Khadija Siddique told Twitter followers that unidentified shooters fired shots at her home in Lahore’s Gulberg area. She said that she was scared for her life after the attack. Khadija has filed a police complaint at the Gulberg police station. According to her complaint, when she went outside, she discovered a bullet hole in the bonnet of her car.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan has been the victim of a large-scale cyber attack. It was discovered that of more than 1500 computer systems, a group of unknown hackers was selling network access to the agency on a Russian cybercrime forum. Hackread.com was informed that hackers breached Microsoft Hyper-V software. They took down both the official website and every subdomain of the agency.
Adventure athlete Samar Khan became the first female cyclist to reach the base camp of K2 on cycle. She is also the first Pakistani to ride a bike to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and the Biafo Glaciers in the Karakoram Range. She has entered the record books by cycling to the base camp of the treacherous mountain.
Helena Saeed of Pakistan is the first Pakistani woman to hold the UN Police Commissioner’s post in Khartoum, Sudan. She is the Additional Inspector General (AIG) for Police in Pakistan. She is the first woman to achieve flag rank in Pakistan’s police service history, and the first AIG to come from Balochistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plans to construct the highest and largest cable car in the world in the Kumrat valley of the Upper Dir district. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Tourism Department presided over by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan. The meeting approved a feasibility assessment and engineering design in its entirety. A 14-kilometer project will link the Kumrat and Madaklasht valleys of Lower Chitral.
The government approved the issuance of a commemorative coin for NED university’s 100th anniversary. The State Bank of Pakistan issued 50,000 commemorative “Rs.100” coins to mark the university’s 100th anniversary. In a congratulatory speech, Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, commended the university’s faculty, Vice-Chancellor, and current and previous students for their outstanding achievements.
The Biden administration sent 3000 troops to Afghanistan to assist in airlifting American and local personnel out of Kabul. The Taliban’s rapid advances exacerbated the existential threat facing the Afghan state. The Pentagon has ordered the return of US forces to Afghanistan just weeks ahead of the military’s planned withdrawal. The timeline for withdrawing from Afghanistan was established by President Biden.
Pak Suzuki may discontinue the MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) 800cc Bolan & Ravi next year. In a recent order, the Lahore High Court directed the Engineering Development Board (EDB), which regulates the auto industry, to make airbags a mandatory safety feature. It is technically impossible to install airbags in Bolan & Ravi. Therefore, the company will replace it with the Suzuki Every model.
A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at gunpoint in Khazan, a town near Peshawar. According to an FIR filed with the police, the victim went to a cosmetics store with her brother. While walking back home, they came across a man called Zubir and another accused standing outside their home. Furthermore, she claimed he assaulted her at gunpoint, while another man overpowered her brother.
Pakistan successfully conducted a team launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi. The ISPR revealed in a statement that the training was launched to ensure the operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command. He also added that it is also aimed at re-validating the technical parameters of the weapon system. Additionally, the armed forces successfully launched the medium-range ballistic missile Shaheen 1-A on March 26.