Category: Lifestyle
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Punjab govt to ban protests, political gatherings in Lahore for six days
The Punjab government has imposed Section 144 in Lahore after authorizing it in other cities of the province. The Home Department has issued a notification announcing the implementation of Section 144 in the city for six days from October 3 to October 8. The notification said that there will be a ban on all kinds…
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Dr. Mahrang Baloch among Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024
Activist and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, has been named in Time magazine’s ‘2024 Time100 Next’ list. The list featured her for “advocating peacefully for Baloch rights”. She is one of the 19 advocates Time selected for the list. “I am deeply honoured and delighted to be named among the top 100 emerging…
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Is the milk supply contract in Punjab granted to Fauji Foundation?
A recent Geo Fact Check story reveals that the Punjab government has awarded the contract for its nutrition program to a private company instead of the Fauji Foundation, which will provide free milk to school children. The project is worth Rs 27 billion. Initially, it was claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s newly…
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Dengue outbreak expected in October
A warning issued by Pakistan Metreological Department (PMD) on Friday has warned of a possible outbreak of Dengue in the coming October, particularly in big cities like Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Larkana and Multan. The PMD warned that dengue fever had deepened its roots and impacted the health of people over…
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‘No intention of accusing anyone’; IT minister clarifies recent statement about PayPal deal
Shaza Fatima Khawaja, the minister of State for IT and Telecommunication, was quoted by Business Recorder as saying that former caretaker federal minister Dr Umar Saif sabotaged a deal to bring PayPAYal to Pakistan by leaking the news before time. As per Business Recorder, the IT Minister told a presser, “Bringing PayPal to Pakistan was…
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Craving a donut? Here are Pakistan’s top five donut joints
If you’ve noticed a sudden obsession with donuts in Pakistan recently, you’re not alone. It seems like everyone suddenly started loving those round, sugary treats, and here is why. If all the talk around donuts has made you want one, here is where you can get the one you crave. 1-Crusteez Islamabad If the Chief…
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Novelist Jhumpa Lahiri rejects award in protest of New York Museum’s Palestinian scarf ban
Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, famous for novels and short stories featuring immigrant characters, has declined an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired employees for wearing keffiyeh- a Palestinian scarf that is used to express solidarity with the Palestinian cause. The announcement was made by Noguchi Museum New York in a…
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‘Mini moon’ set to briefly enter Earth’s orbit
NASA has reported that a ‘mini moon’ will soon enter Earth’s orbit for a brief period as a result of its gravitational pull. BBC reports that the Earth is about to get a second moon as a small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull from September 29 onwards. Starting this weekend, the…
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MDCAT trends on X as students get swamped with problems
Thousands of students from across the country appeared in the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) on Sunday. Since then, social media is abuzz with allegations of paper leaks and mismanagement in the way exams were conducted. As per Dawn, leaked papers and mismanagement have been reported in six exam centres, whereas exams were…
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Social media all praise for Prem Kolhi who gave dignified burial to Doctor Shah Nawaz
Social media has labelled Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar’s Hindu driver, Prem Kolhi, the real hero of the tragic ordeal in which the health professional was killed by police. Kohli first tried his best to save the doctor’s body from an angry extremist mob and later buried him respectfully. Dawn quotes Dr Shah Nawaz’s father, Mohammad…