The Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Award was won by a Pakistani organization for its social impact campaign. During the campaign, a hologram of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was displayed to advocate for an equal and inclusive Pakistan. HIVE Pakistan coordinated the campaign, titled AIK – Better Together. The organization addresses extremism and marginalization through innovative campaigns, youth-focused mentoring, and upstream mobilization.
It has been announced that ‘Afghan Girl’, the famous green-eyed figure pictured in National Geographic magazine’s iconic cover picture has arrived in Italy. Sharbat Gula, now a woman in her late 40s, was evacuated from war-torn Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country. The evacuation of Gula was organized by Italy after receiving her request for assistance.
It is estimated that Pakistan has total debt and liability exceeding 50.5 trillion Pakistani rupees (PKR). The official figures released on Wednesday indicated that PKR 20.7 trillion was added by the current government alone. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the debt figures until September 2021. This comes after Prime Minister Imran Khan described the growing debt as a “national security issue”.
Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the Shaheen-1A surface-to-surface missile on Thursday. The test flight was meant to re-validate certain technical parameters and design parameters of the weapon system. The ISPR released a statement announcing the flight. DG Strategic Plans Division, Chairman NESCOM, Commander Army Strategic Forces Command, and scientists and engineers of strategic organizations witnessed the flight test.
Mubashir Husain Rehmani has been recognized as one of the top 1% of researchers in the field of computer sciences in the world. He has been listed in the highly cited research list for the second straight year. The list is compiled by Clarivate Analytics. This list highlights the citations of researchers with significant influence in their fields during the past decade.
PUBG MOBILE, the video game series produced by PUBG in Pakistan, is back with another gaming project geared towards youth. PUBG MOBILE has launched its Campus Empower Program to recruit talented students in Pakistan. The ‘Campus Empower’ program will identify talent across Pakistan’s campuses. The most promising candidates will be selected to win scholarships worth up to 7 million rupees.
A Pakistani keeper-batsman has been included in Wisden’s current World Test XI as a wicketkeeper. The team was picked by Wisden managing editor Ben Gardner, Wisden website features writer Taha Hashim and Wisden India editor Aadya Sharma. Wisden appointed New Zealand captain Kane Williamson as the skipper of the side.
Pakistani Paratha-Maker Nisar Ahmed won the Bronze medal in the International Kickboxing Championship on Tuesday. Nisar works at a food stall in Karachi. In the tournament, he defeated the kickboxer from Tajikistan and received third place. Unfortunately, he did not have the money to participate in the contest despite being qualified.
The Islamabad police have decided to appoint students interns in order to increase police contact with the public. This will allow them to address public complaints as soon as possible. This decision was made by IGP Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman. Taking this action will facilitate the resolution of complaints made to the police on an immediate basis.
The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) will host the first-ever National Open Javelin Throw competition on November 29 at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore. Following the incredible performance of Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem at the Tokyo Olympics, the AFP decided to give a chance to young and promising competitors all over Pakistan. The competition would allow the athletes to showcase their talent.