Authorities have started preparations to transfer Rano, a bear currently residing in Karachi Zoo, to Gilgit-Baltistan on the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) directives. Earlier this month, SHC ordered the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to relocate the animal from Karachi Zoological Gardens to the Bear Sanctuary managed by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board within two days, marking an end to the years-long plight of the brown bear. Today, Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah chaired a high-level meeting at the Sindh Secretariat to review the arrangements for Rano’s relocation, a statement by the secretary’s spokesperson Farhat Imtiaz Janwari said. The meeting was attended by the Secretary Forest and Wildlife, Municipal Commissioner KMC, Conservator Sindh Wildlife Department, representatives from the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board, and other wildlife experts. The participants briefed the chief secretary on the progress made so far regarding the bear’s transfer, the statement added. The Sindh Wildlif...
Posts from pro-Afghan and Indian users on social media platform X on Wednesday were sharing a video claiming it showed Russian President Vladimir Putin warning Pakistan’s army and offering support to Afghanistan amid the current tensions between the two countries. However, the video is dubbed over and has nothing to do with Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan is witnessing a deterioration in ties with Afghanistan, with recent border skirmishes, counter-statements and allegations. The hostilities began earlier this month when an attack was launched on Pakistan from Afghanistan on the night of Oct 11. The attack had followed an allegation from the Taliban of airstrikes by Pakistan into Afghanistan — an accusation which Islamabad has neither confirmed nor denied. For its part, Islamabad has long demanded that the Taliban stop terror groups from using its soil against Pakistan. Taliban, however, deny the allegation of allowing terrorists to operate from Afghan soil. Meanwhile, Pakistan continues to grapple with th...
Grayscale Investments has launched its staking-enabled Solana ETF on NYSE Arca, backed by $103 million in seed capital, and is now the second Solana ETP manager in the US. Cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments has launched its staking-enabled Solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), expanding institutional access to Solana exposure. According to a Wednesday announcement, the Grayscale Solana Trust ETF began trading under the GSOL ticker on the New York Stock Exchange Arca platform. The product includes staking functionality, allowing investors to earn rewards through Solana’s proof-of-stake (PoS) network. Grayscale’s senior vice president of ETFs, Inkoo Kang, said the new product is “expanding investor choice.” The company said it is now among the largest Solana (SOL) exchange-traded product (ETP) managers in the United States by assets under management. Read more