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  • Lahore student allegedly beaten to death by teacher

    Lahore student allegedly beaten to death by teacher

    A teenager in Lahore has died after he was allegedly severely beaten by his school teacher.

    Quoting the boy’s classmates, the police said that the teacher did this all because “he had failed to learn his lesson”.

    The teacher has been arrested by the police and an FIR has been lodged against him and school. Meanwhile, the boy’s body has been shifted to the mortuary for a post-mortem examination.

    As per reports, the boy was taken to the hospital from the school but could not be revived.

    The FIR lodged by the victim’s father read “The school principal and administration had been mentally torturing my son for the past few days over non-payment of school fees.”

    The deceased’s cousin took to social media to share the harrowing incident.

    According to the report, “The teacher punched him repeatedly, grabbed his hair and hit his head against the wall, all the while yelling at him.” As a result, the boy collapsed in the classroom and died.

    Punjab’s Education Minister Dr Murad Raas has taken notice of the incident and has offered his “complete support” to the family.

    Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar also expressed his condolences to the family on their loss and said that he will personally monitor the case and ensure the teacher and school are dealt with as per the law.

  • India to produce drug with cow urine, dung to develop ‘highly intellectual’ children

    India to produce drug with cow urine, dung to develop ‘highly intellectual’ children

    India’s Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (National Commission for Cows) and the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) are working together to produce a drug using cow urine and dung that “will help develop highly intellectual children”.

    According to ThePrint, the commission has claimed that pregnant women may be able to give birth to “smart, highly intellectual and healthy children” if they consume the drug regularly.

    The drug will be made using cow urine, dung, milk, ghee and curd, the commission’s chairman, Vallabhbhai Kathiria, told the media outlet.

    The cow commission was set up by Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s government in February for the purpose of conservation and protection of cattle population in the country.

    “Ministry of AYUSH and the newly-formed Ministry of Animal Husbandry will seek the cooperation of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
    in producing and marketing the drug,” the commission chairman was quoted as saying.

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  • Pakistan is one of the least competitive tourist destinations

    Pakistan is one of the least competitive tourist destinations

    The Travel and Tourism Competitive Index 2019 released by the World Economic Forum has ranked Pakistan at number 121 out of 140 countries. Pakistan has jumped up 3 spots – it was ranked at number 125 in the last edition which was two years ago.

    According to the report, the country is one of the least competitive in South Asia in terms of travel and tourism. This means that Pakistan needs to improve its tourist service infrastructure, safety, security and better health and hygiene, among other things.

    However, the report also stated that Pakistan had made considerable improvements as far as the human resources and labour market of the tourism industry is concerned.

    Meanwhile, Spain topped the list. It was followed by France, Germany, Japan and the United States in the top 5. India ranked at number 34.

    The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), that covered 140 economies, measures the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of travel and tourism sector which contributes to the development and competitiveness of a country.

    Despite this, relaxation in the visa policy and the influx of popular influencers has changed the perspective of foreigners who are looking at Pakistan as an exotic tourist destination.

    Earlier this year, The Telegraph had named Pakistan as tourism’s next big thing while UAE’s Gulf News carried a special report which shared world-renowned travel bloggers positive experiences in Pakistan.

  • Pakistani engineers develop a prosthetic arm that is controlled with brain

    Pakistani engineers develop a prosthetic arm that is controlled with brain

    Two Pakistani engineers, Mohammad Awais, and Anas Nazir have developed a prosthetic arm for disabled people that can be controlled by the brain. The two started working on the project during their university days.

    “Project was aimed at making a name for ourselves in the world of bio-robotics. Now we are working on bionic-based lower limbs and exoskeletons”, Awais said.

    As per reports, the project has helped more than 30 physically challenged persons. The fingers and hand movements in response to the signals transmitted by the brain and its cost are 312,700 rupees.

    Explaining the mechanics of the arm, Niaz said sensors are placed at those points where the brain sends signals to fingers directing them to move.

  • British tourist bites a chicken seller in Morocco; video goes viral

    British tourist bites a chicken seller in Morocco; video goes viral

    A video of a British tourist harassing a chicken seller for keeping chickens in a cage has sparked outrage in Morocco.

    The tourist was caught on camera yelling and biting a chicken vendor in Morocco, sparking a debate about local customs and privileged tourists.

    The minute-long clip was taken in a marketplace in Tangier and shows a woman with a British accent surrounded by locals as they try to stop her breaking the seller’s cages with chickens in it. The woman launched a foul-mouthed rant while pushing and shoving at locals. After calling the locals illiterate, she climbed on top of the plastic chicken cage and tried to wrench it open, before biting a trader’s hand.

    In a second video, the woman tries to punch the chicken seller in the face before trying to grab at the cages again. She thrashes at anyone trying to stop her before the video cuts off.

    Following a lengthy struggle, she was eventually detained by the crowd and handed over to the police, who reportedly took her to a hospital to be treated for ‘hysteria’ rather than arrest her.

    The incident has caused outrage in Morocco, with some accusing the woman of a contemptuous attitude to the local culture.

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  • PIA announces 10% discount on defence day

    PIA announces 10% discount on defence day

    Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a 10 percent discount on its tickets on the occasion of Defence Day. This concession will remain in effect for three days, from 6th to 9th September 2019.

    As per reports, the discounted fares will be available on all of its domestic routes. Moreover, the expats traveling to Pakistan from foreign countries can also avail this offer.

    However, it is not valid for travelers coming from Saudi Arabia.

  • Shaniera Akram urges people to not visit Clifton Beach

    Shaniera Akram urges people to not visit Clifton Beach

    Shaniera Akram may have moved to Pakistan after she married cricket legend Wasim Akram, but she’s made a strong mark in the country, being a more responsible citizen than any of us. Shaniera is often seen working towards social causes be it for children, animals or for the environment. Shaniera has now used her voice to highlight the terrible condition of Karachi’s Clifton Beach.

    Taking to social media, Shaniera posted several pictures and videos of the beach littered with medical waste, syringes, and vials of blood, calling on authorities to close down the beach for the public until it is safe.

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    “I have walked on Clifton beach every day for the last 4 years and I have never been scared until today. This beach needs to be shut down now,” Shaniera asserted.

    Shaniera urged Karachiites to abstain from visiting and cleaning the beach since it is hazardous for the people.

    Following Shaniera’s protest and outrage on Twitter, the Sindh Police took to social media to announce that the police have cordoned off the affected area and imposed Section 144.

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  • Govt launches WhatsApp polio helpline

    Govt launches WhatsApp polio helpline

    The Prime Minister’s Focal Person Babar Bin Atta announced the launch of a first-ever WhatsApp helpline where people can ask questions about the polio program, report on children missed out on anti-polio campaigns in any part of the country and can also lodge complaints.

    Taking to the twitter, he wrote:

    Soon after the tweet, he again tweeted, “Dear brothers & sisters this is a WhatsApp text helpline, since my tweet, there is a flurry of calls on the number. Please do not call, just send your query via WhatsApp Text”

  • Employees should work from home, says new Harvard Study

    Employees should work from home, says new Harvard Study

    Want to work from home but don’t know how to convince your employer? Use this Harvard Business Review article to tell them that you’ll be more productive from home.

    According to the research, working from home can increase productivity by a whopping 13 percent. They studied a Chinese travel agency where call center employees were allowed to work from home.

    In other case studies, research shows that examiners for government offices could increase their work output by 4.4 percent when allowed to work from where they wanted while maintaining the quality of work. This increased annual value by $1.3 billion.

    Older employees, like to live in cities that have a slower pace of life and an option of working from home could encourage these employees to stay in the workforce for longer.