News Anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan, has allegedly been attacked and beaten during the recording of his show Sare Aam. The anchor and his team were on a mission to expose an IB officer’s corruption with video proofs and were allegedly attacked by Director IB Syed Mohiuddin Rizwan and his team. HE was immediately rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Karachi where he was given first aid.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said reports by the United States and western media about the treatment of Muslims in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang presented a “completely different” picture than what had been observed by Islamabad’s envoy in Beijing during a visit. The prime minister was responding to a question during a CNN interview, broadcast on Sunday.
Close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan warned on Sunday that the government was going to move court against the journalist who issued “insulting and fabricated” statements against First Lady Bushra Bibi. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill said “strict legal action will be taken against those who spread false news about the first lady”.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation has signed a consulting deal to help them build the country’s first franchise-based hockey league. In the presence of senior officials from the PHF, including Chairman selection Committee Olympian Manzoor Junior and Olympian Khawaja Junaid, the agreement with the consultants was signed at the PHF Headquarters in Lahore.
An overseas Pakistanis investment group has developed the world’s largest and fastest speedboat to promote adventure tourism in Pakistan. The world’s fastest boat arrived in the country last week as increased tourism opportunities within the country have piqued the interest of investors. The speedboat is light-weighted but strong with the ability to move fast in shallow waters of lakes and rivers.
With the latest arrests, the number of primary suspects in custody has risen to 21, while a total of 102 have been detained so far and are being interrogated for their suspected involvement in the crime
A robotic surgery and training centre was inaugurated at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) on Saturday. The robots can perform surgery on those organs which are difficult to reach by hand. Robotic surgery can be performed swiftly and the patient recovers quickly since it reduces pain in the human body as well as blood loss and the chance of infection.
A circular about Valentine’s Day allegedly from Islamabad varsity has been making rounds on Twitter. Islamic International Medical College, established in 1996, is a medical school affiliated with Riphah International University apparently issued guidelines to the students about Valentine’s Day. The said notice has garnered the attention of many at the micro-blogging website.
Student unions have been revived in the country after Sindh assembly passed a “landmark bill” on Friday. The bill lifted a ban on student bodies that was imposed across the country by former military ruler Gen. Muhammad Ziaul Haq 38 years ago. The law will come into force after receiving approval from the Sindh governor.
Renowned scholar Professor Noam Chomsky on Thursday said that Islamophobia has taken a “most lethal form” in India, turning some 250 million Indian Muslims into a “persecuted minority”. Chomsky also said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing Hindu nationalist regime has sharply escalated the “crimes” in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK).