Acid attack on rickshaw driver for protecting female passengers from harassment on October 10, 2020Faqeer Hussain, who is a rickshaw driver, came under an acid attack in Peshawar, while trying to save two female passengers from harassment. According to reports, two young women in a rickshaw were being followed by some men. Seeing their attempt to harass the women, the rickshaw driver Faqeer Hussain, tried to protect his passengers […]
FIA Cyber Crime Wing suspends officer over social media post on October 2, 2020A notification from FIA Director (cybercrime wing) announced suspension of Assistant Director FIA cyber crime wing Muhammad Asif Iqbal; “Service of Muhammad Asif Iqbal, assistant director/senior investigator (BPS-17) cybercrime reporting centre Lahore is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect till further orders”. The notification came without any prior warning or show cause notice, and […]
Is online education the new future of Pakistan? on March 20, 2020In recent days, due to Covid-19, Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan released press statements about the delay of Cambridge and board exams along with a delay in the overall academic calendar for universities by two months, as they are likely to remain close until further notice. This accounts for a huge loss to not […]
Rice residuals: liberation or liability? on November 22, 2019Biogas energy generation systems are low-cost and require low initial investment. Biogas can be substituted for 70 percent of the energy source for rural populations of Pakistan Rice, as a staple food, influences economy, livelihood and food security for more than half of the world’s population. Production, distribution and storage of rice crop as the […]