PakSaga

08/01/2022

Heart broken to hear the sad demise of families in Murree.
Tragic!

What were authorities doing?

What has so far been done to avoid such a catastrophy in the future?

26/10/2021

Pakistan is not coming slow 🔥

10/10/2021

Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away in Islamabad on Sunday morning at the age of 85.

According to Radio Pakistan, he was admitted to a local hospital where his health deteriorated early morning. PTV said that he died after being transferred to a hospital with lung problems.

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that under the directions issued by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Dr Khan would be given a state funeral.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad, he said that the premier had also directed cabinet ministers to attend the funeral. The interior minister said that the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and the services chiefs would also be in attendance.

05/10/2021

Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth has fallen by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people.

02/10/2021

Omer sharif who was hospitalised in Germany after contracting mild pneumonia, has passed away.
Omer's flight to Washington was delayed after he developed a fever on the German air ambulance. He was admitted to hospital in nuremberg, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia.

30/09/2021

While the number of covid cases is on the gradual decline, the dengue virus is spreading fast in punjab.

29/09/2021

The islamabad high court ( IHC) has rejected the bail pleas of zakkir jaffer and asmat adamjee, the parents of the main suspect zahir jaffir, in the noor mukadam murder case.

The (IHC) also ordered the trail court to complete the trail within eight weeks.

27/09/2021

SHARJAH: A Sharjah-based carrier Air Arabia has announced a five-day sale for as many as 12 destinations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

To avail the offer, passengers need to book between September 26 and 30 and fly until November 25, 2021, the airline spokesperson quoted by Gulf News.

Passengers flying to Yerevan and Tbilisi can book their return tickets for as low as Dh849 (Rs39,086), while return tickets to Baku will cost Dh949 (Rs43,690).

26/09/2021

A 21 year old Chinese man died after drinking 1.5 liters Coca-Cola in 10 minutes to help cool off in hot weather.
The speedy consumption led to a fatal gas building in his body, which starved his liver of oxygen and eventually led to his death.
Source : Gulf today

24/09/2021

23/09/2021

MULTAN: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Thursday a vaccinator for allegedly making fake Covid vaccine entries at a vaccination centre in Multan.

The FIA said Imran was involved in making bogus Covid vaccine entries in the National Database and Registration Authority’s (Nadra) software at the Emerson College vaccination centre.
It said evidence of the illegal act was recovered from his mobile phone and WhatsApp.

An investigation has been launched against him after registration of the case, the FIA said.

On Sept 20, an FIA team had carried out a raid at Multan’s COVID vaccination centres at Nishtar Hospital and Quaid e Azam Academy and arrested seven officials of the provincial health department over fake entries.

20/09/2021

A dog owner booked the entire business class of an Air India flight so that his pet gets a comfortable and memorable journey.

The dog owner paid up to an amount equivalent to PKR 5.7 lakhs, just for a two-hour flight.

Source: News 18

18/09/2021

The United Kingdom on Friday decided to take Pakistan off its "red list" for international travel after five months, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.

Eight countries and territories, including Pakistan, Turkey and Maldives, will come off the travel red list at 4am on Sept 22, he announced via Twitter.

17/09/2021

China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus — 71 percent of its population — official figures showed Thursday.

The country where the virus was first detected has mostly curbed the virus within its borders, but is racing to get the vast majority of its population vaccinated as a new outbreak flickers in the southeast.

“As of September 15, 2.16 billion vaccine doses have been administered nationwide,” said National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng at a press briefing.

Chinese health authorities said late last month that 890 million people in China had been fully vaccinated and two billion doses administered.

15/09/2021

The value of the US dollar after surge of 0.31 paisa today touched the all-time high against the Pakistani rupee and being traded at Rs.169.25, earlier the all-time highest was Rs168.95.

The value of the US dollar soared by Rs16.67 during the last four months.

Yesterday, the trading of the greenback in the inter-bank market closed at Rs168.94.

Currency dealers, ex­­perts and analysts have many reasons for the steep fall in the local currency value against the US dollar, but they said there was no intervention from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to stop this devaluation to bring stability.

The Pakistani rupee had touched an all-time low of 168.43 against the greenback last year in August before recouping some losses to hit a 22-month high of Rs152.95 in April 2021.

14/09/2021

The inter provincial education ministers conference announced to pass the failed 10th and 12th classes students with 33% marks.

13/09/2021

A finance company will pay an individual $1,300 to watch 13 movies in October, in an effort to find out whether the size of a movie's budget impacts its effectiveness.

is looking to hire someone to be a Horror Movie Heart Rate Analyst. The person will watch 13 of the scariest movies ever made while monitoring their heart rate using Fitbit, the company said in a news release.

"In honor of the upcoming spooky season, we at FinanceBuzz are dying to know whether or not high-budget horror movies deliver scares than low-budget ones," the release said.

"You'll help us discover whether or not a movie's budget impacts just how dread-inducing it can be by wearing a Fitbit to monitor your heart rate while you work your way through the list of 13 movies."

The chosen participant is required to watch the following films between October 9 until October 18: Saw, Amityville Horror, A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place Part 2, Candyman, Insidious, The Blair Witch Project, Sinister, Get Out, The Purge, Halloween (2018), Paranormal Activity and Annabelle.

10/09/2021

Umer Sharif is a legend when it comes to comedy. Whenever he would be on the stage, you could stay assured that Pakistanis will be entertained. While many know about his footprint on comedy, it is a lesser-known fact that he was always up and about when the current Prime Minister of Pakistan needed help in the funding of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital years ago.

Umer Sharif is having health issues. He took to a news channel that the doctor has said he can get the best treatment abroad. But it is clear that he cannot afford it at the moment. He has recently appealed to the government but specifically PM Imran Khan, for help. He said that he has always answered PM’s call in any matter he has been requested. So he has full faith in Imran Khan answering his call as well.

10/09/2021

Over 20 million Pakistanis have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, NCOC chief Asad Umar announced.

“Happy to report that five crore people have now received at least one dose of the vaccine. More than two crores fully vaccinated. Inshallah will meet & surpass the target,” he tweeted.

Source: SAMAA
Via Brandsynario

08/09/2021

In a clear example of fake news, an Afghan journalist posted a picture of parliamentarian Dr. Aamir Liaquat from a music video claiming him to be a Pakistan Army soldier who died during the Panjshir fight in Afghanistan.

However, the journalist Noor Quraishi was unaware that the still was from the music video. He posted a still of Aamir Liaquat claiming him to be a Pakistan Army soldier named Colonel Adil who got martyred in Panjshir in Afghanistan on his Twitter account.

The picture- used in the tweet by a so-called Afghan journalist to falsely claim that Pakistani soliders took part in Taliban’s Panjshir offensive- is taken from a promotional music video which shows the parliamentarian and television celebrity playing a character of a Pakistan Army officer who gets martyred in the line of duty.

08/09/2021

JAKARTA: A fire tore through an overcrowded block in a jail in Indonesia’s Banten province in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least 40 people and injuring dozens, a government spokeswoman and media reports said.

The fire, which broke out at 1 to 2 a.m. at the Tangerang Prison Block C, had been extinguished and authorities were still evacuating the facility, said Rika Aprianti, a spokeswoman of the prison department of the law and human rights ministry.

“The cause is under investigation,” she said.

The block housed inmates being held for drug-related offences and had a capacity for 122 people, she said.

She did not say how many people were present when the fire broke out, but confirmed the jail was overcrowded.

The prison in Tangerang, an industrial and manufacturing hub near Jakarta, housed more than 2,000 inmates, far more than its 600 people capacity, according to government data as of September.

06/09/2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to a whopping $7.49 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY2021-22), data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Monday.

According to figures, the country recorded an increase of 119.94 per cent in its trade deficit during July-August of FY2021-22 when compared to last year’s corresponding period.

06/09/2021

03/09/2021

A Lesson to be learned that no matter how much fit you are or how much younger you're,when time comes there's no delay!

01/09/2021

Punjab govt sets up first donkey farm in Okara
OKARA (Dunya News) - The Punjab government has set up the first donkey farm in Okara after increase in demand from China and other countries.

According to details, the farm will be used for breeding different breeds of donkeys which will be exported to other countries.

According to a private TV, the 3,050-acre Bahadur Nagar Farm in Okara, established in 1916, is the first official donkey farmhouse in Pakistan.

High breeds of donkeys from many countries, including the United States, are being bred in this farm.

Due to increase in demand for donkeys from China and other countries, the Punjab government has started work on this project, which will later help to earn foreign exchange from the export of donkeys.

The Farm’s manager Dr Mansoor Mubeen said fast changing economic trends are bringing a revolution in rural areas. He hoped that the project would help local breeders to earn a livelihood.

01/09/2021

Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the acting minister for the Ministry of Higher Education of Islam!c Emiràtes of Afghanistan has Barred Female students to take classes alongside male students in the same Classrooms.

Talking with officials of public and private universities Haqqani said Afghan girls have the Right to study at universities but they cannot study in the same classrooms with boys and there will be a ban on co-education (gender mixing classrooms).

30/08/2021

Story: The girl in the pictures is a student who has huge responsibilities on her shoulder from her mother's medical treatment to make the ends meet at her home. Being a lone breadwinner, she had to wear a clown suit to entertain children so she could earn enough to medically treat her mother.

After her heart-wrenching story went viral on social media, The contacted Saima and orders have been issued to constitute a Medical Board for the examination of the patient [her mother], diagnosis and cost estimates. CM office also announced to bear all the expenses of Saima's family.

28/08/2021

Blood, clothing, backpacks and personal belongings of Afghan people killed while waiting to be evacuated from Kabul can be seen at the site of the August 26 su***de bomb that killed scores of people, including 13 U.S. service members.

After the explosion, ISIS-K gunmen opened fire on the crowd, the commander of the U.S. Central Command said, which included children. At least 90 Afghan citizens were killed.

26/08/2021

Woman can now find out if their husbands are secretly married multiple times simply bye sending their husband CNIC number and date of issue to 8009 and find complete details form nadra database.

24/08/2021

As many of the people are leaving Afghanistan on evacuation flights, according to a report from UK, a man was on the English country's no-fly watch list. Matlab uska UK mei enter hona mana tha but officials ne confirm kia hai at Birmingham airport that he has flown to UK in one of the evacuation flights.

24/08/2021

Ramiza Raja has just been appointed as the chairman of PCB and he has a message for the team's head coach, Misbah ul Haq.

Ramiz, in his recent statement, said,
“Fans desperately want you [Misbah] to be successful and our best wishes are with you.”
He added,
“Don’t think that everyone wants to bring you [Misbah] down but if you don’t deliver things will get messy.”

23/08/2021

ISLAMABAD: Indian media ran fake news of my Kabul visit and based their discussions over it without verifying the facts as I never went there, Pakistani foreign minister said Monday while discussing Afghan peace.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he never visited Kabul post-Taliban takeover, however, adding that he did attend important meetings in Islamabad with Afghan and world leaders.

FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he met European Union representative Josep Borrell wherein the two discussed Afghan peace and regional circumstances cropping up from the takeover that followed the US pullout.

22/08/2021

Two acid attack cases in Karachi and the suspects of both the cases were arrested today.

In the first case, police arrested a man from Baldia Town who allegedly threw acid on his ex-wife, Ramsha.
According to the police, the accused didnt like his wife and that the wife was was making videos on Tiktok which was teasing her ex husband.
Ramsha suffered burn injuries in the attack.

In the second case, police has arrested a woman from Liaquatabad who allegedly threw acid on her ex-husband, Usman, at his residence. Usman has suffered injuries.
According to the suspect, she attacked her former husband with acid because he refused to marry her again.

21/08/2021

The video, which emerged Friday on social media, shows that two girls along with a minor boy were sitting on the back seat of a Qingqi rickshaw that was stuck in a traffic jam as people were celebrating the Independence Day.

A man suddenly jumped on the rickshaw and forcibly kissed one of the girls, leaving her in shock and prompting the other to slap the harasser. It was disheartening to see people around the rickshaw, most of them on motorcycles, not only enjoyed the scene but kept on hurling derogatory remarks at the girls.

Despite hundreds of people surrounding the rickshaw, not even a single person tried to stop the aggressor or even say anything against the vile act.

21/08/2021

Schools to open on Aug 30, CM Sindh defers decision by a week
سندھ بھر میں اسکول مزید ایک ہفتے کیلئے بند
وزیر اعلیٰ سندھ مراد علی شاہ کی نیوز کانفرنس

20/08/2021

BREAKING NEWS: At least 3 dead, over 50 injured in blast targeting Muharram procession in Bahawalnagar, Punjab.

(Trigger warning: The following video contains content that some may find disturbing)

18/08/2021

Not sharing the video because of how triggering and horrifying it is. A mob of 400 men - which included kids - assaulted one woman at Minar-e-Pakistan on Independence Day.

Many men have already begun justifying the action. Apparently, legal action has been taken and arrests have been made.

Day in and day out, we ask for justice, hoping it will be provided. Perhaps, we should start asking - why does assault and violence happen, to begin with, and what can we do to curb it, instead of continously ask for justice?

17/08/2021

Pakistan has now become the exporter of 4G smartphones.

First ever consignment of 'manufactured in Pakistan' smartphones was recently shipped to UAE by Inovi Telecom, which was authorized by PTA to manufacture smartphones in Pakistan.
The first ever lot of 4G smartphones exported to UAE contained 5500 units.

16/08/2021

Nice gift to on its independence day
August will be remembered in history as the

"Fall of Kabul"