MELBOURNE: On Sunday at the MCG, England, led by Jos Buttler, avenged their loss to Pakistan in 1992 by defeating Pakistan by five wickets to win the ICC World T20 championship.
Earlier, Pakistan put together 137/8 at the storied Melbourne Cricket Ground after being called into bat by England captain Jos Buttler. Seamer Sam Curran (3/12) and spinner Adil Rashid (2/22) were nearly unplayable.
In Melbourne’s cloudy weather, Buttler had no qualms about choosing to have Pakistan bat first. The choice quickly paid off as Curran secured the crucial wicket of Mohammad Rizwan for 14.
Nasa plans to launch a rocket to the moon next week in an effort to finally land humans there after a gap of 50 years.
This month marks the 50th anniversary of mission management at the US space agency Nasa giving the final approval for what would become humanity’s most recent voyage to the moon. Few anticipated at the time that it would be more than half a century before Nasa was ready to return, even Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan, who believed as he went back into the lunar module in December 1972 that men would return “not too long into the future.”
Artemis 1, the most powerful rocket ship in history, will attempt to close that decades-long gap four minutes after midnight Wednesday, despite late technical difficulties and Florida’s weather gods.
The Orion capsule will not carry humans on its 25-day, 1.3 million-mile journey to and from the moon, but its success will open the way for a crewed landing effort within four years. Artemis 3, scheduled for 2025 but likely pushed back a year, will add a woman’s name to the only 12 moonwalkers in history, all men from the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972.
“We’re going back to the moon after 50 years to stay, to learn to work, to create, to develop new technologies and new systems and new spacecraft in order to go to Mars,” Nasa administrator Bill Nelson said in an interview with Newsweek earlier this year, explaining the purpose of the Artemis program.
“This is a historic turning point.”
After a series of delays during the summer and early fall, the space agency is hoping that things will finally come together for Wednesday’s launch. Attempts in August and September were abandoned because engineers identified an engine cooling issue and were unable to repair an unrelated fuel leak.
The threat of Hurricane Ian caused the space agency to roll the massive $4.1 billion Space Launch System (SLS) rocket back to the safety of the hangar, putting an end to hopes of an early October launch.
In the midst of Hurricane Nicole’s 100mph wind gusts, some questioned Nasa’s decision to leave Artemis exposed on its Cape Canaveral, Florida, launchpad.
This storm caused a two-day delay until Wednesday, as well as a thorough post-hurricane inspection by engineers at the Kennedy Space Center before it was declared fit to fly.
“If we didn’t design it to be out there in harsh weather, we picked the wrong launch site,” Jim Free, Nasa’s associate administrator for exploration systems development, said at a press conference on Friday.
Delays, according to Nelson, a former space shuttle astronaut, are “part of the space business.”
“We’ll go as soon as it’s ready.” We don’t take off until that time, especially not on a test flight. “We’ll make sure it’s right before we put four humans up there,” he said following the September scrub.
These humans will be aboard Artemis 2, a 10-day interim mission scheduled for May 2024 that will take astronauts beyond the moon without landing to test new life-support systems and equipment designed for long-duration spaceflights.
Artemis 1’s “crew” includes sensor-rigged mannequins Helga, Zohar, and Moonkin Campos, who will measure radiation levels, as well as a soft toy Snoopy and Shaun the Sheep as gravity detectors.
“We’ll never get to Artemis 2 if Artemis 1 fails,” Free explained.
Nasa’s reasons for wanting to return to the lunar surface have evolved as technology has. The agency is looking beyond the Apollo era’s brief exploration visits to establish a long-term human presence, including the construction of a lunar base camp, as the foundation for crewed missions to Mars by the mid-2030s.
Nasa’s stated goals for the “Artemis generation” include scientific discovery, economic benefits, building a global alliance, and inspiring a new generation of explorers.
The Artemis program is part of Nasa’s Moon to Mars vision, which includes bringing in international and commercial partners to deep space exploration, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and heavy lift Starship rocket, which could be ready for its first orbital test flight as soon as next month.
The goal to maintain the US ahead of Russia, and especially China, in the next phase of human spaceflight, is unspoken.
Analysts, including Nasa’s own inspector general, believe the $93 billion price tag for the Artemis program, which includes $4.1 billion for each of the first launches, is unsustainable. They point out that it is already billions of dollars over budget and years late.
However, other analysts believe that the moon to Mars initiative will be fully funded even if Republicans grab the House and the nation’s purse strings from Democrats after the final November election results are in.
“The support coalition is bipartisan and much more tied to constituent interest.” “There is political support,” said John Logsdon, founder of George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute.
“[But] so many things must happen before the first Mars landing mission is feasible that all you can say is, yes, we will send humans to Mars if everything goes as planned.”
According to a royal analyst, Prince Harry and Meghan “would not be welcome in the UK either.”
Regarding Prince Harry and his bride Meghna Markle, royal expert Angela Levin said, “I don’t think they would be welcome in this country either.”
Harry: A Biography of a Prince author Levin claims that after Meghna Markle and Prince Harry decided to stand down from being Senior Royals, they have begun to appear “desperate” for power or influence.
After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry’s grandmother and the family’s longest-reigning monarch, in September, the divisions within the family were apparent.
Prince Harry, whose autobiography Spare was published in January and has been offered at steep prices. Even during the pre-order phase, the book has maintained the top spot on Amazon.
Another dengue death was reported in Peshawar, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease to 18.
The dengue patient who passed away was a Peshawar resident, according to a Health Ministry official. He revealed that the total number of dengue cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reached 20,940 after 136 new cases were registered.
He stated that the number of dengue patients in the provincial capital of Pew rose to 8,833 due to the addition of 84 new cases.
New dengue cases have been reported in the numbers of 16 in Mardan, 19 in Bannu, and 16 in Swabi, according to the official.
According to him, in the past day, six people with dengue have been admitted to hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 45 people are receiving treatment for dengue at the moment.
World Cup of U19 Men’s Cricket to be held in Sri Lanka in 2024
The ICC Board has announced the locations for the U19 Men’s Cricket WorldCup from 2024 to 2027, and Sri Lanka will play host to the tournament in 2024.
After receiving approval from the ICC Board, the years 2024–2027 will see a total of eight different countries holding ICC U19 tournaments. These countries include Zimbabwe and Namibia, Malaysia and Thailand, and Bangladesh and Nepal.
Sri Lanka will play host to the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket WC in 2024, and Zimbabwe and Namibia will do the same for the 2026 tournament.
Malaysia and Thailand will host the ICC U19 Women’s T20 WC in 2025, and Bangladesh and Nepal will do the same in 2027.
Methods of Making It to the Cricket World Cup Ten teams have been confirmed to qualify automatically for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, which will feature a total of 14 teams.
Hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe, both Full Members, will be joined by the following eight nations in the ICC MRF Tyres ODI Rankings on a date to be determined. The ICC CWC Global Qualifier series will determine the final four teams that will advance to the tournament proper.
In addition, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 qualification process was given the green light.
The top three teams from each of the four groups at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, the host country of Bangladesh (if not in the top three of Group 1), and the next seven highest-ranked teams on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Rankings as of February 27, 2023, will qualify automatically for the tournament. This 10-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier will determine the final two teams.
Martin Snedden presided over a Board group that oversaw the bidding process to determine which countries will host each event.
The ICC Board agreed with the suggestions made by the committee after it and ICC management had carefully examined each proposal.
PM Shahbaz return to Pakistan from his trip to London
PM Shehbaz Sharif will fly back to Islamabad from London on Sunday.
Specifically, it is important to note that the Prime Minister flew to London a few days ago and was meant to return to Pakistan on Friday, but instead stayed an extra day.
Prime Minister Shehbaz developed a little fever before heading for the airport, so his family urged him to stay in bed.
At 6 o’clock tonight, the Prime Minister’s jet will take off from London for Pakistan (Sunday).
Pakistan’s visit by the Saudi crown prince has been postponed
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s highly anticipated trip to Pakistan has been postponed, the Foreign Office announced on Saturday. No explanation was given.
“A new date has been set for the visit. The two parties will jointly decide on new dates “Mumtaz Zahra, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office, informed The Express Tribune. She refused to give any more information.
The Saudi de facto ruler was scheduled to visit Islamabad on November 21; it was his first trip there in more than four years, and Pakistan hoped it would result in the announcement of another financial rescue plan.
In addition, Salman postponed his trip to neighboring India and other Asian nations. He would now only go to Indonesia for the G20 summit.
Though no official explanation for the delay was provided, sources indicated that a number of factors, including the current political unpredictability and the appointment of a new army chief, may have played a significant role.
According to one person who was consulted by the Saudi authorities regarding the visit, Riyadh was unsure whether to proceed with the visit in light of the current political climate in the nation. The individual further stated that Pakistan’s lack of preparation was also to blame.
Other sources could not exclude the possibility that the selection of the army chief was the primary cause of the delay. They believed that the army in Pakistan served as Saudi Arabia’s primary conduit. Therefore, it was inexplicable why the Saudi crown prince would travel just days before the new army chief was announced.
According to one insider, it’s probable that the Saudis had the notion that the current army leader might stay on when the visit was being organized. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa will retire on November 29, according to the military’s media wing, thus the Saudi government would have been forced to postpone the visit until the new army head assumes over.
As Pakistan anticipated yet another financial bailout from the kingdom, it saw the visit of the Saudi de facto ruler as crucial.
In order to deal with the declining foreign reserves, Pakistan was hoping to obtain a $13 billion financial bailout package from Saudi Arabia and China jointly.
According to finance minister Ishaq Dar, China promised to roll over a $7.3 billion loan and provide an additional $1.5 billion during the prime minister’s recent trip to Beijing.
IMF visit is postponed because of the cost of the flood
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the IMF have developed disagreements on the financial impact of the flood damages, which has significantly delayed the dispatch of an IMF mission to Islamabad for the next review of its loan program.
According to a finance ministry assessment, the main budget deficit in the current fiscal year could reach over Rs2.2 trillion without extra steps, sources told The Express Tribune. Both parties have been working to close the gap in light of this information.
A senior government official stated, “Although the figure is still speculative, our assessment has indicated that the primary budget deficit — the revenues after paying the interest cost — could be as high as 2.8% of the GDP or Rs2.2 trillion.”
The estimated amount is significantly higher than the primary budget surplus target of 0.2% of GDP that was set with the IMF in the pre-flood scenario.
The dilemma, according to the sources, is that the slippages are primarily due to non-flood factors.
They further stated that the floods’ impact on the budget was less than 0.2% of the GDP.
According to the sources, there was continued disagreement over how much of the $16 billion estimated reconstruction cost should be accounted for in the current fiscal year during a recent meeting with IMF Resident Representative Esther Perez.
According to Pakistan, the cost of reconstruction had no appreciable effect on the remaining time of the program, which expires in June. The IMF, however, rejected it.
Next week, Pakistan will provide the IMF with updated data that will help the international lender decide whether to schedule a mission to Islamabad this month or postpone it until December.
There are still $3 billion in unpaid IMF loan funds that can only be released until three reviews have been completed.
Aside from disagreements over the fiscal framework, Pakistan has struggled to comply with other IMF requirements, such as raising electricity tariffs.
According to the updated timeline agreed upon in June, the IMF was supposed to send a mission to Pakistan in October for the 9th review, paving the way for the delivery of a further tranche of around $1.2 billion on November 3.
But under the guise of things that can be resolved, the global lender is taking longer than expected.
“Pakistan has been requested by the IMF to assess how the floods have affected the economy and budget. The dates of the IMF mission’s arrival won’t be known until the ramifications are understood, according to Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha, the state minister of finance.
The dates of the visit were unclear, she continued because the investigation of the flood’s effects was still lacking.
The IMF remains engaged with the authorities under the current program to support their efforts to provide relief to the vulnerable population affected by the floods and advance reconstruction efforts while ensuring sustainable policies, the resident representative of the global lender said in a succinct statement last week.
However, when asked if a date was set in stone or not, she remained silent.
According to the sources, the primary budget deficit, which is now estimated to be around 2.8% of the GDP, has been causing slippages, which are the main problem.
They mentioned that the expected cost of budgeted debt payments was less than Rs4 trillion.
However, they said, the updated calculations suggested that the debt burden could increase to above Rs4.7 trillion.
The sources further indicated that the petroleum levy collections may fall short of the planned objective of Rs. 855 billion by at least Rs. 300 billion.
According to them, the combined effect of high debt servicing costs and low petroleum levy collection was roughly 1.3% of GDP.
Even though the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already demanded that additional taxes be imposed in the amount of Rs600 billion, the Federal Bureau of Revenue’s (FBR) collection could fall short of the annual target of Rs7.470 trillion.
Additionally, the government has offered an agricultural package and a subsidy of Rs100 billion, but only to exporters. The results of these initiatives are uncertain.
The situation at the finance ministry has become more complicated as a result.
The farmers desperately needed flood relief due to the devastation that the floods caused to their crops, and the ministry has been trying to include some of the cost of the agricultural package there.
Subsidizing exporters, who have been draining national resources for years without contributing much in return, is problematic.
According to the finance ministry’s estimate, exporters benefited to the tune of Rs536 billion from various forms of subsidies and cheap loans in the previous fiscal year.
For the current fiscal year, the central bank predicts a current account deficit of less than $10 billion—substantially less than the figure calculated by the World Bank.
According to the sources, the external financing requirements are another problem that the finance minister, Ishaq Dar, has been attempting to solve by making requests to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and China.
In February 2019, the United Arab Emirates must repay a debt of $2 billion. This week, the finance minister reportedly asked the UAE to extend the deal for another year.
Russia continues to dominate the international nuclear energy scene.
After a decade of declining investment, rich economies are rethinking nuclear power in the face of a global energy crisis and a race to decrease emissions.
Especially compelling is the need for European countries to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuels in order to deprive the Kremlin of resources for its invasion of Ukraine.
Nevertheless, due to Russia’s extensive involvement in the nuclear industry, even a switch to nuclear power may not erase a country’s need on the country for its energy needs.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there were 437 active reactors across the globe in 2021. This number does not include reactors that have been temporarily shut down. Some 42 reactors (or 10%) around the world use VVER technology developed by the Soviet Union. Other countries’ designs include the USA, Canada, Germany, and France. With 15 operational reactors, Ukraine has the largest VVER fleet outside of Russia, followed by the Czech Republic with 6 reactors utilizing the technology.
VVER is also used in 21 of the 52 reactors being constructed elsewhere in the world besides Russia. The top three are China (4), India (2), and Turkey (1), with other nations including Bangladesh (2), Egypt (2), and Iran (1) also adopting Russian technology.
According to World Nuclear Association analyst Jonathan Cobb, “the Russian reactor program itself was very active” over the past decade, when many of these projects’ contracts were signed, explaining why there are so many reactors planned in Russia being built at the moment.
Like taking a trip back in time to the ’70s and ’80s. Because Westinghouse was such a prominent builder in the United States, its technology eventually found its way into homes across the globe, he continued.
Tim Stone, chairman of the UK’s Nuclear Industry Association, stated that Russia was “very aggressively” marketing its technology. “What the Russian government has done is provide much more of a soup-to-nuts service for those nuclear programs [in other countries].”
In 2021, Russia was also the world’s seventh-largest uranium producer. Most nuclear power plants use enriched fuel, and Rosatom, which is owned by the Russian government, supplies around 40 percent of the world’s uranium enrichment capacity.
Chief Election Commissioner Justice (R) Abdul Rashid Sulehria stated on Saturday that the Election Commission is all set to hold free and fair local government elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on November 27 with strict security measures. He stated that the Election commission is all set to hold these elections.
In an interview with PTV, he said that all preparations for the elections have been finished to guarantee impartial local body polls that are aimed at moving the authority to the people at the grassroots level. He further stated that the advancement of AJK is closely associated with the elections for the local government.
Sulehria also said that he hoped the local elections would change the social, political, and economic structure of AJK for the better. He also said that all political parties should work together to make long-term policies that are in the public interest.
According to him, the Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has released the timetable for the next local bodies elections, which will take place after a gap of 31 years. Furthermore, the total number of voters who are registered is 29,50,000. In response to a query, he said that there are over 11,000 candidates running for local government positions in AJK, including a number of women.
In response to a second question regarding demands for teachers to take on election-related responsibilities, he made it abundantly clear that we respect teachers and that they have not made any such demands as of yet. He also stated that there has been no change made to the process of electing local government officials, and the elections will continue to follow the same format.
It has been reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been unwell and will not leave London till tomorrow. We may expect him back at home later today.
According to several sources, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif decided to extend his stay in London by one day. Just before they left the airport, he was running a light fever, and his family had urged him not to travel because of it.
The jet belonging to Shahbaz Sharif is scheduled to leave London at six o’clock this evening and go to Pakistan.
In a tweet, Shahbaz Sharif stated that his brother Nawaz Sharif “has been a pillar of strength in my life.” Nawaz Sharif “is not just my leader or elder brother,” Shahbaz Sharif wrote.
In reaction to a picture that showed Nawaz Sharif bidding goodbye to him and going to Pakistan, he replied by stating, “Nawaz Sharif’s approach to love is a source of confidence and direction for me.”
The Prime Minister inquired about Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah’s well-being and sent his best wishes to him over the phone.
KARACHI: It’s possible that a slowdown in economic activity will have an influence on the consumption of industrial gases and lower demand for them in large-scale production (LSM).
Due to industrial gas consumption in numerous businesses, Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) found that the sector’s margins were constant in the first half of the year. However, “the slowdown in the economy and reduced demand in the LSM” may affect profits. . Floods harmed 33 million individuals and disrupted economic operations, lowering FY23 growth to 2%. In FY22, the LSM sector gained 10.5%, increasing industrial gas consumption and income. Floods have altered everything, and LSM has shrunk by 0.4 percent YoY in the first two months of FY23. This may affect the LSM industry’s industrial gas consumption.
According to the findings of the research, the production capacity of the key companies was being increased by building up new plants. As a consequence, the sector’s borrowing has increased by 47 percent in the first half of CY22. This would result in an additional rise in the sector’s cost of borrowing money. The industry is only modestly leveraged, with a debt-to-equity ratio of around 50 percent, which is sustainable because of the robust sponsor backing the industry receives.
At the moment, every single part of the economy is suffering from a downturn, and the production of industrial gases would be no exception to this rule. According to the findings of the study, however, it is anticipated that the industry would have a resurgence in the medium term owing to its need in a number of key industries such as steel, cement, food, and research.
Since the LSM output has increased by 3.9 percent MoM from July to August FY23, this indicates that the economy has started moving towards recovery after the floods; however, the recovery is occurring at a very slow rate, and it will take some time for the level of business activity to return to what it was before the floods.
Even in the event that the economy experiences a downturn, the need for oxygen in the medical industry will not change. If the current economic crisis can be brought under control, it is anticipated that the industry as a whole will enjoy increased profitability over the course of time. Because of the expansion of the industries that make use of industrial gases, it is anticipated that the demand for industrial gases would stay relatively unchanged.
As a result of the fast expansion of industries such as research and technology, there is an increased need for gases such as argon and other rare gases (neon, krypton, and xenon). In order to maintain the quality of food that has been packed, it is common practice to employ inert gases, such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide, to remove oxygen and moisture. According to the findings of the research, there will be an increase in the need for nitrogen and carbon dioxide as people consume more food that is pre-packaged and canned.
In reference to the well-known term G.O.A.T, which stands for Greatest of All Time, billionaire Elon Musk’s supporters have constructed a massive aluminium monument with the body of a goat.The peculiar sculpture is 30 feet long and has a large Musk head on top of a goat body that is perched atop an aluminium rocket. The statue is worth $60,000 and has a 24k gold-plated thunder symbol on the goat’s neck.
The enormous piece of art was created by Canadian metal artists Kevin and Michelle Stone and was commissioned by the cryptocurrency company Elon GOAT Token ($EGT).On their official Twitter account, Elon Goat Token, they publish updates. The social media bio stated, “Elon GOAT Token ($EGT) created a Massive Monument for Elon because he’s Badass and we’re coming to Austin to give it to him on November 26.
The idea that hiring managers will save money by using computers to do jobs rather than employing several people to perform the same job is debunked by researchers from Brigham Young University.These rumours, according to scientists, are “greatly overstated,” and automation has not supplanted people.
Professor of sociology at BYU, Eric Dahlin, asserted that although robots are taking certain occupations away from people, the rate of job loss is far slower than many people believe. According to researchers, individuals frequently overestimate the speed and intensity of a robot takeover.
KARACHI: To maintain accountability and integrity, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has established a whistle-blower forum to help identify foreign currency businesses that are operating unlawfully in the nation.The general public is encouraged to report any unauthorised foreign exchange activity to SBP via the designated email address WhistleBlowing.FX@sbp.org.pk, according to a statement released today, the central bank said.
The email can be used to report any exchange companies that failed to provide a system-generated receipt for the currency exchange transaction.The public was advised by the central bank to report any unauthorised foreign exchange activity with caution and to provide facts as well as as much detail and information as possible so that the situation may be thoroughly investigated.
KARACHI: Stocks are predicted to remain stable as investors are reluctant to venture outside of the safety of the sidelines this next week due to political worries.At the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the KSE-100 index increased by 1,237 points, or 2.95%, to close at 43,093 points (PSX).
In its weekly market review, Arif Habib Ltd (AHL) predicted that the market would fluctuate next week because investors were generally perceived as being cautious given the political commotion in the nation.The market will profit from any good news resulting from the finance minister’s visit to the United Arab Emirates and the IMF’s ninth review, according to the brokerage.
This week’s market started off well since China ($9 billion) and Saudi Arabia ($4 billion) are set to provide the nation with $13 billion in finance.The momentum continued throughout the week as Mohammed bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, was scheduled to visit Pakistan on November 21 and was anticipated to announce a number of investment projects.
The crown prince, however, cancelled his trip to Pakistan on Saturday. The visit is being rescheduled, according to Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokeswoman for the foreign ministry.
The highly anticipated T20 World Cup final between Pakistan and England has been postponed, and the toss will now take place at 12:30 p.m. rather than 12:22 p.m.On Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the Babar Azam-led team will play England in the T20 World Cup championship match.
Due to a musical performance at the MCG following the toss, the toss has been moved eight minutes earlier. Additionally, a fireworks display is planned for after the winners are announced.The 2009 champions lost to India and Zimbabwe on the last ball to begin their tournament, but they recovered to advance to Sunday’s final against the English men.
MELBOURNE: If Melbourne‘s unpredictable weather permits, a confident England will try to prevent Pakistan from making a fairytale finish in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final and becoming the first country to hold both global white-ball championships.If the sides are unable to finish a game of at least 10 overs each side before the conclusion of the reserve day on Monday, heavy weather may derail the contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and even result in the teams being declared joint champions.
However, the weather should hold out long enough to produce a match between the two nations that competed at the MCG for the 50-over World Cup thirty years ago.
After rocky starts, both teams found their footing in the semi-finals, with England humiliating India by 10 wickets in Adelaide and Pakistan cruising to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in Sydney.Since being forced to the brink of elimination by Zimbabwe, Pakistan, the 2009 champions, have had a miraculous tournament. The Netherlands assisted them into the semi-finals by eliminating South Africa.
ISLAMABAD: On Saturday, a seven-member committee was established to conduct an investigation into the release of photos showing the body of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif, who was killed in Kenya last month.
Dr. Khalid Mehsud, the director of PIMS, will serve as the committee’s chairman. The group will also include the medical director, the chairman of the medical board, and all of the members of the medical board.
The committee will include Muhammad Sohail, the Cameraman Medical Board, PIMS Mohiuddin, and others (if any are required by the inquiry committee) and will conclude the investigation within 24 hours and submit the findings.
The Umbrella by rapper Fateh Singh and vocalist Bilal Saeed addresses the sensitive topic of body shaming, and the singer believes that music is the best medium for spreading positive messages.
When discussing the song, Bilal disclosed that he doesn’t think there is a universal standard of beauty and that body shaming is a very delicate subject. Nevertheless, he sought to convey the message through song.
He declared, “I have always thought that beauty is a personal affair. Furthermore, songs are the only medium that may persuade people to adopt strong messages like body acceptance and body shaming.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s (MDA) office in New York City announced on Friday that the United States had returned to Pakistan 192 stolen antiquities worth nearly $3.4 million. The investigation into the art dealer had begun after the dealer was revealed to be of Indian descent in the United States.
According to the release, 187 of the artifacts were seized from the art dealer known as Subhash Kapoor, making him one of the most prolific antiquities smugglers in the world.
Ayesha Ali, who serves as the Consul General of Pakistan in New York, and Thomas Acocella, who serves as an Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge for US Homeland Security Investigations, were present at the ceremony where the antiquities were handed back over to Pakistan. The ceremony took place at the Pakistan Consulate.
One of the works of art and artifacts was a Gandharan statue that depicted Maitreya, an enlightened version of the Buddha. The statue was stolen from Pakistan in the 1990s and smuggled into New York City.
When he was accused of smuggling and selling stolen artifacts, the MDA alleged that Kapoor had an art gallery in New York City called “Art of the Past” and a side company that specialized in selling antiquities from Southeast Asia. Both of these businesses were located in Southeast Asia.
It was reported that the artifacts had been plundered from a Neolithic archaeological site in Pakistan before being smuggled to New York.
According to the report, the employees of the art gallery hired a storage container and kept the items there until they were seized by US officials earlier this year.
Archaeologists in Pakistan made the discovery of the archaeological site at Mehrgarh in 1974; however, the site has since been subject to theft.
Fans are devastated by Akshay Kumar’s decision to leave Hera Phera 3 because he was one of the most recognisable characters in the movie. Kartik Aaryan will be portrayed in Hera Pheri 3 in place of Akshay.
When Akshay discussed the movie at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2022, he said, “Hera Pheri has become a part of me. I had fond recollections, like a lot of others. I regret that part 3 has not yet been produced after all these years. But as I stated, we must take things apart. I was given the chance to see the movie, but I didn’t like the writing.
I have to do what people want to see, he continued. That is why I changed my mind. I moved backward one step. It is a part of my journey and my life. I’m also quite disappointed that I can’t. However, I am not pleased with how the artistic endeavours have turned out.
According to family sources, Prime Minister Shahbaz had a fever just before he was to leave for the airport on Saturday, and his family recommended that he should not fly.
LONDON: According to family sources, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has decided to prolong his stay in London since the stress of his busy schedule has taken a toll on his health.
The Prime Minister, who had only just arrived in London after attending the COP27 summit in Egypt, was planning to go to Pakistan on Friday, but he has decided to delay his trip by one day.
According to sources close to the Sharif family, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif came down with a fever just before he was scheduled to leave for the airport on Saturday. His family urged him not to fly, so he decided to prolong his stay for a second time.
The younger Sharif is expected to remain in London for a further two days, according to sources close to the family.
It is important to note that when the Prime Minister of Pakistan was in London, he met on many occasions with the leader of the PML-N as well as his older brother, Nawaz Sharif. The politics of the nation as well as the selection of a new army leader were the primary topics of discussion during the discussions.
A court in the United Kingdom rejected Prime Minister Shahbaz’s plea for an extended delay in the defamation lawsuit involving the Daily Mail earlier on Friday. This is a significant defeat for PM Shahbaz.
According to British media, Justice Matthew Nicklin heard the case. It was also claimed that the court refused the petitioner, Prime Minister Shahbaz, extra time. This is because PM Shahbaz’s hands are busy with the long march that the PTI is conducting.
In their response to the court, the PM’s counsels said that the Prime Minister was now involved in professional tasks, and they asked that the Prime Minister be given more time to provide his responses. The court approved their request.
According to the accounts in the media, in response to this, Justice Nicklin said that “in his court, the prime minister and the common man are equal.”
If Prime Minister Shahbaz and his son-in-law Ali Imran do not answer to attorneys for the Daily Mail in court, they will be responsible for covering all of the defendant’s legal fees.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom sent a legal notice in 2019 to a British newspaper and the journalist who worked there, David Rose, for accusing the Prime Minister of misappropriating public monies.
“The article is gravely defamatory of PM Shahbaz, including false allegations that he misappropriated UK taxpayers’ money in the form of Department for International Development (DFID) aid intended for the victims of the devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. PM Shahbaz denies these allegations,” the legal document said.
After PM Shahbaz’s attorneys unilaterally appealed to the court to withdraw the stay motion in favor of the trial procedures continuing, Justice Nicklin decided in a London court that PM Shahbaz’s lawyers must deposit £30,000 by November 23.
Although this motion was submitted by PM Shahbaz’s attorneys at Carter-Ruck after he was exonerated in the money-laundering case by a court in Pakistan, the application for stay in the London High Court was lodged far earlier than that.
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud postponed his travel to Pakistan on Saturday.Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, a spokesperson for the Foreign Office, confirmed the visit’s rescheduling in a succinct statement released in this respect.
She stated that “the two sides will mutually finalise the new dates.”On a phone call between the two in September, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif summoned the crown prince.The Saudi crown prince’s trip to Pakistan would have been his first since the country’s new government took office in April of this year.
During the Saudi crown prince’s visit, Islamabad intended to get a $4.2 billion bailout package from Riyadh, according to diplomatic sources.The uncommon visit by the Saudi ruler was tentatively set for November 21.
Furthermore, it was anticipated that Saudi Arabia will make significant investments in Pakistan. Additionally, according to sources, a number of petroleum agreements between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were being prepared for signing during his excellency’s visit.
At Islamabad International Airport, members of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and the Airport Security Force (ASF) detained a guy who was carrying heroin capsules loaded with the drug in his stomach.
Islamabad International Airport
According to the information that has been gathered, the passenger hailing from the Kurram area of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) was traveling to Dubai with 113 heroin-filled pills in his stomach. At Islamabad International Airport, the ANF moved quickly and took possession of the capsules after the traveler was alerted to their presence.
According to the statement made by the ANF spokesman, a separate incident resulted in the seizure of 144 kg of marijuana from an Afghan citizen on the ring road in Peshawar.
A representative for the ANF said that the illegal substances were being trafficked into Punjab through Peshawar.
On a separate occasion, the Rangers and the ANF carried out an operation together in Karachi to apprehend a native of Bahawalpur in the province of Punjab.
The individual was transporting heroin, ice, and three kilos of illegal substances in his possession.
The putative smuggler has been charged with a crime by the ANF, and further inspection is still taking place.
President Dr. Arif Alvi has emphasized the need of fostering a culture of paying taxes in order to boost the economy of the nation.
During his speech on Saturday at the Governor’s House in Lahore, which was a seminar promoting awareness amongst taxpayers, he said that the collection of taxes is extremely crucial to the efficient operation of the government.
The president stated that a society cannot advance if women are not actively participating in its activities.
He said that action needs to be taken to address the issue of women being harassed.
According to the PTI party’s head, demonstrators from throughout the nation will hopefully congregate in Rawalpindi.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-(PTI) Insaf’s Haqeeqi Azadi March will continue today from Lala Musa to Jhang, according to party leader Musarrat Cheema.
Musarrat said that Lala Musa was the penultimate pit break before the march arrived in Islamabad and that a second procession would march from Jhang, led by PTI Secretary General Asad Umar.
She said that, in addition to the two major processions, caravans of party supporters from around the nation were making their way to the federal capital under the guidance of the party’s top officials.
“Everyone will reach Rawalpindi together, InShaAllah,” she concluded.
The PTI long march began on Thursday, a week after the assassination attempt on Imran Khan, which had previously halted the march. The march was divided into two sections. The first marched on from Wazirabad, the location of Imran’s assassination, and was headed by PTI Vice Chairperson Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The second demonstration, headed by Asad Umar, left Toba Tek Singh the next day.
Following his speech in Toba Tek Singh, Asad led the crowd to Gojra, where he was greeted outside Hamza Usman’s home.
Asad told a crowd in Gojra that “the march is now taking place throughout the country” and that Imran would “finally lead participants from all over the country from Rawalpindi to Islamabad”.
In his remarks, the PTI leader asked Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to be prepared to resign from the government with all of his supporters rather than continue to believe that torturing protesters is acceptable.
According to Asad, the protracted march would compel the country’s “imported” leadership to hold general elections, which Imran will win with a “majority of more than two-thirds.”
Other party leaders were present, including PTI leader Shahbaz Gill. Following the address, the marchers proceeded from Toba Tek Singh to Kamalia through Rajana and Pirmahal.
From Wazirabad, PTI Vice Chairperson Shah Mehmood Qureshi led the rally towards Gujrat, where party chief Imran Khan addressed the participants of the long march via video link. Gujrat was the final destination of the long march.
Sharif tweeted on India’s defeat to Pakistan by 10 wickets in the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup.
Babar Azam, captain of the Pakistani cricket team, revealed during a news conference that he had not seen Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s now-famous tweet comparing the scores 152 to 0 and 170 to 0. The T20 World Cup final is set for the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with Pakistan taking against England.
When asked if such social media postings tend to put more pressure on the side, one respondent said that they did.
“There is no pressure as such. But sorry to say, I didn’t see this tweet so I have no knowledge of it. But yes we just try to give our best against the opposition,” Babar told reporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, made what looked to be a jab at India following their defeat by England in the second semifinal on Thursday, which India suffered by a score of ten wickets.
Sharif tweeted, “So, this Sunday, it’s: 152/0 vs 170/0,” making reference to India’s loss of 10 wickets to Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup and the fact that England and Pakistan will now play each other in the final on Sunday. Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets.
Pakistan has returned to the stadium where the story of the trapped tigers was first told thirty years ago, and England is once again the team that stands in their way.
This improbable journey to the Twenty20 World Cup final has many parallels to Pakistan’s 1992 victory against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which gave Pakistan its first World Cup trophy in the 50-over format.
