Former military leaders from India and Pakistan agree that there is little probability of a full-scale conflict between the two nuclear neighbors. The idea was deemed “inconceivable” on the 56th anniversary of the war in 1965. Additionally, they called for the political settlement of long-pending disputes, including the Kashmir issue.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said Friday that the Afghan people appreciated Pakistan’s contribution to the Afghan people for decades. In addition, he hoped that Pakistan will continue to assist the Afghan people in terms of peace and commerce. He emphasized the importance of linking the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with Afghanistan.
The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has launched Pakistan’s first pediatric cardiac electrophysiology program with a successful procedure performed on an eight-year-old boy. The child, a resident of Sukkur, had repeated attacks of accelerated bosom rates of up to 200 beats per minute. Following the procedure, the helium was permanently cured through the use of free-flowing catheters.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus Waraich, medical superintendent of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, has banned jeans in the hospital and made dupattas and scarves mandatory for women medical officers and paramedics. According to reports, the move was taken as part of the hospital’s commitment to ‘promote Islam’ and improve society. Mr. Warraich provided an official notification at the BV Hospital outlining the clothing items allowed and prohibited.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to a portable ventilator developed at Aga Khan University (AKU). Pakistani doctors, biomedical engineers, and software developers developed the briefcase-size and low-cost ventilator at the university hospital’s first hackathon. A Resuscitation Automation Device aims to bridge the gap between manual Ambu bags.
Pakistani filmmaker Samar MinAllah Khan’s short film wins best documentary short at Nordic International Film Festival
A Senate committee has approved the creation of special courts for rape cases, as part of the Anti-rape Bill 2021. Senator Syed Ali Zafar chaired the Senate standing committee on law and justice, which approved the anti-rape bill earlier this week. In the special court, only serving judges will be allowed to decide on rape cases.
Former chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference and a symbol of Kashmir’s freedom movement, Syed Ali Geelani died on Wednesday in Srinagar. Despite being under house arrest for the last 11 years, he was an uncompromising campaigner against Indian rule. He has been suffering from a serious illness for several months.
Shahid Rassam is a Pakistani artist who has created the world’s largest Holy Quran, slated to appear at Dubai Expo 2020. It is the first of its kind in over 1,400 years of Islamic history cast on canvas with an inscription on aluminum. The UAE-based Pakistani businessman Irfan Mustafa facilitates the move of Rassam, a Pakistani expatriate in the UAE.
Muhammad Amjad Saqib, known as Asia’s Nobel laureate for his microfinance program that helped millions of poor families, has been awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award. He was awarded Asia’s Nobel Prize, which is given for developing one of Asia’s first zero-interest, no-collateral microfinance programs. Moreover, he was one of five recipients named after a deceased Filipino president who died in a plane crash.