The Pakistan Navy Fleet in the North Arabian Sea has demonstrated its highest level of combat readiness through live weapon firings of anti-ship missiles. This was an impressive display of firepower by the Pakistan Navy. CNS Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi attended the event along with other senior naval officers. Several missiles from Pakistan Navy surface and aircraft platforms successfully hit their targets.
Ian Watmore, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has resigned from his position after serving ten months of a five-year term. He has been under increasing pressure since he canceled the England team’s tour to Pakistan days after the New Zealand team canceled its tour due to unexplained security concerns.
Match tickets for Pakistan vs New Zealand sold out within a few hours of going on sale. It has gained more attention after New Zealand’s first tour to Pakistan in 18 years was canceled due to a “security alert” on the day of the first One-Day International. Platinum tickets were being sold for 2,600 Dh, while premium tickets were being sold for 1,500 Dh.
Ahmad Jamal, a 13-year-old from Karachi, has created an application called ‘Kya Baat’ for speech-impaired patients to communicate. The app will create a revolution in caregiving for patients who can’t understand or speak due to things like a stroke or a tracheostomy. The app allows them to easily communicate their various needs, such as hunger, pain, and emotions.
A lawyer lost his temper Wednesday and smashed the counter glass installed at the newly constructed Lahore High Court copy office. Following the delayed delivery of the certified copy of the case, he smashed all the glass above the public counters. The lawyer has been identified as Majid Jehangir, reports say.
Pakistan’s mountainous Gilgit Baltistan region will host the first formal winter sports festival this December to draw foreign visitors. Officials said that the country should make use of its tourism potential to promote the country. It has been confirmed that athletes from Germany and Canada will participate. GB is home to the Himalayas and the world’s second-highest mountain K2.
A Pakistani bodybuilder Shehzad Qureshi added another medal to the country’s collection at the ongoing World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Tashkent. Shehzad Qureshi finished second for Pakistan with a silver medal in the 80 kg event. In his first endeavor, Shehzad won a medal and is hopeful of winning the gold next year.
The 60-year-old Pakistani bodybuilder Abdul Waheed won the gold medal in the 50+ category at the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Tashkent. In the junior category, Omar Shehzad already won a silver medal. In the meantime, Datuk Paul Chua, WBPSF’s president, believes Pakistan is safe to host international events.
The final year student Muhammad Gibaril, who was expelled from IBA for exposing alleged harassment, has been reinstated after his review petition was heard. The decision to reinstate the expelled student was taken by IBA Executive Director Syed Akbar Zaidi, according to details. In response to the student’s expulsion, several protests and social media uproar erupted among IBA students.
A former product manager for Facebook’s civic misinformation team said the company’s business model promotes hate speech, damages democracy, and is even “tearing our societies apart.” Frances Haugen, who left Facebook in May of this year, was the whistleblower who leaked a report that showed Instagram impacts the mental health of teenage girls to the Wall Street Journal.