Navy Public Relations Director General said Wednesday that Pakistan Navy Air Defence Unit conducted a successful test of firing missiles from land to air. Pakistan Navy’s Coastal Command and Pakistan Marines’ 23rd Air Defense Battalion conducted aerial defense exercises using Man-Portable Air Defence Systems. The test was also witnessed by the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi.
The Pakistani team won two gold and a silver medal in the International Championship of Tent Pegging 2021 in Oman. The event took place in Duqm, a port town in Al Wusta Governorate in central-eastern Oman. The championship attracted horse riders from around 20 countries, including Pakistan. Zulfiqar Ali Bagri, manager of the Pakistani team, served as a judge at the event.
PM Imran Khan announced Tuesday that the Sri Lankan manager’s family will continue to receive a monthly salary. This comes after the manager was lynched in Sialkot last week. Premier Khan made the announcement during a condolence reference in Islamabad for Priyantha Diyawadana. Priyantha Diyawadana worked at a garment factory in Sialkot.
BBC has named three Pakistani women to its 100 most inspiring women of 2021 list. This list includes inspiring and influential women from around the globe. The British broadcaster’s list of 2021 recognizes women who are redefining society, culture, and the world. The Pakistani women who made the list include disability activist Abia Akram, Malala Yousafzai, and Mother Camp founder Laila Haidari.
The prominent US art collector and billionaire philanthropist Michael Steinhardt returned 180 stolen antiquities. The items were stolen from countries including Pakistan and Lebanon, as well as ancient Greece, according to officials at the New York Justice Department. The items are estimated to be worth $70 million. The move by Steinhardt will allow him to remain free from prosecution and indictment.
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has been given a Human Rights Portfolio award by a British organization specifically focused on human rights. She was honored for showing leadership, courage, and compassion through her documentaries. The organization was founded by British documentary and portrait photographer Platon. The organization seeks to create a visual language for documenting human rights.
Pakistan is going to reopen the famous Jain temple after reconstruction and renovation. This temple stands in all its splendor and grandeur at famous intersection in Lahore, known as the Jain Mandir intersection. In 1992, two days after the Babri Mosque in India was demolished, a mob attacked the temple and damaged the building.
To revive tourism activities, Pakistan Railways (PR) has arranged a special steam engine tourism train. PR has arranged the train in accordance with PM Imran Khan’s vision for attracting foreign tourists. According to a Railways spokesperson, a special train would run from Rawalpindi to Attock City and Nowshera to promote tourism.
The Pakistani couple who remained stranded at the Wagah-Attari border for more than two months named their newborn ‘Border’. The child was born on December 2, 2021. They remain in India since they lack the necessary documents to cross the border. The parents of a boy born at the Pakistan-India border, Nimbu Bai and Balam Ram, hail from Rajanpur district in Punjab province.
The Pakistan Ambassador in Washington DC, Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, and Ms. Maliha Shahid, Press and Culture Counselor, attended a program held at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington DC. The purpose of the program was to promote the landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and exotic cuisine of Pakistan in public schools. Ambassador Khan invited students to the Pakistan Embassy to learn more about the country.