The Secretary of Sports Sindh, Syed Imtiaz Ali Shah, has declared donkey cart racing a cultural sport of the province. Secretary Sports Sindh has stated that donkey cart racing is an ancient sport of Karachi, but it has not been well received by the public. Furthermore, this sport will be added to the province’s list of cultural sports in the near future.
The 12-year-old Pakistani mountain princess, Selena Khawaja, is preparing to climb Broad Peak, an 8047-meter-high mountain, with her father, Yousef Khawaja. Broad Peak, located on the border of Pakistan and China, is the 12th highest mountain in the world. Further, Selena plans to summit the peak this year, making her the youngest person to summit an 8,000-plus meter peak.
Local media reported that two unidentified assailants attacked a Muslim migrant with a knife in Canada. Muhammad Kashif was harassed and stabbed by two attackers in the Saskatchewan city of Saskatoon on Friday. The 32-year-old Kashif was assaulted while returning home wearing traditional Pakistani clothing. He was also stabbed in the arm, resulting in 14 stitches.
Unidentified men broke into the locker room of the Italian embassy in Islamabad, reportedly stealing 1000 Schengen visa stickers. Details indicate that on June 16, the embassy requested help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate the theft of the visa stickers. In addition, the Italian authorities are conducting an internal investigation to determine who is responsible for the theft.
The Hindu hardline groups have filed a police report against Twitter’s country head over a map that shows politically sensitive regions, Ladakh and J&K, outside the map of India. The incident led to a backlash against Twitter. Moreover, the Indian government is engaged in a battle with Twitter over the introduction of new online speech rules.
Telenor Pakistan’s Digital Birth Registration – ‘Naming the Invisible’ was recognized with five awards at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2021. Cannes Lions is the largest and most prestigious festival for creative excellence in the world. The company received awards in the following categories: Grand Prix (Mobile), Grand Prix (Media), Gold Lion (sustainable development), Silver Lion (Mobile), and Silver Lion (Direct).
National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) allowed indoor dining on Monday for vaccinated individuals, subject to at least 50 percent occupancy. Participants agreed on several decisions to be implemented from July 1 to 31 with a review on July 27. Moreover, NCOC reviewed in detail the current condition of Covid-19 in the country.
Fakhr-e-Alam, a popular entertainment personality, and the pilot has become the first celebrity in Pakistan to receive a 10-year Golden Visa from the UAE. On Sunday, Alam was granted the coveted visa by UAE authorities after living in the country for 17 years. Moreover, he is also the first Pakistani who circumnavigated the globe in 2018 in a single-engine plane.
In the minds of most people when they think of Pakistan they think of terrorism, hatred, extremism, sectarianism, and many more. Although Pakistan is not in such a negative light, the reality is quite different. Pakistan is one of few countries among all these challenges that attracts such a large number of tourists.
The teenager, Yusha Rizwan, died after drinking cold coffee in Block 7 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi. Post-mortem examinations would determine his exact cause of death. The teenager with his wife ordered two cups of cold coffee from a juice center. Moreover, several sips of the coffee led them to throw out the mugs.