Islamabad Oct 22: Chairman PMYP Congratulates Athar Zahid on Winning the International Heavyweight Championship. Congratulated Pakistan’s international heavyweight champion Athar Zahid on his victory over his Indian opponent in the World Heavyweight Championship, which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday. He remarked that Athar’s extraordinary talent and perseverance had earned the honor for the nation, and he was quite happy with his victory.The Chairman wished Athar well on the forthcoming world wrestling tour. Mashhood underlined the value of sports in fostering solidarity, resiliency, and patriotism and reaffirmed the government’s dedication to offering all the tools and assistance required to…
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Islamabad Oct 22: Brendon McCullum Dismisses England’s Spin Concerns Ahead of Third Test. While Pakistan’s skipper Shan Masood has expressed his wish for another turning point in the forthcoming series finale in Rawalpindi, England’s head coach Brendon McCullum has stepped out to deny any perceived accusations that his squad struggles on spin-friendly pitches. Between the first and second Test matches in Multan, Pakistan made a number of notable adjustments, including changing the team four times, adding three spinners, and using the same surface for the second week. With spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali taking all 20 wickets and securing…
Islamabad Oct 22: Pakistan Set to Acquire Advanced Weather Monitoring System from Japan. In order to improve flood predicting and weather monitoring systems, the government has reached a definitive deal with Japan to purchase and install 45 telemetry stations and five automatic weather stations. The project would take two and a half years to complete and is expected to cost Rs5.2 billion. It is anticipated that there will be 110 weather monitoring stations, with 26 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 84 in Punjab on the shortlist. About 80% of the project’s cost, or Rs4.11 billion, will come from the Japan International…
Islamabad Oct 22: Teachers Declare Suspension of Academic Activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Beginning on November 5, 26,000 boys’ and girls’ schools throughout Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa will be closed by the All-Primary Teachers Association (APTA) until their demands are met. At Jinnah Park, the APTA also intends to hold a sit-in protest. President Azizullah Khan presided over a meeting of the association’s provincial officials in the provincial secretariat where this decision was made. The forthcoming sit-in, according to Azizullah Khan, is a historic event that aims to secure important demands, such as the regularization of 13,500 teachers, the reintroduction of forced promotions, the…
Islamabad Oct 22: Meta AI to Introduce WhatsApp Chat Backups, Paving the Way for Enhanced Features. A new Chat Memory feature that will help WhatsApp’s Meta AI remember your conversations so it can respond to you more effectively is on the horizon. In this manner, it will be able to use any context associated with your conversations to deliver more tailored outcomes. With the inclusion of Chat Memory, Meta AI hopes to make its chatbot a more individualized helper. This might significantly enhance the experience for WhatsApp users. The news, as usual, comes from the people at WABetaInfo, who have…
Islamabad Oct 22: Google started rolling out Android 15, its most recent Android operating system, to Pixel devices last week. Regretfully, there have been issues with this release. A significant problem has been reported by a number of Pixel 6 owners: their gadgets have become “bricked,” or totally unresponsive. Although this problem appears to be sporadic, some users have hypothesized that the Private Space function may be to blame. After turning on this function, two Redditors reported that their Pixel 6 phones bricked. The explanation may be more complicated, though, as one user reports that their device bricked while they…
Islamabad Oct 22: PTCL and China Mobile International Collaborate at GITEX Global 2024 to Boost National and International Connectivity. At GITEX worldwide 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, China Mobile International Limited (CMI), a worldwide telecom and ICT operator, and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s largest telecom and integrated ICT services provider, partnered to share global network resources. Through their partnership, the two major companies are able to improve connectivity for their respective clientele both domestically and internationally. During GITEX 2024, in front of investors, innovators, business leaders, and upper management from both sides, Waqar Ahmed, Group Director…
Islamabad Oct 22: Cricket Excluded from 2026 Commonwealth Games. Cricket has been removed off the finalized list of games for the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG), which will be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2. This decision is expected to cause a stir in the sports community. Cricket, one of the most popular sports in the world, will not be included in the ten sports that will be included in this abridged version of the event. The competition debuted as a men’s 50-over event at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games and only returned to the games in 2022…
Islamabad Oct 22: Pakistan Utilizes Only 9% of Rehabilitation Funds Allocated for Balochistan. According to officials in the Finance Ministry, the federal government has only spent $20.2 million, or 9%, of the $220 million in donor assistance for post-flood recovery and reconstruction projects in Balochistan. Although the Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project has a $400 million financing approved by the World Bank, Rehabilitation Funds Balochistani government has had difficulty putting the project into action. Despite ongoing delays, sources stated that Balochistan is anticipated to get a second tranche of $180.7 million after utilizing the first tranche of $210.3 million.…
Islamabad Oct 22: Punjab Government Launches Anti-Smog Squad to Combat Air Pollution. Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister, is dedicated to helping the people and fostering economic growth for their well-being. To address air pollution, the CM’s Smog Control Program is making use of all available resources. Speaking as a special guest at a ceremony on Monday at Agriculture House to commemorate the activation of the Kisan Card and the establishment of the Anti-Smog Team, Punjab’s Senior Provincial Minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb, made these statements. She underlined that as part of the CM’s smog reduction strategy, all pertinent departments have been given…
