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  • Father-Daughter duo gets PhD degree on same day in Peshawar

    Father-Daughter duo gets PhD degree on same day in Peshawar

    A father and daughter duo have secured PhD degree on the same day from the University of Engineering Technology (UET), Peshawar.

    Father, Dr Masood Khan, obtained a PhD degree in Mechatronics while his daughter, Dr Nadia Masood, achieved a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering. On the convocation day, Dr Masood Khan said that he could not complete his PhD due to some domestic responsibilities.

    While talking to Urdu News, Dr Nadia Masood said that she is proud to stand with her father to receive a PhD degree on the same day. She further added her family supported her throughout her journey as she was working in National Standard Artificial Intelligence at university.

    They both got admission in the year 2017 to UET after passing an entry test.

    Dr Nadia Masood has also availed Common Wealth’s scholarship during her PhD for which she got a chance to do her research work from England. She spent 1.5 years in the country to complete the research.

    During the interview, Dr Masood Khan said that this is the first time that a father and daughter duo received a PhD degree and it is also an inspiration to other people as well.

    He also felt happy that his daughter has completed PhD degree in Electrical Engineering. He also broke the stereotype of girls’ education and emphasised that education is equally important for men and women.

  • Suicides by women continue to rise for the second year in Japan

    Suicides by women continue to rise for the second year in Japan

    The number of Japanese women who committed suicide continued to rise for a second year in Japan. However, the overall suicide rate has decreased since 2021, said the Japanese police on Tuesday.

    According to data from the National Police Agency, the number of women who took their own lives increased by 42 to 7,068 in the second year, 2022. While the number of men who killed themselves was decreased by 116 to 13,939.

    According to some media reports, coronavirus is one of the major reasons for the cause in increasing suicide rate of women.

    The pandemic has put up more distress and pressure on women after losing jobs in those sectors where Japanese women tend to work such as services and retail sectors.

    According to the Japanese Health Ministry, the country has a long history of suicide culture where people died by suicide for avoiding the shame of dishonour. Japan has the highest suicide rate among the group of seven nations(G-7).

    Although in 15 years, the suicide rate was dropped by 40% by national effort, the pandemic has risen suicide rate among people due to mental health problems.

  • NCOC decides to lift all covid related restrictions

    NCOC decides to lift all covid related restrictions

    Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, in a tweet, said that in a meeting of the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), the decision to lift all the Covid-19 related restrictions has been made.
    However, the vaccination restriction will not be lifted. “It was decided in the NCOC meeting today to lift all restrictions except the vaccination restrictions. All those who are not vaccinated must get fully vaccinated so that they can avoid all restrictions. We will continue to monitor disease patterns closely & take action if needed,” the tweet read.

    Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (PM) on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr Faisal Sultan on March 12 annouced that the government has decided to shut down the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).

    Read more– Govt to close the National Command and Operation centre: Dr Faisal Sultan

    According to Dr Sultan, PM Khan himself is expected to formally announce the shutting down of NCOC by the end of next month. He said that the responsibilities of the NCOC will be carried out by the National Institute of Health.

  • Turn in Pak-Russia friendship? Pakistan sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine

    Pakistan’s government has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine to support the country’s war-torn citizens. The government of Pakistan sent the aid upon the request of Ukraine.

    Medicine, electromechanical equipment, winter beds, and food items are among the relief supplies. More than 15 tonnes of assistance will be delivered by two planes.

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    The Ukrainian Ambassador received the relief supplies from Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Qureshi said that Pakistan has always acted as a responsible and peace-loving country. He added Pakistan has stood by the international community during disasters.

    20 days have passed since the war began. More than 2.8 million people have left Ukraine.

    Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the Ukraine crisis left many, thinking that Pakistan is taking sides in the conflict, but the recent development of sending aid to Ukraine presents a different picture.

  • Convicted Murderer Zahir Jaffer appeals death sentence

    Convicted Murderer Zahir Jaffer appeals death sentence

    Zahir Jaffer has filed an appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against his conviction. Zahir was awarded the death penalty in the Noor Mukadam murder case. A sessions court on Feburary 24 sentenced Zahir Jaffer to death. The staff members at Zahir’s house who aided in keeping Noor in Zahir’s house, Iftikhar and Jameel, were sentenced to 10 years in jail. Additional Sessions Judge Ata Rabbani announced the verdict. All other accused were acquitted, including Zahir’s parents and TherapyWorks staff.

    Earlier, on behalf of Noor’s father, Shaukat Mukadam, different appeals were filed by lawyer Shah Khawar in Islamabad High Court (IHC). The appeals challenge the acquittal of Zahir’s parents, Asmat Adamjee and Zakir Jaffer. The appeal also challenges the acquittal of domestic helper Jamil, and six Therapy Works employees including its CEO Tahir Zahoor.

  • Extreme heatwave across the country to begin this week: Pakistan Meteorological Department

    Extreme heatwave across the country to begin this week: Pakistan Meteorological Department

    The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a warning on Monday for an extreme heatwave across the country this week, stating that day temperatures in most parts of the country, are likely to remain unusually high due to persistent high pressure in the upper atmosphere. The heatwave is supposed to take over most parts of the country except for Karachi.

    As per the alert issued by PMD. “Day temperatures in Northern Balochistan, Upper Sindh, South Punjab, Kashmir and adjoining areas will remain 09-10°C above normal.”

    “Day temperature in Islamabad, Upper & Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Lower Sindh and South Balochistan will remain 07-08°C above normal.”

    As per a mobile weather application, the temperature in Lahore can rise up to 38 °C, 36 °C in Islamabad, and 33 °C in Peshawar.

    According to the advisory, the country’s dry spell and hot temperatures may cause water stress for standing crops, vegetables, and orchards, and farmers should manage crop water properly.

    “The general public is advised to avoid unnecessary exposure to direct sunlight. Gusty winds are also expected in North Balochistan, South Punjab and Upper Sindh during the period,” the alert read.

  • School restricts female students to wear ponytails because they ‘excite men’ in Japan

    School restricts female students to wear ponytails because they ‘excite men’ in Japan

    As per Motoki Sugiyama, a former middle school teacher in Japan’s school, administrators told him that girls must not wear a ponytail because exposing the nape of their necks could “sexually excite” male students.

    While referring to how most schools require girls to wear white undergarments so that they won’t show through their uniforms, Sugiyama said, “They’re worried boys will look at girls, which is similar to the reasoning behind upholding a white-only underwear colour rule.”

    “I’ve always criticized these rules, but because there’s such a lack of criticism and it’s become so normalized, students have no choice but to accept them,” he added.

    Sugiyama has taught at five different schools in Shizuoka prefecture, some 90 miles southwest of Tokyo, over the course of 11 years, all of which prohibited ponytails.

  • Almost 25,000 cases of lumpy skin disease diagnosed in cattle in Sindh, humans not at risk

    Almost 25,000 cases of lumpy skin disease diagnosed in cattle in Sindh, humans not at risk

    At least 750 cases of lumpy skin disease have been reported in various parts of Sindh in 24 hours, Sindh Livestock Secretary Tameezuddin Khero has said.

    The number of infected cattle in the province has risen to 24,948, of which 8,491 are recovered and 16,295 are under-recovery, whereas 162 deaths have been reported.

    Talking about the possibility of transmission of disease to humans, Tameezuddin said, “Humans are not at risk as meat and milk were safe for consumption.

    “It is transmitted by blood-sucking insects such as certain species of flies and mosquitoes, or ticks.”

    As per the provincial task force, as many as 156 animals have died due to the infectious disease of lumpy skin.

    Most cases are reported from, Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Hyderabad, Tando Mohammad Khan, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Tando Allahyar, Matiari, Shaheed Benazirabad, Naushahro Feroze, Ghotki, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Qamber Shahdadkot, Larkana, Dadu, Jamshoro, Thana Bula Khan, Kachho and Johi.

    The disease had its origin in Africa. The livestock department has advised cattle owners to keep sick animals isolated from healthy ones and to use an anti-mosquito spray on a regular basis to prevent skin disease.

  • Video: Woman Qazi performs Nikkah ceremony

    Video: Woman Qazi performs Nikkah ceremony

    A woman in India has performed the nikkah of a couple, Indian news agency, IANS has reported. The video is being widely shared on social media. The woman who performed the nikkah is Dr Syeda Saiyadain Hameed, former chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University.

    The nikkah of Gibran Rehan Rahman and Ursila Ali took place on Friday at the mansion of the country’s third President, with close friends and family in attendance. The groom, Gibran is the great-grandson of former President Dr Zakir Hussain.

    Dr Hameed said that the added significance of this Nikahnama is the Iqrarnama (agreement) “which enlists the conditions mutually agreed upon by the bride and groom, pertaining to the equal rights and responsibilities along with respect and regard for all aspects of married life.”

    “The terms set forth in the nikaahnama were prepared under the auspices of the Muslim Women’s Forum, an organisation of which the groom’s great-grandmother Begum Saeeda Khurshid was a founding president,” she added.

  • Govt to close the National Command and Operation centre: Dr Faisal Sultan

    Govt to close the National Command and Operation centre: Dr Faisal Sultan

    Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (PM) on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr Faisal Sultan has announced that the government has decided to shut down the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).

    According to Dr Sultan, PM Khan himself is expected to formally announce the shutting down of NCOC by the end of next month. He said that the responsibilities of the NCOC will be carried out by the National Institute of Health.

    March 27 will mark the 2nd anniversary of the establishment of the NCOC.

    NCOC was established after the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan. The centre is the main entity in charge of Pakistan’s national Covid-19 effort’s policies and implementation.

    In recent months, the rate of Covid cases in Pakistan has gotten low after almost three years of fighting the global pandemic.