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  • Video: Saudi Arabia celebrates Halloween in a ‘Scary Weekend’

    Video: Saudi Arabia celebrates Halloween in a ‘Scary Weekend’

    Halloween was celebrated in Saudi Arabia with crowds of people dressed up in spooky attire, attending a party in the country’s capital, Riyadh.


    As part of the continuing Riyadh Season, the “Scary Weekend” event was held on Thursday and Friday at Riyadh’s Boulevard.

    The Boulevard was transformed into a costume party with free admission for dressed-up guests as long as they donned frightful attire.


    The event was held as part of the ongoing Riyadh Season in the Saudi capital. The intention was to create an environment that was enjoyable, thrilling, and exciting as visitors learned the backstories of the various character costumes.

  • PIA resumes direct flights from Islamabad to Beijing after 2.5 years

    PIA resumes direct flights from Islamabad to Beijing after 2.5 years

    The direct flights from Beijing to Islamabad were restarted by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday.

    According to ARY News, the first flight, PK-854, departed from the Islamabad airport at 6:45 am and touched down in Beijing at 2:55 pm. In the evening, this flight will make its way back to Islamabad.

    Following a lapse of more than 2.5 years, operations between the two capitals were restarted. In February 2020, this route saw the final PIA flight.

    China banned practically all incoming foreign flights in March 2020 due to concerns that passengers from other countries could be responsible for an outbreak of coronavirus illnesses.

    Since Pakistan is Beijing’s sole all-weather strategic partner of China and the two nations have mutual interests and collaboration in a number of areas, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has finally granted PIA permission to resume operations.

    Additionally, the flight will make it easier for Chinese workers on several CPEC-related projects in Pakistan.

  • Mob in Karachi lynches two telecom workers to death mistaking them as child kidnappers

    Two employees of a telecommunication company were lynched by an angry mob on Friday in Karachi over rumours of child kidnapping. The incident took place in Machar Colony, where two employees of the telecom company were tortured to death by the mob when they came to check the signals of the cellular network in the area.


    Meanwhile, DIG South took notice of the incident and sought a report from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kiamari, Fida Hussain Janwari, in this regard.
    SSP Kiamari said that both people were employees of a telecom company. “All aspects of the incident are being investigated,” he said.


    The police also confirmed that the victim’s vehicle, bearing registration number ALB- 946, was set on fire.


    Arif, the cousin of one of the victims, Aiman Javed, told reporters at the Civil Hospital’s Trauma Center that the victim was the youngest of his four siblings and had earned an engineering degree from Sindh University.


    “He was working at a telecom company and belonged to Thatta. He was about to get married after some time,” Arif said.


    Meanwhile, the uncle of the other lynched man, Saeed Ishaq Panwhar, also spoke to the media and revealed that he was employed as a driver at the telecom company for the last four to five months.

  • Schools to reopen soon in flood-affected areas of Sindh

    Schools to reopen soon in flood-affected areas of Sindh

    The Sindh government has decided to reopen educational institutions in flood-hit areas in the province.


    Addressing a press conference, Sindh’s Education Minister Sardar Shah said on Friday that continuing education in flood-prone areas is a challenge. He directed all the concerned officers to reopen the schools in all the flood-hit areas within 15 days.


    The Minister said that some of the schools will take around three years to resume their operations, and said that the government has devised a plan to recommence education in disaster-hit districts.


    He continued by saying that the Chief Minister (CM) of Sindh, Murad Ali Shah, had also been approached for help by the Education Ministry in the development of temporary tent schools.


    He further said that 15,000 tent classrooms are being built in areas impacted by the floods.

    Additionally, the minister announced the hiring of nearly 700 music educators across the province. Teachers of naat khwani, qawwali, and sana khwani will also be recruited in addition to those who teach music.
    Minister Shah also stated that 49,000 teachers have been hired by the government.

  • 32 % of Karachiites will vote for PTI, reveals survey

    32 % of Karachiites will vote for PTI, reveals survey

    A Pulse Consultant study conducted in the month of October has revealed that Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) is the leading party in the capital of Sindh.


    This study was conducted in the month of October, from 17th to 20th with a representative sample of 1,000+ respondents across all Socio-Economic Classes amongst the age group 18-60 years.
    The study revealed that 32 per cent of Karachiites will vote for PTI followed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI).

    However, for Local Govt Elections, interestingly, JI is ahead of PTI, with the former being the choice of 28 per cent of respondents, whereas PTI is the preferred choice of 23 per cent of Karachiites, followed by PPP (8 per cent).

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    Separately the survey also revealed that a phenomenal increase in street crimes makes Karachiites feel frightened.


    ■ 7 out of 10 (69%) reported that someone in their neighborhood is a victim of street crimes
    ■ Similarly, 6 out of 10 (63%) claimed that someone in their workplace (Office / Business Colleagues) has faced an incident of street crime
    ■ 2 out of 10 (23%) respondents from Karachi directly suffered and lost belongings due to street crime

    The survey also asked 1000 respondents about the problems they are facing in the city to which 53 per cent of them said they have issues with broken roads.


    ■ 5 in 10 respondents (53%) are complaining about broken roads.
    ■ Similarly, 5 amongst 10 respondents (46%) reported the problem of sewerage.
    ■ 4 in 10 (42%) reported the problem of power shortages
    ■ 26% are worried about the cleanliness in Karachi
    ■ 22% are concerned about shortage of drinking water
    ■ 20% believe that city’s “Infrastructure” has been destroyed and deprived
    ■ 17% are complaining about corruption in the system
    ■ 16% are facing the problem of “Not meeting daily expenses”
    ■ 15% facing the problem of gas shortages
    ■ 6% complained about the “Quota System”, 5% about the “Local Govt Authority” & 4% have concerns about dengue.

  • California nuns sell weed, struggle with profit post pandemic

    California nuns sell weed, struggle with profit post pandemic

    In the middle of California’s Central Valley, in a modest milky-blue home on one acre of farmland, lives a small group of nuns who sell weed. The Nuns of the Valley are a community of self-described sisters who spread spirituality and market medicinal cannabidiol products rather than being a religious institution.


    The Sisters make all their products by the cycles of the moon and in a spiritual environment. They are known more popularly as ‘The weed nuns’.


    “We are the activist Sisters of The Valley, and we are on a mission to heal the world through plant-based medicine. Like our Beguine ancestors, we are scholars who work together, pray together, and are dressed to identify our enclave,” reads their website.


    “Nestled in the impoverished but agriculturally rich Central Valley, our order makes honorable jobs to support our community through organic health products. All products are hand-made by women; saged to the moon cycles, set on the new moon, and bottled under the full moon. Our medicine-making is guided by ancient tradition, with care and respect for the Earth’s plants.”

    Before the pandemic they were grossing $1.2m a year (£1m), but now they are making half of it.


    Selling through dispensaries might help them rebuild, but that would mean even more regulations, and higher taxes.

    The so-called “green rush” of cannabis production is concentrated in California. In 1996, it became the first state to legalise marijuana for medical purposes, and it has been since 2016.


    The legality of marijuana cultivation, however, varies from county to county and city to city due to the state’s law’s numerous regulatory gaps.
    Consequently, even though it is legal to use cannabis in the state, approximately two thirds of California’s towns have outlawed the establishment of marijuana companies, and the remaining ones make it very difficult to get permits.

  • Ab teacher ki baari: Teacher gets suspended for taking naps during class hours

    Ab teacher ki baari: Teacher gets suspended for taking naps during class hours

    The Sindh Education and Literacy Department has suspended a primary school teacher in Sabu Kartio who was captured sleeping on camera during class hours.

    Sindh Elementary Education Department took notice of the occurrence and suspended him for sleeping in the class rather than teaching the students.

    The teacher, named Imtiaz Ali, can be seen in the pictures sleeping on chairs and on benches. The pictures went viral on social media and led to his suspension.

    The teacher was appointed at the Government Boys Primary School.

    Shortly after the pictures, he was immediately suspended by the District Education Officer and put on a suspension allowance.

  • Fake Mr Bean sparks unexpected tussle between Pakistan-Zimbabwe fans ahead of T20 World Cup match

    Fake Mr Bean sparks unexpected tussle between Pakistan-Zimbabwe fans ahead of T20 World Cup match

    The fans of Pakistan and Zimbabwe teams are engaged in a heated Twitter debate as the two teams get ready for their important match in the 2022 T20 World Cup on Thursday (October 27) at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

    Many are surprised to learn that the controversy on both sides has nothing to do with cricket and is instead a result of a bogus Mr Bean. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) post on their pre-match training session received a response from a Zimbabwean supporter, which sparked debates on both sides.

    “As Zimbabweans we wont forgive you…you once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean instead of Mr Bean Rowan..we will settle the matter tomorrow just pray the rains will save you…#ZIMVSPAK,” a fan wrote on the micro-blogging site.

    Later, it was discovered that a Pakistani guy named Asif Muhammed had visited Zimbabwe in 2016 and resembled the famous role portrayed by Rowan Atkinson. According to reports, the person who performed at roadshows, went to a comedy event and participated in the Harare Agricultural Show.

    Speaking of the game, Pakistan will attempt to avenge their tragic last-ball loss to Team India in the opening encounter of the 2022 T20 World Cup on Sunday at the MCG. To keep their chances of making the semi-finals alive, the Men in Green are in desperate need of a victory.

    Despite the Proteas being on the verge of winning in Hobart on Monday, Zimbabwe’s match against South Africa ended in a draw, giving them an unexpected point to open their campaign.

  • HEC to relaunch PM’s Laptop Scheme soon

    HEC to relaunch PM’s Laptop Scheme soon

    The Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme would be relaunched under the Youth Development Initiative, according to Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, within the next few days.

    Speaking to the media, he further stated that HEC would launch a programme for online courses for students in Pakistan’s institutions with assistance from Microsoft and other international organisations.

    The declaration follows the historic Prime Minister (PM) Laptop Scheme’s restoration by the Federal Government, which is governed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

    Details indicate that the programme, which has a budget of Rs 10 billion, will distribute laptops to students pursuing BS, Masters, M Phil, PhD, and undergraduate degrees.

    A committee headed by Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, the chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), has been formed by the government to complete all issues, including the requirements for students to be eligible for laptops.

    According to Academia Mag, the 14-member committee comprises the Executive Director of HEC, Additional Finance Secretary (Budget) of the Government of Pakistan, a member from Planning and Development Division, Science and Technology, Secretary Higher Education Department Punjab, Secretary Higher Education Department Sindh, Secretary Higher Education Department Balochistan, Secretary Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a representative from the National Information Technology Board (NITB), Secretary Higher Education Department Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a representative from Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and others.

    The procedure for verifying degrees and issuing certificates of equivalency is likewise being shifted entirely online.

    A growing number of educational institutions were causing financial problems for HEC, he continued, and public universities would henceforth be given funding according on how well they performed.

    “We would request the federal and provincial governments to not establish more public universities until the country’s financial issues are resolved,” he said.

  • Lahore police initiates crackdown against professional beggars

    Lahore police initiates crackdown against professional beggars

    On the orders of Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore, Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, special squads of the Lahore Police have started a crackdown against habitual and professional beggars in an effort to free the provincial capital of this annoyance.

    In keeping with its campaign against professional panhandlers, Lahore Police has so far detained 254 panhandlers, comprising 249 men and 5 women, from various parts of the city in cooperation with the Punjab Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (PCPWB) and other relevant agencies.

    While adult addict beggars were admitted to rehabilitation wards of relevant institutions chosen by the government in this regard, Lahore Police turned over the children beggars to the PCPWB.

    In accordance with the “Anti Beggary Act,” Lahore Police have so far this year detained 3,681 professional beggars, comprising 3,518 men and 150 women, and have filed 3,623 cases against them at various police stations throughout the city.

    As a result, during the crackdown, the Model Town division police detained 640 beggars while the City division police arrested 763, the Cantt division 546, the Civil Lines division police 425, the Iqbal Town division 546, and the Sadar division 701 beggars. Beggars who obstruct traffic at intersections and traffic signals have been the subject of separate action by the city traffic police, according to The News.

    According to the CCPO of Lahore, all divisional SsP have been given the unique responsibility of apprehending professional, falsely disabled, and regular beggars because the majority of them have criminal histories yet pose as beggars. Traffic police officers have been working with Lahore police special units to combat organised crime groups and professional begging.