Game of thrones-Arya's best moments

With season 8 coming to a bittersweet ending, let us go back in time and look at one of the most impeccable characters of Game of thrones;Arya Stark. When we first saw this skinny little stark girl in seaason 1,we all knew that she was different.Strong,brave and invincible that is what she had been. Here are some of the best moments of Arya Stark
1) Murdering her way out of Harrenhall:After running away from king's Landing, Arya somehow ends up being in Harrenhall, serving Tywin Lannister,but before that she saves a man named Jaqen H'ghar. Jaqen being a member of faceless assassins of Bravos asks Arya of three names that he would be killing for her as gratitude and she ultimately is able run away from Harrenhall.

2)"Something wrong with your leg boy? ". This was definitely one of the most satisfying and chilling moments, as Arya kills Polliver the man who had killed her friend Lommy for being unable to walk and taken her only sword "Needle". She recreates the scene by saying "Something wrong with your leg boy?" Polliver:"what do you mean?" "Fine little blade.Maybe I'll pick my teeth with it." Finishes Arya as she pushes Needle through his throat.

3) Manipulation at its best:At the end of season 7 we see Littlefinger trying to spark a fight between the Stark sisters,all comes to an end when Sansa calls in Littlefinger with him thinking that everything has been going according to his plan. "Little" does he know that in a second his throat will be cut by none other than our gal Arya.

4) Killing the Night king:"I see a darkness in you, and in that darkness eyes staring back at me. Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes, eyes you'll shut forever. We will meet again". This was Melisandre's prophecy to Arya in season 3. It came true when Arya put the Valyrian steel through Night king's non existant Heart.

5) FREY PIE: Red Wedding was probably the most gut wrenching scenes in whole Game of thrones season. Hell it was unable for many of us to recover from it! How could we expect Arya to let go of the treacherous Walder Frey? It was DEFINITELY THE MOST SATISFYING MOMENT. The moment we see Walder Frey having a pie given by a servant that turns out to be Arya as she takes off her mask. "They were difficult to carve" Said she. Indicating that she had killed the Frey boys and made a pie of them! Arya cuts his throat immideately after all "Leave one wold alive and the sheeps are never safe"!

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How Artificial Intelligence Works

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial intelligence works by combining huge amounts of data with reckless, iterative processing and intelligent algorithms, allowing the software to learn automatically from patterns or features in the data. Artificial intelligence is a far-reaching field of study that includes many theories, methods and technologies, as well as the following major categories:

·         A NEURAL NETWORK.    It is a type of machine learning that is made up of interconnected units that processes information by responding to external inputs, relaying information between each unit. The process requires multiple passes at the data to find connections and derive meaning from undefined data.

·         COGNITIVE COMPUTING            It strives for a natural, human-like interaction with machines. Using AI and cognitive computing, the ultimate goal is for a machine to simulate human processes through the ability to interpret images and speech – and then speak coherently in response.  

·         MACHINE LEARNING       It automates analytical model building. It uses methods from neural networks, statistics, operations research and physics to find hidden insights in data without explicitly being programmed for where to look or what to conclude.

·         DEEP LEARNING   It uses huge neural networks with many layers of processing units, taking advantage of advances in computing power and improved training techniques to learn complex patterns in large amounts of data. Common applications include image and speech recognition.

·         COMPUTER VISION          It relies on pattern recognition and deep learning to recognize what’s in a picture or video. When machines can process, analyze and understand images, they can capture images or videos in real time and interpret their surroundings.

·         NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING             It is the ability of computers to analyze, understand and generate human language, including speech. The next stage of NLP is natural language interaction, which allows humans to communicate with computers using normal, everyday language to perform tasks.

·         GRAPHICAL PROCESSING UNITS       These are key to Artificial Intelligence because they provide the heavy compute power that’s required for iterative processing. Training neural networks requires big data plus compute power.

·         THE INTERNET OF THINGS       It generates massive amounts of data from connected devices, most of it unanalyzed. Automating models with AI will allow us to use more of it.

·         ADVANCED ALGORITHMS         These are being developed and combined in new ways to analyze more data faster and at multiple levels. This intelligent processing is key to identifying and predicting rare events, understanding complex systems and optimizing unique scenarios.

Interesting History of Pak - Afghan Relations

When we talk about Pak-Afghan relations, many of our liberal friends often pretend as if history of Pakistan and Afghanistan starts from 1979 when Pakistan armed the Mujahideen to overthrow the Russian puppet.

Why do we ignore the Pak-Afghan history from 1947-1979? The long proxy war of 26 years perpetrated by Afghanistan in the name of Pashtunistan (1947-73). Either we are unbeknownst of it or we do it intentionally which is intellectual dishonesty.

Now let me explicate you with what actions did the Kabul regime take during this time.

1. September 1947: Afghanistan became the ONLY country to vote against Pakistan’s membership of United Nations. Keep in mind how fragile the gov of Pakistan was at that moment while considering this extremely hostile beginning by Afghanistan.

2. September 1947: Pashtunistan flag was raised alongside Afghan national flag in Kabul. Afg started arming and funding proxies in the border areas (Afridi Sarishtas & Ipi Faqir) for the ‘Liberation of Pashtunistan’. This led to skirmishes between Pak forces and Afghan proxies.

3. June 1949: While pursuing miscreants who attacked Pakistani border posts from Afghanistan, a PAF warplane inadvertently bombed the Afghan village of Moghulgai on the Waziristan border.

4. July 1949: A Loya Jirga held by Afghan govt at Kabul unilaterally denounced all treaties related to Pak-Afghan international border and announced full support for Pashtunistan. 31st August was declared as ‘Pashtunistan Day’ which was regularly commemorated by Afghan Govt every year.

5. 1948-1949: Afghan-supported proxies announced the formation of ‘Pashtunistan’ in Tirah (Khyber) and Razmak (Waziristan), with Ipi Faqir as President.

6. 1950: Afghan airforce planes dropped leaflets in support of Pashtunistan, inside Pakistan’s tribal areas.

7. Sep-Oct 1950: Afghan army with artillery support attacked Dobandi area of Balochistan and occupied a strategic pass with the aim to cut off Chaman-Quetta Railway link. Pakistan army send reinforcements to the area and retook the pass after a week’s fighting.

8. 1950-51: Three Afghan-led Lashkars attacked Pakistani areas across Durand Line in Khyber Agency.
Afghanistan declared the miscreants as ‘Freedom Fighters’ and used its official Radio and Press for non-stop Pashtunistan propaganda.

9. Pakistan responded by using ‘go slow’ approach on Afghanistan’s trade transit routes.

10. 16 October 1951: Pakistani PM Liaquat Ali Khan was shot dead in Rawalpindi by an Afghan national Said Akbar Babrak. Afghanistan’s govt disowned his act.
Afghanistan’s material+propaganda support for Pashtunistan miscreants continued unabated throughout the 1950s.

11. 30 March 1955: Pakistan’s diplomatic missions in Kabul, Qandahar, Jalalabad were attacked at the behest of Afghan govt and Pashtunistan flag was hoisted on the chancery of Pakistan Embassy in Kabul.

12. September 1959: Afghan King Zahir Shah and PM Sardar Daud reaffirmed their support for Pashtunistan.

13. September 1960: Afghan army troops and militias attacked Bajaur. The attack was repulsed by Bajauri tribesmen with help of SSG forces from Cherat. An account of the battle is shown in the declassified US Embassy document in the reply secion of my comment.

14. March 1961: Afghanistan supplied arms and ammunition to proxies led by Pacha Gul in Bajaur’s Batmalai area for an uprising. The ammunition dump was destroyed by PAF aerial bombing.

15. May 1961: Thousands of Afghan troops disguised as militias attacked Bajaur, Jandul and Khyber. The attacks were repulsed by tribesmen with support of Frontier Corps and aerial bombing by PAF warplanes. President Ayub warned the Afghan side against unprovoked escalations.

16. 6 September 1961: Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan were cut off after Pakistan decided to restrict Afghan transit trade due to its continuous support for Pashtunistan proxies.

17. The relations were resumed two years later, in 1963, when Sardar Doud (the main engine behind Pashtunistan) resigned as PM.

18. September 1964: Afghan Loya Jirga again reiterated support for Pashtunistan (though much mildly than in past).

19. 1964-1972: Relative calm in relations due to Afghanistan’s domestic power struggle issues and democracy experiments. The Pashtunistan issue went on backburner and Pak-Afghan relations normalized to such extent that Afghanistan remained neutral in 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars.

20. 1972-73: Afghanistan restarted support for Pashtunistan; intensified Radio Kabul propaganda and sheltered NAP activists led by Ajmal Khattak.

21. July 1973: Sardar Doud led a bloodless military coup to overthrow King Zahir Shah and declared himself President. One of the reasons he quoted for the coup was Zahir Shah’s supposedly soft approach on Pashtunistan.

22. Afghan official gazette published the Pashtunistan flag and also ran inflammatory reports about terrorist activities of Pashtunistan miscreants. Radio Kabul’s propaganda reached a peak.

23. 1973: In response to renewed Pashtunistan focus by Afghanistan, Pakistani PM Z.A.Bhutto authorized a tit-for-tat response to Afghanistan. IGFC Naseerullah Babar was tasked to train dissident Afghans for proxy purposes inside Afghanistan.

24. This was Pakistan’s first act to use proxies against Afghanistan, after 26 year long proxy war perpetrated by Afghanistan in the name of Pashtunistan (1947-73).

25. Feb 1974: Afghan animosity to Pakistan was so great that Afghan President Doud didn’t
participate in the ‘OIC Leaders Summit’ held in Lahore.

26. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak, the Afghan delegate at the summit, tried to raise Pashtunistan issue on this Unity forum too but got snubbed as no Muslim country’s leader paid any heed.

27. 1973-78: Soon after Doud assumed power, Afghan govt started supporting the Baloch insurgents fighting against Pakistan. Afghanistan sheltered thousands of Marri tribesmen and gave them training+weapons for militant activities inside Pakistan.

28. 1973-78: Afghan govt under Doud continued to support the Pashtunistan proxies. NAP’s militant wing ‘Pakhtun Zalmay’ was funded / trained / armed by Kabul for terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

29. These facts have been confirmed by Jumma Khan Sufi, a close aide of Ajmal Khattak, in his memoirs ‘Faraib e Na Tamam’. Sufi remained in exile for 20 years in Afghanistan and was involved in the Afghan proxy activities in Pakistan.

30. 1973-onwards: Not only was Afghanistan supporting NAP terrorism in Pakistan itself, it also became a hub for Indian interference into Pakistan via Pashtunistan and Balochistan proxies.

31. 1973-onwards: Not only was Afghanistan supporting NAP terrorism in Pakistan itself, it also became a hub for Indian interference into Pakistan via Pashtunistan and Balochistan proxies.

32. NAP leaders were paid monthly stipends and other funds by Indian govt as admitted by Jumma Khan Sufi in his memoirs.

33. February 1975: Hayat Khan Sherpao, Senior PPP minister and ex-Governor NWFP, was killed in a bomb blast. The assassination was carried out by NAP militant wing operating out of Afghanistan (as confirmed by Jumma Khan Sufi some three decades later).

34. April 1978: Afghan President Doud and his whole family were massacred in the Soviet-sponsored ‘Saur Revolution’. The new pro-Communist regime announced all-out support for Pashtunistan.

35. December 1979: Soviet secret service KGB assassinated Afghanistan’s President Hafizullah Amin and nearly 100,000 Soviet forces entered Afghanistan. Babrak Karmal was installed as President by Soviets who pledged to free the ‘holy land of Pashtunistan’ (from Pakistan).
36. Rest the sacrifices and compassion which Pakistanis have shown to Afghanis after 1979 is very clear to all who has unbiased opinion.

3 Reasons Why Pakistan Lost Today from West indies in Cricket

1. Backbone or strength of Pakistan cricket team is its opening partnership ; mainly Fakhar Zaman. Today unfortunately Fakhar Zaman could not perform well and was not lucky enough in giving a good start to the team, which resulted in an ultimate collapse.

2. Shoaib Malik being an experienced player was missing from the playing squad today which if had been playing in the squad would have hold the team.

3. Pakistan did not work out on west indian bowling and bouncers collapsed the whole team as we did not work it out against seamers.  

News update - 31 May 19

*News Update - 31 May 19*
*Domestic*
▪ Tehsil council Mansehra through a unanimous resolution has demanded the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to cancel contract agreement of Jinnah Plaza being constructed at a cost of Rs220 million to enhance the revenue of the tehsil municipal administration, *News*
▪ Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the country was facing an unprecedented economic crisis, as the National Economic Council (NEC) approved the national development outlay of Rs1,837 billion and macroeconomic framework for the next budget 2019-20, *News*
▪ A number of young and educated locals were part of various gangs busted by the police in the last few years for involvement in criminal activities and terrorism, it has been learnt, *News*
▪ Vowing to maintain the writ of state at all costs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai has said that it doesn’t behove parliamentarians to take up arms and attack the army check-post and anyone doing so would face the law of the land, *News*
▪ Pakistan’s airspace along its eastern border with India will remain closed until 5am on June 15, a notice issued to airmen (NOTAM) by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Wednesday, *Dawn*
▪ A special flight on Wednesday brought back 320 Pakistanis who had been stranded in Malaysia mainly due to the closure of eastern airspace of Pakistan for foreign airlines, *Dawn*
▪ As many as seven members of the federal cabinet are among the lawmakers to have been issued notices to explain material discrepancy in their statements of assets and liabilities for the current financial year, *Dawn*
▪ Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa discussed border management and the Afghan reconciliation process with National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mohib, *Dawn*
▪ At least 14 prisoners in Adiyala Jail got a get-out-of-jail-free card on the visit of Islamabad District and Sessions judge. All the released prisoners were doing time for petty crimes. District and Sessions Judge Islamabad East Chaudhry Mukhtar Hussain during his visit to Adyala Jail ordered release of 14 prisoners. Civil judge Yasir Hafeez and Assistant Commissioner Saad bin Asad were also present, *Tribune*
▪ The government of Japan has donated four fully equipped ambulances to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) to enhance the operational and outreach capacity of the organisation in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in the wake of unexpected calamities and emergencies, *Tribune*
▪ The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has sealed seven private schools responsible for spreading hate and inciting parents to violence, resulting in attacks on polio vaccination teams and mass hysteria in Peshawar last month, *Tribune*

*Regional*
▪ ORDINARILY, the gesture — a gift of sweets — would have gone unnoticed. It was the timing that was of momentous significance. After years of diplomatic dog-fighting, bare-fanged belligerence, and a dress rehearsal for war, Smt. Sushma Swaraj (India’s external affairs minister) suddenly and uncharacteristically presented her Pakistani counterpart with a box of sweets that she hoped would remove the bitterness of previous dialogues, *Dawn*
▪ Guests arriving at the Pakistan high commission for the traditional Iftar were harassed by Indian security personnel, in a repeat of a similar happening during the Pakistan Day celebrations in New Delhi in March, reports said on Wednesday, *Dawn*
▪ A meeting was held with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the chair, discussing security of the capital Kabul, a statement from the Presidential Palace said Tuesday. Security officials of Kabul shared reports about their works and plans on the capital and its entire districts security with the president, according to the agency, *Kabul Times*
▪ Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abddullah met with Oguzhan Ertugrul Turkish ambassador to Afghanistan at the Sapidar Palace on Tuesday, Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) reported, *Kabul Times*
▪ Iran on Wednesday categorically rejected claims by US National Security Adviser John Bolton blaming the Islamic Republic for sabotage attacks on four commercial ships off the United Arab Emirates’ coast on May 12, *Iran Daily*
▪ An assailant carried out a fatal stabbing attack against a local clergyman in the southwestern Iranian province of Fars, *Iran Daily*
▪ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited the National War Memorial here and paid tribute to the jawans who laid down their lives for the country post-independence, *Times of India*
▪ Security forces have arrested a big food contractor for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on charges of "stealing AFs600 million ($7.5 million)" from meat supply in one year by over-billing the security agency, sources said, *Tolo News*
▪ A group of Afghan politicians led by former President Hamid Karzai and a 14-member Taliban team led by the co-founder of the group Abdul Ghani Baradar sat for the second day in Moscow to discuss the Afghan peace, but behind the closed doors, *Tolo News*

*Intl*
▪ Seven South Koreans have died and 19 others are missing after a tourist sightseeing boat capsized and sank on the Danube in Budapest, Hungarian and South Korean officials said Thursday *News*
▪ Saudi Arabia's foreign minister  Wednesday called on Islamic nations to reject Iran's "interference" in the affairs of other countries, *News*
▪ A top US military officer said Wednesday that Russia is "probably" violating the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, opening a new area of disagreement as the two powers negotiate arms control, *News*
▪ The US military's top general said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jingping reneged on promises not to militarize the South China Sea and called for "collective action" to hold Beijing responsible, *News*
▪ Israel’s parliament voted early Thursday to hold new elections only months after April polls in an unprecedented move provoked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to remain in power despite failing to form a coalition, *Tribune*
▪ A leaked post in the latest document dump from The Intercept's ‘SIDToday’ archive—a series of top secret National Security Agency newsletters provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden—reveals that the United States discussed spying on Russian non-military targets with the help of the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS), *Sputnik*
▪ Hong Kong dismissed US warnings that it could face penalties if it does business with an oil tanker that allegedly violated sanctions on Iran), *Sputnik*

Headphones-A Technology Maniac

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Technology is improving day by day, but the advancement is leaving many of us trapped in the comforts and luxuries, imposing multiple side effects on our health. One such technology affecting our health indirectly is the use of earphones and headphones. There are many people who use earphones without knowledge of the kind of health issues they could cause. People using earphones are actually placing their hearing at peril.

Earphones are very small gadgets, but there is a huge list of side effects using them and the list is increasing every day. We see many people walking around with earphones, including us. Earphones not only affect the user but also the surroundings. This is hard to believe, but it’s true.

The risks of using earphones

• Hearing complications

While using earphones, the sound reaches the ears directly. This sound should not exceed 90 decibels.  Any volume above this threshold impacts hearing. Ideally,one should not use earphones continuously for more than 15 minutes. There is a threat of hearing loss beyond this point. So if at all you have to use earphones, then make sure that you are giving some rest to the ears in between. 

• Ear infections due to use of earphones

Do you have your personal earphones or do you share them with your family and friends? It is very common to share your earphones with others, but is this practice really safe? No, sharing earphones with others is definitely not safe as the bacteria from other’s ears travel to your ears and cause infections. So, next time make sure that you don’t share your earphones with anyone. 

• Blockage of air passage

There are many companies which manufacture earphones,making sure that the quality of the audio is clear and convenient for those who are using them. In order to get the best out of the earphones you will have to insert these earphones directly in the ear canals and this will result in blockage of air passage. This further results in ear infections, ear wax and finally even loss of hearing.

• Side effects on brain

Earphones and headphones produce electromagnetic waves,proven to be dangerous for the human brain. However, there are no studies or evidences that can prove this point. But those who use earphones, blue-tooth and headphones on a daily basis are prone to problems related to brain. 

• Severe pain in the ears

Those who use earphones and headphones regularly tend to visit the doctor with a complaint of severe ear pain. You will feel some strange and different sounds buzzing in your ears. You also feel numbness in your ears. There are studies which have proved that excess use of earphones result in numbness and pain in the ears. 

Precautions to be taken while using earphones:

After this article, you will definitely be scared of using earphones on regular basis. Then again, you will want to enjoy your favorite music and this is mandatory for some people as well.

For all those addicted to earplugs, below are few tips which help them to stay away from dangerous health hazards while still enjoying using their earphones.

• Stop using stylish tiny earphones as they enter your ear canal directly. Use bigger headphones.
• You should always have your personal earphones. Do not share them, not even with family members.
• If your earphones have a rubber or sponge cover, then try changing them at least once in a month.
• Do not play music with loud sound. Try to keep it as low as possible.
• Avoid earphones when you are travelling as you will increase the volume due to the disturbing sounds around you and that proves harmful.
• Try to give rest to your ears once every 15 minutes.

Gadget and technology enhancements should make your life entertaining and easy but not at the cost of your health. When you use them under limit, you can definitely get the best out of them. It is important to understand ‘how much is too much.’

Amazing Facts About FACEBOOK

Amazing Facebook Facts You Probably Don't Know (or Don't Care)

1

The average user has 130 friends

Are you worried about your popularity? The average number of friends on Facebook is 130, and women tend to have somewhat more than men. Yet despite having hundreds of friends, most people only interact regularly with 4 to 7 people.

2

Over 25% of users have already been dumped via Facebook

A June 2010 survey of 1,000 Facebook users -- 70% of whom were male -- found that 25% had been "dumped" via Facebook (via their significant other updating his or her relationship status).

3

Facebook causes 1 in 5 Divorces

It used to be the tell-tale lipstick on the collar. Then there were the give-away texts that spelled the death knell for many marriages. But now one in five divorces involve the social networking site Facebook, according to a new survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

A staggering 80 per cent of divorce lawyers have also reported a spike in the number of cases that use social media for evidence of cheating.

4

Al Pacino was the first ‘face' on Facebook

Remember that sad-looking blue guy on Facebook's homepage who used to stare you down every time you went to log in? They did away with him in 2007, so if you were late to the social networking party, then you probably have absolutely no idea what we're talking about. Anyway according to David Kirkpatrick's The Facebook Effect , it turns out that that guy in the logo, created by Zuckerberg's friend and classmate Andrew McCollum, was none other than a young Al Pacino “covered with a fog of ones and zeros — the elementary components of digital media.” Crazy, right?

5

Over 350million people suffer from Facebook Addiction Disorder

Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) is a term introduced by US phychologists for those who are addicted to Facebook and their life is really affected by their uncontrolled activities on Facebook. The most common effects are the loss of productivity, the inability to concentrate, the superficiality of friendships as well as isolation in the extreme cases.

It has been said that approximately 350 million people are suffering from the disorder. 

6

Facebook users have lower grades than non-users

According to a new study by doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski of Ohio State University and her co-author Adam Duberstein of Ohio Dominican University, college students who use the 800 million–member social network have significantly lower grade-point averages (GPAs) than those who do not.

The study, made in 2009, surveyed 219 undergraduate and graduate students and found that GPAs of Facebook users typically ranged a full grade point lower than those of nonusers — 3.0 to 3.5 for users versus 3.5 to 4.0 for their non-networking peers. It also found that 79% of Facebook members did not believe there was any link between their GPA and their networking habits.

7

Burger King gave away free burgers to users who unfriended people on Facebook

In January 2009, an advertising campaign from Burger King titled “WHOPPER Sacrifice” rewarded Facebook users a free “Angry Whopper” for publicly deleting 10 friends, who would then receive a blunt message informing they were deleted for a free hamburger. The campaign, conceived by Burger King agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky and executed by Refresh Partners, used the tag line “Friendship Is Strong, but The Whopper Is Stronger.” 

At press time the application had been downloaded more than 55,000 times and over 250,000 ‘friends' were sacrificed.