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  • August 31, 2021

    PIA pilot Maqsood Bajrani awared presidential gold medal to deal crisis at Kabul airport

    President Arif Alvi awarded a presidential gold medal to a PIA pilot Maqsood Bajrani for his presence of mind when he decided to take off the national flag carrier’s plane from Kabul airport amid uncertainty after the Taliban takeover. President Arif Alvi while honouring the courage showed by the PIA pilot awarded him with the presidential gold medal after he took off the plane after fighter jets without instructions from the air traffic controller (ATC) in Kabul. The PIA has also praised Captain Maqsood Bajrani for bringing its plane from Kabul during a crisis-like situation. In a letter issued by the PIA administration, the pilot...

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  • August 31, 2021

    Pakistan ok WHO to used Islamabad airport for relief activity

    Pakistan has allowed World Health Organization (WHO) to use Islamabad airport for relief activities in Afghanistan. According to details, the foreign ministry has conveyed a request from the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide space for operating its helicopter flight from the Islamabad airport for the delivery of relief goods to Afghanistan. According to the CAA, the authority permitted the use of the airport, and the WHO helicopter onboard an eight-member delegation of the World Food Programme (WFP) will reach Islamabad today. The CAA said that members of the WFP would have to completely follow the COVID SOPs enforced in the country for...

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  • August 29, 2021

    Pakistan will get first-ever leopard reserve

    Efforts are being made to set up Pakistan's first-ever Asian leopard reserve at Margalla Hills National Park. This is said by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam. Speaking to the participants of a monsoon tree plantation event in Islamabad, the PM’s aide said the "Margalla Hills National Park is a protected area and has now become a permanent new habitat of the wild cats that previously would move to the park area and roam around its lower reaches during winter months and retire to a higher altitude during summer months". “Efforts are being made to hammer out...

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  • August 29, 2021

    Punjab government will export donkeys

    To increase foreign exchange, Government of Punjab has set up a donkey farm in Okara district. With an aim to export the farm will focus on breeding of donkeys. The government is claiming that it is the first government-owned facility in the province where donkeys of great breeds, like American, will be reared for their export to China and other countries. The farm is located at Bahadurnagar with an area of 3,000 acres. The Bahadurnagar 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...

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  • August 28, 2021

    4 years Muhammad makes history as youngest person with bionic arm

    When four-year-old Mohammed Sideeq was fitted with a multi-grip bionic arm last week — making him the youngest person in the world with such a limb — one of the first things he asked for was a new shirt: One with buttons that he could now fasten himself. Sideeq lost his arm in December last year in an accident involving a fodder cutting machine. According to the World Health Organization, about 30 million people around the world require prosthetic limbs, but fewer than 20 percent have them, and they tend to be costly and heavy, with limited to no movement. “As he ran home...

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  • August 28, 2021

    PM approved Framework for Domestic Cricket

    The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan took a presentation on Domestic Cricket in Pakistan, with a special focus on School Cricket. The presentation was made by the Chairman of Central Punjab Cricket Association (CPCA), Abdullah Khan Sumbal, said press release issued by the PM office. Imran Khan appreciated the model developed by CPCA, an organization that works under the Pakistan Cricket Board. The Prime Minister approved the Framework for School Cricket in particular and Domestic Cricket in general and advised the CPCA to implement the Model in its entirety and get the Framework replicated all over Pakistan strategically. He asserted his...

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