2 Pakistanis selected for Facebook's artificial intelligence promotion project

The project aims to use artificial intelligence to promote ethics. Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site , has also selected two Pakistani experts for its announced funding project for a project to promote artificial intelligence in the Asian region.

Facebook has teamed up with the University of Hong Kong’s Center for Civil Society and Governance and the Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics in the Asian region. Will work Facebook launched the project in December last year, with the support of active and registered educational institutions, think tanks and research institutes in several Asian countries. To pursue the same project and promote the artificial intelligence of artificial intelligence in the Asian region, Facebook has selected technologists from 9 countries in the region, including Pakistan, as Principal Investigators (PIs) and selected individuals. Will provide funds.

Two Pakistani experts are also among the principal investigators from nine countries in the Asian region selected by Facebook. According to a statement issued by Facebook, Professor Junaid Qadir of Punjab University of Information Technology (ITU) and Amana Raqib of Sindh Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi are also from Pakistan. Both Pakistani experts will assist Facebook’s Asian team in the ethical promotion and research of artificial intelligence in the region. Also read: Artificial intelligence revolution or total destruction? According to Raina Yong, the project’s head of privacy and data policy, the latest developments in the field of artificial intelligence are making a big difference in society, but at the same time, there are a variety of ethical questions and fees. The book will look at such questions.

Junaid Qadir, the principal investigator selected for the project, expressed happiness at being selected by Facebook and said the selection of the two Pakistani experts was important for the country. On the occasion of his election, he said that while there is ample opportunity for artificial intelligence to facilitate sustainable human development goals, there is also great potential for its misuse and the aim of this project is to help the Muslim Ummah including Pakistan with the help of artificial intelligence. I have to find a solution to the problems I face.

Junaid Qadir has been active as a Professor at the University of Information Technology, Lahore since April 2020, while he has also been serving as the Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering since January 2019. He completed his PhD from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 2008 and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore in 2000.

Amana Raqib completed her PhD in Religious Philosophy and Ethics with distinction from the University of Queensland, Australia. She previously graduated in Philosophy from Karachi University with a book, Islamic Ethics of Technology.

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Yamaha raises motorcycle prices

The company has raised prices for the third time this year. Pakistan Yamaha, a multinational motorcycle manufacturing company, has raised the price of bikes in Pakistan for the third time in a row this year. Yamaha had first increased the prices of motorcycles by Rs 10,000 to Rs 13,000 in February this year, followed by a similar increase in April. In the last six months, the company increased the price of bikes for the third time in the beginning of June and at the same time this time the company increased not only Rs 15,000 but also Rs 21,000 to Rs 23,000.
According to the company’s website , after an increase of Rs 23,000, the new price of YBR 125 will now be Rs 255,000.

Similarly, the price of YBR 125G also increased by Rs 23,000 to Rs 268,500. The price of another of the company’s best-selling bikes, the YB125ZDX, was also increased by 22,500, after which its new price reached 248,500 . The price of Yamaha’s ‘YB 125Z’ bike has also increased by Rs 21,000 to Rs 231,500 and the said motorcycle is available in only two colors ie black and red.

In addition, all other bikes will be available in three different colors, ie red, black and blue, and their design will also change a bit. In addition to Yamaha, Honda has also increased the price of motorcycles, and other companies have also made price changes.

Apart from bikes, car prices have also risen recently and it is being speculated that their prices may rise further in a few weeks.

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پنجاب اور سندھ میں موسم گرما کی تعطیلات آج سے شروع ہو رہی ہیں۔

پنجاب اور سندھ کے تمام سرکاری و نجی اسکولوں اور کالجوں میں گرمیوں کی تعطیلات آج سے شروع ہوگئی ہیں۔ تعطیلات 31 جولائی تک رہیں گی اور یکم اگست سے تعلیمی عمل دوبارہ شروع ہوگا۔ پنجاب بھر کی یونیورسٹیاں کام کرتی رہیں گی اور تمام امتحانات صوبائی محکمہ ہائر ایجوکیشن کی جانب سے پہلے سے ہی مطلع کردہ اصل شیڈول کے مطابق ہوں گے۔

حکومت صارفین کو ریلیف فراہم کرنے کے لیے پیٹرولیم کی قیمتیں برقرار رکھے گی۔ دریں اثناء پنجاب کے تمام اضلاع میں سکولوں اور کالجوں کے اساتذہ کو گرمیوں کی تعطیلات کے دوران 45 روزہ تربیتی پروگرام سے گزرنا ہو گا۔ ٹریننگ 30 مئی کو شروع ہوئی اور 14 جون کو ختم ہوگی۔

قائداعظم اکیڈمی فار ایجوکیشنل ڈویلپمنٹ (QAED)، پنجاب حکومت کا اعلیٰ ادارہ ہے جو سرکاری اسکولوں کے اساتذہ کی ان سروس اور پری سروس ٹریننگ کا انتظام کر رہا ہے۔

یوٹیلیٹی سٹورز نے کوکنگ آئل اور گھی کی قیمتوں میں ہوشربا اضافہ کر دیا۔ دوسری جانب لاہور کے نجی سکولوں پر رواں سال تعطیلات کے دوران سمر کیمپ لگانے پر پابندی عائد کر دی گئی ہے۔

لاہور ایجوکیشن اتھارٹی (ایل ای اے) نے یہ فیصلہ بچوں کی حفاظت کے پیش نظر کیا کیونکہ صوبائی دارالحکومت میں موجودہ گرم موسم میں ان کے لیے بیرونی سرگرمیوں میں حصہ لینا انتہائی مشکل ہے۔

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World leaders call for Immediate Action to End Polio

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the recent developments were regrettable to the affected children and their families. World health leaders meeting in Geneva for the World Health Assembly have called for immediate action to eradicate polio. According to the Dawn newspaper , delegates to the recent World Health Assembly concluded that there was a good chance of effective action against the polio virus, but warned that this opportunity would not be available indefinitely. The warning comes after experts pointed to recent developments in Pakistan, such as the confirmation of new cases, the first cases reported in 15 months in Southeast Africa and the re-emergence of polio in Ukraine and Israel. A recent press release issued by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative states that recent efforts have had a significant impact on the global polio virus epidemic, which has resulted in a very low level of polio virus transmission, which is now limited to It is present in Pakistan and Afghanistan and efforts are being made to curb it.It said steps had been taken under the Strategic Action Plan to secure the polio eradication system and prevent polio transmission. Addressing the assembly, Director General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gabrias, said: “The alarming developments in recent months indicate how fragile this strategy is.”He said that this development is unfortunate for the affected children and their families but the fact is that it is not unexpected in the last stages of the eradication effort. “This year we have a real opportunity to stop the transmission of the polio virus. At the same time, we need to respond quickly and effectively to the spread of CVDPV so that the transmission can be stopped completely by the end of 2023,” he said.

Ministers and high-level delegations from 20 countries affected by WPV-1 and CVDPV met with senior GPEI leaders to focus on concrete ways to break the deadlock over virus transmission. The meetings were chaired by Dr. Chris Ellis, Chair of the Polio Oversight Board of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Regional Directors of the respective WHO AFRO and EMRO.

Key priorities include the importance of co-ordination and co-operation between countries, including access to children not receiving polio vaccines, complex emergencies and challenges to fragile health systems.”It is important for polio-affected countries that you reach out to every child and spread the vaccine as quickly as you want to eradicate the virus,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gabrieus.

Read more: Rawalpindi: Cases registered against polio team for abusing work He said it was important for polio-free countries to step up their efforts to utilize their polio assets and infrastructure in order to build a stronger, more flexible health system.

“Please, all partners and donors, help us to take advantage of this moment to raise funds and eradicate polio,” he added.

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Diet to help prevent diabetes

This was revealed in a medical study. Eating a healthy diet can help prevent type 2 diabetes. This was revealed in a medical study conducted in the United States. Research from Massachusetts General Hospital found that eating a healthy diet also reduced the risk of developing the disease in people with a genetic predisposition to diabetes. Genes and lifestyle factors are considered important factors in the development of type 2 diabetes and previous research reports have shown that a healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of diabetes. The new study examined three large-scale research reports involving more than 900,000 people. Research has found that eating unhealthy or substandard foods, regardless of genetic risk, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 30%.

The researchers said that the findings provide evidence that the risk of developing diabetes from a harmful diet is as high as the risk of genetic predisposition. Such information could help develop strategies to prevent diabetes. Will

The results of the study were published in the medical journal Plus Medicine. A study in April 2022 found that people with type 2 diabetes had a much higher risk of developing 57 other diseases, including cancer, kidney disease, and neurological disorders. Millions of people worldwide suffer from diabetes, which is linked to overweight or distance from physical activity or a family history of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes increases the risk of various complications and keeping this in mind, experts from the University of Cambridge in the UK conducted an in-depth examination. The largest study of middle-aged people with or without diabetes found that the condition increased the risk of developing 57 other long-term illnesses. On average, diabetics experience age-related medical problems 5 years earlier than healthy people. Experts say the results are shocking and highlight the urgent need to protect people from developing type 2 diabetes.

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What is the number of Pakistan in the most powerful passports?

Pakistani passport once again found to be the fourth weakest
Singapore and Japan have once again won the passport ranking competition.

Yes, in the world rankings, the passports of Japan and Singapore are the most powerful passports of 2022, at least for the first quarter.

The Hanley Passport Index lists the world’s most powerful passports for 2022, with Japan and Singapore once again topping the list.

Citizens of both countries can travel to 192 countries without a visa or obtain a visa upon arrival at the airport.

The report said the increase in restrictions during the Corona virus epidemic saw the largest increase in global travel space in the index’s 16-year history.

A total of 199 passports are ranked, second only to Japan and Singapore, with South Korea and Germany (access to 190 countries).

Italy, Finland, Spain and Luxembourg are joint third on the list of visa-free or on-arrival visa passports for citizens of 189 countries.

Passports from Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria ranked fourth with 188 countries, while holders of passports from Portugal and Ireland can apply for visa-free or visa-on-arrival in 187 countries.

Citizens of Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium and New Zealand hold passports in 186 countries, while passports from Greece, Malta, the Czech Republic and Canada ranked 8th on the list.

Poland and Hungary are ranked 8th with 183 countries, Lithuania and Slovakia 9th and Estonia, Latvia and Slovenia 10th.

In contrast, citizens of the regions with the lowest number of free visas available at the country or at the airport are the first and second, followed by citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq, who are offered this facility only in 26 and 28 countries, respectively. Yes, while Syrian passport holders can use this facility in only 29 countries.

The Pakistani passport is still the fourth weakest passport, but this time the visa-free or visa on arrival facility has been reduced to 31 countries instead of 32, while the passports of Yemen and Somalia are ranked 5th and 6th respectively.

Palestinian and Nepalese passports ranked 7th and North Korean passports ranked 8th.

It should be noted that in addition to Hanley, the Passport Index is also issued by Orton Capel, which includes 193 countries and 6 regions.

The strongest passport in the index is a Muslim country, the United Arab Emirates, followed by Sweden, Finland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, France, Spain, Switzerland, South Korea and New Zealand. Numbers are present.

In this list also Pakistani passport has been declared as the fourth weakest passport but visa free or on arrival facility has been declared available for 38 countries.

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The first case report of Monkey Pax in UAE

The first case of monkey pox, which started in Europe in May this year, was reported in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), causing panic in the Arab world. According to the news agency ‘Reuters’ , the UAE authorities confirmed the first monkey pox there on May 24, after which the monitoring of the disease was increased across the country.
Along with the United Arab Emirates, the case of Monkey Pax was also confirmed in European countries Slovenia and the Czech Republic.

According to the BBC, one case of monkey pox was reported on May 24 in both the European countries, after which the number of countries affected by monkey pox has increased to 18 so far. The highest number of monkey pox cases so far has been reported in Europe, with close to 100 cases, while the total number of cases worldwide has exceeded 130. Prior to the UAE, specialists in Israel had been treating a man for the past two weeks who they feared was infected with Monkey Pax.

Prior to the United Arab Emirates, Israel was the only country in the Middle East where the Monkey Pax case was reported.

Following the report of the case in the UAE, there has been a wave of concern in South Asian countries, including other Gulf countries, as travel between the UAE and South Asian countries is common.

There is currently no special vaccine for mumps in the world, but it is being treated with vaccines for other physical and itching diseases.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has already stated that the recent increase in cases of monkey pox is a cause for concern. According to the World Health Organization, monkeys are not as contagious as the coxsackie coronavirus, they are only transmitted from person to person when they have had close physical or sexual contact.

Monkey Pax’s disease does not spread through the air like a corona, with a mortality rate of up to one percent.

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2nd Year Urdu Notes Hissa Grammar

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