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.
Fawad Chaudhry, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, has stated that the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) will be authorized to fine TV channels up to Rs250 million. Fawad said that there are currently seven laws regulating the media in Pakistan. According to him, all the laws were being abolished and replaced with the PMDA, a single authority.
The Punjab Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) on Sunday banned all TikTokers from entering public parks after the Minar-e-Pakistan incident. PHA officials took the decision during a meeting in Lahore on Sunday. PHA reportedly issued a statement stating that all Tiktokers need permission prior to entering parks. Furthermore, the PHA is considering banning more than two men in public parks.
Pakistan’s Syed Emad Ali became the first player to win the World Youth Scrabble Championship twice by winning the event on Sunday. In the finals, Emad Ali defeated his opponents in nine of thirteen games. Moreover, Pakistan’s Hisham Hadi Khan finished 7th after winning seven games. The championship was held in Pakistan for the second time in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The daughter of a security guard at Netsol Technologies has been hired as a software developer at his workplace. The security guard welcomed his daughter as a developer to his office. She completed her BCS with a scholarship from her father’s company. Salim Ghauri, CEO and Chairman of NetSol Technologies, always supported his junior staff to educate their children, especially their daughters.