Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discusses major political challenges during his meeting with Nawaz Sharif.
As reported by ISLAMABAD. PM Shehbaz Sharif met with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday in London.
Important political issues in Pakistan were reportedly discussed at the discussion. Maryam Nawaz, vice president of the PML-N, presided over the meeting alongside Hussain Nawaz, Hassan Nawaz, Salman Shehbaz, and other members of the Sharif family.
The general political climate in the country was another topic of discussion. An important position in the country was also discussed. According to reports from reliable sources, Nawaz Sharif has instructed the Prime Minister to get input from the coalition parties before making any moves.
Additional information has indicated that today will see the continuation of PML-N leadership consultations (Thursday). Prime Minister Theresa May and Nawaz Sharif are likely to meet again.
Sharm El Sheikh: Senator Sherry Rehman, the minister for climate change, emphasised to the world on Wednesday that delaying climate justice for the most vulnerable is equivalent to giving them the death penalty.
As part of the United Nations COP27, the minister is currently in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on an official visit. There, she is attending the Climate Implementation Summit.
The minister remarked at the Pakistan Pavilion at COP27 that there was a race against time for people to adapt to the climate issue. Those with more resources would do so sooner than others, who would wait longer.
LAHORE: Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, presided over a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday when it was urged that the assembly be dissolved for early elections in order to allow for immediate elections in all four provinces.
In the conference, it was decided that PTI parliamentarians from all across the nation will apply to the top court to record a first information report of the Wazirabad attempt on Imran Khan’s life.
The gathering covered significant topics like the next stage of the Haqiqi Azadi March and the general political climate of the nation.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Armed with rocket launchers and grenades, militants stormed the Zaghzai police station in South Waziristan’s Barmal area on Wednesday, killing two officers and injuring another two.
According to information, unidentified gunmen attacked the Zaghzai police station in the South Waziristan region of Barmal during the dead of night, killing two police officers and wounded two others.
The assailants set fire to the police vehicle, and the gunmen also stole a vehicle along with government weaponry before leaving, according to police sources. The martyrs also reportedly include Hameedullah and Farmanullah.
After defeating New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final on Wednesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan remarked that the national team has come together and will give it their all.
After a stunning bowling performance and a world-class batting performance from opening pair Rizwan and Babar Azam, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by seven wickets.
20 World Cup: After securing the final position, Rizwan declared, “We are one and will give it our all.”
In order to lead Pakistan to a victory over the Black Caps, the wicketkeeper-batter scored 57 runs off 43 balls while the captain of Pakistan scored 53 runs off 42 balls.
After the victory, Rizwan thanked the team’s management, including head coach Saqlain Mushtaq, for believing in the players on Twitter.
“”It’s not us; all of this is due to Allah Almighty,” says the proverb. I’m appreciative of Saqlain bhai and our entire management’s faith in us. We are one and will give it our best, in sha Allah [if Allah Almighty wills], Alhumdulillah [Thanks to Allah Almighty]. Special appreciation to all the supporters and lovers. Keep us in mind as you pray (dua), “Rizwan composed.
Babar and Rizwan both struck fifty to surpass four batting partners and set a new T20 World Cup record for most fifty-plus partnerships.
The batsmen scored nine 100-run partnerships in T20Is thanks to a 105-run first-wicket stand they put together off 76 balls.
On Sunday, October 13, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Men in Green will compete in the T20 World Cup championship match against either England or India.
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) finance programme called BRACE (Building Resilience with Active Countercyclical Expenditures Program) seeks to mitigate the social effects of economic crisis.The money would support the central bank’s foreign exchange holdings, which as of October 28 were valued at $8,912.9 million and could cover one month’s worth of imports.
The government needs the reserves in the current scenario since it has to import food as a result of the catastrophic floods that destroyed the agricultural harvests and caused damages worth over $30 billion.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) also granted $1.5 billion in financing in October to assist Pakistan in providing social protection, fostering food security, and assisting employment for its citizens despite disastrous floods and interruptions to the world’s supply chains.
The government’s $2.3 billion countercyclical development spending programme, which is intended to lessen the effects of external shocks like the Russian invasion of Ukraine, will benefit from the loan, which was provided under ADB’s BRACE programme.
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta Platforms, reportedly informed hundreds of executives on Tuesday that the company will start terminating staff on Wednesday morning.
According to the story, which also cited people familiar with the situation, Zuckerberg appeared dejected during the meeting on Tuesday and claimed responsibility for the firm’s errors and that his overconfidence in the company’s expansion had resulted in overstaffing.
According to the article, he spoke of sweeping cuts and particularly listed the hiring and business teams as being among those facing layoffs. It further stated that an internal announcement of the company’s layoff plans is anticipated for Wednesday around 6 am Eastern time.
When Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, and Mithun Chakraborty collaborate on an action comedy, it’s if the 1990s all over again.
Sunny Deol and Jackie Shroff, who are recognised for their classic commercial Bollywood flicks, are currently only appearing in a small number of projects. In contrast to the latter, who most recently appeared in PhoneBhoot as the antagonist, Sunny Deol’s most recent appearance was in Chup – Revenge of an Artist, in which he portrayed a police officer. Sanjay Dutt, who gave one of the year’s biggest blockbusters with KGF Chapter 2, was present with them.
In the Shamshera movie, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor, the actor also played an antagonist. These three 90s icons are reportedly planning to work together in a single movie, which would also star veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty.
It’s interesting to note that earlier today, a social media post revealed the four stars’ first appearance. Sanjay Dutt’s appearance in this photo reminded us of him from his 2000 flicks Kaante and Plan, while Jackie was wearing his well-known 90s outfit, which included a little scarf tied around his neck.
Mithun Chakraborty was spotted in a salt-and-pepper style, while Sunny had a beard and lengthy hair. Although the movie’s name is a secret, its creators confirmed that it will be an action comedy.
Vivek Chauhan, who will be making his Bollywood directing debut with this movie, will helm it. Vivek has previously served as an assistant for movies and television shows, including Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Ahmed Khan and Shaira Ahmed Khan will produce the movie in collaboration with Zee Studios.
Although it will be exciting to see the four well-known actors work together on a big screen, they have already collaborated on a number of projects.
One of the biggest box office successes of their careers, the Subhash Ghai movie Khalnayak, which starred Madhuri Dixit as the lead actress, featured Jackie Shroff and Sanjay Dutt together. Alongside Sunny Deol, Jackie has appeared in movies like Border, Tridev, and Dushmani, among others. Yodha, Kshatriya, and Krodh are just a few of the movies that Sanjay Dutt and Sunny Deol have worked on together. Among other movies, Sanjay Dutt and Mithun Chakraborty have appeared in Luck and Ilaaka.
SYDNEY: The nation is in awe of Pakistan’s incredible journey to the T20 World Cup finals, and celebrations were seen at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.The Babar Azam-led Green Shirts team won the semi-finals by seven wickets, and the stadium was packed with Green Shirt supporters celebrating their team’s success.
Following Pakistan’s victory, some of the best visual moments where emotions, happiness, and exhilaration are all visible at once are shown here.
In an Instagram Live interview with Indian journalist Faridoon Shaharyar, Humaima, who plays Daro Nattni in Bilal Lashari’s remake of the 1979 cult classic Maula Jatt, said that her director gave her the following two instructions: “(A) Do not watch the original Maula Jatt. and (b) use Eva Green’s persona from 300: Rise of an Empire as inspiration.
In “Maula Jatt,” Daro loves Noori just as much as I do, said Humaima Malick of Feroze.
She continued by expressing gratitude to Shaan Shahid, a seasoned actor-director, and Lashari for helping her perform by giving her advice on how to maintain a sensual outlook while displaying some hypermasculine emotions like fury, pride, and hatred. “
Humaima, not Fawad Khan, preferred flirting with the camera, which was another intriguing Daro finding. “I was flirting with the camera more than the guy. Regarding her sequences with Maula in the movie, she noted that Daro had to embrace herself unconditionally.
She acknowledged that the scenes were electrifying to see, though, and gave Fawad the credit for helping to make it happen. Daro romanticises her brother. The most resilient person in her life is him. He preserved her and made her live like a princess among a tribe of men who were hostile to her.
As a result, when she first meets Maula, she examines him from head to toe and falls in love with him the moment he has the courage to tell her about Makha’s (Gohar Rasheed) murder.
Fawad is the type of character that works so hard for everyone to shine in the moment, she continued. He is what I refer to as Pakistan’s Aamir Khan. Fawad would contact me at the end of each day of the shoot to compliment me on how well I did. That truly meant a lot to me.
Humaima acknowledged that it was challenging to avoid appearing “vulgar” or “weak” in situations given the conflicting feelings she had to portray on screen. We performed this scene with the wooden Mashal lights in a vault, a teh khana, in one of the mediaeval forts in Lahore since the dialogues were challenging.
It was smokey, and the fight scene was challenging since I had to convey lust and desire in addition to being bright and sensuous. As a guy, I had to woo Maula. Daro recently wore the turban; she is strong and courageous enough to court Maula.
When asked what made TLOMJ such a smashing hit, Humaima credited director Bilal’s vision and writer Nasir Adeeb’s faith in and dedication to the project. It is a very difficult job to hand over that badge of honour to someone else to carry forward with a completely different outlook if someone has made Mughal-e-Azam. The original language of the movie was English.
In order to get the dialogues translated into Punjabi, Bilal first composed them in English after receiving the script from Nasir Adeeb sahab. They didn’t find a middle ground. It took Nasir Sahab a long time to transition from Bilal’s interpretation of Maula Jatt to his traditional Punjabi legend style. And I’m pleased with Bilal for honouring his commitments and compromises.
There seems to be no way to talk to Humaima about her old Emraan Hashmi movie without doing so. “I’m not sorry or embarrassed about that. We shouldn’t have any restrictions, I’m an artist, she proclaimed.
“I must, however, apologise to my country for not anticipating their response. Strong, independent women are misunderstood in Pakistan. I believe that through working together, we have erased 90% of Emraan’s sins. Even if I share a photo from my Umrah, someone will comment on it on him.
Faridoon mentioned how close she is to her brother Feroze Khan as she transitioned from her career to personal life. She said with a smile, “Woh meri jaan hai (he is my life). If I were a heart, he would be my heartbeat; alternatively, if I were zameen, I would be my asmaan ( and if I am the land, he is my sky). Feroze loves me just as much as I love him, and there are no conditions or restrictions in our relationship.
She made similarities using her movie, “I love Feroze, and he loves me in the same manner as Daro loved Noori and Noori loved Daro. We adore each other so much.”
She recalled an incident to illustrate the extent her brother went to make her happy. Feroze gave her a handwritten letter from Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan on her birthday, she said. “My brother gave me a handwritten letter by Amitabh Bachchan with his image and signature for my birthday. It is the cutest thing and is framed in my office. He hailed me fortunate and addressed me as “Humaima sahiba.”
She stated what the letter said, describing how he encouraged her to keep working hard as she does and even expressed his appreciation for the preliminary work she had completed. That is how much he loves me, and I love him just as much, if not more, she said.
Humayun Saeed had a good time interacting with the other cast members at the season 5 premiere of The Crown.Saeed posted a series of images on his Instagram account showing him interacting amicably with the majority of The Crown cast members.
“Truly a tremendous pleasure to interact with my co-actors and crew at the premiere in London last night,” the photographs’ description stated. Netflix now has The Crown season 5 accessible for viewing!At the premiere, Humayun wore a black tuxedo and a simple white shirt and looked quite sharp.
Television channels in India are required by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to air public service or national interest programming for 30 minutes each day.The ministry’s most recent uplinking and downloading regulations noted that television stations other than sports and wildlife will be required to air such information in the benefit of the country.
According to India Today, the ministry also exempted international channels from the requirement.Apurva Chandra, secretary of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, told the media outlet that they would talk more about the issue with interested parties.The official was cited as stating, “We will produce a circular on this shortly… But before that, we will meet and discuss with all the stakeholders.”
The use of sound rather than light in astronomy is removing obstacles to participation and bringing new insights into the universe.
For seeing astronomers, the Universe is rich with visual marvels. From gleaming planets to glittering galaxies, the universe is breathtakingly gorgeous. However, persons who are blind or visually challenged are unable to join in this experience. Consequently, astronomers have developed alternate methods of communicating scientific knowledge, such as utilizing 3D printing to depict exploding stars and sound to illustrate the collision of neutron stars.
The latest in a series of publications on the use of sonification in astronomy will be published in the journal Nature Astronomy on Friday. Sonification is the process of converting data (especially research data) into digital audio files that may be heard as well as read and viewed. The researchers highlighted in Nature Astronomy demonstrate how sound representations might aid scientists in identifying patterns or signals in vast astronomical data sets.
The study illustrates that efforts to increase inclusion and accessibility may have far-reaching consequences. This is true not just in astronomy, but also in other domains where discoveries would not have been discovered otherwise. Researchers and publishers must take notice and encourage multidisciplinary activities that are both creative and inclusive.
Astronomers have been making important discoveries for decades by both looking at and listening to data. Karl Jansky, a physicist at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey, tracked radio static to the center of the Milky Way in the early 1930s. This led to the discovery of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Galaxy and the birth of radio astronomy. Wanda Daz-Merced, a blind astronomer at the European Gravitational Observatory in Cascina, Italy, has used sonification in many groundbreaking projects, such as studying plasma patterns in the upper atmosphere of Earth.
Sonification initiatives increased a decade ago, attracting experts from several fields. Take Cambridge, Massachusetts-based data-visualization specialist, and scientific communicator Kimberly Arcand. Arcand started writing and lecturing on NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory discovery. She then focused on touch, constructing 3D-printed sculptures of the “leftovers” of burst stars to explain their physics. In early 2020, the pandemic prevented her from using a 3D printer, so she switched to sonification.
NASA tweeted about the Perseus galaxy cluster’s black hole sound in August, and the accompanying audio has been played over 17 million times. Arcand and colleagues translated some of the initial James Webb Space Telescope photos into music in the same month. They mapped light intensity and colors in the headline-grabbing photos into audio with the help of blind and visually impaired persons.
These maps are based on precise technical information. For example, in the sonification of an image of gas and dust in a far-off nebula, strong light towards the top of the picture is represented by loud high-frequency sounds, whereas bright light in the center of the image is represented by loud lower-frequency noises. The sonification of a black hole converts information about sound waves traveling across space, which are produced when a black hole collides with the heated gas around it, into audible frequencies.
Other scientists have tried data sonification. Biophysicists teach protein folding using it. Protein characteristics are matched to loudness and pitch to create an audio depiction of the intricate folding process. Brain scans may help neuroscientists diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers in Alaska assigned musical instruments to different tree species to represent climate change-induced ecological shifts.
Long-term evaluations must assess what such methods can give that others cannot. Despite the technical correctness of particular initiatives, the Nature Astronomy series notes that there are no uniform criteria for sonifying scientific data and little published research on its efficacy.
Funding would help. The multidisciplinary nature of alternative data representation research makes it difficult to get consistent financing. Scientists typically cooperate alongside musicians or sound engineers.
Díaz-Merced and Arcand will address sonification in space sciences at the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs on November 17. This promotes sonification as a research tool and astronomy participation tool. Time to fully support their initiatives.
After PTI Chairman Imran Khan accidentally thanked his assistant Babar Awan for Pakistan’s T20 World Cup victory over New Zealand, which saw the Men in Green advance to the tournament’s final, Twitterati had a field day.Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s hitherto ineffective opening pair, decided to turn things around against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup semifinal on Thursday. They combined for a century stand to advance the 2009 champions to the championship game.
However, Khan erroneously tweeted: “Congratulations Babar Awan and the team for a terrific win,” rather than congratulating captain Babar.He quickly realised this, though, and removed the tweet.Since he has a large fan base, people noticed the error and took screenshots before it was removed.
A post on social media revealed the stunning news that actress Madiha Rizvi and her spouse Hasan Noman had separated, which came as a surprise to their respective audiences.
“With much gratitude for our time together, Hasan and I have amicably finalized our divorce. We’ve been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us. And the final conclusion is to part our ways for the best”, Madiha said in an Instagram post.
Additionally, the actor requested followers to pray for them and hold off on making comments at this delicate time.
The message continues, “However, we are and will always be a family, as we continue to co-parent our two incredibly wonderful girls. Therefore, we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time. We’ve always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner”.
In the earlier part of this year, the 34-year-old woman discussed her romantic relationships. She added that she has known Noman and his family for a number of years and that they are her friends. Surprisingly, Madiha said that she had turned down Noman’s marriage proposal on several occasions, despite the fact that he continued to make the offer to her over the course of many years. After some time, in 2013, the couple finally tied the knot.
Fans were taken aback when they learned that numerous entertainment figures, including Imran Ashraf, Feroze Khan, Shahroz Sabzwari and Syra Yousuf, Sanam Baloch and Abdullah Farhatullah, and Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir, had divorced their partners in recent months.
Pakistan secures their spot in the MCG final where they will face either India or England, who will square off tomorrow in the other semifinal.
In their World Cup semifinal match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by seven wickets, hardly making a mistake during the whole match.
They will face either England or India in the World Cup final as their reward on Sunday. If it turns out to be the former, it would put them on pace to follow the example set by their great World Cup run from thirty years ago, when they came back from the brink to defeat the Kiwis in the semifinals and England in the championship game.
Babar Azam lost the toss and had to field first when he’d have preferred to bat, giving them a terrible start to the day. Then, their renowned bowler Shaheen Afridi was smashed for a four on the opening delivery of the over. But after that, it was all about Pakistan.
All aspects of their game, from bowling to fielding to decision-making, were flawless, with the New Zealanders finishing in last place. A target of 153 meant that the out-of-form duo of Babar and Mohammad Rizwan were likely to struggle. Those worries were swiftly allayed as Pakistan’s openers thrashed New Zealand’s pacers.
After struggling throughout the competition, both great openers woke up and struck half-century when it counted most. Although they did not bat in the end, their combined efforts helped the team to victory.
Pakistan’s tribute on Azerbaijan’s Karabakh victory day. At Darbar Sultan Bahoo, thousands of Pakistanis molded themselves into the ‘Victory of Azerbaijan’. The wonderful feat was organized by MUSLIM Institute with reference to the day of the historic victory on Karabakh by Azerbaijan. The atmosphere of Jhang continued to echo with the slogans of “Karabakh is Azerbaijan”.
Azerbaijan liberated Karabakh from Armenia on November 8, 2020. Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan His Excellency Khazar Farhadov took special part in the event. Addressing the ceremony, Chairman MUSLIM Institute Sahibzada Sultan Ahmed Ali said that Pakistan is loved immensely in Azerbaijan and the socio-cultural relations between the two regions are centuries old. Azerbaijan has always supported Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
It is not a matter of having the flags of Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkiye together with this model, but more than that, these flags are also present together on the graves of the martyrs of the second Karabakh movement. On this occasion, Ambassador of Azerbaijan His Excellency Khazar Farhadov said that, “Today I am proud to be in front of these three brotherly flags that became symbols of our liberation of territories from the Armenian occupation.
During Azerbaijan’s Patriotic War, Pakistan and Turkiye were with us and supported the just position of Azerbaijan morally and politically. Today three flags are being waved in Azerbaijan became the symbol of our brotherhood and is already known by the world community. Thank you very much MUSLIM Institute, its Chairman my brother Sahibzada Sultan for organizing such a wonderful and great event to celebrate the second anniversary of Victory Day of Azerbaijan.”
After a cardinal publicly admitted to “reprehensible” conduct with a 14-year-old girl in the 1980s, French prosecutors announced Tuesday that they had launched an investigation into the abuse of children by the cardinal.
In a statement released by the French Catholic Church on Monday, it was revealed that 11 senior clergymen are accused of sexual assault, including retired bishop Jean-Pierre Ricard, who Pope Francis made a cardinal in 2016.
Ricard said that in a message read aloud to a gathering of bishops that “When I was a priest 35 years ago, I treated a 14-year-old girl in a despicable manner. There is no question that my actions had significant and enduring effects on that person.”
The statute of limitations for the most serious sexual offences in France, such as rape, is typically 30 years, although if the victim was a minor at the time of the offence, the deadline to file charges may be extended.
In the southern city of Marseille, where Ricard claimed the abuse occurred, prosecutor Dominique Laurens told AFP that “a preliminary inquiry has been initiated to verify the facts of this discovery.”
The bishop of Nice notified prosecutors on October 24 after Ricard informed him that he had “kissed” a juvenile girl, according to judicial authorities in Marseille.
At a meeting on Monday in the town of Lourdes, the chairman of the French Bishops’ Conference, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, told reporters that the 78-year-confession old’s was “like a shock” to his fellow clergy members.
From 2001 until 2019, when he retired, Ricard served as a bishop at Coutances, Montpellier, and most recently in the western city of Bordeaux.
When questioned for her opinion, Martine, 70, a parishioner in Bordeaux, said, “It’s a wonderful thing that he confessed and acknowledged it.”
“It’s a pity that we don’t allow priests, archbishops, and other persons in the Catholic religion to be married,” she remarked.
The actors “Luv, Kartik, Abhishek Pathak, and Kumar Mangat Pathak are eager to rejoin for Pyaar Ka Punchnama 3,” according to the sources. Various concepts have been discussed throughout the years, and Luv will start working on this after the March release of Ranbir and Sharddha’s upcoming film.
For his over five-minute diatribe on relationships in Pyaar Ka Punchnama, Kartik Aaryan gained enormous popularity. Later, he collaborated with Luv once more for the sequel of the movie, which was a huge success. Since that time, Kartik hasn’t stopped and has produced a number of enjoyable movies, like Luka Chuppi, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Pati Patni or Who, Sonu Ki Titu Ki Sweety, and others.
Kartik Aaryan will next be seen with Kriti Sanon in the movie Shehzada.
All media professionals and journalists may benefit from learning from the strange death of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya. Although it is the first instance of a Pakistani journalist being killed abroad, his murder was added to the long list of journalists who have been killed here in the past 20 years.
Although it is too soon to draw any conclusions about who killed him and why, one thing is certain: the investigative journalist was slain because of the stories he had been reporting, whether or not we agree with them.
Despite the so-called democratic order being in existence since 2008, the amount of threats facing Pakistani media, from print to digital, is unparalleled due to the recent lack of any safety coverage, such as life insurance. Threats against journalists can originate from a variety of sources, including terror networks, pressure groups, state-controlled organisations, powerful individuals, and even the heads of major political parties.
It is also surprising that former prime minister Imran Khan, who justifiably voiced his concern about threats to media and journalists like anchor Imran Riaz Khan, Sabir Shakir, Sami Ibrahim, or Jamil Farooqi, on the one hand demanded an extensive investigation into the case of investigative journalist Arshad Sharif, has threatened other journalists and publicly identified them on the other.
Additionally, it is a truth that from 2018 to April 2022, when Khan’s administration was overthrown by a vote of no confidence, journalists were kidnapped, attacked, and tortured. A few of these journalists are Matiullah Jan, Asad Toor, and Absar Alam. Additionally, his administration attempted to monopolise the media by modifying the PECA Act of 2016 and the PECA Ordinance of 2020.
But it’s not only limited to Imran or PTI. In 2016, the PML-N government passed PECA and granted FIA hitherto unheard-of authority. The most recent reports indicate that the FIA has once more been “secretly assigned” some extremely contentious powers to target social media activists.
In comparison to other nations, Pakistan has an extremely bad track record when it comes to “crimes against journalists.” In past incidents, judicial commissions or so-called inquiries turned out to be nothing more than a “cover-up,” as in the deaths of journalists Hayatullah and Saleem Shahzad and the assault on veteran anchor and columnist Hamid Mir. Therefore, there is little hope that Arshad Sharif’s case will ultimately result in justice.
In Pakistan, reporting has never been simple, but in recent years, reporters have become more exposed as a result of their prominence on TV screens, making them obvious targets.
A strong democracy requires press freedom as well as the protection of media professionals. Media and democracy in Pakistan require a new beginning. Can we do it? is a concern that demands attention at all levels because, without the protection of journalists, you kill not only the individual but also the voice of opposition.
Although threats still exist, Pakistan has made great strides in mostly eliminating terrorism. However, journalists continue to be targeted, kidnapped, vanished, tortured, and killed. The case of journalist Arshad Sharif only serves to remind people of the risks that remain, making us one of the most hazardous nations for reporting and dissent.
Oil prices fell more than $2 in choppy trading, reflecting growing concerns about fuel demand as COVID-19 outbreaks worsened in top crude importer China, as well as uncertainty about the outcome of the United States’ midterm elections.
Brent futures for January delivery fell $2.56 to $95.36 per barrel, representing a 2.6% drop. Crude oil in the United States fell $2.88, or 3.14%, to $88.91 per barrel.
“The market is entering today with some scepticism regarding the election… It’s a situation where we have to wait and see what happens “Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho in New York, concurred.
US stocks shook as market participants waited to see if Capitol Hill would experience a power shift.
Both benchmarks reached their highest levels since August, following reports that Chinese leaders were considering exiting the country’s stringent COVID-19 restrictions.
However, new cases have risen in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities, casting doubt on the prospect of fewer restrictions.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday announced an increase in the electricity rate of the ex-Wapda distribution companies XWDISCOs by Rs0.08 per unit due to a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for September 2022.
The distribution companies would charge Rs0.0819 per unit in November bills under the FCA, a system under which the price of electricity is modified in response to changes in fuel prices. Also, this will only be valid for one month.
The power regulatory body has ordered all XWDISCOs to independently display the aforementioned modification on customers’ November bills.
All consumer groups will be affected by this, with the exception of lifeline customers and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) of all XWDISCOs.
With GST included, the Rs0.08 hike will cost customers more than Rs1 billion.
The notification published in this regard stated that “when implementing the fuel adjustment charges, the concerned XWDISCOs shall keep in view and firmly comply with the orders of the courts notwithstanding this order.”
The participants of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march will be protected from Wazirabad to Rawalpindi by measures made by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
While presiding over a meeting, he said that the safety of the PTI leadership and the attendees would not be compromised, and that a bulletproof rostrum and glass should be used on the vehicle leading the march.
He advised creating a fresh container made of bulletproof material. According to him, the Punjabi government would offer all kind of assistance in this area.
In a meeting with PTI and Pakistan Muslim League-Q leaders, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Moonis Elahi, Umar Ayub, and Hussain Elahi, a planned security plan for the lengthy march was given by police officials.
The participants went over the march’s security plans in great detail for when it resumed on Thursday.
The CM gave directions on how to make sure that there are perfect security measures for the marchers in every city from Wazirabad to Rawalpindi.
Snipers, according to him, ought to be stationed on the rooftops of the structures in the area.
In accordance with the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, almost 3,000 pilgrims are taking part in celebrations of Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary in numerous Pakistani cities from November 6 to November 15.
A number of jathas of Sikh pilgrims travelled across the Attari-Wagah border to visit Nankana Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab region.
The highly respected Gurdwara Janam Asthan, also known as Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, is located at the location of Guru Nanak’s birth.
In Pakistan’s Punjab province, in the city of Nankana Sahib, close to Lahore, is where you can find the shrine. 429 Indian citizens and four OCI cardholders were among the pilgrims who went to the Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara. After offering their prayers, every pilgrim has returned.
According to Guinness World Records, a man from the United States set the record for the fastest time to eat the hottest peppers, the Carolina Reaper chillies.
Gregory Foster, a California resident, ate all of the chillies in 33.15 seconds. Surprisingly, the man broke his own record of eating three Carolina Reapers in 8.72 seconds set nine months ago.
Foster set the record on September 17, according to GWR. According to the outlet’s website, the Reapers are known for being the hottest chilli peppers in the world. They outnumber all others, including ghost peppers and jalapenos.
Experts use Scoville Heat Units to determine how spicy a pepper is. They measure the concentration of certain chemical compounds in chillies that are responsible for hot sensations.
According to GWR, the Carolina Reapers have 1,641,183 Scoville Heat Units.
Foster is a chilli expert who also owns a hot sauce company. His farms are where he grows his chillies. “I guess it’s the passion for pain,” he told GWR.
The record-breaker compared the experience to eating charcoal “as quickly as possible.”
“This is the one part of the job that I despise,” he said, according to the record-keeping outlet. “However, it’s the one aspect of the job that everyone else enjoys.”
Foster advised contestants to keep ice cream and milk on hand while practising or performing the stunt.
Many individuals think that aliens routinely come to Earth. In recent years, there has been a steady rise in the number of persons reporting sightings of UFOs and those who believe in Unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
Whatever your beliefs, there is one critical issue: What would happen if and when mankind made contact with extraterrestrial beings?
At the University of St. Andrews, a brand-new global research hub has been created to address this query. Researchers from all across the world will collaborate to determine how society should react in such a situation.
The Center for Exoplanet Science and the Centre for Global Law and Governance of the organisation are the hosts of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Post-Detection Hub. It will provide as a focal point for coordinated efforts to develop protocols, processes, and agreements. Designing a proper response to alien contact is their only objective.
According to a university press release, science fiction is replete of scenarios where humans interact with extraterrestrial intelligence. Dr. John Elliott, an honorary research fellow at the University of St. Andrews’ School of Computer Science, claimed as much.
According to him, science fiction is “overflowing with investigations of the influence on human society following the discovery of, and even interactions with, life or intelligence elsewhere.”
He said that mankind must “move beyond thinking about the impact on humanity,” though.
He argued that gatherings of people were necessary to analyse the evidence for extraterrestrial life and to take into account “the human social response.”
“As our understanding develops and what we know and don’t know is shared, we need to… consider the human social response. And this is the right moment to act.
It’s shocking that humanity hasn’t revised its contact policy in 30 years. A “long-time policy gap” exists because the laws that were in place 30 years ago are still in effect. The SETI Post-Detection Hub will fill this gap in the system. It is now imperative to intervene because authorities have paid the issue very little attention.
The T20 World Cup’s knockout rounds are where Pakistan’s under-fire captain Babar Azam is expected to provide “something exceptional,” according to squad coach Matthew Hayden. Babar, the fourth-highest run-scorer in T20Is since the last World Cup, has struggled in the current tournament; his best performance in the previous five games was a 33-ball 25 against Bangladesh.
In the pre-game news conference prior to Wednesday’s semifinal match against New Zealand, Hayden stated, “…don’t be surprised in the slightest if you don’t see any pyrotechnics because extremely special players don’t generally remain down for long.”
Matthew Hayden’s Warning To Pakistan’s Enemies: “About To See Something Very Special From Babar Azam”
Without a doubt, Babar has experienced some hardship. He’ll become not just a better player as a result of it… You can’t keep pounding out hundreds, fifty, and strike rates of 140 or more.
There must be lulls in the action from time to time. And as is common knowledge regarding the weather, a storm frequently follows a pause. So be on the lookout, rest of the world, because I believe Babar is about to show you something extremely extraordinary.
After losing to India and Zimbabwe, Pakistan was on the verge of being eliminated, but the Netherlands’ unexpected victory over South Africa opened a door, and they overcame Bangladesh in their final Super 12 game to secure the semifinal position.
The last World Cup, we entered the semifinals undefeated, and Australia beat us, so it has been a rollercoaster, but Hayden wouldn’t have it any other way. So, yes, this tournament has its ups and downs, but I firmly feel that we still have our best game, which poses a serious threat to our opponents.
“Those fast bowlers, man, there’s four of them and they come at terrific pace,” said the fast bowler, “and the way the middle order has stepped up to the plate has been excellent.” Hayden was impressed by the middle order’s contribution to the team’s success despite Babar and Mohammad Rizwan’s struggles at the top.
The former Australian starting pitcher picked out Mohammad Haris, who scored 59 runs in just two innings, for praise.
“While the batting hasn’t gone quite according to plan, it has forced our middle order guys to step up, and young Haris has been one of them.
“Great narrative, one of the most important World Cup stories ever. He’s not even on the team, but he’s now playing as he should have been from the beginning. Hayden believes Haris’ net practise against the pacers was beneficial.
“Seeing how he came in and played so wonderfully is no surprise. He has excellent technique on our quick, bouncey pitches. He exudes freshness, the man said.
“As an outsider entering this tournament, one of the things is that with the amount of programming, pretty much the entire cricketing community is exhausted to some extent. Therefore, it has been a beautiful expression for him personally as well as for team Pakistan to have a youthful, fresh face with nothing to lose and truly nothing to gain but just play with great freedom. In reference to their semi-final opponents, Hayden stated that Pakistan will face numerous threats from New Zealand.
“I believe New Zealand had some pretty destructive players, and using the bat may be stressful…”
Additionally, they have an excellent and well-balanced bowling attack. Good blend of experience, according to the 51-year-old.
“I even faced Tim Southee in a game; that just goes to show how much experience that team has… With his outstanding speed and extensive T20 cricket expertise, Lockie Ferguson presents a number of threats. Additionally, they are skilled in off-pace bowling.
“I believe that New Zealand sports generally punch much above their weight. They have the ability to succeed in their belief that they can win this competition. There are definitely a lot of threats to our camp.
A man in Tamil Nadu, India, is accused of killing his wife because she spent too much time creating reels for social media.
Amirthalingam, 38, choked his wife to death with her scarf on Sunday evening. He beat his wife and is accused of murdering her after becoming enraged by her social media highlights.
The suspect, who hails from Dindugal, was taken into custody in the Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu.While his wife, Chithra, worked in a clothing factory, Amirthalingam was a daily wage labourer at the neighbourhood vegetable market.
Although the man from Moosa passed away five months ago, he is still making headlines today. The Punjabi rapper and composer Sidhu Moose Wala, who was killed, achieved global fame with a few solo tunes back in 2017. Sidhu’s universally appealing lyrics began to be heard a lot, both inside and outside of India, as is the case with numerous renowned poets of the genre who write about society.
When the song “Vaar” by Sidhu Moose Wala is released on YouTube, it sparks shockwaves of tributes and emotions on various platforms.
Sidhu was on his way to being a change agent in Punjabi music, but he wasn’t a revolutionary. The UK Singles Chart once featured his song “47.” He rose to position 66 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, and The Guardian even included him in their list of the top 50 up-and-coming musicians. When he was fatally shot in his car on May 29, 2022, in Jawaharke village, Mansa district, he had already achieved cult status. The 28-year-death old’s was attributed to a gangster with a base in Canada. According to the police, the incident was simply a case of classic rap inter-gag rivalry.
This ignited a spark that sparked a blazing inferno of condolences around the world. Rappers from all over the world, as well as regular men, women, children, college students, and office workers, wore his t-shirts as a sign of respect.
He was not only considered as one of the most important Punjabi musicians of his time but also a significant player in the introduction of Punjabi music into the mainstream.
Fans of the late artist have been sharing inspirational words from his earlier albums for almost five months. They have something fresh to listen to, discuss, and admire today.
On the occasion of Gurupurab, Sidhu Moose Wala’s new song “Vaar” was posted on YouTube and sparked shockwaves of tributes and emotions throughout digital media, garnering over 4 million views in just a few hours.
Gold Media Entertainment and Snappy worked together to produce and market the 2-minute, 17-second song. It was published under the “Sidhu Moose Wala” label. The song is currently accessible on YouTube Music, JioSaavan, Resso, Spotify, and iTunes.
Until lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter, he wrote in the caption of the song that he posted on Instagram.
Since Sidhu’s lyrics mostly focused on opposing religious institutions, they frequently sparked strong reactions among his followers as well as controversies. Sidhu was involved in a legal dispute over some phrases that were purported to promote gun culture. Additionally, he was charged with penning phrases in his songs that were provoking and inflammatory. Prior to Vaar, Sidhu’s posthumously released song “SYL” peaked at number 27 on the Canadian Hot 100.
Umar Ata Bandial, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, has suggested installing a screen to broadcast the highly anticipated T20 World Cup semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand.The entire nation is electrified as Pakistan prepares to face New Zealand in the semifinal after the Green Shirts surprise advanced by eliminating Bangladesh.
Tuesday’s hearing of a case involving the NAB Ordinance 1999 amendments at the Supreme Court included discussion of the match.The attorneys argued against postponing the court’s sessions until Wednesday because Pakistan’s semifinal game must be played on that day.Attorney Makhdoom Ali Khan asked the court not to postpone the hearing until the game, which would begin at 1pm.
