He spent much of the previous day in a back-and-forth with Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, who posted a series of tweets explaining his company’s effort to fight bots and how it has consistently estimated that less than 5 percent of Twitter accounts are fake. In his tweet Tuesday, Musk said that “20 percent fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be much higher. My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accurate.”He added: “Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly refused to show proof of 5 percent. This deal cannot move forward until he does.”20% fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be *much* higher. The battle over spam accounts kicked off last week when Musk tweeted that the Twitter deal was on hold pending confirmation of the company’s estimates that they make up less than 5 percent of total users.

HYDERABAD – The Pro-Vice Chancellor Sindh Agriculture University sub-campus Umerkot Dr Jan Mohammad Marri said that development in any scientific field or in other discipline has become impossible without computer and information technology. ”Therefore, if youth are trained in computer applications along with professional degrees, they can give better results in the practical field,” he stated this on Monday while addressing at a ceremony organised to distribute certificates to trainees who completed training in “Computer Application and Office Automation” under PM’s Hunarmand Pakistan Programme. The training was arranged under National Vocational and Technical Training Commission’s (NAVTTC) patronage at sub-campus Umerkot. The Pro-Vice Chancellor said that the youth of Thar were highly talented and achieved outstanding results in Engineering, Medical, and Mathematics all over the country. This training will help them a lot in the practical field, he added.

Pakistan’s Shehroze Kashif and Abdul Joshi continued shining in the mountaineering world as on Sunday they made the nation proud once again by ascending peaks Lhotse and Everest, respectively. “Shehroze has summitted the world’s 4th highest peak Lhotse (8516m) at 6:05am PST,” Karrar Haidri, secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan, said in a message. Read more: Shehroze confronts mortality as he comes across hero’s corpse on K2 summit“He is the youngest mountaineer in the world as well as the first Pakistani to summit Kanchenjunga. He is the youngest mountaineer in the world to summit the three highest peaks of the world [Mount Everest 8,849m, K2 8,611m and Kanchenjunga. He has summitted the world’s highest mount today.

PBS sources said that the initial data received from multiple sources suggested that the GDP growth for the outgoing fiscal year could be around 5.5%. The planning secretary has held multiple meetings in recent days on the GDP growth prospects, with the latest one held on Monday. Sources said that one group wanted the PBS to show the agriculture sector growth at less than 4%, industrial sector expansion below 6% and services sector growth at around 4.5%. The higher-than-targeted growth in the LSM and agriculture sectors as well as imports has provided a cushion of about 1.3% to the overall GDP growth rate, they added. If the government implements import compression measures, the GDP growth in the next fiscal year could be less than this year’s expected growth of over 5.5%.

“The entire country knows about the lotas (turncoats) of the PTI but the ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) refuses to see it that way. The PTI chairman also lashed out at former ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), recalling the party's alleged targeting of Karachi police officials in the 1990s. He recalled that there was an operation against the MQM in 1996, after which it struck a deal with the then PML-N government. "The MQM then targeted and killed every police officer involved in the operation and till now Karachi police has not been able to stand on its feet," the PTI chairman said. The MQM-P is run by the party's local leadership, while another faction of the party is managed from London by the party's founder and exiled leader.

peshawar – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Moazzam Jah Ansari on Monday visited the Sikh community and also shared with them a new security plan, as the police launched probe into the murder of the two Sikhs. Speaking to the Sikh community during his visit, the IGP assured early arrest of the killers of the two Sikh traders. Talking to The Nation, Moazzam Jah Ansari said that a new plan was being finalized for the security of the community in the provincial capital. “Our plan is meant for a safer and secure Peshawar and KP,” he said. The personnel also recovered two suicide jackets, four rocket launcher shells, two hand grenades, one Kalashnikov with three magazines, and a pistol and other explosives.

The third tragic incident that shook the federal foundations of the country was the planned martyrdom of Muhtarma Benazir. The Sindhi populace is not willing to trust any national political party with a leadership from any other federal unit. The overthrow of the PTI regime through a questionable vote of no confidence on April 9, 2022, has created the current explosive situation. His political narrative, as is the wont in the developing societies, has fired the imagination of the urban middle class. The author was a member of the Foreign Service of Pakistan and he has authored two books.

It is a fact that ‘The Kashmir Files’ presents a wholly false picture of the situation in Kashmir. The agenda of ‘The Kashmir Files’ is to mislead the public about the realities of the ground situation and also about the Kashmir dispute itself. Deceased’s son Ghautam Kumar said that the Muslim community has always helped them in tough times. Only Governor Jagmohan made this Pandit community flee and desert Kashmir at its hour of trial. Does the Pandit community deserve to be treated with a lack of respect bordering on contempt?

Ranil Wickremesinghe, newly appointed prime minister, arrives at a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2022. REUTERSSri Lanka's new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country's power minister told citizens not to join the lengthy fuel queues that have galvanised weeks of anti-government protests. Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed prime minister on Thursday, said in an address to the nation the country urgently needed $75 million in foreign exchange to pay for essential imports. "At the moment, we only have petrol stocks for a single day. But the protesters have said they will keep up their campaign as long as Gotabaya Rajapaksa remains president.

ISLAMABAD – Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced the assignment schedule for Matric and FA programmes offered in spring semester 2022. 1st June is the submission deadline for first full course assignment, July 01, for second assignment, August 01, for third and 30th August is the last date of submission for fourth assignment. Whereas, the submission deadline for 1st and 2nd half course assignments of Matric and FA programmes is July 01 and August 30, 2022, respectively Students can get names, addresses, and other information of their respective tutors on CMS portal at http://enrollment.aiou.edu.pk or from any nearest regional campus. The students will be responsible in case their assignments reach after due dates, those assignments will not be accepted.

This situation together with actual or likely policy responses thereto weighs significantly on Pakistan’s economic outlook. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s World Economic Outlook, April 2022, global economic growth is likely to recede to 3.6% in 2022, as well as in 2023, from 6.1% in 2021. The Bank of England has also raised its prime interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to a 13-year high to ward off inflationary pressures. However, if the increasing trade deficit, which reached $39 billion during FY22 (July-April), forces the introduction of import compression measures, economic growth rate may significantly fall. The increase in interest rate coupled with currency depreciation will add to the cost of debt servicing, the largest component of public spending.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sent a letter to International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to bring Prashanta Kumar Halder also known as PK Halder along with his five associates back to Bangladesh. ACC has also mentioned the previously issued “Red notice” and ACC’s case against PK Halder, he added. Meanwhile, the High Court has fixed Tuesday for hearing the rule on bringing back PK Halder to Bangladesh. PK Halder was believed to have fled to Canada after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh began an investigation into his illegal activities related to casino business in 2019. Two others arrested during the raids were identified as Pritish Kumar Halder and Pranesh Kumar Halder.

The provincial government restrained Advocate General Punjab Ahmad Awais from representing the government in the courts a day prior to the hearing on the appeals against Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz Sharif’s oath-taking by a larger bench. The Lahore High Court (LHC) bench will take up the three intra-court appeals filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the oath administered to Hamza on the orders of the LHC. Read Punjab CM Hamza Shehbaz asks governor to remove advocate generalIt may be noted here that a summary seeking the removal of Awais from the AG office was sent to the governor by CM Hamza last week. The bench comprises Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, Justice Shahid Jamil Khan, Justice Shehram Sarwar, Justice Sajid Mehmood Sethi and Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh. The plea had also asked to expunge the “rude remarks” passed by Justice Jawad against the constitutional officers such as the governor of Punjab and the president of Pakistan in his judgement.

In a match against 16th place Sampdoria, where a win would guarantee Fiorentina European football for the first time in six years, the Viola s*** the bed. I don’t how or why that happened, but the body language never looked right, the passes looked sloppy, and the team was not clicking. The lone bright spot of the match was a penalty from an errant handball in the 89th minute, which Nico Gonzalez slotted home. A win against Juventus next week is very possible and would still get us there, but this was our real chance. Full-TimeGoals: Ferrari 16’, Quagiarella 30’, Thorsby 71’, Sabiri 83’, González PK 89’Cards: Torreira 14’, González 15’, Vieira 18’, Maleh 69’, Trimboli 89’, Colley (Red) 90+4’

• If first-year Bears Head Coach Matt Eberflus wants to play the underdog card this season, he’ll be able to do so coming out of the gates. And the 42.5 point total is tied for the lowest of Week 1’s games. • Will it make you feel better if I underscore how the Bears aren’t alone in being home underdogs in Week 1? • A nugget from Chris Emma (670 The Score), who notes that the Bears’ Week 14 bye week comes as late as it possibly can under the NFL rules. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 16, 2022• Landry signing this deal with the Bears would’ve had me over the moon.