Several senior officers of the Ministry of Finance allegedly had their official emails compromised via a cyber attack. Therefore, sensitive information on the IMF, FATF, CPEC, and other government departments has been compromised. A video teaser of the email addresses and subject lines from the breached emails was also posted by the hacker.
A Karachi cop built a 16-foot long motorbike, saying it was the longest in Asia. According to Ali Muhammad Memon, the bike was developed over a period of three months at a cost of Rs300,000 to 350,000. The cop said he wanted to develop a unique thing that would get Pakistan’s name out in the world.
Pakistani citizens gathered on Monday to remember Benazir Bhutto on her 14th death anniversary. She was the first female Prime Minister of a Muslim-majority country. She was also Pakistan’s second nationally elected Prime Minister. At 35 years old, she was the youngest elected leader in the Islamic world. She was the youngest Prime Minister in history, and the youngest woman to hold the office.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s 50-kilometer Monroe hiking trail was restored by the government as part of its vision of promoting ecotourism. ‘Under our vision of promoting ecotourism, we have restored the historic Monroe hiking trail in KP. The trail traverses 50 km of pristine natural forests with two glamping sites, Imran tweeted. He also posted a video clip of the historic and scenic hiking trails.
The Pakistan Navy (PN) received a Chinese-built Type 054A/P frigate on Friday. The Overseas Naval Chief Commodore Rashid Mahmood Shaikh and his delegate to China attended the launching ceremony. This frigate and its sister ships will be Pakistan’s most powerful surface vessels under its naval modernization program. The program is intended to compensate for Pakistan’s conventional disadvantage against India.
Nine researchers from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have risen to prominence by standing among the world’s top 2% of researchers in 2021. They were selected from among 100,000 top researchers worldwide. Stanford University’s Prof John PA Loannidis and his team have compiled the ranking data, published by Elsevier.
PM Imran Khan has decided to dissolve all PTI organizations across the country. This decision was taken after an embarrassing defeat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first phase of local elections. The announcement was made by Fawad Chaudhry at a press conference on Friday in Islamabad. Fawad spoke to the media after a meeting of the party’s top leaders, which was presided by the premier.
Media reports previously stated that Pakistanis owned $20 billion in crypto assets. Those claims followed President FPCCI’s recent statement regarding Pakistan’s crypto assets. FPCCI President Nasir Hayat Magoon said during a press conference that Pakistani cryptocurrency is valued at $20 billion. Consequently, he urged the government to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework.
Noor Al Sabah Ahmed from King Edward Medical University (KEMU) has won 23 gold medals for standing first in different subjects at the 11th convocation of KEMU. First time in the history of the country, a student has racked up 23 gold medals for outstanding academic achievement. Noor was also named the best all-around graduate at the convocation.
The Language of Paradise, written by special person Kashif Alvi, was launched at the Presidency last week. The first lady of Pakistan, Samina Alvi, was the chief guest at the launch ceremony. The author is the first deaf and mute writer in Pakistan. Kashif Alvi laments society’s refusal to embrace the deaf-mute community in The Language of Paradise.