Karachi Police have discovered a secret cyber network of India’s apex foreign intelligence agency, the RAW, operating in the provincial capital. Details reveal that police received a tip-off and raided a house in the Rizvia Society in Central Karachi. Police arrested a suspect identified as Sufyan Naqvi. Despite pleading innocent, Sufyan Naqvi claims to work as a project coordinator for a Maldives-based company.
A state-run Turkish agency will launch almost 50 new development projects in Pakistan in 2022 to assist with the development of education, health, and agriculture in the country. The announcement was made by Muhsin Balci, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency’s (TIKA) Pakistan program coordinator. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, many Central Asian countries declared independence.
The Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai showcased a part of the world’s largest Holy Quran on Monday. Pakistani-Canadian artist Shahid Rassam displayed Surah-e-Rahman cast on a canvas with aluminum and gold-plated script. It was the first time that such a type of work has been displayed in over 1,400 years.
As we start a new week, actor Osman Khalid Butt seems a bit unimpressed. A Twitter user tagged the Baaji actor in a tweet where someone catfished him on the dating app Bumble with a doctored photo. The picture of Butt has been morphed into an image of a woman named Omaira, who is 24 years old.
An investigation officer told the court on Monday that Zahir Jaffer’s fingerprints were not found on the knife used in the murder of Noor Mukadam. During the hearing, Investigation Officer (IO) informed the court that Zahir was also investigated as Noor’s body was discovered at his home. Under cross-examination by the defendant’s lawyer, he claimed no eyewitnesses appeared before police, apart from the forensic report.
Famed Turkish actor Ayberk Pekcan aka Artuk Bey lost his fight against lung cancer on Monday. He starred in the hit Turkish series Resurrection Ertuğrul. The 51-year-old, who also worked as a civil servant, had reportedly been battling the deadly disease for some time. He has appeared in a number of TV dramas and series, including Kurtlar Vadisi.
For the first time in 75 years, Pakistani tourists will fly to India on January 29 on a special Pakistan International Airlines flight. Until now, pilgrims and tourists have traveled to each other’s countries on foot or via the Samjhauta Express. This will be the first time since Pakistan gained independence that Pakistani tourists can reach India by air.
The Pakistani government has released 20 Indian fishermen who will be handed over to India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Wagah border in Lahore. A group of fishermen was arrested for illegally entering Pakistani waters and fishing without permission. The government released them on humanitarian grounds from Karachi’s Landhi Jail.
ICC awarded Pakistani paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi the title of a cricketer of the year for his excellent performance in 2021. The youngster Afridi won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year as he took 78 wickets in 36 matches at an average of 22.20. He had the best bowling figure of 6/51.
Babar Azam, Pakistan’s captain, and star batsman have been named the ODI Cricketer of the Year by the international cricket governing body. The award is in recognition of his outstanding performance in 2021. He was the second-highest scorer and Player of the Match in both victories of Pakistan in the 2-1 series.