Pakistani women fighters won gold medals in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Asian Championship held in Lahore.
National fighter Bano Butt won a gold medal in junior and Eman Khan in senior categories. No opponent could stand up to both fighters. Pakistan’s Bushra Ahmed won the silver medal in bantamweight.
In the men’s events, Pakistan’s Shahab Khan, Zeeshan Akbar, and Abdul Manan won silver medals in various categories. A total of 180 athletes from 23 countries participated in this event.
Singer and actor Junaid Khan has revealed that he had slapped actress Sanam Saeed for a scene.
Appearing on Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcast, Junaid talked about the time that he slapped actress Sanam during the shooting of drama series Mata-e-Jaan in 2012.
“Honestly, I still feel bad about what I did, but it was a necessary part of the script, and I was just doing what the director told me to do,” the actor said.
Junaid recalled the uncomfortable experience,
“I didn’t want to do it, but Jabbar and Saeed kept pushing me to actually slap the actress to make the scene look real. I hesitantly did a slow slap, but the director said it wasn’t intense enough for the camera”, Khan added.
The incumbent federal government has approved Rs 20 billion special allocation for the Azme-e-Istehkam operation during a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to combat terrorism and extremism.
The meeting, presided over by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, allocated Rs 1.95 billion to Frontier Corp (FC) Balochistan for security expenses of the Reko Diq project and Rs 276.5 million to Frontier Corp Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for project implementation Letters (PILs) out of Rs 2.23 billion.
Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, initiated by the Pakistan Army, is the seventh operation since the 2000s. It was followed by Rad-ul-Fasad in 2017.
The cabinet also approved Rs 100,000 sugar export at the request of Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain.
The Board of Directors of Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) has decided not to promote national hero and Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem to 19th grade.
According to Samaa News, LESCO Sports Board had recommended promoting Arshad Nadeem from 18th to 19th grade, but the chairman of the new board has yet to agree.
According to the rules, a sportsman can get promoted to a maximum grade of 18. The LESCO board says that the rules have to be changed to promote Arshad Nadeem.
It has been decided that the summary should be sent to the Water and Power Development Authority Pakistan (WAPDA) Sports Board for Nadeem’s promotion.
Earlier, a ceremony was organized at the WAPDA House in honour of the Javelin Hero and other Olympians. Chairman WAPDA Sajjad Ghani awarded Arshad Nadeem a reward of 50 lakh rupees.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan’s former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s trial will be open in a military court if it is connected with the May 9 riots.
Talking on Shahzeb Khanzada’s talk show on Geo News, Asif said, “We don’t have any precedent that any general’s military trial was held in an open court in the country’s history.”
He pointed out that there were 24 convictions during the Imran Khan-led government in the military trial court.
He added, “If the PTI founder faces any trial in a military court, then I can assure you that it would be open to the public and media because he is a civilian.”
Commenting on the May 9 riots, Asif said that manpower was provided by the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan and strategies were done by Faiz Hameed to target military installations.
With his recent remarks on Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed, veteran actor Firdous Jamal has sparked controversy once more. Despite the backlash he received in the past, Jamal stands firm on his statements, particularly his criticism of Mahira Khan’s looks and acting skills.
Recently, Firdous Jamal appeared as a guest on Dais Book where the host, Junaid Saleem, asked, “Why don’t you like people quickly? You once said Mahira Khan was only fit for mother roles, but then she stunne
d everyone with her performance in Maula Jatt. Did you ever feel afterwards that maybe you shouldn’t have said that?”
Jamal replied, “I still stand by what I said then. I don’t feel any shame in saying it. Her age is evident, and for example, if you find her beautiful, how is that my fault.”
Firdous Jamal asked the host, “Tell me, do you find the Mona Lisa painting attractive?”
Saleem replied, “I don’t really get it.”
Jamal then said, “Mahira never looked good to me either.”
The actor then continued in this vein, “The way I see it, for example, if you look at Elizabeth Taylor, Nargis Dutt, or Madhubala, what should I do with the person you’re talking about in comparison?”
Jamal went on to say he didn’t care for Mahira’s looks,
Co-host Soniya Sial asked, “But 90 percent of people find her beautiful, and they also think she’s a good performer. What do you say to that?”
Firdous, “If 90 percent of people are crazy, should I become one too? I have my own way of thinking and my own perspective.”
The conversation then shifted to Humayun Saeed, where the host asked, “Humayun Saeed, who is currently considered Pakistan’s most expensive actor and is seen as a pinnacle of acting in the country, often receives immense admiration from his fans. Given his stature, do you think his acting deserves higher recognition, or should we perhaps give him a bit more credit for his performances?”
Firdous Jamal said, “Where does Humayun Saeed stand among the great actors? Is he in the league of legends like Marlon Brando or Stephen Boyd, I don’t think so.”
The host Junaid Saleem said, “Sir, he (Humayun Saeed) charges a lot of money.”
“Come on, even a prostitute charges money, so what’s the big deal if Humayun Saeed charges a lot,” Jamal replied.
Following the news of the alleged rape of a 5-year-old girl in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore, the staff of the facility and the Young Doctors Association (YDA) are protesting. Consequently, the Lahore police has now registered a case on the allegations.
Dawn’s Imran Gabol reported that the protest is led by the young doctors of the hospital. Their demonstration was also joined by the staff and students of the hospital as well as adjoining facility of the Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU).
The protestors demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged rape of a minor girl in the premises of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. “The students of FJMU/SGRH demand transparency and an investigation of the case. The students further demand the administration to answer their criminal silence. If such incidents are covered up and silenced, it raises a question mark for the hospital administration,” the demand said.
The Case
ARY News reported that a sanitation worker identified as Abid Maseeh allegedly molested the minor child in the hospital when she was admitted on the third floor. The report said that the mother of the child refused to proceed with the case, but the police arrested the worker.
ARY News reported the accused later confessed by stating that he was overpowered by “evil desires”.
Meanwhile, Dr Hafiz Moinuddin, SRG hospital’s medical superintendent, told Dawn.com that the girl was sleeping with her mother in a corridor when a sanitary worker “touched” her at 2am in the night. He said the girl screamed and woke her mother up, prompting several people in the hospital to gather on the spot.
The sanitary worker was then taken to the security room, where the security in charge called the police and handed over the suspect to them.
Dr Moinuddin asserted that Abid was not a hospital employee and that the company responsible for hiring him had also fired him following the incident.
He also informed Dawn that the hospital administration was taking special measures for the security of the attendants of patients and would not tolerate any mismanagement.
The FIR was registered at the Civil Lines police states that the police received a call that a suspect had harassed a woman’s daughter on the hospital’s third floor. Upon arriving, the police were informed that the suspect was a sweeper at the hospital who was surrounded by a crowd after the girl had created noise.
In its editorial, Express Tribune said, “The hospital’s version may well be true, but then why the attempts to obstruct the course of a probe? Why the text of the FIR did not mention rape? One fails to understand why the country’s law enforcement moves at a snail’s pace to even register a report in such cases. Why the reluctance?”
Videos of doctors and paramedical staff protesting outside the hospital are widely shared on social media, where they criticise the FIR, ask for better security and allege that the hospital administration is downplaying the incident, covering up the matter and silencing the victim’s family.
So many took to social media and voiced their opinion. Nida Kirmani posted that, “The admin of Ganga Ram Hospital is trying to cover up the sexual abuse of a 5-year old patient & threatening students of Fatima Jinnah Medical Uni for protesting. They must hold themselves & their staff accountable & provide support to the victim & her family.”
Saadia Ahmed posted about the incident, commenting that “this region is unlivable for the vulnerable.”
Renowned entertainment industry director and producer Wajahat Rauf wants to watch Indian films on Pakistani screens.
Wajahat Rauf said, “I watched the movie Stree 2 in London, and the cinema was full.”
He wrote, “The audience laughed at the dialogue.”
He also praised the film’s hero, Rajkummar Rao, actress Shraddha Kapoor, and the other actors in the cast.
He concluded by saying, “I miss watching Indian films in Pakistani cinemas.”
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader and National Assembly member Sher Afzal Marwat has been released after being held for a short time by Islamabad police on Thursday.
According to the details, he was detained near Tarnol Jalsa Gah, along with 16 PTI workers.
PTI has announced the postponement of the rally scheduled for Thursday in Tarnool. After that, the administration issued a new No Objection Letter (NOC) to PTI for a rally on September 8. The police have imposed Section 144, and a heavy police force is present at the Tarnool rally.
The Gujranwala Anti-Terrorism Court has acquitted former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Aliya Hamza Malik from the May 9 case.
The court heard the case against the former MNA on May 9, during which no one appeared on behalf of Alia Hamza and her lawyers.
Later, the court acquitted former Aliya from the May 9 case.
Earlier, after being released from Sargodha jail, she was arrested by the Gujranwala police in a case registered in Cantt police station, accusing her of plotting the May 9 attacks.