Sindh police have launched a crackdown on businesses employing underage workers. Business owners who refuse to comply risk arrest. Children under the age of 12 cannot work in small shops, tyre shops, or hotels, according to senior police officers. Violators will face consequences under child labour laws. Police arrested two shopkeepers during a raid on Tuesday.
The Governor of Punjab announced the construction of a Jinnah Monument in London on Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day. Dr. Nasir Awan and local business leaders will cover all expenses incurred in erecting the statue, Sarwar said. Sarwar expressed his gratitude to the UK for its support of Pakistan’s extension of the GSP plus status.
North Korean officials are demanding handwriting samples from thousands of citizens of Pyongyang, following an incident in which graffiti referred to King Jong Un as a ‘son of b****.’ The message, ‘Kim Jong Un, you son of a b****. The people are starving to death because of you,’ appeared on the walls of an apartment building in Pyongchon on December 22.
Shaniera Akram urged the public to donate warm clothes and other accessories to people in need during this cold season. The activist distributed some winter clothing to the needy during the heavy rains in Karachi. She shared it on social media as a way to motivate her followers. She has always been very vocal about social work and she does what she advocates.
The Indus Valley International Film Festival named Asim Raza’s romantic comedy Parey Hut Love the Best Film in Wholesome Entertainment. This festival was organized by the South Asia Forum and Creative Heritage. The festival has been described as the first “borderless international traveling film festival” in South Asia. The film Parey Hut Love starred Sheheryar Munawar, Maya Ali, Ahmad Ali Akbar, and Zara Noor Abbas.
Babar Azam, Pakistan’s all-format captain, overtook India’s Virat Kohli in the ICC Test batter rankings. He is now ranked eighth in the world, while Kohli has dropped down to ninth. He is now ranked above Kohli in all three formats of the game. Moreover, he is the only batter in the world to be ranked in the top 10 of all three formats.
A Pakistani man named Muhammad Ahmar from Bahawalpur fell in love with an Indian girl from Mumbai on social media and reached India. The young man arrived in India at the invitation of the girl. He claimed that he was forced to take illegal action after his visa application was rejected. According to the Indian official, Ahmar was unaware that Rajasthan and Mumbai were 1,400 km apart.
Syed Murad Ali Shah, chief of Sindh in Karachi, met with emerging Pakistani pacer Shahnawaz Dahani from Larkana. He vowed to promote the 23-year-old pacer and other national athletes during the meeting. He told Dahani that his government would promote him in all senses so that he could focus on sports.
The Pakistani freelancer now offers spiritual coaching via Fiverr to people around the world. He listed different packages for people who want a Fiverr user to pray for them at the Data Darbar, a largest Sufi shrine in South Asia. Online marketplace Fiverr allows freelancers to connect with customers worldwide. It allows users to post and apply for small, one-time jobs online.
A British-Pakistani man desperate to change his poor love life has turned to extreme measures to find a wife, advertising on billboards. Mohammad Malik set up a website and put a giant picture of himself on hoardings in an effort to find love. The ad features a photo of him pointing at the statement: “Save me from an arranged marriage”.