An incident of communal violence has been reported in Hyderabad, Sindh. On 21 August, allegedly, an despicable incident was reported at Saddar, Hyderabad. A man was accused of sacrilege of the Holy Quran. The horrific scenes turned into a gruesome violence as a large mob gathered there to get hold of that alleged man. Credit […]
Day: August 24, 2022
Wimbledon supporter sues Australian player
An Australian tennis player named Nick Kyrgios is being sued by a Wimbledon final spectator who he claimed was “drunk out of her mind.” Kyrgios, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in July, complained to the referee about the woman, saying she appeared to have consumed “around 700 beers.” Kyrgios will now be […]
What are the new duties imposed on cars?
In accordance with Finance Minister Miftah Ismail’s announcement to discourage imports, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified the application of time-bound regulatory duty (RD) and additional customs charge (ACD) on about 600 to 700 luxury commodities ranging from 100 to 150 percent. In a news conference last week regarding the removal of the […]
Ecocide as Fifth Crime
Rising temperatures, melting ice caps, deforestation, drought, and mass extinctions-we are on the verge of the abyss as correctly identified by Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres. We need to start treating this crisis like a real crisis. There’s now a push for a new crime – ecocide – to be included in the […]
Iconic Winston Churchill photo vanishes from Canada hotel
An iconic portrait of Winston Churchill taken in 1941 has vanished from an Ottawa hotel and has been replaced by a forgery. Yousuf Karsh captured “the Roaring Lion” immediately after Churchill delivered a wartime speech to Canada’s parliament. On August 19, a staff member at the Château Laurier hotel realized the photograph had been altered. […]