Students in Gujranwala planted 52,040 saplings in 40 seconds on Thursday, setting a world record. It was scheduled as part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative “Clean Green Ten Billion Trees”. More than 12,500 students, teachers, and citizens took part in the activity. Moreover, the activity surpassed India’s record of planting 37,000 saplings in a minute.
Justice Ayesha Malik is expected to become the first woman judge to be elevated to the Supreme Court. People throughout Pakistan are celebrating this news. Moreover, she has been nominated for elevation to the apex court by the Chief Justice of Pakistan. During the Judicial Commission of Pakistan meeting on September 9, she will be appointed to the apex court.
In an announcement Thursday, a Taliban leader claimed they had taken Ghazni, a strategic city 150 kilometers from Kabul. Ten provincial capitals have been captured by the Taliban in a week. The city lies along a major highway that connects Kabul and Kandahar. Moreover, it has become a convenient gateway for the Taliban to Kabul.
Veteran Pakistani actress Durdana Butt passed away on Thursday at the age of 83. She had been suffering from cancer for a long time. Recently, she had to be put on ventilator support after her illness became worse after contracting Covid. Durdana Butt, who was born on 9 May 1938, was also known for her positive and fun on-screen presence.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the US of seeing Pakistan as only useful to clean up the mess in Afghanistan. US officials have been urging Pakistan to use its influence on the Taliban to broker a peace deal. The Taliban and the Afghan government have not been able to reach an agreement. Consequently, the violence in Afghanistan has escalated sharply.
In the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, hackers stole about $600m from Blockchain site Poly Network. Hackers exploited a vulnerability in Poly Network’s system and stole thousands of digital tokens such as Ether. Moreover, the attacker claimed to have hacked Poly Network for fun and undertook the attack as a challenge, Chainalysis said.
The federal government has planned flights of international airlines and helicopter flights for Skardu and Gilgit to promote tourism. Director General CAA Khaqan Murtaza stated that operating large planes will promote tourism in Gilgit, Skardu, and Chitral. Moreover, Skardu airport has been granted the status of an international airport.
In order to boost online business in Pakistan, Pakistan Post has opened an Amazon facilitation center in Islamabad. Pakistan Post also opened the Amazon facilitation centers in Peshawar, Karachi, Gujrat, Multan, Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Faisalabad. These centers collect and scan sellers’ products for delivery to Amazon warehouses worldwide. Moreover, the initiative will boost exports and promote e-commerce in the country, officials said.
The driver of a security company’s cash van fled with Rs200 million in Karachi on Wednesday. It was reported by the police that guards of a private firm left in order to deliver cash to a bank. The driver fled with the van when another guard came out of the vehicle with some cash and went into the bank.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has authorized Lucky Motor Corporation Limited (LMCL) to manufacture Samsung phones in Pakistan. The Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations 2021 have been granted to Lucky Motor Corporation Limited. Moreover, approval was given following the LMCL’s request to set up a mobile device manufacturing plant in Karachi.