The Pakistan Ju-Jitsu team won eight medals in single and duo competitions at the5th Asian Ju-Jitsu Championship 2021 in Abu Dhabi. PJJF officially reported there were 468 entries from 18 countries in this mega event. Pakistan, however, only fielded eight athletes due to a lack of funding. The lockdown had been in place for over two years, preventing the athletes from receiving proper training.
IBA Karachi has expelled a student after he exposed an alleged case of harassment on campus. Mohammed Gibrail was punished for reporting the incident on social media rather than using the IBA’s “right channels” developed for that purpose. Gibrail posted on Facebook about an incident at the IBA’s finance department on August 25.
The prestigious American College of Physicians has nominated Dr. Omar Atiq to be its next president. Atiq is the first physician of Pakistani descent and the only second international medical graduate to hold this position. Pakistani physicians constitute a third of the total number of physicians in the United States. Atiq is the sole candidate running for the post and elections will be held in January.
Social media helped to reunite a Bangladeshi man in his 80s with his nearly 100-year-old mother after about 70 years. Around the age of ten, Abdul Kuddus Munsi was sent to live with his uncle but lost touch with his family after running away and being adopted by two sisters. The video was posted on Facebook by a businessman in April, asking for help in finding Kuddus’ parents.
Pakistani tech firm Systems Limited has been named to Forbes’ list of Asia’s Best Under A Billion Companies. This list identifies 200 publicly traded Asia-Pacific companies under $1 billion in revenue with consistent top-line and bottom-line growth. Systems Limited has been included in the esteemed list for the second time in a row, an official statement said on Tuesday.
A delivery rider in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth in Karachi was shot in the head by an armed street criminal for stealing a Rs5,000 mobile phone. Imran, the deceased rider, had travelled to Karachi so that he could bear the expenses of his younger brothers. The footage showed a street criminal killing a delivery rider on a busy road in Karachi.
Professional Wrestling Entertainment’s CEO, Zeeshan Basheer, is working on bringing the Undertaker and Hulk Hogan to Pakistan. A UAE-based sports enthusiast, Zeeshan, organized an international wrestling event in 2017 that included 25 wrestlers from around the world. Currently, he is in talks with legendary WWE stars about hosting the second season in Pakistan.
A special hatch-opening ceremony was held at the China Academy of Space Technology to present the Pakistani national flag that was carried to the space station aboard the Shenzhou-12. China Manned Space Agency sent the national flags of Pakistan and China into space in celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The famed statue of ‘Princess of Hope’ located in the heart of Hingol national park is situated in Balochistan. Hingol National Park is famous for its rock formations and mud volcanos. It is the biggest and one of Pakistan’s most unique national parks. But did you know, the statue was given its name by Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie?
Two teenage sisters from Gujranwala are aiming to represent Pakistan at the South Asian Games in weightlifting. Shafaq and her sister Khadija Dar were introduced to weightlifting by their father, Waheed Dar, who was Pakistan Army’s weightlifting coach. The father of the Olympian Talha Talib is coaching both athletes for national and international tournaments.