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2Jan

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Pakistan

EU going to lift the ban on PIA soon

The EU is going to lift a travel ban on Pakistan’s National Airline PIA. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA’s) CEO Arshad Malik announced the good news on Thursday. He said that the airline is likely to resume operations in the European Union. The operations will begin in the following month once PIA has received approval from international aviation auditors. Auditors may finish the audit of the PIA and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by the end of next month. Mr. Navaid Malik is serving as the director of Pakistan International Airlines. He announced the good news to the media. Moreover, he said that they have high hopes that this audit will cause the EU to lift the ban on PIA. He stated that international safety organizations would also visit Pakistan later this month or earl...

Indian Para Athlete Vinod Kumar banned for 2 years

2Jun

By Aqsa Azam2 Comments

Sports

Indian Para Athlete Vinod Kumar banned for 2 years

Vinod Kumar the 41 years old para-athlete faces ban by the Olympics. The accusations are misrepresenting his skills and fraud. He might play again in August 2023. Tokyo Paralympics 2020 is just around the corner. Disable athletes from all over the world are training and struggling to get a medal for their countries. Meanwhile, a piece of sad news came from the Indian Athletic community. 41 years old para-athlete Vinod Kumar was found guilty of fraud and misrepresentation of skills. According to Olympics authorities, Vinod cannot play again until August 2023. Furthermore, Under the World Para Athletics classification rules and regulations. It is a disciplinary offense for an athlete to intentionally misrepresent their skills or abilities and/or the degree or nature of their impairm...

Basant, A dead Lahori tradition to welcome spring season

28Dec

By Aqsa Azam1 Comment

Culture, Pakistan

Basant, A dead Lahori tradition to welcome spring season

Sky of Lahore filled with colors and air with joyful screams is what we think of whenever the festival of Basant is talked about. A long lost tradition which is now a blurred memory for many people. If you are a 90s kid or more accurately a "Millennial", you certainly remember the Festival of Basant - A festival full of colors, fun, chaos and welcoming spring. It is one of the most beautiful memories for many people. The time when we filled our mouths with scrumptious food and flied kites with much enthusiasm. No fear of terrorism or inflation came in the way of this glee. A joyous festival of Basant was the highlight of Lahore. Alas now its just a slipping memory that new generation has not experienced. Basant, a kite flying festival started in Lahore. At the time of part...

Kakure Kirishitan, The “Hidden Christians” of Japan

19Nov

By Aqsa Azam2 Comments

Culture

Kakure Kirishitan, The “Hidden Christians” of Japan

Kakure Kirishitan, also known as Hidden Christians of Japan are slowly fading away. After decades of ban and persecution new generation is not ready to carry old traditions. IKITSUKI ISLAND, NAGSAKI - World is full of eerie surprises. One of them is Kakure Kirishitan or ''Secret Society of Catholic Christians'' in Japan. They came into being when Christians were forced to leave their religion or leave the country in 17th Century. In 1614, Military Government of Japan imposed a ban on Christianity. Tokugawa Bakufu (Military Government that ruled Japan from 1604 to 1867, also known as the Tokugawa Shogunate) outlawed Christianity, tearing down churches, and expelling the missionaries who taught it. Japanese Christians exiled to remote islands, tortured, martyred, or forced to comm...

2M Indian WhatsApp Accounts Banned for Violating Policies

26Jul

By Maru J3 Comments

Sci-Tech

2M Indian WhatsApp Accounts Banned for Violating Policies

WhatsApp revealed the reason behind blocking these accounts saying, ''It was due to the unauthorized use of automated or bulk messaging." INDIA - WhatsApp, very recently, has blocked over 2 million accounts in between May 15th to June 15th. WhatsApp started to ban the users after it released its new regulations for India’s Information Technology. According to these new rules, social media companies have to publish a compliance report every month. These reports must have details of how many complaints they received from Indian users and what action they took. The new regulations were instilled in May. The first ever report showed that WhatsApp blocked over 2 million accounts within the Indian region. India is WhatsApp’s biggest user market with over 400 million active users in ...