Zong has successfully carried out the first-ever 5G video call experiment in Pakistan. Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haque, using Zong 4G network, made a 5G video call to Beijing and enjoyed the excellent voice and video quality, a unique feature of 5G. The inauguration ceremony of the experimental 5G video call was held at Zong Headquarter Islamabad.
Russian troops have arrived in Pakistan to participate in the joint Russian-Pakistani military exercise codenamed Druzhba (Friendship) 5. The two-week-long drills would formally commence on November 8 in Tarbela. Some 70 Russian troops and officers are participating in the exercise that would continue till Nov 21.
Hassan Ahmad, Pakistan’s first deaf vlogger, who has been working tirelessly to connect the deaf community with the rest of the world, will now be hosting his own TV show. Co-hosted by his sister, the program Ishaaron ki Zuban will be aired on the channel Kay2, every Saturday at 6 pm. The program will be in sign language with a voice over by his sister.
Renowned Turkish chef and social media sensation Burak Ozdemir has stated that “the tea is fantastic in Pakistan”, taking an obvious dig at Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. The phrase became famous due to an interrogation video of the Indian wing commander, who was captured and then released shortly after his plane was shot down in Pakistani airspace in 2019.
The world’s largest dhow, Obaid, is soon going to set sail from Dubai for the Pakistani port of Karachi, in an Emirati man’s attempt to fulfill his late father’s dream. Majid Obaid Al-Falasi is planning to pursue his father’s dream and set sail for Karachi in two months to reach the port where his father built the first boat four decades ago.
An ‘anti-national birdie’ rose to fame after rejecting to walk on Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s arm. PM Modi was inaugurating an aviary during a two-day visit to the state of Gujarat. The park staff tried to get a Macaw to sit on the Indian PM’s arm. But the wise bird clearly refused, which left Modi a little irked.
Globally renowned Turkish chef, Burak Ozdemir, who arrived in Islamabad on Saturday, has announced that he will opening his restaurant in Pakistan. The message he has received from Pakistan is ‘we are together,’ Burak says, adding that he is opening his restaurant in the spirit of Pak-Turk friendship, where he invited everyone to come to eat good food.
The Ministry of Climate Change received heaps of appreciation for restoring a 100-year-old British-era tunnel found from a trash mound in Ayubia National Parl. The remarkable discovery was made while digging a pit for a plantation in Ayubia National Park in northern Pakistan. The historic ’Moto Tunnel’ built in 1891, which was buried in a garbage dump due to neglect.
The popular Turkish chef and global social media sensation, Burak Ozdemir, has arrived in Pakistan to experience the real beauty of the country. With over 476,000 Twitter followers and a whopping 17.2million followers on Instagram, Burak is known for his gigantic sized portions of Middle Eastern foods worldwide. Burak will stay in Islamabad during his trip, but promises to visit Lahore and Karachi next.
Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested a man late on Friday for crashing his car into the outer-perimeter gate of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The driver – a Saudi national – was found in an unnatural state and was immediately detained and will be referred to the public prosecution.