KP’s Wildlife Department auctioned off a Markhor Trophy Permit to hunt a Markhor for 2.7 crores in district Chitral. The Wildlife Department auctioned permits on Thursday, attracting both local and international hunters. It was the first time in the history of the Markhor Trophy Hunting Program that a single animal had the highest bid.
The Project Director of Sitara Icon Tower, recently announced that Asif Ali will receive a 3-bed apartment in the tallest tower of Faisalabad. The award recognizes his outstanding performance against Afghanistan during the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. The Pakistani team won the match with Ali hitting four sixes in the second last over.
A tentative agreement between Pakistani officials and the banned TTP has been reached in an effort to end nearly two decades of militancy in the country. After two weeks of direct, face-to-face talks, the two sides had tentatively agreed to declare a truce across Pakistan. Sources said the talks were taking place in Afghanistan’s Khost province.
Pakistan and the West Indies will play a limited-overs series in Karachi next month. There will be three Twenty20 matches scheduled on December 13, 14, and 16. The two cricket boards have also announced three one-day internationals for December 18, 20, and 22. It is the first time the West Indies have toured Pakistan since it played three T20 matches there in April 2018.
Recent rankings list NUST as the only Pakistani university among Asia’s top 100 institutions. NUST has moved up two places to 74th place in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2022. The university has advanced 17 places over the past five years as it was ranked 91st in 2018. NUST is also ranked among the top 400 universities in the world.
The Pakistan Navy reported on Wednesday that the UK and Pakistani navies conducted a joint exercise in the northern Arabian Sea. Following the visit of the UK Navy’s ship HMS Richmond to Karachi, the drill was held. The naval exercises covered a range of maritime operations. It contributed to efforts towards ensuring maritime security in the region by improving interoperability.
Nauman Niaz has apologized for a verbal spat with Shoaib Akhtar during the live broadcast on state-run television. He apologized a thousand times for his outburst on television, stating that he was justified in his actions. He told a Pakistani journalist on his YouTube channel that he could apologize more than once.
United Kingdom approves COVID-19 antiviral pill as a potentially game-changing tool against the pandemic. The treatment is being developed jointly by Merck & Co Inc. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. British regulators have approved Molnupiravir for use in people with mild to moderate COVID-19. The antiviral works by reducing a virus’ ability to replicate, thereby slowing the disease down.
Babar Azam’s father has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to immediately arrange for the treatment of injured cricketer Bisma Amjad. Taking to Instagram, Azaeem Siddique expressed his concerns about the cricketer. The PCB can pay the Babar’s India match fee if other arrangements cannot be made for the treatment of injured woman cricketers, Siddique said.
The practice of seeing living statues is very common in other countries, but not in Pakistan. This can either be a performer (or mannequin) who poses like a statue or someone with statue-like makeup. The ‘Golden Man of Islamabad,’ Muhammad Ahsan, is the first living statue in Pakistan. DC Islamabad granted Ahsan permission to perform as the living statute in Islamabad.