A woman in Japan visiting the doctor with an irritated throat was told that a worm was living inside her tonsil. Upon examination medics identified a black worm — which was 38 millimeters (1.5 inches) long and still moving — inside the woman’s left tonsil and removed the creature using tweezers. The 25-year-old had consumed assorted sashimi five days before arriving at the hospital.
Dirilis: Ertugrul fever is far from over in Pakistan, even so the series has inspired a local channel to produce a drama based on Sindh’s history. Kawish Television Network (KTN) Entertainment just released a teaser for their upcoming drama, which will be called ‘Raj Rani’. In the trailer actors clad in metallic looking costumes can be seen doing some intense sword fighting.
The Aviation Division, on Friday, suspended 15 more pilots raising the number of suspended pilots to 93. The 15 are among the 262 pilots possessing suspicious licences. The licences of 28 others have already been cancelled. The suspended pilots will not be able to undertake any flying duty and their licences have been cancelled after proper legal procedures.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has arrested four men who shattered an ancient Buddha statue found during construction work in the province’s Takhtbhai area of Mardan. Videos surfaced on social media showing a man breaking with a hammer a life-sized statue of Buddha, parts of which were still embedded underground. KP police later tweeted that pieces of the broken statue were recovered.
After imposing a ban on entertainment content from Pakistan in 2016, India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprise has decided to broadcast Pakistani shows worldwide again. The shows will be broadcast through Zindagi, a tab available on its digital app Zee5. Zindagi will not only feature Pakistani content already aired but also roll out fresh shows by engaging Pakistani producers, directors and actors.
A month after grounding all Pakistani pilots, Vietnam has stated all the pilots flying for their airlines have valid and legitimate licences. A note from the Pakistani embassy to the Vietnamese government, states that none of the pilots have been involved in a flight incident or safety threat. It also said that there are no fake licences, as mentioned by the media.
Meet Pakistan’s first deaf vlogger, Hassan Ahmed, who is bridging the gap in vlogging world and making content for the deaf. Through his light-hearted content, Ahmed wants to spread joy and also ensure that the deaf community has access to important updates. Hailing from Rawalpindi, the vlogger is brand ambassador of DeafTawk (a tech company for online sign language interpretation services) as well.
Two Pakistani women, Asia Jamil and Tabassum Adnan, have succeeded in making their place in the list of ten finalists for the inaugural Women Building Peace Award announced by the US Institute of Peace (USIP). The award recognizes the vital role of women who are working in fragile or conflict-affected countries in pursuit of peace and preventing violent conflict.
Breastfeeding publicly has always been a trouble in Pakistan due to lack of lactation friendly spaces. For the first time, the Civil Aviation Authority in Pakistan has installed ‘breastfeeding box’ at Lahore and Islamabad airports to normalize the simple act of lactation. Separate booths have been set up at domestic and international lounges and the idea will be reciprocated at other airports too.
Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the construction site of Diamer-Bhasha Dam on Wednesday and inaugurated the project which was envisioned 50 years ago. However, shortly after his visit, people of Sindhi raised their voice against building of another dam on River Indus. India also lodged a protest to Pakistan and China over their joint efforts to construct Diamer-Bhasha Dam in disputed Kashmir.