Pakistan has improved its ranking on the 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI), however, the country still suffers from severe malnutrition. Pakistan ranked 92 out of 116 countries in the 2021 Global Hunger Index with a score of 24.7, which indicates a severe degree of hunger. Pakistan ranks lower than every other country in South Asia except India.
A group of four students from Karachi has developed a cheap, modern incubator to help reduce infant mortality rates in Pakistan. The incubator comes in a portable package that is easy to transport. It is predicted to significantly lower infant mortality rates if commercially developed. This initiative is a significant improvement in the field of childcare in Pakistan.
The 18-year-old Alishba Mohsin became Pakistan’s first female apprentice jockey. She is currently studying for her A-levels in Lahore. She became Pakistan’s first female apprentice jockey following her first race on 10 October. Alishba participated in the Imtiaz Memorial Cup race in Lahore and finished sixth. She first joined the Lahore race club when she was 13 years old.
A Lahore High Court ruling has ordered the Punjab home secretary not to block roads during national and international cricket matches. It handed down its ruling following a petition from a citizen. The court heard the same petition last week and asked the authorities, “Who told you to block roads during matches?”
A district-and-sessional court indicted 12 people, including Zahir Jaffer, for the murder of Noor Mukadam, the daughter of a diplomat. Besides Zahir, all the people involved in the case have been indicted, including Zahir’s parents Zakir Jaffer and Asmat Adamjee. Additionally, Zahir’s employees Muhammad Iftikhar, Jameel Ahmed, Muhammad Jan, as well as six employees of Therapy Works, including its CEO Tahir Zahoor, were charged.
UK adventure company Explore has begun offering tours to Pakistan after 20 years, which is welcome news for Pakistan’s tourism industry. The company recently released its 2022 brochure, which includes Pakistan-related adventures. The operator returns to Pakistan for the first time since 2001 with a two-week overland tour along the Karakoram Highway.
Professor M. Iqbal Choudhary, a Pakistani biochemist, has been named Laureate of the Mustafa Prize for 2021. A biennial science award, the Mustafa Prize, honors the best researchers and scientists from the Islamic world. Awards are presented in four categories: ICT, life and medical sciences, nanoscience and nanotechnology, and all other science and technology.
The 8-year-old gymnast Jasim Mehsud from northwest Pakistan has set a new Guinness World Record of the most kip-ups in 30 secs. The youngster completed 27 kip-ups within the allotted time. A child athlete smashed the record previously held by a Swedish athlete. He is the student of Pakistan’s 43-time Guinness World Record holder Irfan Mehsud.
Pakistan won top three places at the 53rd World Military Championship held on Monday at the Lahore Garrison Shooting Gallery. Leading Marine Asif Mehmood of Pakistan won the Gold Medal, followed by Petty Officer Waheed Alam of Pakistan who won the Silver Medal in the Skeet Shooting (Men) category. The Bronze Medal has been clinched by Marine Zeeshan of Pakistan.
The Minar-e-Pakistan harassment case has seen another major development with an alleged audio clip emerging during the probe that exposes Ayesha Akram’s extortion plan and that of her partner Rambo. Throughout the recording, the duo can be heard preparing to extort a number of suspects. Ayesha Akram told her partner that she identified six of the men during the parade.