The Times PK

Home
Pakistan
Karachi
The Times PK

ALL About Tech... Our Website Will Be Launched very soon.
(17)

MobiZone is a Major Player in the Mobile Phones Industry , We aim to provide our customer's the best possible rates than the market and the best service ever!

25/12/2022

A joint investigation team (JIT) has been formed to probe the su***de bombing in the federal capital’s Sector I-10, a notification from Islamabad’s Chief Commissioner’s Office said Saturday.
Commissioner’s Office said
By News DeskDecember 25, 2022
Four-member JIT formed to probe Islamabad su***de attack. Twitter
Four-member JIT formed to probe Islamabad su***de attack. Twitter
ISLAMABAD: A joint investigation team (JIT) has been formed to probe the su***de bombing in the federal capital’s Sector I-10, a notification from Islamabad’s Chief Commissioner’s Office said Saturday.

One cop was martyred while several others were injured on Friday in the su***de attack, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operations, Sohail Zafar Chattha, said.

The notification mentioned that the team was formed on the recommendation of the Islamabad Inspector-General’s Office.

The team comprises four officers, a Senior Superintendent of Police (CTD) Islamabad, one representative each from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB), and any member that the inspector-general nominates.

The CTD Police Station’s SHO and investigating officers in the case will assist the team in the probe, the notification mentioned.

Following the attack, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said the terrorists had plans to attack a “high-value target” and had the police officers not stopped them, it would have “been a shame for the country”. The incident comes as the security situation in the country seems to be deteriorating, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the Tehreek-e-Taliban (Pakistan) ended a ceasefire with Pakistan.

An increase in threats and attacks on security forces and high-profile political personalities in KP has been noticed since then, but the government has stressed that terrorists would be dealt with “iron hands”.

25/12/2022

Chief Secretary Gilgit Baltistan Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani says to make Gilgit plastic free, ban on use of plastic bags would be ensured in Gilgit from 1st of next month.

Chief Secretary Gilgit Baltistan Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani says to make Gilgit plastic free, ban on use of plastic bags would be ensured in Gilgit from 1st of next month.

In a statement, he said a campaign in this regard to create awareness is in full swing.

Magistrates paying visits to shops and markets in Gilgit are motivating businessmen to avoid use of polythene shoppers to avoid pollution.

He said action will be taken against those who violate the order administration.

He pointed out that under a pilot project, use of polythene is ban in Gilgit and it will be extended to other districts phase wise.

🌍

25/12/2022

The nation is celebrating the 146th birthday of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah today across the country with pledges to uphold his guiding principles of unity, faith, and discipline.

Quaid-e-Azam was a true and upright leader whose devotion and committed efforts resulted in the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Sub-continent.

A lawyer and politician, Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan’s independence on 14 August 1947, then as Pakistan’s first Governor-General until his death September 11, 1948.

Today, Pakistan is observing the birth anniversary of the father of the nation with traditional zeal and fervour by paying rich tributes to him for his untiring struggle, sagacity and leadership that led to the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent.

Public and private departments will hold a variety of events including seminars, conferences, competitions and discussion programs to highlight the messages and vision of Quaid-e-Azam.

The national flag will be hoisted on major government buildings throughout the country on the birth anniversary of the Quaid-e-Azam.

The day dawned with special prayers for the security, progress and prosperity of the country. Meanwhile, special events have also been arranged on this day to highlight and promote the ideals and views of the father of the nation, particularly with regard to the rule of law, the supremacy of the constitution, and the upholding of democracy.

Among these events was a change of guard ceremony at the Mazar-e-Quaid this morning. During the ceremony, the cadets from Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, took over guard duties from the Pakistan Air Force

💚

24/12/2022

British-Pakistani journalist, Reham Khan, took to Twitter to make a special announcement. The anchor shared a picture on her official handle, reading, "Just married," without sharing further details
This will be Reham's third marriage. She was previously married to PTI Chairman and former premier, Imran Khan. After her announcement, many took to the post to congratulate her.
Reham first tied the knot in 1993 to Ijaz Rehman. The former couple then got divorced in 2005. The journalist later married Imran in 2014 and the two announced divorce a year later.

24/12/2022

Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf tied the knot today with his class fellow Muzna Masood Malik amid friends and family in an intimate nikah ceremony in Islamabad.

Fans went gaga as pictures and videos of the Pakistan pacer and his bride all ready for their nikah surfaced on social media hours ahead of the ceremony.

24/12/2022

Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in the nation’s most populous city as Covid-19 rages nationwide after tough curbs were lifted.

A branch of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on Saturday urged young people in particular to avoid crowded gatherings, due to the ease of spreading the coronavirus and low temperatures.

Christmas is not traditionally celebrated in China but it is common for young couples and some families to spend the holiday together.

The Omicron variant is surging weeks after the authorities abruptly ended their zero-Covid policy, lifting strict testing requirements and travel restrictions as China becomes the last major country to move toward living with the virus.

23/12/2022

Afghan universities were declared off limits to women because female students were not following instructions including a proper dress code, the Taliban’s minister for higher education said on Thursday.

The ban announced earlier this week is the latest restriction on women’s rights in Afghanistan ordered by the Taliban since their return to power in August last year.

It has drawn global outrage, including from Muslim nations who deemed it against Islam, and from the Group of Seven industrialised democracies who said the prohibition may amount to “a crime against humanity”.

But Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the minister for higher education in the Taliban government, insisted Thursday that women students had ignored Islamic instructions — including on what to wear or bring accompanied by a male relative when travelling

23/12/2022

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying graphs (top) of Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Global shares were mixed on Friday as the last full trading week of the year comes to a close, with looming U.S. inflation data a reminder of how surging prices and interest rates have fundamentally shifted investor thinking over the past 12 months.

Reporting by Huw Jones; Additional reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Edwina Gibbs
You

23/12/2022

There's a new AI bot in town: ChatGPT, and even if you're not into artificial intelligence, you'd better pay attention.

The tool, from a power player in artificial intelligence called OpenAI, lets you type questions using natural language, to which the chatbot gives conversational, if somewhat stilted, answers. The bot remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to inform its next responses. Its answers are derived from huge volumes of information on the internet.

It's a big deal. The tool seems pretty knowledgeable in areas where there's good training data for it to learn from. It's not omniscient or smart enough to replace all humans yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound downright authoritative. A few days after its launch, more than a million people were trying out ChatGPT.

But its creator, the for-profit research lab called OpenAI, warns that ChatGPT "may occasionally generate incorrect or misleading information," so be careful. Here's a look at why ChatGPT is important and what's going on with it.
You can ask anything, though you might not get an answer. OpenAI suggests a few categories, like explaining physics, asking for birthday party ideas and getting programming help.

I asked it to write a poem, and it did, though I don't think any literature experts would be impressed. I then asked it to make it more exciting, and lo, ChatGPT pumped it up with words like battlefield, adrenaline, thunder and adventure.

One wacky example shows how ChatGPT is willing to just go for it in domains where people would fear to tread: a command to write "a folk song about writing a rust program and fighting with lifetime errors."

ChatGPT's expertise is broad, and its ability to follow a conversation is notable. When I asked it for words that rhymed with "purple," it offered a few suggestions, then when I followed up "How about with pink?" it didn't miss a beat. (Also, there are a lot more good rhymes for "pink.")

When I asked, "Is it easier to get a date by being sensitive or being tough?" GPT responded, in part, "Some people may find a sensitive person more attractive and appealing, while others may be drawn to a tough and assertive individual. In general, being genuine and authentic in your interactions with others is likely to be more effective in getting a date than trying to fit a certain mold or persona."

23/12/2022

The rupee continued a downtrend against the US dollar for a fourth successive session, with negative sentiments on the country's dwindling foreign exchange reserves taking a toll on the local currency.

The local unit closed the day at Rs225.64 against the US dollar in the interbank market compared to losing 0.09% from Thursday’s close of Rs225.43.
A currency dealer counting $100 notes while a stack of Rs500 is placed on table. — AFP/File
A currency dealer counting $100 notes while a stack of Rs500 is placed on table. — AFP/File
The rupee continued a downtrend against the US dollar for a fourth successive session, with negative sentiments on the country's dwindling foreign exchange reserves taking a toll on the local currency.

The local unit closed the day at Rs225.64 against the US dollar in the interbank market compared to losing 0.09% from Thursday’s close of Rs225.43.

The external sector figures are not encouraging for the country as the foreign exchange reserves are dwindling with foreign inflows not in sight yet.

Foreign exchange reserves fell to $6.1 billion in the week ended December 16 — their lowest level since April 2014. The reserves held by the central bank declined $584 million.

22/12/2022

Joyland may have faced trials and tribulations in its home country but to the international community, it was a banger from the start. The film has been shortlisted for the Oscars, the first ever movie to do so from Pakistan.

On Thursday, the Academy released its Oscar shortlists for the 95th Awards for 10 categories. Joyland is among 15 films that made the cut for the best International Feature Film category and will advance to the nomination process. Films from 92 countries and regions were eligible in the category. Last Film Show also made it to the list, India’s second nomination since Lagaan from 20 years ago, according to Deadline.

Other films in the same category include Argentina’s Argentina, 1985, Austria’s Corsage, Belgium’s Close, Cambodia’s Return to Seoul, Denmark’s Holy Spider, France’s Saint Omer, Germany’s All Quiet on the Western Front, Ireland’s The Quiet Girl, Mexico’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, Morocco’s The Blue Caftan, Poland’s EO, South Korea’s Decision to Leave and Sweden’s Cairo Conspiracy.

Malala, who recently joined team Joyland as executive producer, dialled up director Saim Sadiq to congratulate him on the milestone and share this “moment of Pakistani pride

22/12/2022

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has attained a career-best second position in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s Test player rankings after notching two half-centuries in the final Test of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series against England in Karachi.

Babar’s knocks of 78 and 54 have helped him overtake Steve Smith, who managed 36 and six in a low-scoring game between Australia and South Africa in Brisbane. Babar, who is ranked first in ODIs and fourth in T20Is, trails Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne by 61 points in the Test rankings.

Australian batter Travis Head, whose first innings score of 92 was the highest in the Brisbane Test, has gained three slots to reach a career-best fourth position as he crosses the 800-rating point mark for the first time in his career. His previous best was fifth position in January this year.

In the latest weekly update that also takes into account performances in the first Test of the WTC series between Bangladesh and India in Chittagong, Cheteshwar Pujara’s knocks of 90 and 102 not out have lifted him 10 positions to 16th while Shreyas Iyer (up 11 places to 26th) and Shubman Gill (up 10 places to 54th) have also gained after some fine performances in the match.

19/12/2022

From smart contract auditing to enhancing user interactions, executives point out how ChatGPT can potentially affect Web3.
With the many possibilities opened by ChatGPT, executives within the Web3 space predicted how the artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by OpenAI would make its impact on the industry.

From using the bot for smart contract auditing to enhancing user interactions with AI, various executives gave their thoughts on how the new AI tool will have an impact on the Web3 industry.

Dmitry Mishunin, the CEO of the smart contract auditing firm HashEx, believes that ChatGPT will have an influence on the security of smart contracts. Mishunin told Cointelegraph that while the future is unsure, it can go both ways. He explained that:

“AI algorithms can be so deeply integrated into a niche that they simply stop allowing smart contracts that have not passed verification for deployment."
Mishunin said that an outcome like this will be good for the long term because it will significantly reduce the number of hacks, positively affecting the entire industry. However, the executive believes that things also have the potential to go wrong in a dystopian fiction-like manner.

According to Mishunin, the AI can also potentially behave differently and independently use vulnerabilities and loopholes to perform the attacks by itself. This will allow it to learn and receive resources for further development.

On the other hand, XinFin senior advisor Doug Brooks also believes that ChatGPT has the potential to be used in the development and testing of smart contracts. However, Brooks believes that it would not have a direct impact.

19/12/2022

Capcom just revealed that the PlayStation VR2 version of their hit game Resident Evil VR would be entirely free for those already owning the original game. Furthermore, according to IGN, the new update’s release will coincide with the release of Sony’s PSVR 2 headset for the PlayStation 5 console, which should drop on February 22, 2023.

This free update would grant anyone owning a free copy of Resident Evil Village a chance to get face-to-face with the fan-favorite Lady Dimitrescu — a seemingly attractive nine-foot-six vampire antagonist — whose daughters hanged the game’s protagonist onto meat hooks in the game — a pretty gruesome scene to witness with a VR headset on. The VR mode for Resident Evil Village was announced earlier this year, along with several other Capcom-related announcements — one of which regards the remake of the best game in the Resident Evil franchise.
The VR mode for Resident Evil VR will utilize the hardware’s 4K HDR display, eye tracking, and D3 audio to make the game more realistic and intense — perfect for people struggling to stay awake at night. This will allow survival horror-loving gamers to soak in the game’s richly detailed atmosphere in VR, including the ornate chambers of Castle Dimitrescu. Of course, even the tallest in the gaming community should prepare to be dwarfed by Lady Dimitrescu’s imposing presence, especially after she reveals her inner beauty towards the end of the game

19/12/2022

Google has become the latest company to roll out an encryption upgrade, revealing it Gmail email service is set to get full end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support, but not all users will be able to get it.
In an update on Google Workspace blog(opens in new tab), the company explained it plans to roll out client-side encryption (CSE) to Gmail, just as it already has done for Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet. Google Calendar is also testing out the functionality in beta.
This follows news that Apple plans to roll out a similar “Advanced Data Protection” for US iCloud users by the end of 2023, and globally in the coming year, though it’s not set to cover Mail, Contacts, or Calendar.
Using CSE in Gmail will render sensitive data, including email attachments, “indecipherable to Google servers”, however as with any CSE, users will need to make a note of their encryption keys and consider using a third-party security key for backup.
Using client-side encryption in Gmail ensures sensitive data in the email body and attachments are indecipherable to Google servers. Customers retain control over encryption keys and the identity service to access those keys.
A beta program(opens in new tab) is available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus and Education Standard/Plus account holders. It will remain open until "January 20, 2022", according to the post, however we suspect this should be January 20, 2023, and have contacted Google to confirm this.

19/12/2022

Elon Musk may be giving up his role as the head of Twitter already. The CEO recently posted a poll on Twitter, asking if he should step down and that he would abide by the results.

Since he has kept his word with all his previous polls, it is safe to assume that Musk may soon be ending his run as Twitter CEO.

here have been reports that Musk intended to be the CEO of Twitter only temporarily. Just one month ago, he stated that he was going to hire someone to lead the company. Musk said that the company was “in the fast lane towards bankruptcy since May” and that “The problem is not finding a chief executive, but finding one who can keep Twitter going.”

Musk might be willing to sell his expensive toy to someone else for a while, despite being under fire due to his journalist ghosting his pleas for a public response.

While not mentioned in Musk’s tweets, the fact that Tesla’s stock has fallen to $150 per share (a drop of nearly 50% from last year) is clearly looming over this recent Twitter episode. Musk also fell to number 2 on Forbes’s list of the richest people in the world.

19/12/2022

Lionel Messi and his teammates set off for Argentina with the most coveted prize in football as millions of compatriots waited to welcome them home on Monday and catch a glimpse of the World Cup trophy.

In the capital Buenos Aires and throughout the country, millions took to the streets to celebrate Sunday’s remarkable penalty shoot-out victory over France in the World Cup final in Qatar.
Messi finally crowned his record-breaking career with the one trophy that was missing as he produced a performance that will go down in World Cup history, scoring a first-half penalty and netting again in extra time.

France had fought back from 2-0 down in the last 10 minutes as Kylian Mbappe scored twice to equalise and force extra time in a pulsating match watched by an 89,000 crowd in Lusail Stadium.

Messi seemed to have decided the match in extra time with his second goal of the game before his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Mbappe completed only the second World Cup final hat-trick to bring the score to 3-3 and force penalties.

Gonzalo Montiel swept home the decisive spot kick to win the shootout 4-2 for Argentina — but this was Messi’s moment.

16/12/2022

Former US President Donald Trump has launched a collection of digital trading cards depicting him in various guises including a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver.
Mr Trump said: "These limited edition cards feature amazing ART of my Life & Career!"
Last month, the billionaire launched his third bid for the White House.
He triggered speculation this week after saying he would make a "major announcement".
Some commentators had expected him to potentially name a running mate for his presidential campaign.
Instead, Mr Trump posted a promotional video on his social media platform, Truth Social.

The clip featured an animated version of the former president in front of the Trump Tower in New York, who rips open his shirt to reveal a superhero costume emblazoned with the letter T as lasers shoot from his eyes.

Later on Truth Social Mr Trump said the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were "very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting".

He added that the cards, costing $99 (£81) each, "would make a great Christmas gift".
Buyers will also be entered into a sweepstake, with the chance of winning prizes including a gala dinner or a game of golf with Mr Trump.
NFTs have been touted as the digital answer to collectables, but critics have warned about risks in the market.
The "one-of-a-kind" assets in the digital world can be bought and sold like any other piece of property, but have no tangible form of their own.
They can be thought of as certificates of ownership for virtual or physical assets.

16/12/2022

The U.S. government charged Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host of financial crimes on Tuesday, alleging he intentionally deceived customers and investors to enrich himself and others, while playing a central role in the company’s multibillion-dollar collapse.

Federal prosecutors said Bankman-Fried devised “a scheme and artifice to defraud” FTX’s customers and investors beginning in 2019, the year it was founded. He illegally diverted their money to cover expenses, debts and risky trades at the crypto hedge fund he started in 2017, Alameda Research, and to make lavish real estate purchases and large political donations, prosecutors said in a 13-page indictment.

Bankman-Fried, 30, was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government, and remains in custody after being denied bail.

He has been charged with eight criminal violations, ranging from wire fraud to money laundering to conspiracy to commit fraud. If convicted of all the charges, Bankman-Fried — referred to by crypto enthusiasts as “SBF” — could face decades in jail.

At a news conference on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams in New York called it “one of the biggest frauds in American history,” and said the investigation is ongoing and fast-moving.

Bankman-Fried has fallen hard and fast from the top of the cryptocurrency industry he helped to evangelize. FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, when it ran out of money after the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank run.

Before the bankruptcy, he was considered by many in Washington and on Wall Street as a wunderkind of digital currencies, someone who could help take them mainstream, in part by working with policymakers to bring more oversight and trust to the industry.

16/12/2022

Azhar Ali, Pakistan’s one of the most successful batters, will hang his boots following the third Test against England, which begins on Saturday. With 7,097 runs in 96 matches at an average of 42.49, Azhar is Pakistan’s fifth leading Test run-getter behind Younis Khan (10,099), Javed Miandad (8,832), Inzamam-ul-Haq (8,829) and Mohammad Yousuf (7,530).

In 2010, Azhar, as a 25-year-old, made his Test debut in England against Australia at Lord’s and scored his maiden Test half-century in only his second match. He would score 34 more half-centuries and went past the 100-run mark on 19 instances.

Azhar, 37, is the only Pakistan batter to score a triple-century in a pink-ball Test - a feat that he achieved against the West Indies at Dubai in 2016. That unbeaten 302 remains his highest score in Test cricket.

Over the course of his 12-year career, Azhar also made two double-centuries – 226 against Bangladesh in Dhaka (May 2015) and 205 not out against Australia in Melbourne (December 2016) - and has, at least, one century in Australia, Bangladesh, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, the West Indies and Zimbabwe. Against Australia in Abu Dhabi in 2014, Azhar scored a century in each innings (109 and 100 not out) to help Pakistan win the second Test by 356 runs and two-Test series 2-0.

Azhar captained Pakistan in nine Tests in two separate tenures from 2016 till 2020.

🏏

16/12/2022

Following their defeat in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final by France, Morocco’s football federation has filed a protest with Fifa regarding the refereeing of the match in Qatar.

“The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) strongly protested against the arbitration of the Morocco-France match officiated by Mr. Cesar Arturo Ramos”, says the official statement.

The FRMF says it has sent a letter to Fifa regarding two indisputable penalties.
“The FRMF also expressed its great astonishment that the Video Assistance to Arbitration (VAR) system did not react to these… situations.”

The football federation says it will spare no effort to defend and preserve the rights of the National Selections, by advocating fairness, and by denouncing the decisions taken during the semi-final of the World Cup.

According to a report from Stats Perform, Morocco lost Wednesday’s game by 2-0 after goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani sent reigning champions France through to a second consecutive World Cup final.

However, there were a number of contentious decisions during the match, with Morocco’s players first incensed when winger Sofiane Boufal collided with Hernandez in the France box.

16/12/2022

A ninth person was confirmed dead Thursday following an explosion at a block of flats that shook the island of Jersey last Saturday, according to police.

All residents are accounted for no one missing, said authorities.

"The thoughts of all of us at States of Jersey Police are with everyone affected, in particular those who lost loved ones in what has been a tragic incident for our Island and our community," said Police Chief Robin Smith.

Smith confirmed that formal identifications of the victims are still to be conducted.

“The disaster victim identification process will be carefully considered and managed in a dignified and compassionate way,” he added.

Authorities suspect the cause was gas as residents reported smelling gas hours before the explosion. But the chief executive of Island Energy, which supplies gas to the Channel Islands, reportedly said the flats affected by the fire were not connected to the gas network.

Jersey's chief fire officer Paul Brown was previously quoted in media reports as saying there were "many different potential causes" and it was too early to speculate.

Emergency services confirmed that a search operation will continue until the site has been fully cleared.

An independent investigation into the fire has been initiated.

Address

Karachi

Telephone

+923353445000

Website

http://www.thetimespk.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Times PK posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Videos

Imran Khan, Arshad Sharif’s assassination plots prepared in London: PML-N’s Tasneem Haider LONDON: The spokesperson of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s London chapter, Tasneem Haider Shah, has alleged that the assassination plots against PTI chief Imran Khan and slain senior journalist Arshad Sharif were prepared by PML-N in London, ARY News reported on Sunday. #ArshadSharif #ImranKhan #Shorts #ImranKhanPTI #ImranKhanLive #عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لاین_ہے #PMLN #london #tasneemhaider