Category: National

Olympic athlete Talha Talib requests govt for permanent job in WAPDA

Talha Talib, a Pakistani weightlifter, has appealed to the government to regularize his job at Wapda. He made the appeal on the microblogging website Twitter. He said the Ministry of WAPDA should regularize me and also promote me for a better future. Moreover, Talib added that “Its been 3 years I have no promotion from WAPDA ! Please notice.”

‘Technical remissions’ behind release of Shah Hussain, says Punjab government

Punjab’s prisons minister, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, in a video message clarified that Shah Hussain did not receive remission for his legal sentence for stabbing Khadija Siddiqui. Hussain has benefited from “technical remissions” which are given for blood donations and good conduct under the Constitution. Hussain, the son of a Lahore High Court lawyer, was sentenced to five years in prison for the crime.

Pakistani climber Shehroze Kashif become youngest person to summit two highest mountains in world

Pakistani climber Shehroze Kashif became the youngest person to summit both Everest and K2. The climber ascended K2 8,611 metre (28,251 foot) at 8:10 a.m on Tuesday and also climbed Mount Everest in may. At the age of 17, Kashif climbed the world’s 12th highest peak, the 8,047-metre Broad Peak.

Suspect Zahir Jaffer reportedly confesses to murdering Noor Mukadam

Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the murder case of Noor Mukadam, has admitted to killing her. Sources told that police collected video evidence of the victim being subjected to torture by the accused. Zahir Jaffer confessed to murdering Noor Mukadam, however, he kept changing his testimony regarding the reasons for her murder.

K2 base camp manager claims to have found dead body of mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara

The K2 base camp manager reports that two bodies were discovered 300 meters below a bottleneck by a group of Nepali Sherpas. One of the bodies is said to be that of national hero Ali Sadpara. Another body is reported to be that of John Snorri. Ali Sadpara and his two foreign companions disappeared during their winter adventure on the K2 on Bottleneck.

PTI wins majority in AJK legislative assembly elections to form next govt

PTI has won the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, winning a majority of the seats, according to preliminary results. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is now prepared to form the next government in AJK. Twenty-five PTI candidates won seats, nine of them in Pakistan. Furthermore, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won 10 of those contests, including one in Pakistan.

USA and UK now recognize Pakistan’s Vaccine PAKVAC

Dr. Faisal Sultan, SAPM on Health, has revealed that PakVac, Pakistan’s first locally-packaged single dose COVID-19 vaccine, is accepted in the US and UK. There are certain countries that don’t require inbound travelers to receive certain Coronavirus vaccinations. PakVac, which is also known as Ad5-nCoV, is a rebranded version of the Chinese Coronavirus vaccine.

Lollywood actress Meera announces to enter political arena with PTI

Lollywood actress Meera has announced that she will join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. She plans on holding a press conference with leaders of the PTI in this regard. As for her decision to join politics, she said, “I am heartbroken with the world of showbiz and have decided to join politics.” However, this was not the first time she introduced herself to politics.

Shah Hussain, main suspect in Khadija Siddiqui’s case, released from jail

Shah Hussain was released from jail after serving 3.5 years of his 5-year sentence for the Khadija stabbing case. Hussain was convicted in 2017 under section 324 of the Penal Code of nine years’ imprisonment for attempting to murder his classmate Khadija Siddiqui. However, a session court later reduced his prison term by two years.

Larkana family sets Guinness World Record for most children born on same day

Pakistani family made history by all nine members being born on the same day. Ameer Ali Mangi – a Larkana resident and teacher – received a certificate from Guinness World Records. The nine members of Ameer’s family, including his wife and seven children, were born on August 1. Moreover, they include 4 twins who were all born on the same date.