The government has established a leopard preservation zone in Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) in Islamabad. The goal is to create a “balanced relationship” between humans and nature through the conservation of critically endangered species. The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) inaugurated this week the Asian Leopard Preservation Zone in Margalla Hills to protect and preserve the felines.
Twitter users are sharing a video of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam talking to former Pakistani captain Inzamam-ul-Haq. He recalls an incident when he requested to borrow an extra pair of shoes from his cousins and they refused to lend them to him. Babar told Inzamam that he used to play cricket on the streets and then he joined a cricket club.
Mohammed Rizwan won the PCB’s Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year award after a successful year. He scored 455 runs in Test cricket, 134 in ODIs, and 1326 in Twenty20 cricket. In addition, he dismissed 54 opponents behind the stumps across all formats. The other nominees for the award were Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the annual awards for 2021 on Thursday. Babar Azam wins the ODI Cricketer of the Year award. Babar, the national team captain, won the One Decker of the Year award. Babar scored 405 runs in 6 innings in 2021. Pakistan had a spectacular season as they won a number of matches over 22 yards.
The dramatic end to the life of a red supergiant star has been captured in real-time for the first time ever. The rapid self-destruction of the massive star, and its final death throes before collapsing into a type II supernova. This study was conducted by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).
The Islamabad High Court ordered the demolition of the “illegal” Navy Sailing Club within three weeks. The club was established on the bank of Rawal Lake. The IHC ordered action against the former naval chief. In a brief ruling today, the IHC CJ said Pakistan’s military has an important status that is mentioned in the constitution.
The dream of a young girl to become a CSS officer comes true. The Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad fulfills her dreams. Hamza Shafqaat appointed Rebecca Shahbaz, a fifth-grader who is motivated to become a CSS officer, as honorary Assistant Commissioner for one hour. Hamza Shafqaat made this decision after the young girl expressed her dreams to him.
To prepare for the future, China is experimenting with a prototype “artificial sun,” called Experiential Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST). In a recent test, a fusion reactor ran for almost 20 minutes at 70 million degrees Celsius. However, the core of the Sun reaches a temperature of 15 million degrees Celsius. It uses nuclear fusion, a less explored method of harnessing nuclear energy.
Report claims Israeli Mossad bombed German and Swiss firms for supporting Pakistan’s nuclear program
Swiss historian says Israeli intelligence agency Mossad may have been behind bombings and phone threats against German and Swiss companies. These companies have ties to Pakistan’s covert nuclear program. He does not provide any evidence. Reports in the German-language newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung (NZZ) stated that Pakistan collaborated with Iran to develop nuclear weapons materials in the 1980s.
Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the elevation of Lahore High Court Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court on Thursday. The appointment makes her the first woman to sit on the apex court in the country. Justice Gulzar Ahmed chaired the meeting during which Justice Malik’s elevation was approved by a vote of five to four.