Category: National

Sajid Sadpara will aim to climb K2 in search of Ali Sadpara’s body, make documentary

Sajid Ali Sadpara said on Thursday that he and his team would be heading to the summer summit of K2 in search of the body of Ali Sadpara. Sajid Sadpara is planning to film a documentary about Ali Sadpara and John Snorri. Sajid Sadpara plans to go to K2 and see what happened to his father and John Snorri there.

Shafqat Mahmood says exams will take place at any cost

A statement released by Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday warned of damages if examinations were not conducted and said that exams must take place at any cost. He said in the Parliament that over Rs 100 billion has been set aside for the Higher Education Commission (HEC). However, the PTI government has allocated Rs 25 billion for university development.

Shoaib Akhtar Joins Crypto World With His Own NFT Marketplace

Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar will auction his own Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on Waqar Zaka’s TenUp Nation platform. TenUp’s Cricket NFT marketplace, a first-of-its-kind tokenized marketplace where cricket fans can browse and bid on all kinds of digitized cricket art. Additionally, Shoaib announced and explained on Twitter that he was partnering with TenUp Nation to launch his NFT.

Pakistan now produces sugar-free mangoes for diabetic patients

The Pakistani market has introduced three new varieties of sugar-free mangoes containing four to six percent sugar for diabetic patients. Pakistan’s mango expert has developed three varieties of sugar-free mangoes at a private farming operation in Tando Allahyar, Sindh. Furthermore, the resultant mango varieties have been named Sonaro, Glenn, and Keitt, and are available in the local markets.

Pakistani Ali Zoyan becomes an Amazon author after publishing book about HTML5

The 14-year-old Pakistani, Ali Zoyan, wrote a book about HTML5 and has become a certified author at Amazon. Ali Zoyan is a grade 8 student with an enormous interest in computers. During the lockdown, Ali discovered his passion for computers, which provided him with ample time to learn and practice.

KPK Tourism Department and Nestlé Launches New Waste-Free Tourism Project

In an effort to promote tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Tourism Department under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development Project (KITE) has launched a new initiative called Waste-Free Tourism. Trek initiative was launched to reduce, reuse and recycle the trash material at tourist sites. Moreover, it devised plans to counter problems like waste, pollution, and the destruction of wildlife.

NCOC allows Hindus to celebrate Dada Parbriham in Tharparkar

National Coordination Committee (NCC) allows the Hindus to celebrate their annual festival with strict adherence to the SOPs. Minister of Planning Asad Umar provided Hindu community members the opportunity to celebrate the annual event, Dada Parbriham, in Tharparkar. Moreover, the festival takes place from June 21st to 24th in Tharparkar’s Veri Jhap.

Govt decides to make teaching of the Holy Quran mandatory in schools

The Holy Quran will now be part of all Pakistani schools’ curriculums for the coming academic year. The Holy Quran teachings are now mandatory in schools of federal capital territory, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Moreover, legislation has already been introduced in the federal government, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and AJK.

Hunza bans concerts and shows after‌ recent rave party obscenity

A case against the organizers of a music and dance festival in Hunza’s Gojal has been filed for spreading obscenity. The organizers were heavily criticized due to viral videos and pictures. Additionally, on June 16th, the Gulmit police station received a complaint from a youth organization against the event’s organizers. Allegedly, the incident took place from June 12 to June 15 in Passu.

Lahore Police arrests Former JUI leader Aziz ur Rehman for sexual assault of students

Former JUI leader Mufti Aziz ur Rehman has been arrested in Mianwali along with his son. There was a video of Rehman that went viral recently where he was seen abusing a student. A police case was registered against Aziz ur Rehman and his sons. Apparently, Rehman’s sons had been blackmailing the victim. In addition, this case arose after a student complained about it.