Pakistan is expected to launch a Rs1 billion ($5.6 million) technology startup fund this month to support its startup ecosystem by providing seed funding to around 50 enterprises every year. Prime Minister Imran Khan last month announced establishing Pakistan Technology Startup Fund, allowing tax exemptions and 100 percent foreign exchange retention for IT companies and freelancers registered with Pakistan Software Export Board.
The Dutch football legend Clarence Seedorf has announced that he has converted to Islam, the 45-year-old said on Friday from his official Instagram account. Clarence Seedorf played for many big-name clubs, including Ajax, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan, throughout his remarkable career. Seedorf said: “A special thanks to all the nice messages in celebration of me joining the
A suicide blast inside a Shia mosque shook Peshawar’s Kocha Risaldar area on Friday, with hospital officials saying at least 30 bodies were brought to the Lady Reading Hospital. At least 80 people have been injured. According to initial reports, two attackers tried to enter a mosque in the city’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar and fired at the policemen standing guard.
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been seized by Russian military forces, after a fire sparked by overnight shelling burned for several hours at the largest facility of its kind in Europe. The blaze, located in a training building on the site’s perimeter, started early on Friday and was later extinguished. However, it was confirmed there had been no release of radiation.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Pakistan had helped “distressed” Indian students fleeing Ukraine on humanitarian grounds. Qureshi’s remarks come after videos surfaced on social media purportedly showing Indian students sitting down and eating with Pakistani students in a cafeteria-like setting. Calling it a “challenging situation”, the minister said that the Pakistani embassy was playing its due role.
The Pakistan Navy intercepted and tracked an Indian submarine on Tuesday and thwarted its attempt to enter Pakistani waters. In a tweet, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said that the navy’s anti-submarine unit intercepted and tracked the “latest Kalvari class Indian submarine”. He added that the Indian Navy deployed its submarine against Pakistan with “ulterior motives”.
Former South African batter, Hashim Amla will be attending the religious congregation in Raiwind Tablighi Markaz. Currently, the legendary batter is in Pakistan where he performed his duty as a batting coach for the Peshawar Zalmi in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League 7. Hashim Amla is in Swat (KP) with scholars of Swat Tableeghi Markaz on the advice of Raiwind Markaz.
A cargo ship that was carrying thousands of luxury cars has sunk off the Portuguese Azores archipelago, nearly two weeks after it caught fire. The ship, named Felicity Ace, was transporting around 4,000 cars such as Porsches and Bentleys. The vessel was on its way to Rhode Island in the United States from the German port of Emden when the fire broke out.
Pakistan wicket-keeper batter, Mohammad Rizwan, shared some dressing room secrets with the cricket fans. The Multan Sultans skipper said that some of his teammates including England cricketer, David Willey, and Singaporean all-rounder, Tim David, had asked a lot of questions about Islam. He further added that the queries of non-Muslims pertaining to our religious prayers shows their interest in Islam.
Despite mounting pressure by the West to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pakistan chose not to take sides on the matter during UN General Assembly vote. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations on Wednesday delivered a carefully worded speech at the emergency session of the UNGA, calling for de-escalation of tensions and sustained dialogue.