Pakistan’s nuclear physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy said hijab and burqa reduce the class participation of women attending universities. His comments sparked outrage. Anchorperson Kiran Naz then wore the hijab in her live TV show in solidarity with the hijabi women.
The US Treasury said Egypt-born Turkish lawyer and another Egyptian citizen, acted as financial couriers for Al-Qaeda in Turkey. Also, Three Turkish nationals were accused of facilitating Al-Qaeda's network across Turkey into neighboring Syria.
Asad Umar took to Twitter to correct the false claims by the opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif regarding PTI's economic performance. He posted data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to show an increase in employment in PTI's regime.
Ali Shah, head of research and analysis at the NUST talks about the historical significance of South Asian lands and how Afghanistan is a compression zone located in the South Asian shatter belt nested within the regional meta-ethnic frontiers.
Ever since the spike in fuel prices, the PTI government has been receiving a lot of criticism, especially from the Opposition, but it still resolutely defends its decision. Recently, Murtaza Wahab and Asad Umar engaged in a brief Twitter spat over fuel prices.
The World Boxing Council approves a boxing match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The fight was originally scheduled to take place on April 24 in Islamabad, but the Covid-19 pandemic forced the PPBL to put it on hold for an indefinite period.
PM Imran Khan and Iran's president Raisi discuss the ongoing humanitarian crises of Afghanistan. The prime minister stressed that efforts for stabilization would be reinforced by respect for the rights of all segments of Afghan society and an inclusive political structure.
Shaukat Tarin held a virtual meeting with the Executive Secretary of UNESCAP, Ms. Armida Salsiah. He talked about the macro-economic challenges faced by Pakistan and underlined fiscal policies being undertaken to place the economy on a growth trajectory.
Pakistan’s Freelancer Industry is growing rapidly. Registration of freelancers is a major step forward in providing due recognition to the contribution being made by Pakistani freelancers as the growth of freelancers would enhance country’s export earnings.
On a surprise visit, CM Buzdar takes stern action and removes 15 officers due to negligence of duty and poor performance. Interestingly, this is not the first time CM Buzdar has suspended officers. Like PM Khan, he too frequently changes his team.
Afghan missions are in limbo overseas with no money to keep them operational while envoys seek acceptance from host nations as they fear return to Afghanistan which they deem no longer safe.
Earlier, wrapped test units of KIA Stonic confirmed that Lucky Motors is looking to launch these cars in Pakistan, however now the recent images confirm that the launch is going to be very soon. The features of the KIA Stonic are worth looking at.
