Pakistan’s youth has proven itself to be highly talented and creative time and time again. In every field, we have seen youngsters of our country outshine with their ingenuity. Despite the lack of sufficient support and funds from the government, the young generation of Pakistan has been able to start lucrative businesses.
France’s politicians continue their targeted campaign against Muslim organizations as elections approach. Right-wing French interior minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Twitter that he would take legal action against a Muslim publishing house for promoting Islamic content. The publisher sold books about influential Muslim figures who fought to preserve their religion. He claims the Nawa Editions publishing house publishes works that are “anti-universalist and hostile to Western values.”
The Pakistani climber Shehroz Kashif set another record by climbing 8000 meters Manaslu in Nepal on Saturday morning, the eighth highest peak in the world. Shehroz Kashif has climbed the third consecutive peak at an altitude of over 8,000 meters. He is the youngest person to summit three consecutive peaks in the past five months. The 8163-meter-high peak marked the fourth summit of his career.
The Pakistan People Party (PPP) has agreed to play a friendly cricket match with the Punjab government in front of the Governor House. The purpose of this match is to support Pakistan cricket at a time when international teams are refusing to come to Pakistan for security reasons. The PML-N, however, has refused to play a friendly cricket match with the ruling PTI.
To prevent gender-based violence, the Islamabad Police is offering an extensive self-defense course for females. Women undergo physical training, armed training, and assault course to make them capable of self-defense in threatening situations. The course lasts one month from 4 October to 4 November, costing Rs. 30,000. Female instructors will impart the majority of the training, and male instructors may interject wherever needed.
Former English footballer Michael Owen has been named ambassador of the newly announced franchise-based Pakistan Football League. Michael Owen recently signed a 3-year contract with the PFL. In an interview, the former Ballon D’or winner stated the country needs both a league and professional players, as well as something that all fans can get behind.
KFC has appointed Sabir Sami, a graduate of the Institute of Business Administration Karachi, as CEO of the global division. Sabir will take over the position from Tony Lowings, who is stepping down at the end of 2021. Sami will take on global responsibility for the direction and performance of KFC’s brand strategy.
The KP government has decided to recheck exam papers of a brilliant female student who got 100 percent marks in her BISE exams. Shahram Khan Tarakai, provincial minister of elementary and secondary education, took notice of the unusual development on Wednesday and arranged for an assessment committee to recheck copies of Qandeel’s and other students’ grades.
Pakistan has been granted the General System of Preferences (GSP) plus status by the European Union (EU), along with six new Conventions. An EU statement had warned Pakistan that it might temporarily lose its GSP+ status over human rights violations. Pakistan’s status has been reassessed in April following an increase in blasphemy accusations and acts of religious violence.
Afghanistan’s newly-appointed cricket chairman Azizullah Fazli said on Wednesday that he would invite Pakistan for bilateral ODI series. Over the past few years, Afghanistan has risen steadily in the international cricket rankings, especially with stars such as spinner Rashid Khan. There have been calls for a boycott of the men’s team since the takeover by the hardline Taliban last month.