The government of Pakistan has removed from a new criminal law a clause that allowed chemical castration for serial rapists as a punishment. Maleeka Bukhari, parliamentary secretary for law, said chemical castration will be removed from the criminal code. A state-run body, the Islamic Ideology Council, has ruled chemical castration un-Islamic.
Former South African captain AB De Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday, bringing an extraordinary career to an end. Announcing the news on Twitter, the 37-year-old said goodbye to his 17-year career. In his Proteas career, he has played 114 Tests, 228 One Day Internationals, and 78 Twenty20 Internationals.
Officials in Islamabad announced on Thursday that Pakistan to train Afghan aviation personnel in air traffic control and airport operations. The announcement came after Afghanistan’s interim foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, visited Pakistan last week. Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson, Asim Iftikhar, confirmed Islamabad is prepared to assist Afghans in professional capacity development in relevant fields, including aviation.
Pakistan’s students won 10 gold, four silver, and one bronze medal in MWSC inter-school coastal rowing beach sprint 2021. The second inter-school Coastal Rowing Beach Sprint Regatta was held on Sunday in Addu City, Maldives. Participants included 185 students from five schools as well as athletes from four clubs, including teams from Pakistan, Maldives, and Thailand.
The British government’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has appointed a Pakistani economist as its Chief Economist. LSE School of Public Policy congratulated Dr. Adnan Qadir Khan. He has been the School of Public Policy’s professor and academic director for several years. Khan is a native of Dera Ghazi Khan. He studied engineering, philosophy, and international affairs at the UET and Punjab University.
Shibli Faraz, Minister of Science and Technology, has announced a million rupee prize for anyone who hacks the Pakistani electronic voting machine (EVM). According to him, the Ministry will challenge hackers to hack the EVMs. Furthermore, he stated that the EVM was the most convenient way to cast a vote. He recommended that the ECP avoid being in a controversial position.
UAE Ministry of Defence signs Dh143.98 million deal with Pakistan’s Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) for ammunition supply. The contract was signed at the Dubai Airshow 2021, where many manufacturers from around the world exhibited modern aviation and defense technologies. In the first four days of the show, the ministry had signed contracts worth more than Dh1.74 billion.
After reopening the Kartarpur Corridor on Thursday, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Narowal. The Punjab CM was accompanied by several ministers. Channi announced his intention to visit Kartarpur Corridor immediately after the announcement by the Indian government on Wednesday. According to reports, Navjot Singh Sidhu, the president of the Indian Congress Punjab has arrived at the Kartarpur Corridor.
Twitter has recently been abuzz with the latest stunt by morning show host Nida Yasir. During that show, she invited pairs of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law to face off before an audience. Social media has been buzzing about a clip from the show. A scene depicts a mother-in-law complaining about how she wanted an educated daughter-in-law to manage the house.
In a joint session of parliament yesterday, the government approved 33 bills despite protests from opposition parties. It includes the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trail) Bill 2021, which grants chemical castrations to rape convicts. According to JI lawmaker Mushtaq Ahmed, the bill is un-Islamic and against Sharia. Ahmed suggested rapists be hanged in public, as the Islamic legal system does not allow such punishment.