News/Info Briefs
👉 The latest Henley Passport Index has ranked the Pakistani passport as the fourth worst, holding the 100th position, even worse than that of war torn Palestine, for the fourth consecutive year. .. 26 July 2024
👉 The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), a European Union climate monitoring agency, reported that July 21 was the global hottest day recorded ever. According to preliminary data published Tuesday, the global average surface air temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.7 degrees Fahrenheit), surpassing the previous record of 17.08 degrees Celsius set on July 6, 2023 .. 17 July 2024
👉 Eleven of the most popular snacks mostly consumed by children have been found unfit for consumption. The products, Slanty Vegetable, Snackers Hot Masala, Snackers Pizza, Twitch Classic, Potato Sticks, Cheese Ball Masala, Cheese Balls Cheese, Kai Korean Hot, Kai Spicy Mala, Kai Mala Wok, and Kai Korean Kimchi have all been found unfit for human consumption.” .. 17 July 2024
👉 Two employees of Utility Stores in Sukkur have been arrested for demanding extortion money from their officer, according to ARY News. The incident involved four individuals, including three Utility Stores staff members, who sought Rs4 million from their Zonal Manager, Qaiser Saeed, using Katcha dacoits as intermediaries. .. 07 July 2024
👉 The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce on Wednesday recommended authorities to export living donkeys to China and not just the skin. Earlier a Senator remarked that the skin of donkeys is being exported but there is no account of the meat which raises many an eye brow!!. .. 03 July 2024
👉 In a heart-wrenching plea, a disabled resident of Jaranwala, has announced his intention to sell his eyes, heart, and kidneys to pay his electricity bill. Yaseen, in a widely circulated video on social media, expressed his frustration at his inability to pay the bill despite living with a disability for five years. .. 03 July 2024
👉 After the 40 hours continuous power breakdown in Chitral town, four to six hour unannounced load-shedding has started since last two days. Chitral presents a perfect picture of a banana republic where designated organizations fail to deliver on their responsibility and nobody is there to ask them, why? .. 03 July 2024
👉 Pakistan’s Population (LIVE) 245,210,769 @12:34 pm on 30 June 2024 .. 30 June 2024
👉 The effect of social media on the minds of people has become so potent that even in Chitral the common person has started saying “we in Pakistan are paying taxes like the kind and magnitude of Scandinavian countries but ‘enjoying’ the benefits of taxes like in Burundi and South Sudan. .. 30 June 2024