Hundreds of Pakistani journalists demonstrated against proposed legislation they said would take away their freedoms. The proposed legislation aims to converge various media regulatory bodies in Pakistan and make digital media subject to a broader range of regulations. Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) would be a new entity to regulate the content of the media in Pakistan.
A SpaceX Inspiration4 mission carried the first-ever all-citizen crew into orbit on Wednesday from Florida. The mission was led by Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 Payments, launched from Cape Canaveral’s Kennedy Space Center. Moreover, it has been reported that all three other members are less-wealthy private citizens. It is the first crewed mission to orbit without a professional astronaut.
The Iranian government is a month away from having enough nuclear fuel to build a single nuclear bomb to secure a nuclear agreement with the US and its allies intensify. The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Iran has never been closer to bomb-grade levels since the 2015 nuclear deal. It is not clear in how much detail the country has produced nuclear fuel.
Pakistan Army Aviation successfully rescued three mountaineers stranded on Rakaposhi mountain on Wednesday. Wajidullah Nagri, a Pakistani climber, and Czech climbers Peter Macek and Jakub Vicek became stranded as they descended from the mountain. Sources indicate the foreign climber’s health deteriorated, which led locals to drag him to the army helicopter. One of the climbers had frostbite and could not walk.
The chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Amir Azeem Bajwa has recommended that social media users be arrested if they continue to post “inappropriate content” on the social media app “Tik Tok”. It was suggested in the context of immoral and insensitive content found on the app since its introduction in Pakistan.
Mohammed Usman Ali, a member of the Punjab Rifle Association, won gold at the 28th National Shooting Championship, breaking all prior records. Shah has been proclaimed new shooting champion of Pakistan after making the highest score in the Big Bore Pistol category. The Pakistan Army hosted the event at the Lahore Garrison Shooting Galley and Army Marksmanship Unit, Jhelum.
Taliban leaders on Tuesday thanked the international community for providing emergency aid to Afghanistan and urged the United States to show a “heart” in future dealings. Acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that donors’ money would be spent wisely and used to fight poverty. “America is a big country, they need to have a big heart,” he said.
The UAE economy minister says his country hopes to increase its economic exchanges with Israel to $1 trillion within 10 years. He added that his country would like to cooperate with Israel on issues such as healthcare and energy. Over the past year, Bahrain has signed dozens of memorandums of understanding with its new ally.
Bitcoin will use 91 terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy, which is almost equivalent to the total energy consumed by Pakistan. Bitcoin’s power consumption is closely linked to its mining costs and price expectations, as measured by the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. The bitcoin network burns more and more energy in order to mine bitcoins.
Pakistan-based BridgeLinx Technologies secured seed funding of $10 million, the largest round in the Pakistan seed sector. The round was led by Harry Stebbings’ 20 VC, Josh Buckley’s Buckley Ventures, and Indus Valley Capital. The funds will be used by BridgeLinx to “consolidate its position as a market leader by expanding into new verticals, segments, and lanes”