The 18-year-old Alishba Mohsin became Pakistan’s first female apprentice jockey. She is currently studying for her A-levels in Lahore. She became Pakistan’s first female apprentice jockey following her first race on 10 October. Alishba participated in the Imtiaz Memorial Cup race in Lahore and finished sixth. She first joined the Lahore race club when she was 13 years old.
The employees of Amazon and Google have called on their companies to stop a $1.2 billion military contract with Israel. They have written an open letter to each of their companies asking that Project Nimbus be discontinued. The Project Nimbus was intended to provide cloud services to the Israeli government and military.
A Lahore High Court ruling has ordered the Punjab home secretary not to block roads during national and international cricket matches. It handed down its ruling following a petition from a citizen. The court heard the same petition last week and asked the authorities, “Who told you to block roads during matches?”
A district-and-sessional court indicted 12 people, including Zahir Jaffer, for the murder of Noor Mukadam, the daughter of a diplomat. Besides Zahir, all the people involved in the case have been indicted, including Zahir’s parents Zakir Jaffer and Asmat Adamjee. Additionally, Zahir’s employees Muhammad Iftikhar, Jameel Ahmed, Muhammad Jan, as well as six employees of Therapy Works, including its CEO Tahir Zahoor, were charged.
UK adventure company Explore has begun offering tours to Pakistan after 20 years, which is welcome news for Pakistan’s tourism industry. The company recently released its 2022 brochure, which includes Pakistan-related adventures. The operator returns to Pakistan for the first time since 2001 with a two-week overland tour along the Karakoram Highway.
Arab countries are launching social media campaigns calling for the ‘boycott of Indian products’ in protest of the police’s violence against Muslims in Assam. Assam police conducted an eviction drive against Muslims in September. Several countries condemned the use of deadly force by Indian police after a video went viral showing the shooting of an unarmed Muslim man.
Professor M. Iqbal Choudhary, a Pakistani biochemist, has been named Laureate of the Mustafa Prize for 2021. A biennial science award, the Mustafa Prize, honors the best researchers and scientists from the Islamic world. Awards are presented in four categories: ICT, life and medical sciences, nanoscience and nanotechnology, and all other science and technology.
Newcastle United has appointed Gen Raheel Sharif, the current commander-in-chief of the Islamic Military Counter Terror Coalition (IMCTC) and former chief of the Pakistan army staff, as their new manager. The announcement came moments after the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund took over the football club. Following an announcement of the takeover by Saudi Arabia, several names were considered to replace Bruce.
The 8-year-old gymnast Jasim Mehsud from northwest Pakistan has set a new Guinness World Record of the most kip-ups in 30 secs. The youngster completed 27 kip-ups within the allotted time. A child athlete smashed the record previously held by a Swedish athlete. He is the student of Pakistan’s 43-time Guinness World Record holder Irfan Mehsud.
Pakistan won top three places at the 53rd World Military Championship held on Monday at the Lahore Garrison Shooting Gallery. Leading Marine Asif Mehmood of Pakistan won the Gold Medal, followed by Petty Officer Waheed Alam of Pakistan who won the Silver Medal in the Skeet Shooting (Men) category. The Bronze Medal has been clinched by Marine Zeeshan of Pakistan.