Pakistan’s Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) has received an ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ from the IAEA and the FAO. The Team Achievement Award was given to a group of four PAEC scientists working in the same area. Additionally, three other research groups at PAEC were awarded the Young Scientist Award.
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the allocation of Rs300 million to establish three joint border markets in Balochistan. A technical supplemental grant of Rs300 million from the Ministry of Railways’ budget has been approved by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin. In addition, the Commerce Division will establish joint border markets with Iran and Afghanistan.
Facebook is expanding its SheMeansBusiness initiative to the Pakistani market in order to boost financial inclusion and resiliency for women-led businesses. The new component of Small and Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA), “Business Resilience through Financial Education (BRFE)” aims to enhance women-owned small businesses’ resilience and sustainability. SheMeansBusiness is active in 21 countries around the world, including Pakistan.
Sajid Ali Sadpara said on Thursday that he and his team would be heading to the summer summit of K2 in search of the body of Ali Sadpara. Sajid Sadpara is planning to film a documentary about Ali Sadpara and John Snorri. Sajid Sadpara plans to go to K2 and see what happened to his father and John Snorri there.
A statement released by Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday warned of damages if examinations were not conducted and said that exams must take place at any cost. He said in the Parliament that over Rs 100 billion has been set aside for the Higher Education Commission (HEC). However, the PTI government has allocated Rs 25 billion for university development.
Pakistan’s Telecommunication Authority recently removed 9.8 million videos from TikTok, which had immoral content. A further consequence of this was the blocking of nearly 720,000 accounts. The Chief Justice, Mr. Qaiser Rashid Khan, appointed a focal person for Pakistan in response to the immoral content that comes in and out of Pakistan.
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications is evaluating seven bands for 5G services in Pakistan. “Digital Pakistan”, the country’s goal, will be achieved faster through the introduction of 5G services by December 2022, according to a ministry representative. Additionally, the launch will provide new investment opportunities and accelerate the process.
JPMorgan published a survey on Tuesday showing that one-third of investors deem cryptocurrency “rat poison.” JPMorgan conducted the survey on June 11 at its 24th Macro, Quantitative & Derivatives Conference. One out of three investors view crypto as “rat poison,” while 16 percent think it is a “temporary fad.”
Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar will auction his own Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on Waqar Zaka’s TenUp Nation platform. TenUp’s Cricket NFT marketplace, a first-of-its-kind tokenized marketplace where cricket fans can browse and bid on all kinds of digitized cricket art. Additionally, Shoaib announced and explained on Twitter that he was partnering with TenUp Nation to launch his NFT.
A woman tried to withdraw $20 from an ATM in Florida, but was shocked to discover that her account had over $1 billion in it. Julia Yonkowski, of Largo, checked her account balance before making a small withdrawal and found a total of $999,985,855.94. She told the outlet that she wanted to return the massive amount of money.