Pakistan Current Affairs

Legendary comedian Umer Sharif passed away in Germany on Saturday, October 2, 2021, after battling serious health problems. He was 66.

Punjab government spokesman Fayyaz Chohan says the government has launched a `Women Safety App` to provide them a sense of security as they move out of their homes across the province. In a video message on August 29, 2021, Mr. Chohan said the Punjab police had launched the app to contact the police in case of emergency.

Microfinance pioneer from Pakistan — who developed an interest-free microfinance programme — was among Tuesday’s September 1winners of Asia’s equivalent to the Nobel Prize. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, 64, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his “first-of-its-kind” interest- and collateral-free microfinance program that catalysed scores of poor households. Nearly two decades after its launch, Akhuwat — founded by Dr. Saqib — has grown into the nation’s largest microfinance institution, distributing the equivalent of $900 million and boasting an almost 100 per cent loan repayment rate, the award foundation said.

Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday, August 16, 2021, announced launching an air ambulance service, saying Punjab would be the first province to start the service.