Pakistan Air Force revealed its Karakoram 8 NG light attack aircraft at Dubai Airshow 2021. It is being used to train newly inducted pilots at the PAF Academy Risalpur in basic and operational jet training. Thousands of visitors are attending the event to see the latest aerospace and defence technologies on display by over 1,200 exhibiting companies.
The provincial Environment Minister (EPD) wrote a letter to the FIA directing them to take action against those spreading fake air quality data on social media. According to the Punjab Environmental Protection Act 1997, EPDs have enforced the law. The purpose of this act is to protect, conserve, renovate, and improve the environment, for pollution prevention and control, and the promotion of sustainable development.
The government scored a major victory on Wednesday, passing its Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The bill grants overseas Pakistanis voting rights and uses electronic voting machines. Opposition members tore up copies of the day’s agenda and walked out during the session in protest. Immediately following the protest, opposition leaders gathered in the chambers of opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif to discuss future plans.
Over the past two years, markhor, Pakistan’s national animal, has disappeared in great numbers in a national park in the country’s northwest region. The Chitral Gol National Park has fewer than 1,000 markhors left, according to locals. The Government points to Pakistan-Afghan border fencing as a problem for markhor counting; a population survey is scheduled for December.
Saudi Arabia on Monday handed over two mosques in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) as a “gift” to the people of Pakistan, the Saudi ambassador to Islamabad said. The Saudi embassy reports that the kingdom has donated the King Abdul Aziz Mosque in Mansehra, KP. The mosque has a capacity of over 10,000 worshipers.
Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar and Pakistani television host Dr. Nauman Niaz reconciled after a long dispute that erupted during a live transmission of the T20 World Cup. According to Pakistan Television, Dr. Nauman apologized to the former cricketer. The federal minister for information, Fawad Chaudhry, invited them to his home and negotiated with them.
Kuwait’s top military officials praised the Pakistan Navy for its efforts for maritime peace and security during their meeting with Pakistan Naval Chief Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi on Friday. Admiral Niazi, Pakistan’s naval chief, arrived in Kuwait on Tuesday for defense collaboration talks. He met with the Kuwaiti chief of general staff, Kuwaiti navy chief, and other senior military officials on Friday.
China delivered to Pakistan on Monday its largest and most advanced warship ever exported. This demonstrates the friendly relationship between China and Pakistan as well as strengthening their strategic partnership. According to a statement by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the frigate was delivered to the Pakistan Navy in a ceremony in Shanghai.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to increase trade via the Torkham border, which will result in lower taxes on imports from Afghanistan. Local media reported that steps were being taken to ease imports from the neighboring country. Afghanistan has approved the extension of its transit trade agreement with Pakistan for six months.
The government is planning to reveal the contents of the agreement with Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) within ten days. Following the Prime Minister’s approval of force against protesters, it has been revealed that the military leadership advised against it. Government officials have decided in principle to make public the agreement they signed with the TLP but kept it secret up until it was implemented.