A Pakistani man named Muhammad Ahmar from Bahawalpur fell in love with an Indian girl from Mumbai on social media and reached India. The young man arrived in India at the invitation of the girl. He claimed that he was forced to take illegal action after his visa application was rejected. According to the Indian official, Ahmar was unaware that Rajasthan and Mumbai were 1,400 km apart.
Syed Murad Ali Shah, chief of Sindh in Karachi, met with emerging Pakistani pacer Shahnawaz Dahani from Larkana. He vowed to promote the 23-year-old pacer and other national athletes during the meeting. He told Dahani that his government would promote him in all senses so that he could focus on sports.
The Pakistani freelancer now offers spiritual coaching via Fiverr to people around the world. He listed different packages for people who want a Fiverr user to pray for them at the Data Darbar, a largest Sufi shrine in South Asia. Online marketplace Fiverr allows freelancers to connect with customers worldwide. It allows users to post and apply for small, one-time jobs online.
The first freight train between Islamabad-Istanbul via Tehran reaches Ankara after about a decade of pause, completing a 17-day journey in 13 days. The second train bound for Turkey is already in operation. The first train from Islamabad carrying goods (mostly pink salt) reached Ankara on Monday evening. The train carried eight wagons weighing 150 tonnes of pink salt.
The Supreme Court (SC) rejected on Monday the government’s request to stop the demolition of Madina Mosque in Karachi. The country’s top court heard a case involving the demolition of encroachments in the city. Apex bench court heard an appeal by the attorney general who asked the court to reconsider the order to demolish Madina Mosque on Tariq Road.
The Italian national TV will air a documentary series about famous tourist destinations in Pakistan. The news was announced on Twitter by the ambassador of Pakistan to Italy. The documentary will be broadcast in three segments on Rai 1, the Italian state television channel. The first and second parts have already been broadcast on 28th and 30th December.
Punjab’s government has launched a comprehensive monthly financial aid program for transgenders people named the ‘Masawaat Programme’. The program is coordinated by the Punjab Social Protection Authority throughout the province. There will be a financial support program for transgender adults over 40 years of age, providing them with Rs3,000 per month.
Reham Khan says two unidentified men attacked her vehicle and opened fire on it on Sunday night. In a tweet on her official Twitter account, Reham Khan said that her car was held at gunpoint after she returned from a wedding Sunday night. Taking a swipe at her ex-husband over the attack, Reham claimed that under PTI rule, Pakistan is a country of ‘cowards, thugs, and the greedy’.
Professor Ghulam Hussain, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, has been included in Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists list. The list represents the most cited 2% of scientists in different fields. The Scopus ranking, regarded as the most prestigious worldwide, is based on the bibliometric data contained in the database of more than 8 million scientists who are currently active worldwide.
The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) has approved the loading of nuclear fuel at Pakistan’s second 1,100-megawatt nuclear power plant in Karachi. The important milestone came at the completion of three decades of successful nuclear cooperation between Pakistan and China. A celebration marked the cooperation between the two countries and the loading of K-3 fuel.