The Pakistani couple who remained stranded at the Wagah-Attari border for more than two months named their newborn ‘Border’. The child was born on December 2, 2021. They remain in India since they lack the necessary documents to cross the border. The parents of a boy born at the Pakistan-India border, Nimbu Bai and Balam Ram, hail from Rajanpur district in Punjab province.
PM Imran Khan praised the courage and bravery of Malik Adnan, who risked his own life to protect Priyantha Diyawadana from vigilante mobs in Sialkot. PM Khan has announced that Malik Adnan will receive the ‘Medal of Bravery’ for risking his own life. A Sri Lankan national was beaten to death and his body burned on Friday in Sialkot.
Two groups of under-trial prisoners clashed while they were being presented before a Lahore court on Monday leading to the escape of at least 12 prisoners. Authorities said they had been able to re-arrest two of the fleeing prisoners. Additional steps are being taken to apprehend the others. It occurred in Model Town, Lahore when 166 prisoners were brought to district courts for hearings.
To revive the sports culture in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the launch of Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive, the country’s largest talent hunt program. Reports indicate that the premier will officially inaugurate the Kamyan Jawan Sports Drive on 6 December at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad. The talent hunt will be launched in 25 regions for 12 sports in the first phase.
Punjab IG Rao Sardar Ali Khan announced Saturday that 118 men were arrested for the murder and burning of a Sri Lankan national. The arrest list included 13 prime suspects in the Sialkot lynching. IG Punjab and government spokesperson briefed the media in Lahore on the investigation into the Sialkot incident. In the last 24 hours, police conducted raids in over 200 areas of the city.
The Chief Minister’s Strategic Reforms unit recently introduced Phase II of its “Women on Wheels, Motorbike Subsidy Scheme” project. The company plans to give away 3,000 motorcycles at a subsidized rate to women. The campaign was launched in partnership with both the Transport Department and the Bank of Punjab, according to a press release. Motorcycles will be awarded through a merit-based balloting process.
The Education Body of the National Assembly unanimously recommended approval of the “Islamabad Women University Bill, 2021”. Ali Nawaz Awan, a member of the national assembly, initiated the bill, which was approved by the Senate. The bill was passed at Tuesday’s 22nd meeting held at the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad under the Chairmanship of MNA Mian Najeeb Ud Din Awaisi.
A Twitter account affiliated with Pakistan’s embassy in Serbia criticized Imran Khan on Friday. Tweet citing rising inflation and alleged non-payment of salaries for three months. The Foreign Office issued a statement two hours later saying the embassy’s social media accounts had been hacked. The tweets were subsequently deleted. The tweet also included a parody song with the catchphrase “Ghabrana Nahi hai.”
A Sri Lankan national was killed in Sialkot after being tortured to death. A mob of hundreds attacked the foreign national over allegations of blasphemy, and his body was set ablaze. Initial reports indicate that the incident happened on Wazirabad Road, Sialkot. According to reports, the Sri Lankan worked as an export manager for a local factory.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said he hoped two million Pakistanis would go abroad for jobs in the next two years. He claimed that in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan sent over 1.1 workers abroad. During the past three years, 569,870 Pakistanis have gone to Saudi Arabia for work, according to the minister’s statistics.