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  • University of Peshawar graduate doctor to head American College of Physicians

    University of Peshawar graduate doctor to head American College of Physicians

    US-based Pakistani origin physician, Dr Omar Atiq has been nominated unanimously and will be the first Pakistani origin doctor to be the next president of the prestigious American College of Physicians (ACP).

    Atiq, who founded the Arkansas Cancer Clinic in 1991, is the only candidate for the post and the elections will be held in January next year.

    Pakistan’s US envoy Asad Majeed Khan announced in a tweet: “Dr. Omar Atiq becomes the first ever Physician of Pakistani descent & only the second international medical graduate to be elected as President of American College of Physicians.”

    Dr Atiq, a professor of medicine and otolaryngology is based in Arkansas and had been a fellow of ACP for almost three decades. In 2019, he wiped away $650,000 in debt for nearly 200 of his patients with cancer, reports Dawn.

    The physician earned his medical degree from the Khyber Medical College, University of Peshawar.

    The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organisation in the United States with members in more than 145 countries worldwide.

  • ‘No perfume, no attractive clothes, boots shouldn’t make sound’: Taliban sets conditions for Afghan women

    ‘No perfume, no attractive clothes, boots shouldn’t make sound’: Taliban sets conditions for Afghan women

    “[There are] some special conditions that exist only for women. One is that the colour of their dress should not be very attractive. So that it does not attract people’s attention,” said a member of the Taliban on Afghanistan’s TOLO News, as per the subtitles of a video being circulated on social media.

    The Taliban member further says, “The second condition for women is that she should not smell good and should not use perfume when she leaves her home.”

    “The third condition is she should not wear long boots and that the boots should not make a sound,” read the subtitles.

    “Wearing long boots that make sound seems like an announcement,” he said.

    “I have said this every time, everywhere, the sound that a boot makes, what does that mean?”

    “The sound is an announcement for young men by the women. Hey young men, wake up, we just left the house with make-up. You are sleeping and are not looking at us,” he added.

    “It is a kind of announcements and these sort of boots are made to incite young men towards bad actions by women.”

  • Video: ‘International sadiq, ameen’, Shehbaz gives high-five to Maryam Nawaz

    Video: ‘International sadiq, ameen’, Shehbaz gives high-five to Maryam Nawaz

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and his niece Maryam Nawaz share a light-hearted moment.

    In the video, Shehbaz can be seen sitting in the front seat of a car with the door open. Maryam walks up to him and says: “Congratulations uncle. Allah has made you an international sadiq (honest) and ameen ( trustworthy).”

    Shehbaz laughs and the two then high-five.

    Maryam’s comments come after a United Kingdom (UK) court ordered to unfreeze Shehbaz Sharif and his family’s bank accounts for lack of evidence of corruption and money laundering.

    UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) had conducted a 17-month long probe in which it examined Shehbaz Sharif’s financial transactions over the past 20 years. It said that no evidence of money laundering or criminal activities against the PML-N president or his family was found.

  • Haris Rauf gets Azam Khan’s wicket, celebrates in style at National T20 Cup

    Haris Rauf gets Azam Khan’s wicket, celebrates in style at National T20 Cup

    Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf, who is playing for Northern at the National T20 Cup, got Azam Khan’s wicket and celebrated in a unique style.

    The 27-year-old pacer bowled to the wicketkeepr batter and he hit a sixer. On the very next ball, Azam got out on an inside edge. After taking the wicket, Haris celebrated the wicket with a style of famous TikToker Khabane “Khaby” Lame, who reacts on lame videos of people and points out how it can be performed easily while pointing with his hands as it was very easy.

    The speedster imitating the TikToker can be seen in the video here:

    Meanwhile, an impressive batting performance earned Northern a five-wicket win over ATF Southern Punjab in the tenth match of the National T20 played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Wednesday night.

    All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz (player-of-the-match) made full use of two dropped chances as he scored an unbeaten 56 off 35 balls (six fours, two sixes) to spearhead his side’s 176-run chase.

    Musa Khan took three wickets for 40 runs, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim and Haris took a wicket apiece for Northern.

  • 10 children sexually abused in Pakistan every day from Jan to June: report

    10 children sexually abused in Pakistan every day from Jan to June: report

    More than 10 children were the victims of sexual abuse on average every day between January and June, a report by child protection organisation Sahil says.

    The report titled “Six Months Cruel Numbers 2021”, states that the average number of children subjected to abuse has increased by two children per day in comparison with the last year’s first six months’ report.

    “This year, 81 daily national and regional newspapers were monitored during January-June 2021 to collect data on child sexual abuse, abduction, missing children, and the cases of early forced marriages,” stated the report.

    The data used in the report is collected from all four provinces of Pakistan including Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), besides Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit Baltistan (GB). The report revealed that a total of 1,896 cases of child abuse were reported in the period.

    Of these, 1,084 cases were of sexual abuse against children, 523 were cases of abduction, 238 cases of missing children, and 51 cases of child marriages.

    The report further states that 53% (1,013) of the victims were girls and (883) 47% were boys.

    It revealed that “children from the age group 6-15 are most vulnerable to abuse”.

    As many as 640 children from 11 to 15 years and 409 children from the age bracket 6-10 were subjected to different types of abuse during the last six months, the report added.

    According to the report, in 1,045 cases, the abusers were acquaintances, while they were strangers in 430 cases, relatives in 49 cases, female accomplices in 47 cases, seminary/school teachers in 38 cases, neighbours in 37 cases, and family members in 32 cases.

    In addition to this, the data showed that 60% of the total cases were reported from Punjab and 6% from the ICT.

    The rest of the cases were reported from other provinces — 26% from Sindh, 5% from KPK, and 3% from Balochistan, and AJK & GB.

    Of the total cases, 58% were reported from rural areas and 42% cases from urban areas.

    Sahil has been working since 1996 on child protection, especially against child sexual abuse (CSA).

    Sahil aims to develop a society and environment where every child should be safe, secure, and protected from abuse, especially from sexual abuse.

  • Ayesha, Sanam and Hareem enjoy ‘girls night out’ in glamorous outfits

    Ayesha, Sanam and Hareem enjoy ‘girls night out’ in glamorous outfits

    A-list actresses Ayesha Omar, Sanam Jung and Hareem Farooq hung out together at their mutual friend Nina Kashif’s home. The trio posed for pictures together at the dinner party in Karachi.

    The Alvida star ringed in her birthday.

    Earlier Ayesha and Sanam bonded at an award function’s pre-bash in Canada.

    SANAM JUNG on Instagram: “beauties ° ° @jung_sanam @ayesha.m.omar @yumnazaidiofficial #sanam… | Pakistani fashion, Pakistani wedding dresses, Simple kurta designs

    The Qarar diva revealed that she and Hareem reunited after almost five to six years.

    The two worked together in the Adnan Siddiqui starrer Mere Humdum Mere Dost.

    Mere Humdum Mere Dost | Ep.01 | Urdu1 TV | Pakistani Dramas | Adnan Siddiqui | Sanam Jhang - YouTube
  • Video: Minal, Ahsan ring in honeymoon in Maldives, Kinza and Saboor adore

    Video: Minal, Ahsan ring in honeymoon in Maldives, Kinza and Saboor adore

    Celebrity couple of Minal Khan and Ahsan Mohsin Ikram took to their social media handles to share their special moments

    The Parchayee pair looked all excited and happy to ring in their honeymoon vacation in Maldives.

    Minal Khan enjoys Sunday drive with beau Ahsan Mohsin Ikram
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    Minal Khan and Ahsan Mohsin Ikram face immense backlash over recent pictures

    Jalan star’s friends from the industry cheered her in the comment section.

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  • PM Khan assures ulema that no law against Islamic guidelines will be made in his rule

    PM Khan assures ulema that no law against Islamic guidelines will be made in his rule

    Prime Minister Imran Khan during his meeting with Islamic scholars in Karachi said the controversial government bills — including one apparently addressing the issue of domestic violence and another drafted to check forced conversions — will not be enacted as they have provisions that are ‘in direct conflict with the teachings of Islam’, Ansar Abbasi reports for The News.

    Prime Minister assured the religious scholars that no such law would be enacted during his rule. The premier requested the ulema to keep him informed about any such activities so that he could intervene in time and ensure that no policy or law which conflicts with Islam is made.

    “Some non-governmental organisations are working hard to get such laws and policies legislated that promote westernisation and seriously hurt our family system and socio-religious values,” said PM Khan.

    The premier pointed out that the spread of indecency and obscenity through social media seriously threatens our family system, which must be protected.

    PM Khan also talked about the Turkish drama ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’
    and said that he made PTV air it. He said that it became instantly popular and broke all records.

    The premier said earlier he was being told that producing indecent and vulgar dramas and films was the only choice to make them sell and earn money. He, however, said that the Turkish drama, which shows Islamic history and has no indecent and vulgar parts, has negated this excuse of depending on vulgarity for successful productions.

    Domestic Violence Bill, is a bill that will establish an effective system of protection, relief, and rehabilitation of women, children, elders, and any vulnerable person against domestic violence.

    Forced Religious Bill, is a bill where no person shall convert or attempt to convert or abet the conversation of, either directly or otherwise, any person from one religion to another by use of force, allurement, or any fraudulent means.

  • ‘Rent a brother’: Startup helps people to beat loneliness

    ‘Rent a brother’: Startup helps people to beat loneliness

    A startup, ‘Rent a bro’, in Karachi has started a setup to help people cope with loneliness, especially after the pandemic hit the globe.

    The founder of the startup told Independent Urdu, “I started this service because I was doing research when I got to know that we have problems like rejection, loneliness and acceptance. So I took this initiative and it is going very well.”

    “Rent a bro is inspired by Rent a sister — a company in Japan that helps people to cope with loneliness. So I started this because I am a male and I think it is a perfect name for a Pakistani startup,” he added.

    Talking about the process, he said that an Instagram handler asks our clients why they need a brother and then we provide them this service after analysing their answers.

    The meeting can be online and in-person. It depends on the client’s preference.

  • ‘Spent millions of rupees to defame me, NAB-Niazi nexus is a fixed match’: Shehbaz Sharif

    Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, in a press conference, said that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Niazi [Imran Khan] nexus is a fixed match and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is also working on the government’s directions.

    Talking about UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) recent decision to unfreeze Sharif’s and his family account, he stated, “I was sent to jail twice during the last three years. The government failed to prove corruption against me and my children so they approached the agency.”

    He claimed that the PTI-led government has been levelling fake allegations against him and his family for last over three years and said that the rulers had only wasted the nation’s time. “Those who are pretending themselves to be Sadiq and Ameen spent millions of rupees to defame me” he added.

    According to him, the UK agency had asked the court that they wanted to end investigations and the UK court approved the request, as per Geo.

    Earlier, the UK court had ordered the unfreezing of bank accounts for lack of evidence of corruption and money laundering.

    Defamation case against Daily Mail

    About the defamation case against UK’s newspaper, he clarified that he lodged a defamation case against the Daily Mail and asked it to provide evidence against him. But the Daily Mail is yet to submit evidence in the case.

    In 2019, renowned media law firm Carter-Ruck sued British newspaper The Mail on Sunday, online news site Mail Online and its journalist David Rose on behalf of Shehbaz Sharif for publishing a “politically motivated” article.