Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the Interior Minister, announced the conversion of his famous residence, Lal Haveli, into a university. Government Postgraduate Girls College in the Satellite Town area of Rawalpindi will therefore become a university in the near future. He believes that colleges should be built on empty plots all around Rawalpindi. A special emphasis is being placed on transport for girls’ colleges, he added.
Pakistani famous actor and singer Ali Zafar received a golden visa from the government of UAE. Ali Zafar received the golden visa under the category of ‘actor.’ He shared his immense reaction to the UAE golden visa. Ali said that it is an honor for him to get a golden visa from the UAE government.
CM Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has warned private companies that they should not pay their employees less than the minimum wage. According to the provincial budget for FY 2021-22, this amount is fixed at Rs. 25,000. Sindh’s chief minister expressed disappointment over media reports that many companies in the province are underpaying their workers.
Facebook plans to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse. This next name change signals the company’s desire to be known for something other than social media and its ills. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed rebranding the company during the company’s Connect conference on October 28th but could be announced sooner.
The World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2021 has ranked Pakistan 130th out of 139 countries. Details indicate that the countries in this study were ranked based on scores ranging from 0 to 1. Pakistan received an inadequate score of 0.39 in Rule of Law. According to the report, Pakistan was the second-worst country in South Asia.
The Indian government announced on Monday that Dubai has signed an accord to build infrastructure in Indian occupied Kashmir. The announcement came at a time when the Himalayan region is seeing a resurgence in the freedom movement. The MoU by Dubai is the first investment agreement by a foreign government in the disputed region following the withdrawal of Kashmir’s autonomy.
The Chinese have reportedly carried out a test of a hypersonic missile that circles the globe before hitting its target. US intelligence agencies were unaware of the existence of this missile, which is believed to be capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The missile circled the globe before cruising towards its target, which it missed by about two dozen miles.
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban as a schoolgirl, has urged Afghanistan’s new leaders to let girls attend school. After seizing power in August, the Taliban banned girls from returning to secondary schools while ordering boys to resume classes. According to the Taliban, girls will be allowed to return once security and a stricter separation system are in place.
The 17-year-old Wasiullah invented smart shoes that detect obstacles with a sound or vibration. This allows people with visual impairments to live more independently. A student from Swat Valley created this smart footwear with an ultrasonic sensor and Arduino board that keeps blind people safe while walking. Wasiullah developed a variety of gadgets in his school lab by repairing damaged toys.
The martial artist Daniyal Mehsood from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, has set a new Guinness World Record by performing 43 no-handed kips-ups in one minute. The previous record for no-handed kips-ups was held by India’s Aman Chatterjee with 37 in a minute. The Pakistani fitness record-breaker has earned 13 World Guinness Record titles from Indian athletes.