Marvia Malik becomes Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor
Malik says she had to work hard to break taboos and finally be accepted by a society that discriminates against transgender people.
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Pakistan to add 556.5 MW of solar by end of 2018
Around 956.8 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity is now under development at 28 locations across Pakistan, with 556.5 MW set for completion by the end of 2018.
Pakistan issues its first passport recognizing a transgender designation
Instead of having “male” or “female” listed on their official documents, Pakistani transgender men and women can have a “X” under the sex category.
20,000 schools to install rooftop solar in Pakistan
The government of Pakistan’s second largest province, Punjab, has affirmed its commitment to the installation of rooftop solar power systems on around 20,000 schools.
Pakistan adopts new law to tackle ‘honour killings’
New legislation mandates life imprisonment of “honour” killers – even if victim’s relatives forgive the murderers.
India and Pakistan win independence
The long-awaited agreement ended 200 years of British rule and was hailed by Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi as “the noblest act of the British nation.”
The Indus Valley Civilization, or Harrapan Civilization, emerges in South Asia
The Indus Valley Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia, lasting from 3300 B.C.E. to 1300 B.C.E. Along with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilisations of West- and South Asia.
Humans invent lost-wax casting, perhaps in modern-day Pakistan
Lost-wax casting is the process by which a duplicate metal sculpture (often silver, gold, brass or bronze) is cast from an original sculpture.
The Mehrgarh Culture flourishes in modern-day Pakistan
Mehrgarh is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming and herding in South Asia. It is seen as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Humans from the Indus Valley Civilization settle the Himalayas for the first time
Neolithic tools found in Bhutan indicate that people have been living in the Himalayan region for at least 11,000 years.