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.

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.

Dr. Muhammad Yunus Waraich, medical superintendent of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, has banned jeans in the hospital and made dupattas and scarves mandatory for women medical officers and paramedics. According to reports, the move was taken as part of the hospital’s commitment to ‘promote Islam’ and improve society. Mr. Warraich provided an official notification at the BV Hospital outlining the clothing items allowed and prohibited.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to a portable ventilator developed at Aga Khan University (AKU). Pakistani doctors, biomedical engineers, and software developers developed the briefcase-size and low-cost ventilator at the university hospital’s first hackathon. A Resuscitation Automation Device aims to bridge the gap between manual Ambu bags.