tissues. Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer reaching at alarming levels in the world. Throughout the world, breast cancer poses a major health risk for women, she added.
Pakistan, being a developing country, is most thickly populated and the major population is living in remote rural areas. Therefore, in under-developed rural areas, no formal health infrastructure is available as illiteracy is a major cause to diagnose breast cancer. Mostly village folk women have no awareness about personal hygienic conditions, she said.
There are certain methods that can be used to reduce the breast cancer rate, she said, adding that women can reduce the risk of breast cancer by four per cent by breastfeeding their minors for at least 12 months.
Exercise should be focused, which includes walking 6,000 steps a day, consuming vegetables, fruits, avoiding processed meat, regular use of calcium and vitamin D can protect women against breast cancer, she added.
In rural areas, socioeconomic conditions are responsible for poor health of women. To a query, Khan said rural women were becoming more vulnerable to breast cancers every year because it was an inherited disease, which is transmitted from mother to daughter.
The major reason of the increasing number of the disease among women is unavailability of screening centres to diagnose various types of cancer, and every year a large number of women die due to breast cancer and Hepatitis-C.
Dr M Zulqarnain Chaudhry, consultant breast surgeon at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) said that breast cancer was the most common disease among women worldwide while Pakistan has the highest incidence of the disease in Asia.
One out of nine Pakistani women suffers breast cancer at some stage of her life while thousands of lives are lost to the disease every year, he added. “One of the major barriers to early diagnosis is lack of awareness and women’s shyness in discussing their health issues and going for any kind of breast examination,” said Dr. Zulqarnain Chaudhry.
Women below 40 years can perform regular self-examinations while women above 40 years should undergo regular mammography screening, he emphasized. The best way to fight the disease is to perform self-examination on a monthly basis and look for any sign or symptom, so that treatment could begin immediately, he added.
About symptoms of breast cancer, he said it could be swelling of all, or part of the breast, dimpling or skin irritation, nipple redness, breast pain, turning of the nipple inward, or thickening of the nipple.
Likewise, a nipple discharge (other than breast milk), thickening of the breast skin, or a lump in the underarm area, could be the symptoms of breast cancer, he added.
The risk factors, he said, included getting older, delayed marriage, reproductive or family history, genetic mutations of breast or ovarian cancer, personal history of breast cancer or certain non-cancerous breast diseases, use of hormonal drugs and previous treatment using radiation therapy.
Dr Nauman, breast psychologist at Mayo Hospital, Lahore said, “We emphasize women to change their lifestyle as today we have a sedentary lifestyle, while eating a processed, frozen products and lot of junk food. “People need to have a healthy diet and lifestyle, which would help protect the body,” added Dr Nauman.
A thorough inquiry into the Halloween crush that killed more than 150 people in the capital over the weekend and sent the nation into a week of grief would be conducted, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo promised on Monday.According to officials, 154 people have died and 149 have been injured, with 33 of them in critical condition. There were at least twenty different nations’ citizens among the dead.
On Saturday, tens of thousands of revellers jammed Seoul’s famed Itaewon neighborhood’s winding alleys and lanes for the first essentially unrestrained Halloween celebrations in three years. Many of the partygoers were dressed in costumes and in their teens or twenties.
Although the 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) morning highs in October in Spain may have cheered up tourists, they are raising concerns among conservationists.
Throughout large portions of Europe, from Spain to as far north as Sweden, the temperature has been rising far faster than usual.
A indication of rapid climate change, Europe is experiencing extreme temperatures even as October officially begins after a summer defined by frequent heatwaves throughout much of the continent.
increasing worry on Europe’s unusually warm weather
According to Ruben del Campo of Spain’s weather service Aemet, “the month hasn’t yet started, but we can already affirm practically without fear of dispute that it will be the hottest (in Spain) since 1961,” when records began to be compiled.
According to projected statistics from historical reconstructions, this past month will have been Spain’s warmest October in at least a century, he noted.
According to del Campo, “one or two days above 30 degrees is common” for Spain. “But no, not for so long. These are summertime temps, but autumn is already upon us.”
At 8:30 am (0630 GMT) on Friday, the northern resort of San Sebastian recorded a temperature of 30.3 Celsius, which is significantly higher than the seasonal norm.
Authorities have outlawed barbecues and pyrotechnics to reduce hazards in light of recent forest fire declarations in the Basque area, which includes San Sebastian.
The unseasonably warm weather has given rise to the Spanish word “verono,” which is a combination of verano (summer) and otono (autumn).
Del Campo concluded by pointing out that there has been a “notable acceleration” of climate change over the previous ten years, putting Spain at risk of escalating creeping desertification.
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Zaragoza are among the top 10 European cities most impacted by global warming, according to the research tank Climate Central, based on information from the previous 12 months.
Similar to Spain, neighbouring France has experienced an unusually warm October. However, Sweden has also been scorching up north, setting a record high temperature of 19.5 degrees on Friday in the southern city of Kristianstad.
According to Erik Hojgard-Olsen, a meteorologist at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), this is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Sweden this late in the year.
Meteo France reported that temperatures in the southwest of France, where extensive forest fire damage occurred during multiple summer heatwaves, approached 30 degrees on Friday.
The maximum temperature anticipated for Belgium’s capital city, Brussels, was 24 Celsius, which is more than 10 degrees warmer than average for late October.
Londoners enjoyed a warm 20.5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, according to the British Met Office, which is “closer to what we would generally expect at the end of August than the end of October.”
Germany has also benefited from a warm front moving up from the southwest of the continent, where temperatures have been more in line with the beginning of summer than the beginning of November.
The World Meteorological Organization tweeted on Friday, “Hard to believe it’s late October as significant portions of Europe (and North Africa) see extraordinary heat.”
Some people might perceive an advantage in being able to manage turning off the central heating for the time being or even taking a beach vacation when it’s not summer, according to Ruben del Campo.
But in reality, he added, “the repercussions are not favourable,” pointing out that low water levels in reservoirs were bad news for Spain, whose intensive agriculture is a significant source of the fruit and vegetables consumed in Europe.
In contrast to their seasonal average of 49.3 percent over the past 10 years, Spanish reservoir levels were only 31.8 percent full last week.
Both locals and visitors who were taking use of Barcelona’s beaches acknowledged that there was a drawback.
“We enjoy the heat, therefore we are quite grateful to have it. But it isn’t typical, “explained 43-year-old beauty therapist Alicia Pesquera.
“It naturally worries us. It should be raining or at least a little chilly right now, “said Fernando Raibas, a visitor from Galicia’s northern region.
KARACHI: On Monday, the Sindh cabinet authorised Rs5 million in compensation for the two telecom firm employees who perished in a lynch mob in the Machhar Colony of the city.Aimen Javed of Thatta and Ishaq Maher of Naushehroferoze were slain by an enraged mob last Friday after it was claimed they were planning to kidnap kids.
However, according to Sindh Inspector-General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon, they were there to “verify the signals of the cellphone tower.”15 people who were shown in the incident’s video have been arrested, the IG told the cabinet.Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah responded by saying that such crimes could not be overlooked and that the murderers would be brought to justice. He also noted that public trust in the police had declined.
Twitter may charge verified users for the blue checkmark, according to a report
Just days after taking control of one of the most significant social media platforms in the world, Elon Musk said in a tweet that Twitter would change its user verification procedure.
Musk stated in a tweet that “the entire authentication procedure is now being redesigned” without providing any other information.
According to two persons with knowledge of the situation, technology newsletter Platformer revealed on Sunday that Twitter is thinking about charging for the coveted blue check mark confirming the identity of the account holder.
If the initiative is approved, users would have to pay $4.99 per month for Twitter Blue in order to keep their “verified” badges.
Although Platformer predicts that verification will likely become a component of Twitter Blue, the Tesla CEO has not made a final decision and the project may still be abandoned.
Separately, according to internal letters they obtained, The Verge claimed on Sunday that Twitter will raise the monthly subscription fee for Twitter Blue, which also validates users, from $4.99 to $19.99.
As the platform’s first subscription service, Twitter Blue was introduced in June of last year. For a monthly subscription fee, it provides “exclusive access to premium features,” including the ability to edit tweets.
After Musk asked his tens of millions of Twitter followers whether they wanted an edit button in April, the feature to edit tweets was also made accessible earlier this month. Yes votes totaled almost 70%.
According to a separate Verge article on Sunday citing staff members with knowledge of the situation, Musk has also asked that logged-out users accessing Twitter’s website be diverted to the Explore tab, which displays trending tweets.
Just days after taking control of one of the most significant social media platforms in the world, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday that Twitter would change its user verification procedure.Musk stated in a tweet that “the entire authentication procedure is now being redesigned” without providing any other information.
According to two persons with knowledge of the situation, technology newsletter Platformer revealed on Sunday that Twitter is thinking about charging for the coveted blue check mark confirming the identity of the account holder.If the initiative is approved, users would have to pay $4.99 per month for Twitter Blue in order to keep their “verified” badges.
When he proposed to Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan stipulated one thing: “Don’t want a wife who will work 9-5.”
Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan have been wed for 49 years. The couple has three grandchildren: Navya Naveli, Agastya, and Aaradhya, in addition to their two children, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan. With the help of her mother Shweta Bachchan Nanda and grandma Navya Naveli Nanda, they co-host a podcast titled What The Hell Navya. They talk about their personal lives, forbidden subjects, social media, and many other things. In a recent conversation, Navya expressed her interest in Amitabh’s method of approaching Jaya.
Jaya Bachchan disclosed: “While I was filming in Calcutta, we made the decision to take a vacation if one of our movies became successful. Zanjeer. The film was well-liked. There’s an issue, Nana (grandpa) called while I was filming a movie in Calcutta. Because my work would have decreased by then, we agreed to get married in October. I definitely don’t want a bride who will work from 9 to 5,” he declared. You must work, therefore please do so—just not every day. You select your projects and associate with the appropriate individuals.”
I responded okay, she continued. Then he called me and said, “My parents are saying you can’t go on vacation with Jaya; if you want to vacation with her, you must marry her.” What do you think, he asked. We were going to get married in October, so it’s good; we’ll do it in June.
It was a “quiet wedding,” according to Jaya Bachchan, between her and Amitabh at her grandmother’s house in Mumbai. She continued, “But you will have to speak to my parents, I added. He spoke with my father over the phone.
My father didn’t want me to get married, therefore he wasn’t very thrilled. There were three of us. “I have not brought you into this world merely to educate yourself, get married, establish yourself, and have children,” he declared. I want each and every one of you to take action. My father was that. My father responded, “That’s fine,” after he had spoken to him. We choose a small wedding. I want my living parents to attend because,”
In terms of her professional life, Jaya Bachchan will appear in Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani by Karan Johar. Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, and Shabana Azmi all appear in the movie.
KARACHI: As the rupee strengthened and investors wanted assurance that the political and economic unrest would ease or not, gold prices in Pakistan fell on Monday.The price of gold decreased by Rs 1,800 per tola and Rs 1,544 per 10 kilos to settle at Rs 150,000 and Rs 128,600, respectively, according to data supplied by the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA).
The price of the precious metal increased overall for the month of October by Rs4,500, or 3.09%, per tola.The gold market is likely to continue in a holding pattern until the ongoing political instability is resolved and economic clarity returns; this will require an unanticipated modest or large move to have an effect on markets.
Katrina Kaif, who plays Harley Quinn in the movie Phone Bhoot, transforms into the DC Comics villain for the eerie Halloween season.Kaif posted her incredible Instagram photos. She was dressed in a pink shirt and black striped shorts. Over the top, she wore a multicoloured fringe jacket. Layers of necklaces helped Katrina complete her ensemble.In addition, the Phone Bhoot actress dyed her ponytail red and blue while holding a baseball bat in her hands.
Previously, a large Halloween costume party was attended by a number of famous people, including Ananya Panday, Sara Ali Khan, Shanaya Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, and others. Ananya Panday donned a Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghum Poo costume. In the meantime, Janhvi Kapoor imitated Morticia Addams’ appearance from The Addams Family.The next horror-comedy movie Phone Bhoot, which stars Katrina Kaif, is getting ready for release. In the movie, she will take on the character of a ghost.
The former power bowler Shoaib Akhtar claimed on Sunday that Pakistan’s hopes of competing in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup were dashed by South Africa’s thrashing of the powerful India.
By losing to South Africa, India “marwa diya humein” (blew Pakistan’s prospects). But India shouldn’t be held accountable because we contributed to this by playing poorly, Akhtar stated on his YouTube channel as he analysed the crucial T20 World Cup issue.
“The neighbours’ expectations were disappointed. Pakistan’s prospects of advancing to the next round would have increased if India had eliminated South Africa.
Akhtar claimed he had previously stated that these pitches were difficult to play.And I turned out to be right. India came into contact with South Africa’s deadly pace onslaught. India let us down; had they played more carefully, it would have been a winning goal.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines is scheduled to fly over flood-affected areas on Monday to assess the damage after Tropical Storm Nalgae ploughed into the Southeast Asian nation over the weekend, killing at least 98 people.
According to the country’s disaster service, more than half of the fatalities were reported in the southern Bangsamoro autonomous region, frequently as a result of rain-induced landslides.
According to the agency, 63 people were listed as missing and 69 people suffered injuries.According to a bulletin, the Bangsamoro region was responsible for 53 deaths and 22 unaccounted-for deaths.
Pervez Khattak, the senior leader of the PTI, denied on Monday that the party and its leaders had approached the government for discussions after prominent members of the ruling alliance made the assertion.
Last week, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and party leaders Khattak and Fawad Chaudhry asked the government to hold talks regarding two specific issues — election dates and the choice of the army chief. This was according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.
The former chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stated to press in Peshawar that “no meeting has been conducted with the government for negotiations and no backdoor conversations are taking place.”
Airborne methane plumes that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions can be identified using instruments mounted on the International Space Station to study Earth’s atmospheric dust.
In order to analyse mineral dust in Earth’s atmosphere, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source InvesTigation (EMIT… seriously?) mission was deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) in July. The equipment can also detect methane emissions, which American space scientists discovered. Since then, they have been able to locate 50 “super emitters” worldwide, which are typically businesses that produce garbage, burn fossil fuels, or operate in the agricultural or waste management industries.
At a news conference this week, Robert Green, the lead investigator of EMIT at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), explained that it turns out methane also has a spectral signature in the same wavelength range as the sensor.
NASA maps 50 Earth methane “super-emitters” using data from the space station’s dust sensor.
According to NASA, methane is a potent greenhouse gas with the capacity to trap up to 80 times the heat of the similarly potent greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. However, methane evaporates in the atmosphere in roughly ten years, whereas carbon dioxide may remain there for tens to hundreds of years. Therefore, reducing methane emissions now could significantly aid in reducing near-term climate change.
NASA administrator Bill Nelson stated that controlling methane emissions is essential to preventing global warming. EMIT is demonstrating to be a crucial tool in our toolbox to measure this powerful greenhouse gas and stop it at the source.
The molecular composition of the atmosphere is ascertained by EMIT using an imaging spectrometer, which tracks changes in light reflections. Other NASA projects have utilised similar technology, such as the James Webb Space Telescope, which includes a spectrograph powerful enough to pick up carbon dioxide on an exoplanet.
When pointed at Earth, a spectrograph like EMIT can examine dust plumes, which NASA has claimed have the power to cool or warm the planet. EMIT is concentrating on identifying the arid regions of Earth that are rich in clay dust or iron dust, which have a propensity to trap or reject heat, respectively. NASA wants to find out more about how dust affects climate change using this information.
However, reports that indicate we are far from achieving our emissions reduction goals and that emissions are significantly growing make greenhouse gases a bit more of a pressing worry.
The EMIT methane project is being led by NASA research technician Andrew Thorpe, who claims that the methane plumes it has found are some of the largest ever seen. What we’ve discovered so quickly already surpasses our expectations, said Thorpe.
Examples of the huge clouds that NASA has found include 12 methane plumes in Turkmenistan that reach a distance of more than 20 miles (32km). Another plume, three miles (4.8 km) long, is released from a waste-processing facility in the south of Tehran, Iran.
A two-mile (3.2km) plume at the fringe of the Permian Basin oil field has been seen in the US, close to Carlsbad, New Mexico. The three locations collectively release about 77 metric tonnes of methane every hour. According to the International Energy Agency, methane emissions from the energy industry alone total over 135 million tonnes per year.
The US Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan, which would provide funds to cap old wells along with assistance to minimise pipe leaks, reduce emissions from beef and dairy cows, improve emissions monitoring, and repurpose old fossil fuel infrastructure for new use, was announced by the Biden administration in January.
According to the US government, the action plan’s goal of reducing worldwide methane emissions by 30% by 2030 will not be sufficient to fulfil the reduction requirements of most recent emissions predictions.
Nelson stated that the organisation wishes to assist in reducing methane emissions at their sources, but NASA made no mention of any of the organisations that may be to blame for the enormous plumes, even in New Mexico, where the US government has the authority to intervene.
Jungkook’s Busan concert center section is YouTube’s’most repeated’
The exhilarating live performance that Jungkook, a member of BTS, gave at the Yet to Come Busan concert on the tune Run BTS has gone viral across all social media platforms.
It was stated by Allkpop that the live performance of the BTS at the Yet to Come concert was released to the BTS official channel, and the portion of the video that focused on Jungkook in the middle became the most watched portion of the whole video.
The most popular segment of the video featuring Jungkook’s performance begins at 0:50 and lasts till 0:56 seconds.
On the other side, the Jungkook Run BTS fancam performance quickly became popular online following the concert and surpassed the two million view milestone. His admirers lauded his tremendously strong stage performance of dancing while he performed on stage.
On October 15, Busan hosted the Yet to Come concert. Live, BTS’s rendition of the tune “Run BTS” wowed ARMY during the event.
The forthcoming World Expo event that will be hosted in South Korea in 2030 was promoted in part by the Yet to Come Busan concert, which was conducted as part of the promotional efforts for the event.
City of Gardens Lahore is the most polluted city in the world
Lahore, known as the “city of gardens,” has reportedly risen to the top spot on the list of most polluted cities as a result of heavy pollution and fog.
The environment of Lahore is significantly impacted by pollution and haze, which may be damaging to residents’ health. Masks should be worn by individuals to prevent smog and pollution, according to experts. The Meteorological Department states that there is no likelihood of rain in the foreseeable future.
The temperature in Lahore will drop to a minimum of 18 degrees and a maximum of 32 degrees due to the city’s dry and cold climate. According to data on the amount of pollution in different areas of Lahore, Shahdara had a 461 percent pollution rate, Defense had a 427 percent pollution rate, Main Boulevard had a 416 percent pollution rate, and Johortown had a 410 percent pollution rate.
The city experienced a chilling breeze, with a recorded temperature of 29 degrees Celsius. Director of the Regional Meteorological Center Ch Muhammad Aslam told The Nation that the month of November is predicted to see an increase in pollution intensity.
The burning of rice crop residue in India and Pakistan is the main cause of Pakistan’s rising pollution, which is escalating significantly. According to the Meteorological Department’s forecast, there is very little likelihood of rain in November, he said.
Saudi shares drop due to unstable oil prices and dismal earnings
On Sunday, Saudi Arabian equities continued to decline as a result of bad business profits, erratic energy prices, and speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates the following week.
Despite suspending its involvement in a U.N. programme to securely transport grain from the conflict zone, ships brought grain into Ukrainian ports on Monday, signalling Moscow had refrained from reimposing an embargo that may have contributed to world hunger.
As Russia renewed its aerial attacks, air raid sirens sounded throughout Ukraine, and explosions in Kyiv sent black smoke into the sky. According to Ukrainian officials, an attack on the energy infrastructure resulted in the loss of power.
Despite Moscow’s withdrawal from the agreement, grain ships continue to sail as missiles are being fired at Ukraine
The military of Ukraine claimed to have intercepted 44 out of 50 Russian missiles. However, attacks on the capital’s pumping infrastructure left 80 percent of Kyiv without running water, according to authorities, who added that they intended to rapidly restore it. According to reports, there were two injuries in the Kyiv area.
Even then, it appeared that at least one disastrous situation had been averted for the time being with the restart of food exports from Ukrainian ports. After Russia declared on Saturday that it was halting its participation in the U.N.-backed programme that escorts cargo ships through the Black Sea, international diplomats had feared that Moscow would reimpose an embargo on Ukrainian grain.
“Military targets or hostages cannot ever be taken from civilian cargo ships. Food must be served, “The U.N. officer in charge of the program’s coordination, Amir Abdullah, tweeted.
Ukraine said shortly after that 12 ships had sailed. The 354,500 tonnes of grain they transported were the largest on a single day since the program’s inception, indicating that when exports were halted on Sunday, a backlog was being cleared.
However, it was unclear right away whether deliveries would be stopped again after Monday, especially whether insurers would permit other ships to set sail.
Russia’s missile attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, particularly power plants, during Monday’s morning rush hour were a repetition of a strategy it has used this month.
Dmytro Kuleba, Russia’s foreign minister, declared, “Russia fights people; it does not fight on the battlefield.” “Don’t call these strikes a’response,’ because Russia is still willing to kill Ukrainians and has the means to do so.
“Like millions of Ukrainians, our @USEmbassyKyiv team is once again taking shelter as Russia continues its callous and savage missile assaults on the people of Ukraine in an effort to leave the country freezing and dark as we approach winter,” tweeted Bridget Brink, the U.S. ambassador to Kyiv.
Russian forces have been attacking Ukrainian civil infrastructure for the past three weeks with high-priced long-range missiles and low-priced “suicide drones” of Iranian manufacture that fly at a target and explode.
Denys Shmyhal, the prime minister of Ukraine, reported that missile and drone strikes on 10 different regions of his country on Monday hit 18 objectives, most of which were energy facilities.
Moscow said that it was compelled to cancel the Black Sea grain transport agreement after Kiev was held responsible for explosions that on Saturday damaged Russian navy ships in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.
Although Ukraine claims that Russia’s navy is a legitimate military target, it has neither confirmed nor denied that it was behind the explosions that struck the Crimean base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Moscow claimed that a wave of air and sea drones was to blame for the explosions.
Russia was accused by the United States of using food as a weapon after it abruptly halted its involvement in the grain transportation programme over the weekend. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, claimed that Moscow was “blackmailing the globe with starvation.” Russia disputes that’s what it wants.
The pact was “barely viable,” according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, because Russia could no longer ensure the security of shipping. He omitted to indicate why the cargoes would no longer be safe and shied away from saying under what circumstances Moscow may rejoin the agreement.
However, the restart of grain imports from Ukraine on Monday signalled that Moscow was holding off on attempting to impose a fresh blockade.
Ukraine and Russia are both among the world’s largest exporters of food. For three months, the U.N.-backed deal has guaranteed Ukrainian exports can reach markets, lifting a Russian de facto blockade on Ukraine. The news that Moscow was pulling out of the deal had sent global wheat prices soaring by more than 5% on Monday morning.
The ships that sailed on Monday included one hired by the U.N. World Food Programme to bring 40,000 tonnes of grain to drought-hit Africa.
“Even if Russia behaves hesitantly because it didn’t receive the same benefits, we will continue decisively our efforts to serve humanity,” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who helped mediate the grain deal, said in a speech.
“It is clear that we are making an effort to send this wheat to nations that are in danger of becoming hungry. By working together through the cooperative mechanism we built in Istanbul, we helped alleviate a severe worldwide food crisis, “added he.
You’re probably already familiar with the arid, dusty appearance of Mars as it is today, but researchers have discovered evidence of a large ocean that likely covered hundreds of thousands of square kilometres on the surface of the red planet 3.5 billion years ago.
This proof takes the shape of distinct coastline topography that has been located in various satellite photographs of the Martian surface. A relief map can be created by taking these photos at slightly varied angles.
More than 6,500 kilometres (4,039 miles) of fluvial ridges that appear to have been carved out by rivers have been mapped, proving that they are most likely eroded river deltas or submarine-channel belts (channels carved out on the seafloor).
Recently found on Mars are the remains of a once-vast ocean
According to geoscientist Benjamin Cardenas of Pennsylvania State University, “the huge, innovative thing that we did in this article was think about Mars in terms of its stratigraphy and its sedimentary record.”
“On Earth, sediment that is accumulated through time allows us to trace the history of streams. The idea that sediment is transported by water and that you may assess changes on Earth by observing how sediment accumulates is known as stratigraphy. We’ve done that here, but here is Mars.”
The scientists used an examination of ridge thicknesses, angles, and placements to understand the study area—the topographical depression known as the Aeolis Dorsa region on Mars—using data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter gathered in 2007.
According to Cardenas, it appears likely that a substantial amount of change was occurring in this area of the earth all those years ago. The evidence of significant sea level rise and the swift transport of rocks by rivers and currents serve as proof of this. Currently, Aeolis Dorsa has Mars’s greatest concentration of fluvial ridges.
All of this is related to the look for life on Mars. Whether the conditions on the red planet have ever been favourable enough to support life is one of the most fundamental issues researchers are trying to answer about it.
The existence of an ocean this big indicates a stronger possibility for life, according to Cardenas, and this is one of the most important factors in this situation.
“It also reveals information on the development of the ancient climate. These results indicate that there must have been a time when the temperature was high enough and the atmosphere was dense enough to support this much liquid water at once.”
The Aeolis Dorsa region is just the beginning for the researchers.
Some of the same researchers, including Cardenas, utilised an acoustic imaging technique used to map ancient seafloors in the Gulf of Mexico to a model of how water may have degraded the surface of the moon in a different study published in Nature Geoscience.
Large areas of what may be fluvial ridges can be seen all across Mars, and the simulations performed by the team are very comparable to how the surface of the red planet is shaped, indicating that there was once a lot of water covering the planet.
Even though it’s difficult to see back through billions of years of time, there are more and more indications that water was previously abundant on Mars. Research is ongoing to determine what it might have led to and where that water is currently.
Cardenas asserts that if there had been tides on ancient Mars, they would have been present, gradually bringing in and taking away water. “This is the kind of environment where early Martian life could have developed.”
Dost Mazari was placed on a two-day physical remand
The two-day physical detention of Dost Muhammad Mazari, a former deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly, was permitted by a magistrate in Lahore. A day after being detained by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Mazari was brought before a judicial magistrate’s court.
The physical remand of Mazari was asked by ACE Punjab’s attorney at the hearing in order to finish the investigation. The Punjab Assembly member must appear in court on Tuesday, according to a directive from the court after it approved the remand. The former deputy speaker of the provincial house was detained by ACE Punjab on Saturday in connection with an alleged land encroachment case.
His cousin Shabab Mazari, who confirmed the arrest, claimed that the angry PTI MPA was detained as he was visiting his frail grandfather Balakh Sher Mazari at a private hospital. Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari, a PTI dissident member of the National Assembly, remarked to Geo News about the deputy speaker’s arrest:
“My father Balakh Sher Mazari has been ill for 15 days. Dost Muhammad Mazari stopped by my father’s hospital room. The MNA disclosed that ACE officers arrived at the hospital to detain Mazari without a warrant or first information report (FIR). Riaz Mazari stated that “Dost Mazari is being targeted out of political retaliation.”
In order to assist the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) in apprehending the former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed, the Punjab police have declined.
According to information, when FIA agents arrived in Rawalpindi to arrest the former interior minister, the police refused to lodge the case.
Around 200 FIA employees were reportedly aboard two buses, but they were forced to return without being arrested since police refused to assist them.
PUNJAB POLICE REFUSE TO SUPPORT FIA IN CAPTURING SHEIKH RASHEED
Earlier, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed and his brother Sheikh Sadeeq Ahmed were accepted the additional district and sessions judge’s application challenging the civil judge’s eviction decision for his Lal Haveli property.
The Rawalpindi court upheld Sheikh Rasheed’s argument and overturned the civil judge’s decision.
For a new hearing, the judge referred the case to the civil court.
Sheikh Rasheed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), was told earlier in the month by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to leave Lal Haveli within seven days.
Sheikh Rasheed and his brother, according to the ETPB’s ruling, have “illegally” inhabited seven homes, including Lal Haveli. Despite numerous opportunities, the APML CEO and his brother both declined to submit pertinent paperwork regarding the property.
Prior to the partition, Lal Haveli belonged to a Hindu woman, but once Sheikh Rasheed entered parliamentary politics in 1980, it was transformed into his political office.
Rasheed has previously received notices from ETPB; he stated that he had been served with eviction papers in October 2016.
Rasheed, according to the board’s regional administrator, received a notification for an occupied parcel of land next to the AML chief’s place of business.
Chinese businesses have been urged by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take advantage of Pakistan’s investment potential in the industrial, infrastructural, renewable energy, and digital economy sectors.
He claimed that Pakistan could operate as China’s manufacturing hub and an addition to its industrial and supply chain networks.
The PM exhorts Chinese businesses to take advantage of Pakistan’s investment prospects
The Prime Minister highlighted on making an optimal use of second Phase of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement and expanding industrial collaboration.
The two nations may advance their bilateral collaboration, according to the prime minister, to promote corporate farming, effective water use, the creation of hybrid seeds and high yield crops, and the establishment of cold storage networks.
According to Shehbaz Sharif, our overarching goal is to maximise the potential of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for the socioeconomic development of our nation, inclusive and sustainable growth, and the improvement of people’s standard of living. The safety and security of Chinese workers and projects in Pakistan remain our top priority, he added.
The Prime Minister stated that Pakistan looks forward to benefiting from China’s technological advances in early warning systems, creating robust infrastructure, and disaster management in response to the growing threat of climate change. He claimed that the knowledge-based economy has become the new engine for societal expansion. He said that we wanted to increase collaboration in cutting-edge and intelligent technologies including quantum computing, robotics, artificial intelligence, and big data.
According to Shehbaz Sharif, the demands of the twenty-first century call for a new paradigm to address both the opportunities and challenges that are arising, as well as to wean our area off of conflict and conflagration.
According to him, we aim to have cordial relations with our neighbours based on mutual respect and a spirit of cooperation. We also want to use diplomacy and dialogue to settle all unresolved conflicts, including the Kashmir dispute, in a peaceful manner in accordance with the UN charter and its resolutions.
According to him, Pakistan is committed to further strengthening its bilateral ties with China, to promoting regional connectivity and peace, and to taking their all-weather strategic partnership of cooperation to a new level of mutual trust and close cooperation.
The Prime Minister also urged enhancing cross-border cultural contacts and bringing citizens of the two nations together.
Rumors of Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani’s alleged romance have been circulating for a while now.
The wedding of Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani has been set for December 2022
In fact, the filmmaker asked Sidharth and Kiara questions about their relationship and upcoming wedding on the Karan Johar-hosted chat show Koffee with Karan.
While neither Sid nor Kiara made many revelations, the Thank God star did assert on the Koffee couch that he had manifested a wedding with Kiara. We’ll be the first to inform you that the couple’s wish has been granted, and their wedding is scheduled for December.
A reliable source in the business confirms the news and tells exclusively, “Yes, Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani have set a date for their wedding in December.
Although neither party is willing to discuss the upcoming wedding, both have begun planning for it. If you press the source for more information, they respond, “At the moment, both Sidharth and Kiara are keeping things under wraps, but it is anticipated that there will be a reception in Mumbai with members of the industry in attendance.
There is no doubt that Karan Johar, who expressed his disappointment at not receiving an invitation to certain “Bollywood shaadis,” will be on the guest list.Although the source claims that preparations for the wedding are in motion, there has been essentially no discussion of the impending union.
Given the publicity surrounding their relationship, it is understandable that Sid and Kiara would prefer to keep things quiet. When everything is prepared and the couple has done all of their preparations, they will make their wedding announcement in a formal manner. But until then, they don’t want to share any information,” the source continues.
The Legend of Maula Jatt dominates the world box office, according to a report
Following an updated roundup of box office data and receipts, The Legend of Maula Jatt has managed to reach yet another lifetime success milestone.
The Legend of Maula Jatt won significantly in the UK, with £42,296 on day 17, which is a record for a single day, and £984,684 overall, according to an updated report.
For individuals who have never used them, lifetime collections have increased to over £977,411.
Additionally, an overall study of the complete overseas gross data yields a figure of $4.22 million.
The entire split also includes $1.42 million in North America, $1.1 million in the UK, $1.09 million in the Gulf, and $326k in Australia.
This news comes shortly after it was revealed that around 100 additional screens had been added to the lineup “owing to tremendous fan demand.”
On October 13, 2022, The Legend of Maula Jatt premiered on television, starring Mahira Khan, Humaima Malick, Faris Shafi, and Gohar Rasheed.
A two-person inquiry committee that was formed to look into the murder of renowned journalist and former ARY News anchor Arshad Sharif met with representatives from the Kenyan Crime Investigation Department (CID).
ARSHAD SHARIF MURDER: KENYAN CID MEETS THE INVESTIGATION TEAM
To learn more about their position about the murder of a senior Pakistani journalist in Nairobi, the team met with Kenyan CID officers.
The team also went to the location of the incident and looked over the car that the dead journalist was riding in when he was killed.
Previously, sources claimed that Waqar and Khurram Ahmed had been questioned by the investigative team over the murder of Arshad Sharif. A murdered journalist was staying with the Ahmed brothers in Kenya.
Sources claim that Arshad Sharif’s hosts in Kenya, Khurram and Waqar Ahmed, described the shooting event as a “misidentification.” Waqar Ahmed admitted to the investigation team that he invited Arshad Sharif at the request of a friend and ruled out Salman Iqbal, president and CEO of ARY Digital Network, as the source of the request.
In self-exile, the senior journalist and former ARY News anchor was assassinated on October 23 in Nairobi, Kenya.
After Arshad Sharif’s post-mortem and return to his home country, Kenyan police initially claimed that the veteran journalist was killed in a “mistaken identity” incident. However, several Kenyan news outlets have since questioned both the police’s actions and the circumstances surrounding Sharif’s death.
As winter approaches, officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in combating sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks, quickly closing venues and imposing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people.
Cases in mainland China surpassed 2,000 for the second day in a row on Sunday, putting pressure on the country’s contentious zero-COVID policy, which has hampered the economy and exasperated its citizens.
Guangdong province’s manufacturing capital, Guangzhou, has seen a rash of cases over the last week, forcing the closure of some districts. Haizhu’s 1.8 million residents, or roughly 10% of Guangzhou’s population, have been hit the hardest.
Total cases in Guangzhou increased to 1,110 from 402 the previous seven days, from October 24-30. The threat of a major lockdown would jolt the city and harken back to Shanghai’s nightmare two-month lockdown a few months ago.
Shanghai Disney Resort announced on Monday that the entire resort would be closed beginning October 31 due to COVID prevention measures in the city.
Lu Dongliang, secretary of the Datong Municipal Party Committee, returned from the party congress last week to assess the “dire situation in the city” of over one million people.
Datong, which recorded 288 cases between October 27 and October 30, has implemented stricter isolation and management of hotels, key industries, and its railway. According to local media reports, some city officials have been punished for lax enforcement of COVID rules.
A footbridge in the town of Morbi that spans the Machhu River collapsed on Sunday while it was crowded with tourists taking part in holiday celebrations, sending many into the river below.
“132 people have now died as a result of the bridge collapse tragedy. The top official, NK Muchhar, stated that the search and rescue efforts were still ongoing and warned that the death toll might go up. According to Muchhar, emergency teams from neighbouring regions and members of the armed forces were dispatched to assist with rescue efforts and track down the missing.
More than 400 people, according to the authorities, were on and around the colonial-era suspension bridge when it collapsed. The Chhath Puja and Diwali vacations have brought a large number of tourists to the bridge.
A five-person committee was selected to look into the catastrophe.
“It was upsetting when a mom inquired if I had saved her kid and showed me a picture of her. I was unable to inform her that her daughter had passed away.
The bridge was “jam-packed,” according to Supran, another witness who spoke to local media.
“The wires broke, and the bridge collapsed in an instant. People fell into the river and on top of one other, he claimed.
Another Morbi resident, Ranjanbhai Patel, spoke to the local media about the challenges he and others experienced when trying to rescue people and get them to safety.
“We rescued those who could swim to land. We were unable to save most of the people since they had fallen into the river, he claimed.
