A couple has been charged for an act of public indecency after a video of them in a compromising position on the motorway in Sargodha went viral. Filmed from another moving car, the couple can be seen in the backseat of a vehicle on the highway. A probe was carried out by Motorway Police soon after the video went viral.
Shahi, one of Pakistan’s best selling mouth freshner brands, has decided to completely remove betel nut (chalia) from its Supari products, owing to illegal imports of the ingredient. The brand however, announced that it will not compromise on taste and quality. The company states that the reason behind this is the costs involved in participating in legal battles.
A video of a woman slapping a man who sexually harassed her on a bus from Multan to Islamabad has gone viral. The video that was initially made public by a Facebook user, shows an elderly man apologising while the woman accuses him of “constantly touching her back.” As soon as the video went public, several other platforms also shared it.
Investigators probing deaths of six people who contracted vaping-related lung diseases have warned that NO e-cigarette is safe. Despite vaping industry officials trying to blame illegal cannabis products, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said people should stop using any electronic cigarette or vaping device. The FDA has warned consumers against using vaping devices bought “on the street”.
Two Pakistani engineers named Mohammad Awais, and Anas Nazir, have developed a prosthetic arm (denoting an artificial body part) that can be controlled by giving commands via the brain. The engineers who developed this robotic arm started working on bio-robotics during a university project. This team’s approach focused on knee joint, one of the most complex mechanical systems within human body.
The District Education Authority (DEA) has imposed a ban on the selling of fried food items in schools of all the districts of Punjab whereas a letter has also been sent to educational institutions in this regard. The banned items include samosas, pakoras, fried potato chips and any food item which has been fried because these things are cooked in sub-standard oil.
Shahid Afridi and Gautam Gambhir are making rounds on social media for yet another Twitter spat. Afridi who called all Pakistanis to respond to Prime Minister’s call on Kashmir Hour, was childlishly responded by Gambhir. Afridi gave a befitting response, reminding everyone of a comment Paddy Upton, the Indian cricket team’s former mental conditioning coach had made about Gautam Gambhir.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (Pemra) has completely banned all kinds of advertisements featuring Indian actors or characters from being aired on electronic media. PEMRA’s statement included 11 multinational brands whose content was banned from running with immediate effect. The notice added that the ban shall remain until all these advertisements are produced in Pakistan with Pakistani characters.
According to a ranking by ShanghaiRanking of the world’s universities for 2019, Aga Khan University (AKU) has been ranked among the top 100 in the clinical medicine category and among top 500 in public health. In both clinical medicine and public health it was ranked in 151-200 group. University of Karachi also made to the list ranking 301-400 group in Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pakistan’s Arslan Ash has won the championship of Tekken 7 at the world’s biggest fighting game tournament, Evo 2019, in Las Vegas. Ash, a relatively unknown player in the tournament, defeated South Korea’s Knee last night to be crowned the winner. The final round of the event featured 8 top professional gamers from 4 countries including the USA, South Korea, and Japan.