Afghanistan is also experiencing a boom in cryptocurrency adoption as the trend spreads around the globe. According to Chainalysis’ August report, the war-torn nation ranked 20th out of 154 nations using digital coins. Additionally, Afghanistan is also ranked eighth globally for the core peer-to-peer trading volume. In the wake of recurrent bullish and bearish trends, cryptocurrency usage is on the rise globally.
Reports indicate that Pakistan has paid the Asian Development Bank a hefty fine of $100 million for failing to execute projects. Over the past 15 years, Pakistan failed to honor the deadlines on various donor-funded projects. There have been a few examples shared with the media regarding bad governance in the implementation of donor-funded projects in Pakistan.
The Indian authorities have ordered the establishment of a special agency called the State Investigation Agency. This will exacerbate the pressure on Kashmiris who are demanding self-determination. According to the authorities, the aforementioned agency would serve as the Nodal Agency in coordinating with India’s notorious National Investigation Agency. Accordingly, it calls for effective investigation and prosecution of cases involving Kashmiris, especially young people.
The 80-year-old civil engineer launched Pakistan’s first Islamic garden in Karachi inspired by the Islamic Botanical Garden in Sharjah. The garden of Shaukat Omari includes plants, trees, and shrubs named in Islamic scriptures, like the Sharjah park that opened in 2014. There are 25 new species of trees planted in Jinnah Urban Forest, including olive, date palm, pomegranate, and fig trees.
King Babar Azam reclaimed the top spot in the ICC’s T20I Batting Ranking following his superb performance during Pakistan vs Namibia match. His two consecutive half-centuries in the ongoing T20I World Cup have helped him surpass England’s Dawid Malan as the leading batter. In his career, Pakistani skipper Babar is at the top of the ranking for the sixth time.
Rizwan scored unbeaten 79 runs off 50 balls in T20 World Cup 2021 against Namibia, continuing his brilliant run in the shortest format of the game. With this knock, Rizwan has now surpassed Virat Kohli for the most T20 runs in a calendar year and is just five runs behind Chris Gayle.
The opening pair of Pakistan, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, scripted history on Tuesday. The partnership between Babar and Rizwan has broken Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan’s record during Pakistan’s T20 World Cup match against Namibia. They overtook Rohit and Dhawan’s record of the most century stands in the shortest format of the game.
The CEO of Tesla says he will sell $6 billion of stock and give the proceeds to the UN if it can prove the money will solve world hunger. $6 billion from the world’s billionaires could help end the world’s hunger crisis, according to the UN. Through a Twitter thread, Elon Musk challenged a UN official to show him how this donation would help poor people.
The West Indies women’s cricket team arrived in Pakistan for a three-match ODI series against Pakistan. The team arrived at Jinnah International Airport on Monday. They will stay in quarantine for three days before training at National Stadium begins on November 4. The matches will take place at Karachi’s National Stadium on 8, 11, and 14 November.
The Pakistani startup, Sedenius Technologies, is working on introducing Self Driving Technology in Pakistan. The company designs and develops software for cars with autonomous driving systems. Currently, the company is working on developing an ADAS that is calibrated and modulated by technologies like Multisensor Data Fusion and the Automotive Data and Time-Triggered Framework.