Pakistan has won a gold medal at the Dubai Expo 2020 World Stamp Exhibition. A prominent Pakistani businessman and philatelist, M Arif Balgamwala presented a wide range to visitors that was greatly appreciated. He displayed 170 collections from 27 countries. An award was presented for the ticket collection of Pakistani businessman and philatelist Arif Balgamwala.
The Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai showcased a part of the world’s largest Holy Quran on Monday. Pakistani-Canadian artist Shahid Rassam displayed Surah-e-Rahman cast on a canvas with aluminum and gold-plated script. It was the first time that such a type of work has been displayed in over 1,400 years.
Famed Turkish actor Ayberk Pekcan aka Artuk Bey lost his fight against lung cancer on Monday. He starred in the hit Turkish series Resurrection Ertuğrul. The 51-year-old, who also worked as a civil servant, had reportedly been battling the deadly disease for some time. He has appeared in a number of TV dramas and series, including Kurtlar Vadisi.
Biden announced his latest round of judicial nominees on Wednesday, including Nusrat Jahan Choudhury. If confirmed, she will be the first Muslim American woman to hold a federal judgeship. Biden’s 13th round of judicial nominations included eight nominees, nearly all of whom were women, and only one male nominee. Choudhury would also be the first Bangladeshi American serving as a federal judge.
Stoke White, a London-based law firm, has applied to local police for the arrest of the Indian army chief and home affairs minister Amit Shah. They have been accused of war crimes in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. A law firm based in London has submitted 2,000 testimonies to British police
An Indonesian college student gained internet fame after trading the digital rights to his selfies as NFTs platform for more than $1 million. Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, a computer science student from Semarang, has photographed himself before his computer almost every day for the past five years. He planned to make a timelapse video from nearly 1,000 selfies he had taken to celebrate his graduation.
A 71-year-old man suffering a cardiac arrest was saved by an autonomous drone. He suffered a heart attack while shoveling snow outside his house in Trollhattan, Sweden. Following the attack, a drone delivered an emergency defibrillator. Defibrillation could begin before an ambulance arrives, according to Everdrone, the company behind the drone. AEDs were delivered just over three minutes after the alarm was raised.
Arooj Aftab was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, marking Pakistan’s first nomination. ‘Mohabbat’ singer is going to be the first Pakistani artist to perform at Coachella. Coachella is an American art and music festival. It comes shortly after she announced that she will take part in this season’s Coke Studio.
The CEO of a cryptocurrency company is among the richest people on earth. The crypto exchange Binance’s Changgpeg Zhao is now one of the world’s top billionaires. Bloomberg Billionaires Index calculates that the average billionaire has a net worth of at least $96.5 billion. Zhang’s fortune is now just below that of Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
Prime Minister Khan and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in Beijing next month on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics 2022. China will host the Winter Olympics 2022 from February 4 to 20. President Xi Jinping considers it one of the greatest shows on earth. The development comes as Russia and Pakistan have become more involved over time.