An English language professor at Government MAO College died by apparent suicide on Saturday amid harassment case. According to some reports, Professor Afzal took his life after his wife separated and the college administration refused to issue a clearance certificate even after the allegations against him were proven false. The body was handed over to the family without conducting postmortem.
Students were made to wear cartons on their heads during exam to stop them from cheating at a private college in India’s Karnataka. After receiving various negative responses to the act, the college’s head justified it by referring to a similar act in a college in BIhar which was widely appreciated on social media and added, this was for the betterment of the students so that their minds don’t get diverted.
Aman ambulance service has temporarily discontinued its operations due to lack of funds from the Sindh government. According to an ambulance service official due to unavailability of funds since the last few months they had to cut fleet and services before suspending the services which also lead to delay in payment of staff salaries for over four months.
Pakistan avoids The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist on Friday. FATF decided to keep Pakistan on the grey list as Islamabad failed to fully implement the 27-point Action plan. Pakistan’s efforts on the agreed five action points were appreciated but it’s position on other points were partially acknowledged or rejected by the global body, providing the country another four months to complete the remaining actions.
Babar, who turns 25 on Tuesday, smashed yet another T20 century this year, entering into the list of elite cricketers, including Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle. Record for the most number of T20 centuries belong Virat Kohli as well as Chris Gayle with 4 centuries a year. Babar hammered 102 runs against Sindh in the National T20 Cup on Sunday, this is his third century of the year.
Foreign Office(FO) spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said that Pakistan had “exclusive rights” over three Western rivers. According to Times of India Modi said that his government would stop the water flowing to Pakistan as it belongs to their country. Dr Faisal put light on the current situation of Kashmir and some more statements coming from Indian leadership would be and example of India’s aggression and irresponsibility.
Prime Minister Imran Khan launched on Thursday the ‘Kamyab Jawan’ programme – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s initiative for the welfare and progress of the country’s youth. During the inauguration ceremony in Islamabad he announced Rs.100 billion loan being embarked as a part of this programme. Later, he promised the youth that all loans will be disbursed purely on merit.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threw US President Donald Trump’s letter “in the bin”, reported Turkish presidential sources. President Erdogan received the letter, thoroughly rejected it and put it in the bin,” they said. The US president warned his Turkish counterpart in a letter dated October 9, to work out “a good deal” and avoid being branded as a “devil”.
“Don’t be a fool,” Donald Trump has warned his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his latest letter. The letter was sent the day Turkey launched its incursion into northeastern Syria. Three days after appearing to greenlight an invasion by pulling US troops from the Kurdish-dominated region, Trump told the Turkish president he would wreck Ankara’s economy if the invasion went too far.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Pakistan, expected on 23rd October has been postponed. Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed the news, hours after a Turkish diplomat tweeted about the matter. The FO spokesperson added that a new date for the visit is yet to be determined but did not state any reasons for the postponement of the visit.