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  • Video: Doctor removes 23 contact lenses from patient’s eye

    Video: Doctor removes 23 contact lenses from patient’s eye

    A video of a doctor in California, USA, removing 23 contact lenses stuck inside a woman’s eye has gone viral on social media. As per the doctor, the patient forgot to remove her lenses at night.

    Posting the video on the California Eye Associates Instagram page, Dr Katerina Kurteeva wrote: “A rare occasion when someone ‘forgot’ to remove contact lenses at night and kept on putting a new one in every morning. 23 days in a row!!! I got to deliver the contact lens yesterday in my clinic.”

    The ophthalmologist can be seen using a cotton bud to take out the ‘lost’ contact lenses stacked up inside the woman’s eye.

  • Indian cricket team to visit Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023

    Indian cricket team to visit Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has stated that the Indian cricket team will most likely visit Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023.

    The Pakistan tour for the 2019 Asia Cup is on the BCCI’s agenda before its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 18, according to a report on an Indian website.

    According to the report, India was willing to fly to Pakistan to take part in the competition. A BCCI source told the publication, “However, India’s visit will be subject to the clearance of the government.”

    “There is always the possibility of staging the event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as was done for this year’s Asia Cup, but the BCCI memo appears to indicate otherwise,” the report stated.

    Prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup in India, which is slated for October and November 2023, Pakistan will host the 50-over Asia Cup. In order to compete in the Asia Cup, India last travelled to Pakistan in 2008.

    On October 23, at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Pakistan will play India in the tournament’s opening matchup for the T20 World Cup 2022.

  • Fact Check: PPP did not suspend Aitzaz Ahsan from CEC, party membership

    Fact Check: PPP did not suspend Aitzaz Ahsan from CEC, party membership

    Claim: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) decided to take action against former federal minister Aitzaz Ahsan after his recent statement about the army chief and decided to suspend his Central Executive Committee (CEC) and basic membership of the party.

    “A resolution will be adopted in today’s session against Aitzaz Ahsan’s remarks and a show-cause notice will be served to him,” party insiders shared with a news outlet, adding that the decision had been taken on PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari’s instructions.

    Fact: PPP’s sources have revealed that no such decision has been taken and the prerogative of such decision lies in the hands of party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Co-chairman Asif Zardari. PPP leader Anny Marri also tweeted negating the news about Ahsan’s suspension, saying there is “zero truth to this”.

    Details:

    Senior PPP leader Ahsan had given a statement while talking to the media persons at the Lahore High Court against Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Ahsan alleged that the army chief rescued the Sharif family from conviction in cases and he has committed a big crime.

    He said the cases against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif were open-and-shut and their conviction was evident.

    He further said it was unfortunate that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had been used for political engineering in Pakistan.

    Punjab PPP acting president, Rana Farooq Saeed, disowned Ahsan’s statement against the army chief, alleging that the senior leader has become a part of Imran Khan’s “anti-democracy agenda”.

    “Aitzaz Ahsan has become a full part of Imran Khan’s conspiracy to derail democracy in the country [by stating that the army chief has rescued the Sharifs from conviction in cases],” said Saeed.

    Verdict: FALSE

  • Court suspends Rana Sanaullah’s arrest warrant

    Court suspends Rana Sanaullah’s arrest warrant

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has suspended Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah’s arrest warrant today (Friday) in an inquiry related to the purchase of plots in a housing society. The court also stopped the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) from arresting the minister and raiding his house.

    According to Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister for Anti-Corruption, retired Brigadier Musaddiq Abbasi, Sanaullah had taken two plots as a “bribe” from an “illegal housing society” known as the Bismillah Housing Scheme in Chakwal district.

    The court has sought case record from ACE by October 17.

    On October 10, an ACE team said that they couldn’t arrest the minister because Islamabad police didnt cooperate with them.

    Earlier, a judicial magistrate issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for the federal minister over his non-appearance in an anti-corruption inquiry.

  • Man threatens to murder Maryam Nawaz if Khan gets arrested

    Man threatens to murder Maryam Nawaz if Khan gets arrested

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry posted a video on his Twitter handle in which a man can be heard giving threatening remarks about the PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz who is currently in London.

    He said that he has told his family that he would murder Maryam if Khan was illegally arrested.

    The man said that he would prefer to remain a worker and did not want any post in the party. However, he said that he would not like anything illegal done to Imran Khan.

    Surprisingly, when the man was passing these remarks, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri was sitting there, smiling.

    Talal Chaudhry took to Twitter to blame Khan for the threats. “After losing by-elections in NA-108, where Imran Khan himself was a candidate, they are issuing threats now.”

    Chaudhry also urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and police to take action against the threats.

  • Teacher dislocates student’s arm by beating her with rod

    Teacher dislocates student’s arm by beating her with rod

    A teacher in Chiniot dislocated a female student’s arm by beating her with an iron rod for not memorising a lesson, ARY has reported.
    The incident happened at the Girls Elementary School in the Chiniot neighborhood of PS Rajua.

    When a student named Muskan said that she couldn’t remember the lesson, the teacher allegedly beat her up with an iron rod. After her arm got dislocated, the pupil was sent to the hospital.

    Muskan has said her teacher beat her after she could not remember the lecture.

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  • IMF to help Pakistan after World Bank and UNDP assess flood damages

    IMF to help Pakistan after World Bank and UNDP assess flood damages

    The International Monetary Fund stated that it is awaiting the assessment reports from the World Bank and UNDP as well as the economic destruction brought on by the country’s severe flooding before determining how it might assist Pakistan.

    According to Geo, the international lender announced that as part of the preparations for the upcoming review, it will also dispatch a delegation the following month after the annual meetings.

    But the IMF made it clear that it would hold off until the UNDP and World Bank completed their assessments of the damages.

    At a news conference in Washington on Thursday, Jihad Azour, the IMF’s Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, stated that “We were saddened by the loss of human as well as livelihood in Pakistan with the flood, and we present, and we reiterate our condolences to the people of Pakistan. The Fund has been very supportive of Pakistan over the last few years. We have a programme with Pakistan that has been extended and increased in size.

    According to Azour, the Fund took these actions to provide Pakistan more flexibility during the Covid-19 crisis in order to help the government deal with the confluence of shocks.

    When talking about subsidies, the director remarked “Targeted subsidies that promote certain products have not been found to be highly beneficial. It has shown to be extremely regressive, “added he.

    Azour said that the Fund urges Pakistan and other nations to stop giving out ineffective subsidies that waste money. He further emphasised that the IMF supports nations in allocating these resources to those who are in most need.

  • ‘Depression ki aakhri hadd pe hoon, soch raha hun apnay khilaaf koyi faisla kar loon’: Sheikh Rasheed

    ‘Depression ki aakhri hadd pe hoon, soch raha hun apnay khilaaf koyi faisla kar loon’: Sheikh Rasheed

    Former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has said that he has gone into depression after witnessing the situation of his constituency.

    “The conditions are so bad in my constituency that I am thinking from the past two to three days that I should make a big decision. I am thinking of making a decision against myself. I can not bear to see any of this. I am at the extreme end of my depression, I can do anything,” said Rasheed while speaking in ARY News programme, 11th Hour.

    Speaking with journalist Waseem Badami, Rasheed said, “I am sorry to say, I love our army and our institutions but this is the first time I have disassociated myself from them. I am not in a position to tell them that whatever is happening, it is need of the hour that the respect and dignity of the institutions do not get insulted.”

    “I am saying this with a lot of honesty, no one will be able to stop this fire. Neither Imran Khan will be able to stop it nor Sheikh Rasheed. The army will get respect in abundance, if they conduct fair and free elections and give power to the one winning the elections,” stated Rasheed.

    Badami interjected and asked, “So you think this hasn’t happened before? “Not in my opinion”, responded Rasheed.

  • ‘Jab yeh long march ke liye aayeinge, iss ko pakar kar ulta kardeinge’: Rana Sanaullah warns Imran Khan

    ‘Jab yeh long march ke liye aayeinge, iss ko pakar kar ulta kardeinge’: Rana Sanaullah warns Imran Khan

    Federal Minister for Interior, Rana Sanaullah, has warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan about his party’s long march, saying, “Jab yeh long march ke liye aayeinge [Islamabad], iss ko pakar kar ulta kardeinge” (We will hang Khan upside down if he takes his long march into Islamabad).

    In Geo News’ programme “Capital Talk”, the minister replied to remarks made by Imran Khan himself. Earlier, Khan said even if Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Sanaullah turn upside down, they wouldn’t be able to stop the long march.

    The federal minister also said that there is a possibility of Khan and other party leaders being arrested during the long march.

    During the show, Sanaullah claimed that Khan doesn’t know about the steps the government would take.

    Despite repeating that the nation should remain ready for the march, Imran Khan hasn’t announced the date yet, claiming that he has completed the planning.

    When asked about PTI’s Senator Azam Swati’s arrest, the federal minister justified the incarceration, saying that Azam’s tweet tried to defame institutions and the tweet was objectionable.

    On October 12, Swati tweeted against Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Following this, he was arrested in the early hours of the morning by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

  • Inquiry initiated in ‘500 dead bodies on Multan hospital rooftop’ case

    Inquiry initiated in ‘500 dead bodies on Multan hospital rooftop’ case

    A six-person team has been assembled by the South Punjab Health Department on Thursday to look into the matter of hundreds of remains that were found on the roof of Multan’s Nishtar Hospital.

    According to reports on social media, up to 500 bodies were allegedly found on the rooftop of the hospital, however, the exact number remains unknown.

    Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister’s Advisor, Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar, visited the hospital and discovered numerous putrid bodies on the hospital roof. He ordered health authorities to take action against the concerned staff and instructed that the abandoned bodies be cremated.
    Dawn was informed by a student at Nishtar Medical University that the students were using the bodies for medical research. He claimed that the victims had already been put to use in these experiment and had been left on the roof so that bones and skulls could be removed for future medical study.

    Moonis Elahi shared a message from the Head of Department (HOD) of Anatomy at Nishtar Medical University Multan.