China’s third carrier, the Fujian, completed fitting out and trials in 2023 after its launch in June 2022.[16](https://testbook.com/question-answer/which-country-has-launched-its-third-aircraft-carr--62af09e6ac3e4354e65718a4)

António Guterres began his second term as UN Secretary-General on 1 January 2022, continuing through 2026.[7](https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/topics/related/2021/Antonio-guterres-secures-second-term.html)

Lula was inaugurated on 1 January 2023 for his third non-consecutive term after winning the October 2022 election.[6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuizIn%C3%A1cioLuladaSilva)

Charles III’s coronation took place on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, succeeding his mother, Elizabeth II, after her death in September 2022.[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharlesIII)

As stated, on 15 February 2022 the State Bank of Pakistan launched Raast person-to-person instant payments to enable immediate transfers between individuals.

The National Assembly passed the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021 (the mini-budget) on 13 January 2022.

Shaukat Tarin presented the federal budget for fiscal year 2021–2022 on the National Assembly floor on June 11, 2021.

Per the cited source, Pakistan’s first detected case of the Omicron sub-variant occurred on May 9, 2022.

Five Asian teams—Qatar, Iran, South Korea, Japan, and Saudi Arabia—qualified to participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to be hosted by Qatar.