Arooj Aftab was nominated for 'Best New Artist' (بہترین نیا فنکار) at the 2022 Grammy Awards, in addition to winning for Best Global Music Performance.

Arshad Nadeem won the Gold Medal in Javelin Throw (نیزہ بازی) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, setting a games record.

Arooj Aftab (عروج آفتاب) became the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy Award in 2022 for her song 'Mohabbat' in the Best Global Music Performance category.

Lionel Messi won the 2023 Ballon d'Or, extending his record to eight titles. He was recognized primarily for leading Argentina to victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Joshua Cohen won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for 'The Netanyahus'. Subtitled 'An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family', it blends history and fiction.

Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'. The story follows a dead photographer in 1990s Sri Lanka who has seven moons (nights) to solve his own murder.

The Persian New Year, Nowruz, falls exactly on the Vernal Equinox (usually March 20 or 21).

The Museum of the Future is a landmark building in Dubai, UAE.

The structure was the tomb of Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire. It was so magnificent that his name became the generic term for grand above-ground tombs.

General Sahir Shamshad Mirza is the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. He assumed office in November 2022.