The Pakistan Navy (PN) received a Chinese-built Type 054A/P frigate on Friday. The Overseas Naval Chief Commodore Rashid Mahmood Shaikh and his delegate to China attended the launching ceremony. This frigate and its sister ships will be Pakistan’s most powerful surface vessels under its naval modernization program. The program is intended to compensate for Pakistan’s conventional disadvantage against India.
Nine researchers from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have risen to prominence by standing among the world’s top 2% of researchers in 2021. They were selected from among 100,000 top researchers worldwide. Stanford University’s Prof John PA Loannidis and his team have compiled the ranking data, published by Elsevier.
PM Imran Khan has decided to dissolve all PTI organizations across the country. This decision was taken after an embarrassing defeat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first phase of local elections. The announcement was made by Fawad Chaudhry at a press conference on Friday in Islamabad. Fawad spoke to the media after a meeting of the party’s top leaders, which was presided by the premier.
The Legends Cricket League will take place in Oman in January 2022, and Pakistan legends Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi, and others will be in the squad. There will be three teams participating in the tournament. Akhtar and Afridi will be part of the Asian Lions squad which also contains players from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
Media reports previously stated that Pakistanis owned $20 billion in crypto assets. Those claims followed President FPCCI’s recent statement regarding Pakistan’s crypto assets. FPCCI President Nasir Hayat Magoon said during a press conference that Pakistani cryptocurrency is valued at $20 billion. Consequently, he urged the government to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework.
Noor Al Sabah Ahmed from King Edward Medical University (KEMU) has won 23 gold medals for standing first in different subjects at the 11th convocation of KEMU. First time in the history of the country, a student has racked up 23 gold medals for outstanding academic achievement. Noor was also named the best all-around graduate at the convocation.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that insulting the Prophet Muhammad is not an expression of artistic freedom. According to him, insults to the prophet violate religious freedom and violate the feelings of people who practice Islam. Putin also condemned postings of photos of Nazis on websites devoted to Russians who perished in World War II, such as the Immortal Regiment website.
The Language of Paradise, written by special person Kashif Alvi, was launched at the Presidency last week. The first lady of Pakistan, Samina Alvi, was the chief guest at the launch ceremony. The author is the first deaf and mute writer in Pakistan. Kashif Alvi laments society’s refusal to embrace the deaf-mute community in The Language of Paradise.
Google celebrated the 71st birthday of legendary artist and comedian Moin Akhtar with a doodle. The doodle was illustrated by Hazem Asif, a digital artist from Lahore, Pakistan. It was inspired by the retro technicolor palette of the 90s to create the doodle for the iconic humorist. Hazem explained that he was inspired to make Akhtar’s doodle have a classic feel.
A Pakistani-American Adeel Rana has been named the first deputy inspector for the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Adeel Rana was previously the precinct commanding officer. In a tweet, the Pakistan Embassy in the US congratulated Rana on his success. Rana shared a video from the ceremony in which he was elevated to the rank of deputy inspector on Twitter.