Israel on Monday night targeted Gaza with airstrikes, claiming that the Hamas launched incendiary balloons from the Palestinian enclave. Israeli army said it had targeted locations belonging to the group that controls the Gaza Strip. However, the witnesses said that the army had also fired artillery at the north of Gaza. The reports said that no one was killed in the Palestinian enclave.
The Taliban invited Russia, China, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar to attend an event on its looming government formation. This gave an early glimpse of their foreign policy and geopolitical alignment. It is reportedly said that the necessary procedures for the announcement of the new cabinet had been completed. Moreover, Taliban have so far twice delayed the announcement of its government.
Haider Ali, the Cheetay rider, risked his own life to save five people from a car drowning in the canal in Lahore on Friday evening. He responded quickly and jumped into the water to rescue an elderly lady and four others. CEO Cheetay said the company would give him a brand-new bike.
Atif Mehmood, a Pakistani salesman based in Dubai, saved a pregnant cat stuck on the second-floor balcony of a residential building in Dubai. Pakistani, 24, from Lakki Marwat, along with a Moroccan and an Indian man, spread a bed sheet and caught the cat after it jumped from the second floor. They received Dh50,000 each for their quick thinking that saved the life of the cat.
The CEO of NetSol Technologies hired the daughters of three security guards to work as developers and in other positions. The Salim Ghauri awarded scholarships to three girls, and they were then hired by the company. Ghauri always encouraged his junior employees to educate their children, especially their daughters. These girls did well in learning and studying, and they got jobs after graduation.
A New Zealand-based furniture company decided to take a traditional ‘charpai’ and up-market it to around 95,469 rupees on sale. ANNABELLE’S, a home design business, advertises its “‘Vintage Indian daybed” on their website. This is a typical hand-woven cot found in India and Pakistan, called a charpai. Originally, the item was priced at $1200.
The Defense and Martyrs’ Day is observed today to remember and pay tribute to the martyrs and Ghazis, and to reaffirm the need to defend the country. This year’s Defense Day theme is “Our martyrs our pride, salute to all the relatives belonging to ghazis and Shaheeds. A special prayer is offered in every mosque after Fajr for the progress, prosperity of the nation.
Former military leaders from India and Pakistan agree that there is little probability of a full-scale conflict between the two nuclear neighbors. The idea was deemed “inconceivable” on the 56th anniversary of the war in 1965. Additionally, they called for the political settlement of long-pending disputes, including the Kashmir issue.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said Friday that the Afghan people appreciated Pakistan’s contribution to the Afghan people for decades. In addition, he hoped that Pakistan will continue to assist the Afghan people in terms of peace and commerce. He emphasized the importance of linking the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with Afghanistan.
The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has launched Pakistan’s first pediatric cardiac electrophysiology program with a successful procedure performed on an eight-year-old boy. The child, a resident of Sukkur, had repeated attacks of accelerated bosom rates of up to 200 beats per minute. Following the procedure, the helium was permanently cured through the use of free-flowing catheters.