100-year-old Edith Murway holds the Guinness World Record for being the world’s oldest competitive female powerlifter. She became one of the world’s strongest centenarians on Sunday. She can deadlift 165 pounds and bench press 65 pounds. Moreover, she started weightlifting at the age of 91. The powerlifter has now competed in more than a dozen competitions.
PM Imran shared an inspirational video on Twitter and Instagram and received hundreds of requests to address sports in Pakistan. Many people considered it valuable, but others argued that it is more important to improve sports facilities in the country. Many on social media criticized the fact that the PM posted a TikTok video when TikTok is again banned in Pakistan.
The Kashmir Premier league (KPL) started in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir has received the highest viewership on digital media. This was Pakistan’s most watched live sporting event on digital media with 5.6 million views within the first day. Despite one rain shower, the league gained 15 million views in its first five games in three days.
Globally, scientists predict that humans will suffer from more extreme weather experiences in the years to come, according to a UN report. Climate change will also cause sea levels to rise and Arctic ice to melt. The alarming report released by the UN Scientific Panel on Monday called climate change “unprecedented”. Moreover, it argued that humans are “unequivocally” responsible for the climate crisis.
London has claimed that Pakistan was retained on the “red list” for not providing the data regarding its ongoing COVID-19 testing and vaccination campaign. There has been no disclosure by the NCOC of data on COVID-19 vaccination and testing to the British government. Pakistan, therefore, remains on the red list. The Pakistani government, however, refutes the British government’s claim.
Emirates airlines’ latest advertisement campaign soars to a new height of 828 meters in the air. Last week, Emirates celebrated the UAE’s removal from the UK’s red list by launching an innovative and daring promo. A 32-second video shows Emirates flight attendants on top of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
After the former Canadian diplomat, Chris Alexander, speech regarding Pakistan’s interference in Afghanistan, the hashtag “sanctionpakistan” is trending in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, and Canada. Afghan Twitteratis are calling for sanctions against Pakistan. According to them, Pakistan is providing support to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Indian social media users even accused the Pakistan Army of impersonating the Taliban amid the hate.
Prime minister Imran will inaugurate the world’s largest Miyawaki urban forest in Lahore today. The urban forest project is launched under the banner of the monsoon drive of the billion tree tsunami project. The forest is planned on over 100 kanals, moreover, it will be used for planting almost 165,000 plants. The project is based on the Miyawaki technique that promises 10 times greater growth than normal trees.
A unique fraud has been discovered in Karachi, where staffers replaced the gold assets of citizens with fake gold in lockers. JS bank in Karachi lost Rs790 million in gold mortgaged against two of its branches in District East. Moreover, these revelations were discovered during an audit at a bank branch in the Gulistan-e-Johar area of Karachi.
The second anniversary of the Youm-e-Istensal Kashmir was commemorated with a number of rallying activities in the UK and Europe on August 5. Fahim Kayani, the President of Tehreek-e-Kashmir Dundee and Uk, presided over a car rally and conference in Birmingham. During rallies in London outside the Indian High Commission, digital vans raised slogans such as “Kashmir under Indian siege, knock upon the world conscience”.