Father of the prime suspect in motorway gang-rape case, Akbar Ali has claimed that his son woke up the police sleeping on a nearby roof and turned himself in. His father states, Abid did it to end the harassment of the women in his family. IGP Inam Ghani, denied the claims, claiming that that certain family members were released as bait to catch Abid.
An unfortunate accident left 26-year-old engineer and guitarist, Muaaz Zahid, amputated in his arm below the elbow, but his escalating hope and passion is the motivation we all need to move on. Barely three months after the accident that nearly cost him his life, Zahid, played his first chord last week, with the help of a local startup called BIONIKS.
PML-N MPA Mian Jalil Sharaqpuri has termed the act of his colleague, MPA Mian Rauf, ‘anti-sharia’. Mian Rauf and his supporters, put a ‘lota’ on Sharaqpuri’s head over his meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. The estranged PML-N lawmaker has asked the party to take action against Rauf, adding that choosing not to do so would mean the party backed his action.
Environmentalists have urged the government to shun plans of construction projects in the twin islands, located at the mouth of Korangi Creek, off Karachi’s coast that are habitats of the local biodiversity and habitats of migratory birds too. The islands have no potential for eco-tourism as they are already under threat due to sea intrusion, mangrove deforestation, growing pollution, experts say.
Over 900 books have been donated since September to barbers in the capital of Khyber Pakhtukhwa province and nearby Charsadda town by Omar Azam Khan, a student in the final year of secondary school. The small local initiative to promote reading has been welcomed by residents of the city that has only two public libraries.
About 60 percent of Pakistanis experienced moderate to high levels of mental health issues while eight in 10 individuals showed some symptoms of mental illness during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a global research firm, IPSOS, which recently carried out a study for an organization affiliated with the Pakistan Mental Health Coalition. The organization says confinement, financial distress and job losses raised stress levels.
Bundal Island project will “surpass Dubai” after it will be developed into a city with an investment of around $50 billion, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said. “Bundal island is part of Sindh and federal government is not going to take over it,” the governor said while dispelling the perception that PTI-led government is trying to “occupy it”.
The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City owned by PIA is going to be shut down because of financial issues. Built on prime land in Manhattan in 1924, the hotel was leased by PIA in 1979 along with a Saudi prince. PIA bought the hotel in 1999 for $36.5 million and in 2005 bought the Saudi prince’s share.
Pakistani artist, Assam Altaf, has curated Pakistan’s first traditional food map. The map features 211 local foods of Pakistan, which is the world’s biggest halal food country. The map includes Pakistani food from Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Punjab, Sindh, Kyber Pakhtunkhawa and Balochistan. Along with mentioning the cities of specific cuisines, the map also features common traditional Pakistani food.
In a historic decision, Pakistan has become the first Muslim country to make it illegal for a man to take dowry. In the latest development by the Minister of Religious Affairs of Pakistan has decided to ban the tradition of dowry, in which groom and his family asks for a dowry and then they put it on display. The details