Ahmad Jamal, a 13-year-old from Karachi, has created an application called ‘Kya Baat’ for speech-impaired patients to communicate. The app will create a revolution in caregiving for patients who can’t understand or speak due to things like a stroke or a tracheostomy. The app allows them to easily communicate their various needs, such as hunger, pain, and emotions.
A lawyer lost his temper Wednesday and smashed the counter glass installed at the newly constructed Lahore High Court copy office. Following the delayed delivery of the certified copy of the case, he smashed all the glass above the public counters. The lawyer has been identified as Majid Jehangir, reports say.
Pakistan’s mountainous Gilgit Baltistan region will host the first formal winter sports festival this December to draw foreign visitors. Officials said that the country should make use of its tourism potential to promote the country. It has been confirmed that athletes from Germany and Canada will participate. GB is home to the Himalayas and the world’s second-highest mountain K2.
A Pakistani bodybuilder Shehzad Qureshi added another medal to the country’s collection at the ongoing World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Tashkent. Shehzad Qureshi finished second for Pakistan with a silver medal in the 80 kg event. In his first endeavor, Shehzad won a medal and is hopeful of winning the gold next year.
The 60-year-old Pakistani bodybuilder Abdul Waheed won the gold medal in the 50+ category at the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Tashkent. In the junior category, Omar Shehzad already won a silver medal. In the meantime, Datuk Paul Chua, WBPSF’s president, believes Pakistan is safe to host international events.
The final year student Muhammad Gibaril, who was expelled from IBA for exposing alleged harassment, has been reinstated after his review petition was heard. The decision to reinstate the expelled student was taken by IBA Executive Director Syed Akbar Zaidi, according to details. In response to the student’s expulsion, several protests and social media uproar erupted among IBA students.
A former product manager for Facebook’s civic misinformation team said the company’s business model promotes hate speech, damages democracy, and is even “tearing our societies apart.” Frances Haugen, who left Facebook in May of this year, was the whistleblower who leaked a report that showed Instagram impacts the mental health of teenage girls to the Wall Street Journal.
Facebook’s outage costs Zuckerberg $5.9 billion after a former product manager becomes whistleblower
The stock of Facebook fell 4.8% Monday due to continued political pressure and a long-term outage, which cost CEO Mark Zuckerberg billions. Zuckerberg’s fortune dropped by $5.9 billion to $117 billion. Currently, he ranks 6th on the world’s wealth ranking. Facebook’s stock came under pressure after one of its ex-workers disclosed internal research to AOL and the Wall Street Journal.
India’s intelligence agency believes that Pakistan has appointed some of its army officers as the joint staff department of the central military commission. Reports indicate that appointed Pakistan army officials are in charge of battle planning, instructing, training, and strategy for the Chinese armed forces, including the ministry of state security.
A Pakistani artist based in Denmark uses salt and spray gun to create a portrait of legendary comedian Umer Sharif, expressing his love for him. Last week, Umer Sharif passed away in Germany after a prolonged illness. It took Amir Hussain just an hour to complete the unique art piece. Hussain expressed sorrow over Sharif’s death, saying his performances were unmatched.