The Supreme Court hinted at another YouTube ban a day ago, completely dismissing the fact that the last three year ban caused an approximate loss of Rs. 1.4 billion in revenues. The people of Pakistan are not happy with the news, as YouTube is not only a source of entertainment for people, but also creates employment opportunities for thousands.
Pakistani actors and politicians have shunned the idea of another possible YouTube ban in the country after Supreme Court hinted it might take action against social media sites. Actors Mehwish Hayat, Zara Noor Abbas and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan, Tania Aidrus, and Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter to oppose the ban.
TikTok celebrity Hareem Shah has said that former MQM leader Dr Farooq Sattar has saved her number on his mobile phone as ‘naughty girl’. After a video of Hareem and Sattar meeting in a hotel room went viral all over social media, Hareem decided to answer some questions that the public had left for her.
The United States-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has ranked Pakistan as the “most improved among countries with materials” in its Nuclear Security Index 2020 report. Pakistan had improved its overall score, by adopting “new on-site physical protection and cybersecurity regulations, improving insider threat protection measures, and more.” Pakistan’s score improvement for regulatory measures is the second largest improvement for regulations in the Index since 2012.
Outraged social media users name and shame, Arslan Qureshi, the man who can be seen brutally beating his mother in a disturbing viral video. In the video, shared by Zobia Meer on Facebook, Arslan can be seen hurling abuses and beating his mother, while his wife encourages the act. Zobia, the victim’s daughter claims her brother beat his mother over cash and property dispute.
A Chinese-made vaccine for coronavirus has entered the final stage of testing in Brazil. The vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech entered the final phase after volunteers received the first doses of the drug. It became the third in the world to enter Phase 3 clinical trials, or large-scale testing on humans — the last step before regulatory approval.
A report published by an Australian think tank in March this year revealed that supply chains in China of almost 83 global brands are using Uyghur Muslims forced labor. The report released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) titled “Uyghurs for Sale” stated names of big, well-known global companies in the field of clothing, technology and automotive sectors.
A teenage Afghan girl shot dead two Taliban militants and injured several others after they murdered her parents outside their home. The insurgents stormed the house of Qamar Gul, in Tiwara district of Ghor province and killed her parents for supporting the government. Qamar then took took an AK-47 gun the family had and fought off the militants bravely.
The Arafat Day sermon will be broadcast in five languages — English, French, Indonesian, Urdu, and Persian, the General Presidency for Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has announced. The sermon will be available on smartphone app as well as on website of the presidency. The project witnessed a technical and organizational development that would enable users to benefit from translations in the holy sites.
The All Pakistan Private Schools’ Association has threatened the government for opposing its decision to open schools from August 15, stating if they started a campaign the “government would fall”. “If the government tries to interfere in our matters, we will do a million march,” the association’s head warned at a press conference in Islamabad.