An Argentine draft budget submitted to congress indicates the nation intends to purchase 12 JF-17A Block III fighters from Pakistan. They will include two Block IIIs with dual seats and ten single-seater Block IIIs. The PAC JF-17A Block III is a supersonic, multi-role fighter aircraft of the fourth generation. There is a close relationship between the two countries in a number of fields.
In response to New Zealand’s cancellation of its tour for “security reasons”, the England Cricket Board said the decision on its tour to Pakistan will be made within the next 24-48 hours. According to the spokesperson, New Zealand’s decision to withdraw from the Pakistan tour was prompted by security concerns. The ECB is in contact with our security team in Pakistan to fully understand the situation.
The New Zealand cricket team has canceled their tour of Pakistan due to security concerns. New Zealand Cricket took the decision following “escalating government threats against Pakistan.” The New Zealand cricket team will not play in Pakistan on the advice of their security advisors. Originally, the tour was slated to begin today with the first ODI in Rawalpindi.
Bollywood to launch a movie ‘Garud’ fictionalized depiction of the rescue mission in Afghanistan, based on the story of an officer in the Garud Commando Force in the Indian Air force. They also released a motion poster on their social media accounts on Wednesday. They claim the film presents a fictionalized depiction of the rescue mission in Afghanistan.
Afghan deputy prime minister Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of the Taliban, has been named one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People” of 2021. Taliban leader Mullah Baradar led negotiations with the US during the peace agreement. Baradar is considered to be a secretive, quiet man who rarely makes public statements. He represents one of the more moderate Taliban factions.
A Careem driver in Islamabad has been praised for returning a passenger’s bag of cash as a recent act of honesty. The driver, Captain Adnan Asghar, proved to be a great example of honesty by reaching out to the customer and returning everything that was lost. Asghar found the bag when he woke up in the morning and reported it to the office.
Nida Usman Chaudhry, a Pakistani lawyer, has won the prestigious Justitia Award 2021 in the Academic (international) category in Austria. The award is presented to female laureates of the legal profession for their outstanding performance. Nida has been working for ‘Women In Law,’ an initiative launched in Pakistan in 2016. The organization aims to increase the number and quality of female lawyers in Pakistan.
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.