The district authority of South has decided to turn Karachi’s famous street Burns Road known for its food variety and nuance into a food street. A team of nine members has been constituted by the deputy commissioner for South district to oversee the transformation of the renowned Karachi spot for its bistros and food lines.
The government of Punjab has announced its decision to convert Punjab House Murree into a university. There will be Kohsar University in place of Punjab House, a mansion comprising 96 Kanal land under the provincial government that is used for a variety of purposes including hosting guests, etc. The decision is likely to materialize within next three years.
The University of Sargodha (UOS) has become the first institute in Pakistan to offer a Ph.D. program on Seerat-un-Nabi (PBUH). The UOS has already submitted two PC-1s to the Planning Commission of Pakistan. One of the PC-1s envisions the establishment of the Sargodha Institute of Muslim Civilization while the other is aimed at strengthening the university’s Ph.D. programs in the Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities.
At least 750 websites across 119 countries, backed by India have been operating to undermine Pakistan since 15 years within European Union and the United States, stated a report by EU DisinfoLab. EU DisinfoLab’s investigation, called the Indian Chronicles, revealed that the Srivastava Group launched and backed the operation while Indian new agency ANI boosted it. The campaign started in 2005
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing has arrested the alleged manager of a porn website network from Hyderabad. The accused, named Ayaz Ahmed Memon, is allegedly a part of the 35-member countrywide network that first hires girls at lucrative salaries and later blackmails them into indulging in pornographic acts.
An year of staying locked down behind closed doors has passed and the only escape from despair this year were our TV screens. Streaming-service subscriptions became closest companions of most of the people. The best and safest way to travel in 2020 wasn’t by plane, car, or train. It was by logging into Netflix, Amazon or HBO Max.
Two Himalayan bears which were going to be relocated from Islamabad Zoo to a Jordanian sanctuary run by Princess Alia Foundation, have been barred from leaving Pakistan, animal welfare organization Four Paws said on Wednesday evening. The former dancing bears, Suzie and Bubloo, are the last animals remaining at the now closed zoological garden, after elephant Kaavan was moved to
A pair of endangered humpback whales were spotted breaching off the coast of Gwadar, Balochistan. In footage that went viral on social media, the humpback whales were seen jumping. The whales were spotted by a group of local fishermen who were fishing near Pasni. The footage from Balochistan is being touted as the first-of-its-kind filmed by anyone in Pakistan.
A Pakistani born artist, Salman Toor, has sold his painting in the United States at a staggering USD 822,000, probably the highest ever for a Pakistani artist. Toor’s painting “Rooftop Party with Ghosts I” was sold at Christie’s post war & contemporary art sale at USD 822,000 against an estimate of $100,000-150,000 on Dec 3. Measuring at 46.5 inches by 66 inches, the oil on canvas painting was created by the artist in 2015.
In a bid to promote local tourism, recently Prime Minister Imran Khan shared beautiful pictures of autumn season in Gilgit Baltistan, but forgot to give credits to the photographer. After the pictures were widely shared, the photographer, Asmar Hussain, thanked the PM but wished the watermark hadn’t been removed from the snap. However, the PM’s office apologized to the photographer.