Huawei and Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have signed an MOU to develop the world’s largest riverfront smart city. According to the MoU, both sides will work together to create a smart, green city. It will also include all of the latest safe and smart technology.
Facebook and Zindagi Trust join hands to increase awareness in Pakistan regarding the harm that can result from sharing child abuse material online. Moreover, they strive to spread awareness as to the importance of reporting this to the appropriate authorities. The marketing campaign is an outcome of analysis performed by Facebook, the NCMEC, and Professor Ethel Quayle, an international main medical psychologist.
Prime Minister Imran Khan told a ceremony on Wednesday that no government had paid attention to the improvement of the education system. Premier said the introduction of different educational systems created a class of ‘special’ children in the west. However, English medium schools brought mental slavery. Moreover, he explained that the new English medium education system alienated students from their native cultures.
The automaker Master Changan Motors, MCM, has begun testing self-driving cars in Pakistan. Changan Pakistan’s Facebook page released teasers that sparked an enormous amount of excitement and clamor in Pakistani social media. The MCM is currently conducting technology testing for Changan UNI-T. This is the first vehicle of the new UNI product series, which is loaded with futuristic technologies and a distinctive, avant-garde design.
In a ceremony attended by Pakistan Consul General Ayesha Ali and Homeland Security officials, the US has returned 104 stolen and smuggled artifacts to Pakistan worth over $3.3 million. The art pieces that were recovered included a 3rd-4th century schist reliquary casket valued at $175,000. Additionally, it includes a gilded schist head of a Bodhisattva dated to the 2nd-3rd century.
On Tuesday, Islamabad Police arrested a male model involved in an ‘obscene photo shoot’ in front of Quaid-e-Azam’s portrait in the federal capital. After receiving reports about the whereabouts of Zulfiqar Mannan in Lahore, Islamabad police conducted an intrusion. Zulfiqar Mannan posed with a female model for the controversial shoot that sparked anger on social media.
Pakistan Army successfully tested the locally developed Fateh-1 Guided Multi Launch Rocket System (G MLRS) on Tuesday. The Fateh-1 system was announced by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In a press release, the ISPR said the weapon system will also provide Pakistan with the ability to engage targets deep within enemy territory.
Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, says people who have not fully vaccinated against Coronavirus will not be allowed to take public transportation from October 15. After October 15, Asad Umar told members of the SAPM that school teachers and staff who have not taken the shots will not be permitted to work.
Mohammed Ishtiaq Umar, the provincial minister for environment and forests, said on Sunday that more than 70 million wild olive trees have been discovered in KP. Among them, 40 million trees would be grafted with the Agriculture Department’s assistance in five years. Moreover, the plants are inaccessible in some areas due to mountainous regions.
Pakistan and India have issued assignment visas to each other’s diplomats after a gap of around 28 months. During the last few weeks, both Pakistan and India have issued numerous assignment visas to diplomats from each other’s countries. This year, both countries have issued visas on all applications submitted by March 15. Moreover, Pakistan granted visas to 33 Indian officials.