Taliban thanks world for promised aid, asks United States to show “heart”

Taliban leaders on Tuesday thanked the international community for providing emergency aid to Afghanistan and urged the United States to show a “heart” in future dealings. Acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that donors’ money would be spent wisely and used to fight poverty. “America is a big country, they need to have a big heart,” he said.

UAE aims to raise economic activity with Israel to 1 trillion

The UAE economy minister says his country hopes to increase its economic exchanges with Israel to $1 trillion within 10 years. He added that his country would like to cooperate with Israel on issues such as healthcare and energy. Over the past year, Bahrain has signed dozens of memorandums of understanding with its new ally.

Bitcoin mining to use 91TWh of energy in 2021- as much as Pakistan’s consumption this year

Bitcoin will use 91 terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy, which is almost equivalent to the total energy consumed by Pakistan. Bitcoin’s power consumption is closely linked to its mining costs and price expectations, as measured by the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. The bitcoin network burns more and more energy in order to mine bitcoins.

Bridgelinx Technologies, a digital freight marketplace, raises $10 million in Pakistan’s largest seed funding

Pakistan-based BridgeLinx Technologies secured seed funding of $10 million, the largest round in the Pakistan seed sector. The round was led by Harry Stebbings’ 20 VC, Josh Buckley’s Buckley Ventures, and Indus Valley Capital. The funds will be used by BridgeLinx to “consolidate its position as a market leader by expanding into new verticals, segments, and lanes”

Pakistani athletes wins 4 gold medals, a bronze in worldwide cultural festival Romania

Pakistani athletes won four gold medals and a bronze in the 5th International Cultural Festival Romania (Europe) 2021. Rukhsar Gul, Majid Fareed, Basharat Ali, and Mohammad Rashid each won a gold medal in the Mas-Wrestling competition. Rukhsar competed in the 65Kg category, Majid in the 80Kg category, Basharat in the 90Kg category, and Rashid in the 90Kg category.

Jobless Pakistani turns millionaire in UAE draw, plans new life in Pakistan

An unemployed 31-year-old Abu Dhabi resident received the most “memorable gift” on his 31st birthday when he heard he won a million dirhams in last week’s Mahzooz live draw. Raja, a Pakistani national, became the 14th winner of the 40th weekly live Mahzooz draw. Raha became a millionaire after matching five of the six winning numbers (12, 26, 33, 38, 47, and 49).

Lahore administration seals city’s famous Butt Karahi restaurant for serving dead animals’ meat

The Lahore administration has sealed the popular Butt Karahi restaurant that serves customers’ dead animals’ meat. As reported, the city administration raided the eatery late on Sunday and found dead animals in the storage. The restaurant was immediately sealed and the manager was promptly arrested. The raid was led by Assistant Commissioner Faizan Ranjha.

Muhammad Boota from Rawalpindi passes MBBS in 42 years after 84 attempts

A 42-year struggle has finally paid off for Muhammad Boota, who passed all his MBBS exams after 84 attempts. He started the MBBS program in Rawalpindi in 1979 came with numerous challenges as it required passing three specific subjects. After several attempts, Boota finally succeeded. He received the degree of MBBS from the University of Health and Sciences in Lahore in 2021.

Differently-abled food vendor, Talha Khan sells homemade Briyani to earn Living in Islamabad

A netizen recently shared a photo of a young entrepreneur, Talha Khan, selling homemade food on social media. The post went viral because the deaf seller is supplying homespun edibles on the streets of Islamabad that are hygienic and delicious. He owns a small business called Fresh n Frozen, located in front of KFC at I-8 Market.

India’s $3bn funding to destabilize Pakistan through Daish/ TTP goes to waste after Taliban takeover

The Indian government has invested $3 billion in infrastructure, training Afghan forces, and other projects in Afghanistan. Since 2001, they have been doing this in order to destabilize Pakistan and establish a network for a permanent foothold there. In order to achieve its nefarious objectives against Islamabad, Delhi also trained elements of IS/TTP on Afghan soil.