Women need more technical opportunities: President Alvi
The president was addressing a ceremony titled ‘Prosper Pakistan’. On the occasion, he said the women and youth bulge of the country could play their major role in the mainstream economy through exploring their hidden potential with the availability of modern gadgets.
Melania Trump to auction off hat at a whopping price!
French-American designer Herve Pierre made the wide-brimmed hat at the request of Mrs Trump, who wore it as she accompanied French first lady Brigitte Macron around Washington. The bidding will begin at $250,000 according to her website.
Toyota beats GM with most auto sales in US for 2021
The shift atop the rankings came after a year in which assembly lines were plagued by scarcity of the crucial computer chips, resulting in steep fourth-quarter sales declines for both companies. But Toyota still managed to grow annual sales in the United States.
US sets global record for most covid cases in a day
Nationally, the United States has seen a daily average of 486,000 new cases over the last week, a rate that has doubled in seven days and far outstrips that of any other country. The 978,856 new infections documented on Monday included some cases tallied on Saturday and Sunday.
Kazakh govt resigns amid protests over high fuel prices
As protests spread across the country earlier in the day, Tokayev declared a state of emergency in the city of Almaty and the oil-rich Mangystau region in the west between Jan. 5-19 to maintain public security. He also imposed a curfew in Almaty, the country’s former capital.
Japan not happy as North Korea fires ballistic missile
The launch followed a speech by Kim last week in which he said North Korea would continue to build up its military capabilities. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that it is truly regrettable that North Korea has continuously launched missiles since last year.
KP govt promises 3 more dams to counter water shortage
After construction these dams an estimated 109,721 acres of barren land would be irrigate and 25.5 MW of electricity would also be generated as well. These dams would also bring an agricultural revolution in KP’s improvised zone.
Lebanese PM rejects Hezbollah’s criticism of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and a number of other Gulf Arab states withdrew ambassadors and expelled Lebanese envoys in October and November over what the kingdom later said was arch-foe Hezbollah's dominance of the Lebanese state.
Global nuclear powers pledge nuke free world
Despite the major recent tensions between both China and Russia and their Western partners, the five world powers said they saw "the avoidance of war between nuclear-weapon states and the reduction of strategic risks as our foremost responsibilities."
Muslim women in India up for auction
After the previous attempt, "Sulli deals", which saw 80 Muslim women up for auction, "Bulli Bai" is the second such case of online harassment targetting minorities in India. Both the words Sulli and Bulli are derogatory terms used against Muslim women of India.
Emma Watson irks Israel with her pro-Palestine message
A large number of Palestinian social media users appreciated the actress for raising her voice on the subject. Watson, however, came in the crosshairs of the Israeli officials who slammed the actress for promoting alleged anti-semitism.
Apple becomes first company to reach $3T valuation
The company's fiscal 2021 revenues were $365.8 billion, more than triple the level of a decade ago.