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Minar-E-Pakistan Incident’s Survivor Speaks Out
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Man who fell from US plane in Kabul is a young Afghan footballer
One of the people who tragically fell from a C-17 US military plane departing from Kabul on Monday was a young Afghan footballer, according to the General Directorate of Physical Education & Sports in Afghanistan.
As per details, Zaki Anwari, a young footballer, died on Monday after falling from a US military aircraft. The Afghan National Football Team’s Facebook page confirmed the identity and death on August 18, 2021. The news was confirmed by the Sports Directorate the next day.
Anwari was one of thousands of Afghans who flocked to the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday, the day after the Taliban captured Kabul, hoping to get on a plane out of the country. He reportedly climbed onto a C-17 plane that was about to depart from the capital.
Anwari played on the Afghan national youth football team.
A video published on August 16 shows people sitting on the landing gear flap of a plane taxiing for takeoff as people run alongside the aircraft.
Several videos circulating on Monday showed people falling from a C-17 aircraft that had taken off from Kabul airport. Later, reports said that several bodies had been found in locations east of the airport.
News of Anzari’s death comes as the US Air Force investigates the deaths, after human remains were found in the wheel well of one of its C-17 planes that departed from Kabul.
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Posters of women vandalised in Kabul
Images of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul, AFP has reported.
One of the salons in Kabul has been whitewashed to cover up advertisements pasted on its outdoor walls, showing the faces of smiling women in bridal regalia.
Another shuttered salon, spotted on Tuesday as a Taliban fighter patrolled the street outside with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, had its walls defaced with black spray paint to conceal the visages of its models.
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“The Islamic Emirate is committed to the rights of women within the framework of the Sharia. Our sisters, our women will have the same rights and will be able to benefit from them,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday.
“They can have activities in different sectors and areas on the basis of our rules and regulations — in education, health, and other areas,” he said, adding that they will “work with us shoulder-to-shoulder”.
Terrifying stories of mistreatment of women in Afghanistan are being discussed on social media and are also being reported by news outlets ever since the Taliban started gaining control of Afghanistan two months ago.
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‘I am currently in talks to return to Afghanistan’: Ashraf Ghani
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on the capital city, Kabul, over the weekend.
The UAE’s foreign ministry said the country has welcomed Ghani and his family on humanitarian grounds.
In a video address later on Wednesday, Ghani denied fleeing and said he had left to prevent what he described as a “huge disaster”, reported the BBC.
“For now, I am in the Emirates so that bloodshed and chaos is stopped,” he said, “I am currently in talks to return to Afghanistan.”
Ghani also said rumours that he had travelled to the UAE with a large amount of money were “completely baseless” and “lies”.
The Russian embassy in Kabul alleged on Monday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash and had to leave some money behind as not all of it would fit in, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported.
Meanwhile, United States (US) President Joe Biden blamed the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan on Afghan political leaders who fled the country and the unwillingness of the US-trained Afghan army to fight the militant group.
In his speech, Biden said that the US troops could not defend a nation whose leaders “gave up and fled”, as did Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
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PM’s aide, judges allotted plots in Islamabad
Two special assistants to the prime minister (SAPM), judges of the superior judiciary, and top bureaucrats are among those who have been allocated residential plots in Islamabad’s F-14 and F-15 sectors, reported Dawn.
Federal Housing Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema chaired the proceedings. Over 4,500 applicants were declared successful.
A list was posted by the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) on its website after the ballot on Tuesday.
According to the list posted on the website, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has been allotted a plot in Sector F-15/3.
Dr Waqar Masood Khan, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Finance (SAPM), was given a plot in F-15/4, while Dr Shahzad Arbab, the SAPM on Establishment, got a plot in Sector F-14/2.
Judges of the superior judiciary, as well as those of the subordinate judiciary, and a few journalists have been placed in Category I — plots measuring one Kanal.
Eight incumbent judges of the apex court are featured in the list. Seven retired judges of the Supreme Court were declared successful. Two former director-generals of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) — a former inspector general of Islamabad, the Secretary to Cabinet Division, and a number of other federal secretaries and bureaucrats working in BS-22 and 21 have been allotted plots.
While the judges of all the provincial high courts have been allotted plots in F-14 and F-15, not a single judge from the Islamabad High Court was among the applicants.
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‘Khauf hai’: Ayeza Khan reveals her feelings
Actor Ayeza Khan took to her Instagram stories to express her disappointment and anger on the ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’ incident. The Pyaray Afzal star penned an extensive note to share her thoughts on the situation.
A recently surfaced video shows a woman being sexually assaulted by a large group of men at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on 14 August, Pakistan’s independence day. The incident has been confirmed after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered.
The FIR was registered under sections 354 A, 382, 147 and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code against hundreds of unidentified persons for assaulting and stealing from a female TikToker and at least five other people, Dawn has reported.
The Chupke Chupke diva recently celebrated completing 9.8 Million followers.
On the work front, Ayeza can be seen in Laapata opposite Ali Rehman Khan and Sarah Khan.
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PM Khan, President Alvi and others share messages to mark Ashura
Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi have shared messages to mark Ashura.
PM Khan urged the nation not to desist from sacrificing their lives for the supremacy of the principles of truth and justice for what Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) sacrificed his life, Radio Pakistan has reported.
He further urged people to pay tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) by supporting truth and justice, besides thwarting every falsehood.
President Dr Arif Alvi urged the nation to rise above hatred, malice and sectarianism in line with the teachings of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA).
He said the nation should prepare for all kinds of sacrifices as a metaphor for determination.
Other politicians including Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, ministers Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar shared messages on the day of Ashura.
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‘Mr Bean called PM Khan’, viral memes make fun of PM office phone calls
Prime Minister Imran Khan received telephone calls from world leaders this past week and PTI Official tweeted about the phone calls he received. World leaders called him to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.
Pakistani Twitter started making memes of the official PTI tweets, some making jibes that it was to lessen the blow that US President Biden had not called PM Khan yet.
We have collected some memes. Here are a few:
People are sharing several memes and the netizens also shared that Prime Minister did not receive any call from US President Joe Biden.
One of them shared that Imran Khan is requesting Joe Biden to call him but in response, he says “absolutely not”.
Earlier on the night of August 13, PM Khan, in a wide-ranging talk with foreign journalists at his residence, said he was not really “waiting” for a phone call from US President Joe Biden.
“I keep hearing that President Biden hasn’t called me. It’s his business. It’s not like I am waiting for any phone call,” he said in response to a question from a Reuters journalist.
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‘Kaafi notice le liye, kuch kar bhi lien ub’: Ghana Ali slams PM Imran Khan
Actor Ghana Ali has expressed her anger over the Minar-e-Pakistan incident, and has requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to take an action against such culprits. She also suggested to publicly punish the people involved in the harassment incident.
The Sun Yaara star took to her Instagram stories to share her thoughts:
The Dilruba diva wants the administration to speed up their proceedings against the culprits.
On the work front, the actress will be seen next in a Pak-Turk film, Gawah Rehna alongside Emmad Irfani.
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