Pakistani citizens gathered on Monday to remember Benazir Bhutto on her 14th death anniversary. She was the first female Prime Minister of a Muslim-majority country. She was also Pakistan’s second nationally elected Prime Minister. At 35 years old, she was the youngest elected leader in the Islamic world. She was the youngest Prime Minister in history, and the youngest woman to hold the office.
Spider-Man: No Way Home became the first pandemic-era film to surpass $1 billion globally. The comic-book epic has eclipsed that milestone in a record-setting 12 days. This movie is tied with Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the third-fastest film to reach billion-dollar status. Considering that omicron variant Covid-19 has rapidly spread, it’s impressive to make over $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s 50-kilometer Monroe hiking trail was restored by the government as part of its vision of promoting ecotourism. ‘Under our vision of promoting ecotourism, we have restored the historic Monroe hiking trail in KP. The trail traverses 50 km of pristine natural forests with two glamping sites, Imran tweeted. He also posted a video clip of the historic and scenic hiking trails.
The Pakistan Navy (PN) received a Chinese-built Type 054A/P frigate on Friday. The Overseas Naval Chief Commodore Rashid Mahmood Shaikh and his delegate to China attended the launching ceremony. This frigate and its sister ships will be Pakistan’s most powerful surface vessels under its naval modernization program. The program is intended to compensate for Pakistan’s conventional disadvantage against India.
Nine researchers from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have risen to prominence by standing among the world’s top 2% of researchers in 2021. They were selected from among 100,000 top researchers worldwide. Stanford University’s Prof John PA Loannidis and his team have compiled the ranking data, published by Elsevier.
PM Imran Khan has decided to dissolve all PTI organizations across the country. This decision was taken after an embarrassing defeat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first phase of local elections. The announcement was made by Fawad Chaudhry at a press conference on Friday in Islamabad. Fawad spoke to the media after a meeting of the party’s top leaders, which was presided by the premier.
The Legends Cricket League will take place in Oman in January 2022, and Pakistan legends Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi, and others will be in the squad. There will be three teams participating in the tournament. Akhtar and Afridi will be part of the Asian Lions squad which also contains players from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
Media reports previously stated that Pakistanis owned $20 billion in crypto assets. Those claims followed President FPCCI’s recent statement regarding Pakistan’s crypto assets. FPCCI President Nasir Hayat Magoon said during a press conference that Pakistani cryptocurrency is valued at $20 billion. Consequently, he urged the government to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework.
Noor Al Sabah Ahmed from King Edward Medical University (KEMU) has won 23 gold medals for standing first in different subjects at the 11th convocation of KEMU. First time in the history of the country, a student has racked up 23 gold medals for outstanding academic achievement. Noor was also named the best all-around graduate at the convocation.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that insulting the Prophet Muhammad is not an expression of artistic freedom. According to him, insults to the prophet violate religious freedom and violate the feelings of people who practice Islam. Putin also condemned postings of photos of Nazis on websites devoted to Russians who perished in World War II, such as the Immortal Regiment website.