By: Kh Kashif Mir Islamabad: Despite a ban by the Punjab government, large-scale illegal gold mining continues unabated in the Indus River in Attock, with hundreds of individuals and groups extracting placer gold worth billions of rupees. The government is losing substantial tax revenue due to this illegal activity, which is allegedly being carried out under the patronage of the Mines and Minerals Department and district administration. According to sources, senior officials, including Secretary Minerals Babar Aman Babar and Director General of Mines Rana Abdul Shakoor, have turned a blind eye to this widespread corruption. The corrupt mafia is allegedly

Why prominent Democrats have not endorsed Harris? Brendon O’Connor, a professor at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, says prominent Democrats – such as President Barak Obama and former speaker Nancy Pelosi – have not yet thrown their weight behind Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee because of political strategy. “They don’t want to give the idea that this is a coronation They want to give a sense that there is a bottom up movement that the delegates are choosing Kamala Harris themselves,” O’Connor told Al Jazeera. “I think this is an image, a massaging exercise

By Kh Kashif Mir ISLAMABAD: The tenure of Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, was set to expire within one week, facing staunch opposition from the Ministry of Law and political figures. Dr. Ahmad’s current term ends on July 31, 2024. Despite this looming deadline, the Education Department has failed to advertise its position or establish a search committee to identify a new chairman. This negligence is particularly glaring, given Dr. Ahmad’s controversial track record since his appointment on August 1, 2022. He previously held positions within the HEC, including the Executive Director (2013-2014)

A 45-year-old Egyptian man Magdy Eissa has set a new record by traveling around all the seven-wonders of the world. Moreover, he has enlisted himself in the Guinness World Record. Furthermore, he set the record in just 6 days 11 hours, and 52 minutes. Additionally, it was Magdy himself who held the previous fastest record. It is of importance to note, that Guinness Records do not allow the use of private communication. So Eissa had to be on his toes the whole week. Additionally, he was only allowed to use public transport. Eissa started his journey with the Great Wall

A young Nigerian man, Babajide Isreal Adebanjo bags himself a Guinness World Record for the longest twerking time. The longest twerking session lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes and was accomplished by Babajide Isreal Adebanjo in Lagos on January 14, 2024. This record was particularly meaningful to Babajide as it represented a step out of his comfort zone and aimed to raise awareness for those suffering from depression worldwide. Babajide’s message was that no record is too outrageous, too large, too significant, or too minor to achieve. There is always room for everyone and their unique talents. His record-breaking attempt has since sparked mixed feelings from

San Francisco: Elon Musk on Wednesday said his Neuralink startup is “moving on” to a second test patient as its tech for linking brains and computers improves. Musk and members of the Neuralink team fielded questions during an update streamed on X, formerly Twitter, discussing where it is on the path to making its brain implants commonplace. “We’re only just moving now to our second Neuralink patient,” Musk said. “But we hope to have, if things go well, high single digits this year.” Musk’s neurotechnology company in January installed a brain implant in Noland Arbaugh, which the billionaire head of

BCCI will ask the International Cricket Council to hold its matches in Sri Lanka or Dubai New Delhi: The Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and will ask the International Cricket Council to hold its matches in Sri Lanka or Dubai, a BCCI source told ANI. The ICC Champions Trophy will be held next year from February to March 2025 in Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board had proposed to India to play all its matches in one city. ESPNcricinfo had reported that Lahore was chosen as the location where India would play all

Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine set a new women’s high jump world record at 2.10 meters on her first attempt at the World Athletics Diamond League event in Paris, France, on Sunday. The previous record of 2.09 meters belonged to Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria, whose mark stood for an impressive 37 years after being set in Rome, Italy, in 1987. “Coming into this competition, I had feelings that I could jump 2.07 meters and maybe 2.10 meters,” Mahuchikh said after her victory. “Finally I signed Ukraine to the history of world athletics.” Mahuchikh claimed the women’s high jump bronze medal at

As Pakistan’s population surges past 240 million, the nation grapples with a demographic crisis demanding urgent reforms to stave off the looming threats of poverty and inequality. Imagine a world with just five billion people. It was on July 11, 1987, when this milestone was reached, marking the first World Population Day (WPD). Fast forward to 2023, and our planet now teems with a staggering eight billion inhabitants. This explosive growth shines a light on the pressing challenges and opportunities that come with such a rapidly expanding global population, impacting sustainable development, health, and well-being. In the heart of this demographic surge lies

The calls came as top union leaders, more lawmakers and even some campaign staff members expressed grave concerns about his candidacy. Democratic leaders called on President Biden and his campaign Wednesday to provide convincing evidence of a viable path to victory amid a steady tide of bad battleground state polling and growing concerns that he cannot defeat former president Donald Trump in November. The calls came as top union leaders expressed grave concerns about his candidacy, more members of Congress and other Democrats called on him to step aside, and even members of Biden’s senior campaign staff began to exchange doubt about his prospects.