In Islamabad, police have arrested Usman Mirza, the man identified in a video that circulated yesterday as assaulting a couple. He is seen verbally abusing, threatening, and beating the couple. Video of the violence against the man and the woman went viral on social media. A few hours later, Islamabad police arrested the suspect, registered an FIR, and started legal proceedings.
Government officials face backlash after sending the Domestic Violence Protection and Prevention Bill 2021 to the Council of Islamic Ideology for review. The majority of the public opposes this move since no woman is included in the Council of Islamic Ideology. Many complained that the Domestic Violence Bill mostly affects women, so how do all men get to decide on it?
Punjab’s Schools Minister Murad Raas announced Tuesday to open a school for transgender students in Multan. Further, there is a plan to open more schools for transgender people in other parts of Punjab. Previously, we had ignored a whole community and never thought they would receive education or employment,” Murad Raas said. Adding that they made the decision after meeting with transgender community representatives.
According to The Economist’s Global Normalcy Index, Pakistan ranked third out of 50 countries. It aims to identify which countries have returned to their pre-pandemic levels by grading each one. The Economist’s “normalcy index” analyzes countries using eight indicators: time of day in the office, retail, traffic patterns, flights, cinema attendance, and retail use.
The Ministry of Climate Change plans to create 200,000 new green jobs by the end of 2021. Projects will be designed to support youth, women, and local communities. The ministry announced that the community in Sindh would participate in a project to create green jobs about Lake Manchar. The Dera Ismael Khan project also aims to create green jobs for residents through nature-based solutions.
On Sunday, Indian hackers temporarily hacked into the main site of the Sindh High Court (SHC), but the site was restored on Monday. The website (www.sindhhighcourt.gov.pk) was defaced and hacked by hackers aliased as “Indian Cyber Troops. The Registrar of the Sindh High Court was contacted for his comments on the matter. However, he did not pick up the phone.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to take action against India for sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan. The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was determined to be responsible for Lahore’s Johar Town blast after an investigation. He said that evidence of Indian state-sponsored terrorism, unveiled by Islamabad last year, has been cleared.
Pakistan Railways announced Friday that it would operate a Bostan-Kolpur tourist train to promote tourism in Balochistan. The initiative was taken in response to a request by the Balochistan government. Pak Railways will operate a tourist train between Bostan and Kolpur twice a week. Furthermore, the fair is extremely affordable for tourists, who pay between Rs20 and Rs50 for a train ticket.
Students in Pakistan took to Twitter to make it a trend to cancel board exams due to lack of preparation. Pakistan has been swarming with tweets echoing the ImranKhanStudentsKiSunLo trend on Twitter. In the past 24 hours, students have tweeted nearly 1.44 million tweets. Students are protesting nationwide over the short notice given for the exams.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) plans to simplify banking using mobile numbers instead of bank account numbers. It aims to provide banking services to rural and remote citizens who are unbanked and financially excluded. RAAST, Pakistan’s indigenous instant payment system, allows any unique identification number to be linked to a bank account number.