These Pakistani 4th graders asked questions from NASA and their teacher made space scientists and astronauts respond to them on October 14, 2020Pakistani Twitter witnessed something incredibly wholesome today, when a teacher from Karachi got space scientists and astronauts to answer space and science questions that her fourth grader students came up with. The girl named Aimun, who is already loved (and hated) among Pakistani twitterati for her strong opinions on things that matter, took to Twitter […]
Clean water: a dream far away on September 13, 2020With rapid urbanization and growing awareness of consumers, the demand for clean drinking water has ballooned over the past few years in the country. To meet the increasing demand of potable water, PML-N government installed multiple filtration units across the rural and urban areas of Lahore and between 2013 to December 2018, the Punjab government […]
Anti-Shiite protest rattles Karachi on September 12, 2020Radical extremist groups Sipah Sahaba and Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan took to roads chanting slogans against the Shia community in Karachi yesterday, which turned into a huge rally. The rally followed a raft of blasphemy accusations against major Shiite leaders in Pakistan after a televised broadcast of an Ashura procession last month showed clerics and participants […]
Social activist and journalist Shaheena Shaheen reportedly shot dead in Turbat on September 5, 2020A renowned social activist and journalist from Gwadar, Shaheena Shaheen, was reportedly shot dead by unidentified men in Turbat today (Saturday). According to details, the incident took place at a housing quarter in Turbat and unidentified men left her body at a private hospital. The district police have shifted the body to a government hospital […]
Government passes bill to allow Pakistanis with dual citizenship to contest elections on September 5, 2020The federal government has decided to allow Pakistanis with dual citizenship to contest elections. According to sources, the federal cabinet has passed a bill to allow Pakistanis with dual citizenship to contest elections. Sources revealed that the Constitutional Amendment Bill has been approved to replace Article 63-1C. After the approval of the Federal Cabinet, the […]
Soneri Bank building collapsed in Lahore on September 4, 2020According to initial reports, the building of Soneri Bank Chuburji branch Lahore collapsed today (Friday). The structure crumbled due to a blast that took place within the building premises. The cause of blast that injured at least 5 people is still unknown. The gas pipeline is also damaged at the site. This is a developing […]
4 soldiers martyred in IED blast in North Waziristan on September 3, 2020Four soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in North Waziristan tribal district, on Thursday evening. According to the initial reports, Lt Nasir Khalid from Pakistan Army embraced Shahadat in an IED Blast in NW. He was a graduate of Royal Military Academy Australia. An Orphan, his father was […]
Facebook deletes multiple accounts targeting critics of Pakistani Govt and Pakistani military on September 2, 2020In a recent development, Facebook has deleted 453 Facebook accounts, 103 pages, 78 groups and 107 Instagram accounts operating from Pakistan. The crackdown targeted accounts that engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior. The deleted accounts were ‘fake’, misleading people about the local and non-governmental campaign in an ‘organized manner’. According to Facebook, there were fake accounts […]
Bureaucrats serving in Punjab for 10 years transferred to South Punjab Secretariat on August 31, 2020Punjab government made transfers and postings to several key posts on Monday. According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department, The provincial government has decided to replace bureaucrats, who remain appointed in the province for the last 10 years. The move came after the appointment of Jawad Rafique Malik as Chief Secretary Punjab, who […]
Heavy Troops Movement observed on Srinagar-Ladakh Highway on August 31, 2020Even as the talks between India and China to resolve the nearly four-month long standoff in eastern Ladakh have been stuck in a stalemate since mid-July, the Indian Army alleged on Monday morning that China has tried to create fresh trouble at a new point over the weekend. This is the first time in the […]