According to the findings of recent research, Mars, which is often referred to as the “red planet” because of its arid and barren desert, was originally mostly blue and covered with seas.
Researchers have never disagreed over the fact that there was once water on Mars; nevertheless, they have disagreed about how much water was there. According to the findings of recent research, the seas on Earth were around 4.5 billion years ago approximately 984 feet deep.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen think that their discoveries bring scientists one step closer to discovering an answer to the age-old issue of whether or not there was life on Mars at any point in its history.
In 2007, the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity operated by NASA discovered signs of water in rocks, which caused Spirit’s wheels to get damaged. The silica-rich layer that was discovered on the scrape on the rover was analyzed by specialists.
A year later, when the Phoenix lander went missing while it was collecting geological samples, experts speculated that the equipment may have had some kind of interaction with ice fragments. After some time, an analysis revealed that the lander had uncovered evidence of water vapor.
According to a story by MailOnline, a different rover called Curiosity was investigating the surface of Mars in 2012 when it conducted research on rocks that had been in contact with liquid water billions of years ago.
New research found that the whole world was once covered by seas, and the depth of those oceans might have varied anywhere from 984 feet (300 meters) to 3,280 feet (1,000 meters). According to Professor Martin Bizzarro, who works at the Centre for Star and Planet Formation, the amount of water on Earth is really rather low in contrast to that on Mars.
According to the professor, the water on Mars was transported there by asteroids that were partially or completely frozen.
Imran Khan, a former cricketer for Pakistan who later entered politics, is optimistic that Qatar will be able to effectively host the FIFA World Cup 2022, which begins today.
Taking to Twitter, the winning captain of the Cricket World Cup in 1992 expressed his satisfaction that the huge event will be held in Qatar, a Muslim nation.
“Wishing Qatar the best for successfully holding the football World Cup, which begins today. It is for the first time that a Muslim country is hosting this biggest sporting event in the world. Good luck to all the participating teams,” he wrote in the tweet.
Twelve years after the nation’s winning bid set in motion extensive preparations that cost billions of dollars, the World Cup will finally get underway in Qatar on Sunday, marking the nation’s first time hosting the tournament.
It is generally assumed that the Gulf state has spent a total of $200 billion on hosting the world’s largest footballing event. Qatar will get its first look at the finished product at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor when the home team takes against Ecuador.
According to the event’s organizers, 2.9 million of the 3.1 million available tickets have been purchased, and they anticipate selling all 60,000 available tickets on Sunday.
The encounter in Group A, which was originally scheduled to take place on Monday but was moved forward so that Qatar could participate in the first game, will serve as a litmus test for the hosts both on and off the field.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the people organizing the event will be hoping that the start of the competition will help put various problems in the background.
Criticism has been leveled against Qatar for its track record with regard to human rights as well as the environmental impact of hosting the tournament.
In a letter that was sent earlier this month, FIFA President Gianni Infantino urged World Cup teams to “concentrate on football.” On Saturday, Infantino accused opponents in Western nations of “hypocrisy” about their criticisms of FIFA.
The FIFA World Cup organizers believe that the start of the game would put an end to the scandals that have clouded preparations for the event.
DOHA: Qatar will face Ecuador in the World Cup opener on Sunday, as the month-long football extravaganza finally gets off following a grueling 12-year build-up marred by off-field issues.
Foreign government leaders, VIPs, and celebrities were among those in attendance as the inaugural Arab World Cup kicked off at the Bedouin tent-inspired Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Doha.
The arena is one of a slew of new stadiums erected for the game, which is expected to cost Qatar $200 billion, making it the most costly World Cup in history.
Jung Kook, a South Korean K-pop artist, led the 30-minute opening event, which organizers claimed highlighted values of “humanity, respect, and inclusivity.”
Foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration ceremony on Sunday included Saudi Arabia’s strong Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who spearheaded a regional boycott of Qatar in 2017.
The World Cup organizers believe that the opening of the competition would put an end to the problems that have surrounded preparations for the game since Qatar was selected host country in a surprise FIFA vote in 2010.
The treatment of migrant workers in Qatar, as well as the Gulf state’s human rights record, have dominated pre-tournament headlines.
On Saturday, the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, went on the attack in a strong rejection of the criticism that was targeted at the event. He said that the majority of the criticism was unjust and that the event did not deserve the opprobrium that it was receiving.
Even once the competition has begun, there will very certainly be a continuation of the controversy that has been building up.
Many of the participating European countries, including England, Germany, and Denmark, have announced that their national teams’ players would show their support for gender minority communities by donning rainbow-colored “OneLove” armbands.
This conduct increases the likelihood that FIFA may take disciplinary action, given the governing body recently disclosed that it intends to make accessible to teams it’s very own substitute armbands.
Infantino stressed that spectators of the World Cup will be accepted irrespective of their sexual orientation at any time.
The formation of the Loss and Damage Fund and other financial arrangements to address the problem of climate justice has been hailed by Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, as a significant victory for Pakistan and all of the developing nations of the globe.
In a series of tweets that the Foreign Minister sent out on Sunday, he said that the monumental achievement for climate justice and the G77 led by Pakistan was that the COP27 had successfully concluded with loss and damage as part of the agenda, including a fund and financial arrangements to address this issue. He said that this was a monumental achievement for climate justice and the G77 led by Pakistan.
The Foreign Minister brought up the fact that the Group of 77, which he presided over at the United Nations, unanimously approved Pakistan’s motion to include a demand that loss and damage be included on the agenda for COP27.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated that the interactions he had with John Kerry, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change, both in Egypt and over the phone led to a compromise. During these interactions, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari requested support for the G77 and demanded the inclusion of financial arrangements to tackle loss and damage.
He expressed his sincere appreciation to each and every member of the G-77 as well as China for their unwavering support and confidence in Pakistan’s government.
Messaging service owned by Facebook WhatsApp is always trying to improve the privacy and security of its users and is now developing a new feature that will enable users of the desktop version of the app to lock it down.
As per WaBetaInfo, this new update will make it possible for users to safeguard the desktop version of Whatsapp by setting a password for it.
Users of the beta versions of WhatsApp for Android and iOS already have access to this functionality. However, WhatsApp is now working on a method to bring the passcode option to the desktop beta.
As can be seen in the picture above, the customers will be required to key in a password each and every time they launch the program. This is helpful for folks who have more than one person using their computer.
According to the WhatsApp news tracker, “Note that activating this function is optional and possibly, the user will have greater control over it by selecting when the app should demand the password.”
Additionally, WhatsApp will not be aware of the password since it is always kept on the user’s device. If a user loses or forgets the password, they will be required to log out of the app and log back into the desktop by connecting the device with a QR code. This will be necessary for the event that the user loses or forgets the password.
Due to the fact that it is currently in the process of being created, this feature is not yet accessible. It is scheduled to become available in a subsequent update.
“As additional news, WhatsApp may also implement a feature that lets users lock the app by using Touch ID on a Mac when a fingerprint sensor is available,” it said.
Pakistan has expressed its satisfaction with the historic decision made at COP27 to establish a fund to compensate for losses and damages brought on by natural disasters that are exacerbated by climate change.
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement that the consensus decision reached to this effect by the COP27 in Egypt is a momentous achievement. This is especially true for the Group of 77 and China, as developing countries have been demanding a fund like this for the past 30 years.
According to the statement, the devastating floods in Pakistan brought on by climate change at the beginning of this year that caused losses and damages of more than 30 billion dollars refocused the attention of the entire community on this very important subject.
It was stated that Pakistan, in its capacity as Chair of the Group of 77 and China, had successfully rallied support for the establishment of the Fund during COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh. This was accomplished in two stages: first, it was placed on the Agenda of the Conference, and then, efforts were made to reach an agreement through consensus.
The “Fund for Loss and Damage” would address the issue of losses and damages in poor nations like Pakistan, which are especially susceptible to the negative effects that climate change might have.
According to the Pakistani Foreign Office, Pakistan applauds the developing nations for the remarkable cooperation and persistence they have shown in pursuing their argument for a Fund for Loss and Damage. It was also said that we appreciate the understanding and cooperation of the developed nations in realizing the importance of taking action on the loss and damage.
The investigation revealed that having a rigorous upbringing might have an effect on how the body interprets DNA.
The method in which the body interprets the DNA of the children may change as a consequence of the tight parenting style. These modifications may become “hard-wired” into the DNA of children who perceive their parents to be harsh, which raises the children’s biological risk for clinical depression throughout adolescence and later in life.
Dr. Evelien Van Assche recently gave a presentation on the findings of the study at the Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) in Vienna.
She elaborates on her research by saying, “We discovered that perceived harsh parenting, with physical punishment and psychological manipulation, can introduce an additional set of instructions on how a gene is read to become hard-wired into DNA. We have some indications that these changes themselves can predispose the growing child to depression. This does not happen to the same extent if the children have had a supportive upbringing.”
Researchers from the University of Leuven in Belgium chose 21 teens who said their parents were good (for example, caring parents who let their kids make their own decisions) and compared them to 23 teens who said their parents were harsh (for example, manipulative behavior, physical punishment, excessive strictness). All of the teens were between 12 and 16 years old, and the average age of both groups was 14. Both groups had 11 teenagers who were boys, so they were the same age and had the same number of boys and girls. Many of the people who had been raised in harsh homes showed early, not-quite-depressive signs.
The researchers then looked at the range of methylation at more than 450,000 places in each subject’s DNA. They found that the range of methylation was much higher in people who had a hard childhood. Methylation is a natural process that happens when a small chemical molecule is added to the DNA. This changes how the instructions written in your DNA are read. For example, methylation can change how much of an enzyme a gene makes by increasing or decreasing the amount of methylation. Depression has been linked to having more methylation variation.
According to Evelien Van Assche, “We based our approach on prior research with identical twins. Two independent groups found that the twin diagnosed with major depression also had a higher range of DNA methylation for the majority of these hundreds of thousands of data points, as compared to the healthy twin.”
Dr. Van Assche, who is currently employed at the University of Munster in Germany, elaborated further by saying, “The DNA stays the same; nevertheless, these extra chemical groups influence how the instructions from the DNA are interpreted.” Those who reported receiving more severe parenting had a predisposition for depression, and we think that this predisposition may be hardwired into their DNA due to a larger level of methylation variation.
We are currently investigating the possibility of closing the loop by linking it to a later diagnosis of depression. Additionally, we are considering the possibility of using this increased methylation variation as a marker in order to provide an early warning to those individuals who may be at a greater risk of developing depression as a result of their upbringing.
She goes on to say, “In this study, we investigated the role of harsh parenting, but it’s likely that any significant stress will lead to such changes in DNA methylation; so in general, stresses in childhood may lead to a general tendency to depression in later life by altering the way your DNA is read. However, these results need to be confirmed in a larger sample.”
“This is a highly essential study to understand the processes of how unpleasant events throughout infancy have life-long effects for both mental health and physical health,” said Professor Christiaan Vinkers of the Department of Psychiatry at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre. There is a lot to gain if we can understand who is at risk and why tight parenting might have different outcomes for different children.
WASHINGTON: On Friday, NASA officials said that the Orion spacecraft is “exceeding performance expectations” three days after it took off from Florida heading for the Moon. The launch occurred on Monday.
In the next years, the spaceship will transport men to the moon, making them the first humans to step foot on the lunar surface since the Apollo program’s last flight in 1972.
The purpose of this maiden test flight, which will take place without a crew on board, is to guarantee that the vehicle is risk-free.
Mike Sarafin, the leader of the Artemis 1 mission, said that they had a meeting today to examine the performance of the Orion spacecraft and that it was “exceeding performance expectations.”
Jim Geffre, the manager of Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, said that the spacecraft’s four solar arrays, each measuring around 13 feet (four meters) in length, have successfully deployed and are delivering more energy than was anticipated.
This command center is located in Texas, and it is from there that the spaceship is being navigated.
Orion is now around 200,000 miles (320,000 kilometers) from Earth and is getting set to undertake the first of four big thrusts that are anticipated to be performed using its engines throughout the mission.
In order to make use of the Moon’s gravitational attraction, this maneuver, which will take place early on Monday morning, will put the spacecraft around 80 miles (130 kilometers) closer to the lunar surface than it has ever been before.
It is anticipated that NASA will be out of touch with the spacecraft for a period of roughly 35 minutes as a result of this event taking place on the far side of the Moon.
According to the flight director, Jeff Radigan, “We will be going over several of the Apollo landing sites,” despite the fact that these areas will be under darkness. NASA plans to make the video of the flyby available to the public.
Orion will enter a distant orbit around the Moon when the engines are fired up for the second time, which will take occur four days later.
The habitable capsule will break the record for distance traveled by traveling up to 40,000 miles beyond the Moon.
After that, it will start making its way down to Earth and is now projected to touch down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, after having been in space for a little over 25 days.
If this mission is successful, then it will pave the way for Artemis 2, which will send people on a circumlunar flight around the moon without landing, and then Artemis 3, which would eventually signal the return of humans to the surface of the moon.
The years 2024 and 2025 have been earmarked for the execution of these tasks, respectively.
On Friday, Sarafin also reported that 10 research micro-satellites had been launched simultaneously with the rocket, but that half of them were encountering difficulties with their technology or their communications.
Despite this, the primary goal will not be affected in any way by the tests that are being conducted concurrently by various groups.
Human rights organizations have labeled the almost hour-long speech that FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivered on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as “crass” and an “insult” to migrant workers. The speech took place in Qatar.
At the start of a press conference in Doha, FIFA president Gianni Infantino made an impassioned speech in which he criticized Western critics of Qatar for their hypocrisy over the country’s human rights record. Infantino leads FIFA, the organization responsible for overseeing soccer on a global scale, as its president.
“What we Europeans have been doing for the last 3,000 years, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before beginning to provide moral lessons,” he added. “We should apologize for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons.” “The process of reform and transformation is time-consuming. It takes a couple of hundred years in each of our European nations. It takes time everywhere, and the only way to obtain results is to engage people in conversation rather than yelling at them.
The tournament, which will begin on Sunday, is the first time that the World Cup has been held in the Middle East; however, it has been mired in controversy, with much of the build-up focusing on human rights, including the death of migrants workers and the conditions that many have endured in Qatar, as well as LGBTQ and women’s rights. The tournament will begin on Sunday.
Infantino said that some criticism was “profoundly unfair” and blamed the West for having double standards, despite the fact that he admitted that things were not ideal.
Adele began her rescheduled Las Vegas performances on Friday, 10 months after she infuriated her audience by delaying the gigs at the eleventh hour. The singer described her state of mind as “very apprehensive.”
People who went to the inaugural “Weekends with Adele” gig claimed they were pleased to finally see the Grammy-winning singer live on stage and appeared to forgive her for the delay. The show took place at Caesars Palace and was the chart-first topper’s performance of the series. She was given a standing ovation by the crowd as she took the stage.
According to a video that was shared on social media, Adele can be heard saying, “Thank you for coming back to me.”
The concert was described by attendees as having an intimate atmosphere, and many expressed how affected they were by her performance of some of her biggest songs, such as “Hello” and “Easy on Me.”
One Twitter user said, “I SWEAR ADELE JUST PUT ON ONE OF THE BEST CONCERTS I’VE EVER WITNESSED IN MY LIFE.”
In January, the British singer was subjected to criticism when she sent an emotional video apology to her supporters in which she explained that she would be unable to perform the gigs as a result of the pandemic and the fact that half of her team had become ill with COVID-19.
She said that her crew had “tried absolutely everything, but that it had been impossible to complete the show.” When they found out the news, some of the fans were already on their way to Nevada, where the performances were scheduled to start the next day.
On Thursday night, the singer-songwriter posted a photograph of herself on Instagram taken during a rehearsal. In the background of the image was a collage of pictures from her youth.
“I’m highly emotional, incredibly nervous but can’t sit still because I’m so excited … I always get scared before shows, and I take it as a good sign because it means I care and means I just want to do a good job,” she had written.
The British singer, who is now 34 years old, is slated to play in Las Vegas during the month of March.
According to a royal biographer, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who were married in May 2018, had considered quitting the royal family many years before they actually did so.
According to Morton, the late Queen did all in her power to make it seem like the royal family was a natural fit for Harry and Meghan’s marriage. But a few months after Meghan and Harry tied the knot, something took place that gave the impression that the Duke was contemplating renouncing his position in the royal family.
Even as late as December 2018, when they were sitting in a hotel room in London talking about interviews, Harry was still looking for a way out. Morton also said that the Royal Family was unaware of the difficulties that would befall them after the wedding.
According to the author of “The Queen: Her Life,” Queen Elizabeth II used to take Meghan to formal occasions and give her presents of jewelry, pearls, and other items during their time together.
Morton reported that King Charles III’s younger son Harry had been seeing a psychologist because he found it exceedingly difficult to appear in public, and the Royal Family was fully aware that he was uncomfortable there. The Royal Family had been getting this information via Morton.
Tariq Teddy, a well-known comic for the commercial theatre who had been battling sickness for some time, died suddenly on Saturday in Lahore.
Tariq’s brother has validated the news that the actor has passed away.
It is important to point out that once the comedian’s condition worsened, he had to be moved to a ventilator to keep him alive in the theatre.
According to the medical staff at PKLI Hospital, the comedian’s health has deteriorated as a direct result of the rise in the number of liver infections. In addition, the doctors reported that seventy percent of his liver had lost its functionality.
The United Nations has issued a plea for more funds in order to satisfy the immediate needs of those who have been impacted by the floods in Pakistan.
During his daily briefing with media in New York, the Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations, Farhan Aziz Haq, said that just 21 percent of the United Nations’ humanitarian request for 816 million dollars had been paid.
He provided an update on the flood situation in Pakistan, saying that more than three months after the catastrophic floods first started, the devastation caused by them is not even close to being finished. According to the spokeswoman for the United Nations, the organization is requesting greater cash in order to continue its efforts to save lives.
According to him, it is still difficult to get clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in the regions that have been ravaged by floods. He said that the flooding and standing water have led to an increase in water- and vector-borne illnesses.
According to the spokesperson for the United Nations, millions of people are at risk of experiencing greater food insecurity as a result of families returning to their wrecked homes to find their crops and animals already dead.
An official of the Health Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa disclosed to the media on Saturday that the number of people infected with the dengue virus in the province has increased to 21,870. The official said that the number of new cases of dengue fever in the province has increased by as many as 130.
According to what the official said, the highest number of dengue cases in Peshawar was 58, and the total number of cases has gone up to 9,218.
According to him, thirteen instances of dengue fever have been recorded in Mardan, bringing the total number of cases to 4,015.
In addition, he told me that there were 18 newly reported cases in Lower Dir, 17 in Bannu, and 16 in Swabi.
Within the last day and a half, an additional eight people have been brought into the medical facility, bringing the total number of patients up to 24 at this time. According to him, there have been eighteen fatalities associated in the province so far this year.
On Saturday, Pakistan contacted Russia in an effort to get inexpensive oil and gas.
According to those with knowledge of the situation, letters were sent to Russia from the foreign ministry and the petroleum ministry. Apparently, the authorities have told the Russian government that they are interested in purchasing inexpensive oil and gas, but that they would not impose any limits on Pakistan.
According to the sources, a Pakistani team is ready to go to Russia if requested to discuss the purchase of inexpensive oil and gas on the basis of national interests alone. Pakistan has also promised not to break any international agreements related to its oil and gas imports.
As part of his farewell tours, Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited several different Army Medical Corps (AMC) facilities on Saturday, according to the military’s media arm on Saturday.
During the visit, the army commander was joined by Lieutenant General Nigar Johar, who serves as the Surgeon General of the Pakistan Army, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
During his visit to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) was informed by Major General Muhammad Mohsin Qureshi, Commandant of the CMH, on the recently enhanced, cutting-edge medical facilities there.
ISPR said that General Bajwa was informed that medical treatment will be provided in accordance with international standards of care and that the management of the hospital would be concentrating on providing care to patients.
Additionally, separate counters have been set up for the convenience of civilian patients who are not eligible for government benefits.
In addition, the military media wing said that efforts are being made to produce an atmosphere that is patient-friendly and to offer associated amenities for attendants of patients.
COAS was also shown a newly established control room, which was established to impart training to doctors through a live surgery process in an academic center, and was designed and established to facilitate medical students for better understanding of surgical procedures, according to the ISPR. The ISPR added that the control room was shown to COAS.
In the statement, it was also claimed that General Bajwa complimented the efforts of the Army Medical Corps, which is delivering state-of-the-art rehabilitation services to civilian patients as well as members of the armed forces, their families, and civilian patients in need of health care.
The media wing stated that the Shuhada Families & Veterans’ Medical facilitation Centre provides convenient basic healthcare facilities to families of martyrs and senior veterans up to the age of 75 years, including blood sampling, medicines, and checkups. They also stated that the upgraded pharmacy is now entertaining 3,000 patients each and every day.
In addition, according to the press release, General Bajwa participated in the laying of the foundation stone for a new training block at the Armed Forces Post Graduate Institute.
Later on, the departing commander of the army went on a tour of newly built soldiers’ bedrooms, a newly formed Army Help Centre, and updated facilities at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology.
The Army Chief of Staff expressed gratitude to the AMC’s physicians and other healthcare workers for their enormous labor and selfless dedication to their profession. ISPR added that the Chief of Army Staff praised the enormous improvements that are currently being incorporated into healthcare infrastructure and stated that providing quality healthcare for soldiers and their families is a fundamental component of the army’s welfare regime and essential for maintaining the morale of troops.
According to the press statement, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) was greeted by Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Commander of the Rawalpindi Corps, shortly after arriving at CMH.
According to Islamabad police, the district administration of Islamabad has granted the PTI rally permission to continue towards Rawat from Koral Chowk with the condition that participants maintain their peaceful demeanor during the journey. This request was made to the event organizers.
Under the terms of the event, participants will not be permitted to obstruct any roads, vandalize public property, or yell out slogans that are critical of the state. The statement was made by the capital police in the form of a tweet. It said that section 144 will be maintained in locations other than the path that was designated for the march.
The police warned the participants of the event that they would take action if any of them were seen carrying guns or breaking the established code.
In addition to this, a traffic plan would be distributed to guarantee that there is a continuous flow of traffic.
It is important to note that the Islamabad government has given the PTI permission to organize a demonstration in the Capital, but this permission comes with 35 stipulations.
On the basis of the application made by PTI Party Leader Ali Nawaz Awan, the party has been granted permission to organize a peaceful rally.
PTI and the government in Islamabad came to an agreement, and as part of that agreement, 35 criteria were stipulated.
The PTI was given permission to organize a rally from Koral Chowk all the way up to Chak Beili Rawat by the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad.
The District Commissioner of Islamabad issued a warning to the PTI, informing them that their demonstration is not permitted to deviate from the predetermined itinerary.
According to the statement made by the DC, the NOC would be canceled in the event that there is any departure from the rally route.
Jungkook, a member of the boy band BTS, is getting ready to provide a fantastic performance during the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
According to BigHit MUSIC, which is an official music agency of BTS, new information about the future performance of the Jungkook on the original soundtrack for Dreamers has been disclosed.
On the organization’s official Twitter account, the news was made by the organization. There are a few more specifics, in addition to the song’s name, that is included.
This is what the statement said, “Hello. This is BIGHIT MUSIC. We’d like to inform you about BTS Jungkook’s participation in the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. At the opening ceremony of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Jung Kook will be performing the official soundtrack Dreamers.”
BTS also provided fans with an update about the music video for Dreamers by posting it on the company’s official Twitter account. It said that the “Dreamers’ MV Release 2022.11.22. @ FIFA’s Official YT Channel” will be available.
Jungkook of BTS has been seen dancing on the streets of Qatar as the singer goes shopping.
Following his announcement that he would be singing at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will be held in Qatar, Jungkook of BTS has been making headlines left and right.
Since ARMY saw the youngest member of BTS performing on the highways of Qatar, he has been trending across the board on Twitter with a variety of hashtags.
Recently, Jungkook was seen going on a shopping spree while he is in Qatar for the marketing of the next FIFA CUP. Jungkook is now in Qatar for the promotion of the upcoming FIFA CUP.
After seeing Jungkook walking about the endôme Mall, ARMYs posted photographs and a video of the celebrity on various social media platforms.
The South Korean celebrity seemed to be having a good time while out shopping, as shown by the fact that he was performing a little dance as he was walking down the street.
Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar will play host to the opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Sunday, November 20. The event will be held in Qatar.
On November 12, Big Hit Entertainment made the formal announcement that Jungkook will be performing at the forthcoming opening ceremony of the world’s largest football tournament in 2022.
Software developers were urged by Elon Musk to go to San Francisco and see the Twitter headquarters in person.
Owner Elon Musk delivered an SOS to the workers a day after hundreds of Twitter employees made the decision to leave: “Anyone who creates software, please come to the 10th floor at 2 PM today.” Software developers were urged by Musk through email to go to San Francisco and see the Twitter headquarters in person. According to Bloomberg, Musk said that only people who are physically unable to travel to the Bay Area or who have personal or family issues would be excused from attending.
The owner of Twitter requested that the engineers give a bullet-point list of their coding achievements over the previous six months, as well as up to 10 screenshots of the most important lines of code. The brief visits, according to Musk, would help him “understand the Twitter tech stack.”
The letter arrived hours after Musk’s demand to commit to a “very tough” working environment led Twitter to shut its premises due to a mass evacuation. The employees were given the option of working extremely long hours or losing their jobs, according to Musk.
According to the New York Times, at least 1,200 employees quit yesterday, casting doubt on who should still have access to business property.
The wealthiest man on the planet, Elon Musk, has come under criticism for making significant alterations to the social networking firm that he acquired for $44 billion at the end of the previous month.
He had already let go of half of the company’s 7,500 employees, abandoned a work-from-home policy, and mandated lengthy work hours, all while his efforts to revamp Twitter were met with confusion and delays.
The Pakistani merchants have communicated their keen interest in purchasing tea and coffee from Ethiopia at prices that are within their budgets.
In a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Jemal Beker Abdula, a delegation from the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the Pakistan Tea Association emphasized the importance of improved connectivity, quality control mechanisms, and institutional links between the two countries.
The ambassador said that substantial effort was being put into developing connectivity and institutional links between the two nations in order to facilitate social, economic, and political collaboration. Quality control in Ethiopia was quite strict, so consumers could be confident that Ethiopian tea and coffee sent to other countries would be of the highest possible standard.
He also promised confidence-building measures for merchants so that business between the two nations might flourish. The diplomat suggested that Ethiopia might supply cheap tea and coffee to Pakistan.
He said that although Ethiopian tea is already imported via other means, the two countries were working on a number of agreements with the Pakistani Ministry of Commerce to increase commerce in a variety of sectors.
He said that his administration was opening up Ethiopia by implementing legal, institutional, and economic changes that would assure stability, ease of doing business, and a supportive environment for foreign direct investment (FDI).
During the course of the discussion, the ambassador made the following announcement: “Ethiopian Airlines will commence its operations in Karachi by the beginning of next year.”
He said that he had previously announced that a comprehensive business delegation from Pakistan would be traveling to Ethiopia in order to have a better understanding of the dynamics of the business environment there and to create business-to-business connections.
“There would be no loss for Pakistan businesses on visiting Ethiopia since this Ethiopia is a place of origin and coming back to your ancestral home will provide them at least a spiritual fulfillment and reconnection,” says the author. “There will be no loss for Pakistan businessmen on visiting Ethiopia.” H.E. Jemal Beker emphasized that the primary objective of Ethiopia’s embassy is economic diplomacy, which includes investment, commerce, the promotion of tourism, the transfer of technical knowledge, and the building of institutional ties between the two nations.
To this point, both governments have been working on a number of agreements that will be of great assistance in improving political cooperation, economic involvement, and person-to-person connections via the promotion of tourism.
The amount of money exchanged in bilateral commerce between the two nations is very low, coming in at 78 million US dollars; nevertheless, I have set a goal of increasing this amount to 300 million US dollars by the end of 2023. the ambassador is quoted as saying.
We have determined the goods that Pakistan would ship to my nation in the future as a result of our research. Rice, pharmaceutical goods, medical equipment, sports items, and building materials are all examples of things that may be sent to my nation by the Pakistani business community, which would then help the economic growth of Pakistan.
In addition, the government of Pakistan is in a position to import agricultural goods from Ethiopia at reasonable costs. These items include coffee, tea, pulses, oilseeds, and vegetables, and they will ultimately assist Pakistan in meeting the rising demand for edibles.
Above all else, Ethiopia is closely collaborating with the government of Pakistan on matters relating to climate change, which has lately resulted in a huge loss of life and economic activity throughout Pakistan and submerged one-third of the nation in water.
He said that the present administration in his nation has built a green economy by constructing agro-processing Centers and making use of technology to boost farm production.
To this end, the Pakistan Tea Association has communicated their desire to participate in a business trade delegation that is scheduled to take place in Ethiopia between the dates of 16-20 January 2023. The purpose of this delegation is to investigate the opportunities that are currently available in a variety of industries.
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Capital Police have completed all of the preparations necessary to deal with the PTI long march that will take place over the weekend in the capital city.
The authorities have made the decision to use unorthodox tactics in order to deal with the PTI protests.
According to the reports, the police have been given 567 tear gas weapons and 50,000 ammunition to use in their operations. In addition, police authorities have received 500 rubber bullet guns, 37,300 cartridges, 17 pepper guns, and 11,000 pepper balls. All of these items were turned over to the police.
In addition, the law enforcement forces have been provided with spray paint so that they can identify the demonstrators and arrest them.
Both the Rangers and the troops of the Sindh Police have been placed on high alert in preparation for any potential emergency scenario.
In addition to the Islamabad Police, 5,000 Rangers members will be deployed for the purpose of providing security. Additionally, 500 officers from the Sindh Police will help the Islamabad Police in their duties.
In addition, 4,700 members of the FC have been stationed at various places and locations around the city of Islamabad.
According to the reports, a single shift would consist of three thousand policemen and officials in Islamabad who will do their tasks.
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has given Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) permission to conduct their demonstration in the capital city of Islamabad.
The National Clearance Order (NOC) for the PTI rally in the Federal Capital commencing from the Islamabad highway was issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad.
The ICT administration would be followed by the PTI as they have mentioned in the statement made by the NOC. Any kind of deviance from the designated rally course will, in the end, result in the NOC being canceled.
The Islamabad freeway and Chak Beli are where the march must begin; however, participants in the rally will be permitted to travel to Koraal and Rawat, according to the city police.
Since section 144 will continue to be enforced in the federal capital despite the fact that the NOC has only been obtained for the Koraal-Rawat route, it is impossible to have protests or processions there.
According to reports, the France-led international donors’ meeting seeking financial pledges for flood-ravaged Pakistan will not take place this month owing to a delay in finalizing the restoration framework.
The outcomes of the France-led conference between the planning ministry and foreign donors on Friday showed that the Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) was still in the consultative stage.
The framework, in some form, is required to persuade the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to send a team to Pakistan and to conduct the international donors’ meeting.
According to a press release from the planning ministry, Secretary Planning Commission Syed Zafar Ali Shah presided over a consultative meeting with donors and diplomats from various countries in order to present a comprehensive rehabilitation plan that included both short-term and long-term goals before the donor conference.
According to the sources, the proceedings revealed that the framework’s development was in a “pre-framework stage,” with stakeholder discussions taking place. Another round of talks will take place next week when Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal returns from Egypt, where he is attending the COP27 summit.
Consultations are held to fine-tune strategic recovery goals and to prioritize sectors for inclusion in the recovery framework as part of each strategic recovery target.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron has volunteered to convene a donor meeting with the United Nations to get financial assistance for Pakistan in the wake of the $30 billion flood damages.
Last month, a Foreign Office spokeswoman said that “a detailed strategy will be brought to this summit.” This is likely to happen around the end of the year, maybe at the end of November.” He stated that final choices on the precise schedule and location of this meeting will be made.
The planning minister expressed optimism for a conference this month while addressing on the floor of the National Assembly. However, the information provided by diplomats and foreign lenders indicated that the summit may not take place until December 20.
Officials from the planning ministry said that two more phases remained once the phase was completed. The 3RF considers the demands for recovery and rebuilding over a five to a seven-year timeframe.
According to reports, the validation exercise will be carried out after the drafting of the framework before convening the donors’ meeting.
On Friday, donors were notified that the multi-stakeholder roundtables with the donor community and line ministries will be completed by November 23rd. Similarly, by November 30, the planning objectives for each sector will be finalized. The analysis and writing of chapters will be finished by December 5, and all stakeholders’ comments and validation will be completed by December 10.
The report will be completed by December 20, after which an international meeting will be held.
On Saturday, the indictment of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in a narcotics case was postponed because his request for a one-day exemption from personal presence was granted by a special court in Lahore for the control of narcotic substances.
According to the information that has been provided, the hearing of the drug recovery case against Federal Interior Minister Sanaullah and other accused parties took place in the Special Anti-Narcotics Court of Lahore. During this hearing, the minister’s lawyer, Farhad Ali Shah’s advocate, submitted a petition requesting that his client be excused from appearing in court.
It was asserted in the petition that Sanaullah is afflicted with heart illness, and as a result, the doctors have instructed him to completely rest in bed owing to the severity of his condition. He pleaded his case before the judge and asked that his request for a one-day exemption be granted.
As a result, the court excused him from having to appear in person for one day and ordered him to appear at the subsequent hearing that will take place on November 26.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has been granted permission by the government to conduct its public protest in the nation’s capital.
On Saturday, the information about the protest was communicated to the public through a notice that was issued by the office of the District Magistrate in Islamabad.
A license to organize a rally has been granted along the route from Koral Chowk on the Islamabad Expressway all the way to Chak Beli More Rawat in Rawalpindi through the T-cross in Islamabad on November 19th, according to a notice that outlines terms and restrictions as well as the permission itself.
According to the notice, any form of gathering or rally that takes place at a location other than this one would be considered an unlawful assembly, and appropriate disciplinary measures will be implemented in the event of a violation.
When it comes to the all-rounder from India, Salman Butt is not content with what he has seen in terms of Hardik’s leadership ability.
Hardik Pandya will be leading the Indian cricket team on their first trip after the Twenty20 World Cup 2022, which will take place in New Zealand. Although Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the team in all three formats, the selectors have decided to give him a break from the series and have Hardik take over as captain for the trip.
Hardik has received support from a number of past cricketers as well as current cricket gurus to succeed Rohit as the captain of India’s shortest-format team. On the other hand, former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt isn’t happy with what he’s seen from India’s all-rounder in terms of his leadership ability. He isn’t content with what he’s seen from India’s all-rounder.
Butt was quizzed on Hardik’s ability to take over as India’s leader in the not-too-distant future in a video that was uploaded to Butt’s YouTube channel. However, the experienced Pakistani cricketer is of the opinion that Rohit Sharma should not be removed from his position as captain of India only due to the fact that he was unable to win the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022.
“I have no idea who is dreaming that he is the captain or who is seeing him in that role. He is talented and has seen success in the Indian Premier League. But even Rohit Sharma has had between five and six victories in the Indian Premier League. People wouldn’t have been talking about making this move at the top if he had scored well in a few matches during the T20 World Cup 2022 “he remarked.
“On the Asian subcontinent, people tend to begin discussing major life shifts and sweeping transformations very quickly. It’s likely that the majority of them, if not all of them, are clueless about how these mechanisms operate. People will sometimes remark “change the captain” as a way to express their viewpoint “he added.
Butt said that the World Cup, which has a total of 12 teams competing for the title, can only be won by one captain and one squad. That in no way implies that the other 11 captains should be removed from their positions.
“The World Cup has been won by just one captain; the other teams all went home empty-handed. Because all 11 teams finished in last place at the World Cup, would you replace the captains of those teams?” he made the claim.
On Friday, the maiden Twenty20 international match between India and New Zealand was scheduled to take place in Wellington. Hardik was slated to head the Indian squad. However, because of the constant rain at the location, the match was called off before the first ball was played.
According to the reports, England’s visit to Pakistan, which will begin next month and will consist of a three-Test series, would most likely commence according to the timetable.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has granted its approval for the first Test match to be played in Rawalpindi on December 1. The match will take place in the first week of December.
Rawalpindi has been the site of 12 Test matches overall, with the home side winning five and losing three. England will be playing their first Test ever at Rawalpindi.
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) security staff has expressed their satisfaction with the planning for the series.
Before, it was thought that a march by a political party may have an effect on the first test match between Pakistan and England, which would cause it to be moved to Karachi instead of the twin towns of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
On November 27, the England squad will make their long-awaited trip to Pakistan and begin their tour of the country.
On Friday, December 9, the second match will be played in Multan, and on Saturday, December 17, the third and final will be played at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi. Both matches will be played in Pakistan.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who normally spends his weekends in Lahore, remained in the nation’s capital in order to make the impending choice. The official process to pick the new COAS is slated to start off “very quickly,” as the prime minister is expected to announce the decision very soon.
The process of appointing a new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is scheduled to get underway on Monday, according to statements made by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif to a private television news station.
On the other hand, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that an announcement on the new COAS will be made within the next few days.
The two ministers’ contradictory remarks show that the administration is under significant pressure, and some experts believe that this may be a sign of a potential impasse between the civil and military authorities over who would become the next COAS.
Official sources said that “closed-door conversations” were taking place in the corridors of power with all eyes on the prime minister to find a consensus among the stakeholders for the crucial appointment.
According to the further information provided by the sources, the procedure for the appointment would start “very quickly.” On the other hand, they did not comment on whether or not the decision will be made on Friday night or during the next couple of days.
It was reported by certain sources that the Prime Minister’s Office might make an announcement on the appointment of new COAS within the next twenty-four hours.
Even though the prime minister is the only person who can make the choice of the COAS, the coalition government is eager to engage all of the relevant parties before making a final decision.
This action is being taken with the intention of obtaining a wider agreement among the major stakeholders in order to ensure that the decision will be in the best interest of both the institution and the nation.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar held a series of meetings, including with President Arif Alvi, PPP co-chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari, and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in what appeared to be part of efforts aimed at ensuring a smooth transition in the army command. Hectic political activities have been witnessed in Islamabad in the last couple of days.
It was felt that Dar’s meeting with Alvi on Friday was essential since the president needed to approve the summary of the army chief’s appointment before it could be finalized. There are rumors circulating that the president, who also happens to be a leader of the PTI, may obstruct the summary at the insistence of Imran Khan, the head of his party.
After being diagnosed with Covid-19, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Shehbaz were unable to meet with the president or the leaders of coalition partners in person. Therefore, the finance minister met with the president and the leaders of coalition partners on their behalf.
While Dar had a full schedule for the day, the attention was also focused on the Defense Ministry, which was required to provide the Prime Minister’s Office with a report that included suitable candidates for the jobs of army commander and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee.
According to the sources, the administration has reportedly summoned the defense secretary, who was currently stationed overseas, to initiate the process.
It is probable that the names of the five most senior generals will be included in the report. It is customary for the Prime Minister to discuss the new appointment with the person who would be succeeding them as COAS. On the other hand, the prime minister is not required to follow the advice of the departing army commander.
The Punjab government has prohibited the exhibition of Saim Siddiq’s Joyland film, less than 24 hours after the federal government lifted the restriction, according to ARY News.
The Punjab Information and Culture Department informed Sarmad Sultan Khoosat on November 17 that the Joyland crew could not screen their film in the jurisdiction of the Punjab province until further notice from the Punjab Government.
According to the notification, the legislation specifies that the government may at any time request a record of any proceedings concerning any film that is pending before or has been decided by the board. After conducting such an investigation as it deems necessary and without giving notice to the person who applied for certification of the film or to whom a certificate in respect of the film has been granted to the distributor or exhibitor of such picture, make such order as it deems appropriate.
The second section states that the government may order that a picture or class of films for which a certificate has been issued under the Motion Pictures Ordinance or the Censorship of Films Act, 1963 (XVIII of 1963) be considered uncertified.
The clause further stipulates that the government may not issue such an order unless it is satisfied that it is necessary “in the interest of the glory of Islam or the integrity, security, or defense of Pakistan.”
The Western World’s Determination to End the Nuclear Standoff Is Called Into Question
According to Iran’s top nuclear official, the Western countries would not present a draught resolution of such magnitude against Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors if it had good faith and intended to pursue negotiations on the resurrection of the 2015 nuclear deal.
On the margins of Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, told reporters, “The draught contains unpleasant contents which are not true and completely rejected by Iran.” This was reported by ISNA.
In a motion submitted to the board of the UN nuclear watchdog, the United States, Britain, France, and Germany criticized Iran for allegedly failing to cooperate with the agency on safeguarding issues.
The government decided to take this step after a lengthy investigation into the possible presence of radioactive and nuclear material at undisclosed sites yielded “no progress.”
Eslami denied reports that an IAEA delegation would be visiting Tehran at the end of the month in an effort to advance the inquiry.
As of Wednesday, the IAEA’s Board of Governors, comprised of representatives from 35 countries, has convened for its quarterly meeting, during which the draught language in question will be debated and voted on.
It only needs the approval of a simple majority of the board members to become law.
At a press conference on Wednesday, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said, “These things are not going to go away, resolution or no resolution; it is Iran’s obligation to provide us with the information we need.”
The director general had already decided in June that Iran’s explanation wasn’t convincing, which led to a board decision that month.
Iran claims the IAEA’s inquiries are based on false information and wants the case to be resolved before talks can begin on reviving the 2015 agreement, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Iran first agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions under the JCPOA, but once the United States withdrew in 2018, it began to backtrack on its obligations.
For months, talks have stagnated over remaining issues, notably the safeguards issue, that need to be resolved before either party can start compliance.
Iranian officials say they are in contact with their American counterparts, but the United States insists that the talks are no longer a top priority due to the country’s preoccupation with other issues, such as the riots in Iran and the rumored sale of nuclear drones to Russia for use in the country’s conflict with Ukraine.
Earlier this week, US ambassador for Iran Robert Malley emphasized that the US would leave the door open to resume negotiations “when and if” the moment came, but that for the time being, Washington will continue a strategy of sanctions and pressure.
He referred to a “popular movement” and a “crackdown against protesters” in Iran, saying, “Our focus is not an accord that isn’t moving forward, but what is happening in Iran.”
Protests broke out in Iran after the murder of a little girl in police custody, and they escalated into deadly battles between rioters and security personnel.
Iran’s capital city claims the West is to blame for the unrest among its own protesters.
Malley added that the release of three American prisoners in Iran and the alleged sale of nuclear-armed drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine are the top priorities for the United States.
However, on the margins of Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian indicated that communications are constantly being exchanged between Iran and the US and that the most recent indirect contact had occurred less than 72 hours ago.
He criticized Malley for his hypocritical stance that talks are not a priority and his emphasis on provocative actions to create turmoil on Iranian streets, saying, “The US has sent messages through some foreign ministers and they are in a hurry for negotiations.”
According to the minister, it is obvious that the United States is trying to force Iran to violate its red lines.
But national interests are vitally important to us, and we will not compromise on them. Nevertheless, we intend to press forward with talks to lift the sanctions.
In the event that the other parties live up to their promises and the deal is successful for Iran, Amir-Abdollahian believes that an agreement on the JCPOA, with all its weaknesses and strengths discussed over the past months, is feasible.
