Teams of Rescue 1122 rescued over 780 people and shifted them to safe places while more teams of Rescue 1122 dispatched from other districts to Dera, Tank are also carrying out relief operations in the districts of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank affected by the rain-induced floods. According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson, the people trapped […]
Author: Mustafa Mughal
Film director Savan Kumar Thak dies, Salman Khan pays tribute
Film director Savan Kumar Thak has been admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. The 86-year-old director and producer has a history of lung disease. His nephew Navin, a Punjabi film producer, told indianexpress.com that the older filmmaker was critical. “He has several health conditions, weak lungs and is critically ill. We admitted him […]
El Salvador’s President keen on ‘Bitcoin City’, but plan is not working: residents
In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to recognise Bitcoin as a legal tender and planned to build an entire city based on it. President Nayib Bukele hoped the largest cryptocurrency will spur the country’s economic growth and investment. A year later, however, the residents believe the ‘Bitcoin City’ plan is “not working […]
Novak Djokovic unable to travel to New York for US Open
According to Novak Djokovic, he won’t be able to go to New York for the US Open, which gets underway on Monday. Djokovic was forced to leave the country due to his Covid-19 immunisation status, hence he was unable to defend his Australian Open crown in January. The United States has prohibited non-immunized travellers from […]
Saudi Arabia: Former Imam e Kaaba sentenced 10 years in prison
The Specialised Criminal Appeals Court in Riyadh sentenced has sentenced a prominent former Imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Saleh al Talib to 10 years in prison. Dawn, a US-based rights group Democracy for the Arab World Now, founded by the late journalist Jamal Khashoggi, confirmed Talib’s court sentencing on Twitter. […]
British Built Railway Bridge Collapsed
A railway bridge which was built by the British in the area of Bolan Balochistan during the year 1880s has been collapsed, due to heavy rainfall. The collapse of the ancient bridge lead to the suspending of train service , and has disconnected Balochistan from rest of the country. Floods and heavy rainfall have posed […]
Zindagi Trust and TikTok team-up for digital safety workshops in govt schools
As part of their efforts to educate children, teachers, and parents about digital safety, TikTok has teamed with Zindagi Trust to offer a series of seminars throughout their network of public schools. About 3,000 children, teachers, and parents will learn about safe internet use, with an emphasis on social media, according to a statement released […]
First-ever ePlane: Aircraft completes point-to-point flight fully on electricity
Harbour Air, which calls itself the biggest seaplane airline in North America, claims to carry around half a million passengers every year, and in 2019 the company plans to unveil the world’s first electric airliner. To realise this dream, they made some very risky decisions, such as installing electric motor systems in its six-seater aircraft. […]