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Asim Saleem Bajwa Resigns
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Covid-19: New lockdown restrictions in Islamabad
Amid the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, new lockdown orders have been announced for Islamabad. As per the notification, the following restrictions have been imposed:
- Cinemas closed
- Shrines closed
- Transport 50%
- Offices 50%
- Saturday and Sunday full lockdown
- All indoor functions/weddings banned
- Time for markets 8pm
- Contact sports , pools, parks closed
- Masks compulsory
- Gyms allowed for vaccinated individuals only
The new Covid-19 restrictions were imposed on August 3 and will remain in place till August 31.
As per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan has recorded 4,722 new cases of Covid-19 with the positivity rate of 8.22 per cent.
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Ayeza, Saba and Sajal rave for Mahira in ‘Prince Charming’, post heartfelt notes
Superstar Mahria Khan took to her Instagram handle to share the poster of her upcoming short film Prince Charming. The web film also features Zahid Ahmed and is the directorial debut of actor Sheheryar Munawar.
The Parey Hut love actor described the short film’s plot as, “It’s a story of Shehrezad. A girl who grew up dreaming of a Prince Charming, Promised by the society, loved ones, the books she read and that’s her only wish.”
Superstar actresses showered Mahira and team with love and appreciation on social media including Ayeza Khan, Sajal Aly, Saba Qamar, Yumna Zaidi, Ayesha Omar, Humaima Malick and Sakina Samo.
The short film will be available for streaming on ‘See Prime’ soon.
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US gymnast Suni Lee to delete Twitter after blaming missing out on gold due to social media
US gymnast Suni Lee has put her imperfect performance on the uneven bars down to being distracted by social media.
A break-out star at the Tokyo Olympics, Lee won gold in the individual all-around and silver in the team all-around at this year’s games.
Her achievements made history, as she became the first Asian-American woman to win gold in the Olympics’ all-around competition.
The 18-year-old also took bronze for the uneven bars, but despite her success, told reporters she had been disappointed not to do better, explaining that she considered the bars to be “my thing”.
Lee was the clear favourite to win the uneven bars final, but uncharacteristic errors and an uneven performance meant Belgium’s Nina Derwael and Russia’s Anastasiia Iliankova were able to take first and second place.
“Bars is something I really cherish,” Lee said after the competition, reports the Associated Press. “So when I mess it up, it really sucks.”
Lee was positive about being able to go home with bronze, silver and gold medals, but expressed regret that her wins weren’t exactly what she had envisioned:
“It’s really cool,” Lee said in the report. “I just wish the bronze medal was a beam medal, not bars.”
Explaining to People, Lee said she thought social media had played a part in her being less than her best on Sunday, saying she had “got distracted and lost focus a little bit when I won the gold medal” in the all-around three days earlier.
She also admitted that she has spent a lot of time on social media while in Tokyo.
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Four missing girls from Lahore found in Sahiwal: Police
Four girls who went missing for the last four days have been found in Sahiwal, Geo News reported Wednesday.
As per reports, they went missing from Lahore’s Hanjarwal area. The mother of two of the girls said that her daughters went missing with their neighbours’ daughters at 8pm on July 30.
“Out of fear of humiliation, we did not inform anyone and searched for the girls ourselves,” she said.
According to the police, the four girls were found in Sahiwal and Lahore police officials had gone to Sahiwal to pick them up from there.
The girls reportedly said that they were not kidnapped by anyone but turned off their mobile phones for fear of being scolded by their parents. The police traced their location when one of the girls switched on her mobile phone.
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Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had ordered Punjab Police to recover the missing girls and told Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore to submit a report.
In a similar incident, the Lahore police found four more girls who had run away from Pakpattan, according to a statement issued by the CCPO Lahore. The case was reported to Pakpattan police.
According to a statement given to the police, the girls said they fled Pakpattan because they feared their uncle. The girls will be safely sent to their families, Lahore CCPO Ghulam Mahmood Dogar said.
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Case registered against couple for photo shoot in front of Quaid’s portrait
Islamabad Police registered a case against a couple for a photo shoot in front of Quaid-e-Azam’s portrait in Islamabad under Section 294 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), reported ARY News.
The case has been registered on the complaint of Rashid Malik. In the complaint, Rashid Malik says that the pictures have been taken in revealing dresses in front of the portrait of the country’s founder Quaid-e-Azam, which has hurt our sentiments, and requested authorities to take action against the involved people. Koral Police station registered the case and started an inquiry.
Earlier, senior journalist Ansar Abbasi took to Twitter and requested Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqat to arrest the models who posed in front of Quaid’s portrait.
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Pakistan condemns Modi for not allowing India-based foreign journalists to visit Pakistan
India has refused permission to allow five India-based international journalists to travel to Pakistan via Wagah.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi pointed out how the Indian government’s decision indicated that the space for free speech and independent journalism was shrinking in India under a “dictatorial regime”. Qureshi said the five journalists were to travel to Pakistan and were also to visit the Azad Kashmir Assembly.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry also condemned New Delhi for refusing permission to the international journalists to visit Azad Kashmir.
The minister took to Twitter and questioned India for its freedom of expression.
National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf said these “are the actions of an insecure government that has much to hide”.
Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari questioned whether the foreign journalists will expose the growing myth of Indian democracy under the fascist Modi regime.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar tweeted, “We want the world to see what is happening in Azad Kashmir and they want to hide what is happening in Indian Occupied Kashmir. The difference between right and wrong cannot get more stark than this.”
A request by Pakistan to allow a group of five India-based foreign journalists to travel to Islamabad through Wagah has been declined by Indian authorities as the border crossing is virtually closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Times of India.
The report stated that Pakistan planned to take the journalists for interactions with top political leadership and senior officials on the overall situation in Afghanistan.
“One of the persons familiar with the development said the visit was planned from August 3 to 7,” read the report.
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Man arrested for taking girlfriend’s exams, dressed as woman
A Senegalese student has been arrested on the charges of fraud after allegedly posing as a woman and sitting for his girlfriend’s high school exams, his lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
The girlfriend has also been detained.
Both are due in court in the West African country on Thursday, on charges of fraud and complicity in the fraud, lawyer Serigne Ndiongue said. The suspects are contesting the charges.
Photo via AFP According to the prosecution, the university student moved to the central city of Diourbel in order to take his girlfriend’s baccalaureate exams on her behalf.
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Photos circulating on social media showed the student wearing a red dress and a black shawl.
Local media reported that supervisors caught him on the third day of the exams after noticing something wrong with his attire. They then reported him to the police.
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Zarnish Khan, Hamza Sohail are disturbed with rising ‘horrific incidents of feminicide’
Actors Zarnish Khan and Hamza Sohail have expressed their concern on the rising crimes against women in Pakistan.
Taking to Instagram, the Sun Yaara actress wrote: “Nowadays, whenever I open my social media, I only see stories about people being raped, murdered, harassed, or fight over women’s clothes. Why is this country in such a mess?”
The Yeh Dil Mera star urged people to raise their voice, saying: “Raise your voice for the greater good instead of bashing individuals for their dressing, their statements, or their personal choices. It is time for the Awaam to rise up and use social media to demand basic human rights instead of fighting about petty issues and wasting time on gossips.”
She added, “I find it extremely depressing to see that our society has become crippled as well as finding itself teetering on the edge of lawlessness. There needs to be an end to this chaos by the authorities as soon as possible so that we can all feel safe at home and on the streets. We have been racked by terrorism for decades, and now we have these animals wearing human skin to continue the sad story. When will it all end?”
Raqeeb Se actor Hamza Sohail expressed his concern for the plight of women in Pakistan with an exclusive heartfelt statement to The Current, “The recent surge in horrific incidents of femicide across the country is heart wrenching for all Pakistanis. I feel there’s a dire need to prevent the unfurling moral decline in our society. It’s high time that we condemn these horrendous crimes and take a pledge to protect our women.”
He also penned a thought provoking note on his Instagram handle.
On the work front Hamza will be seen next in Big Bang Entertainment’s Main Hari Piya.
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Honey Singh accused of domestic violence and adultery by wife Shalini
Shalini Tanwar, wife of popular Bollywood rapper, Hirdesh Singh, known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh has lodged a complaint against her husband on the charges of domestic violence and adultery under the ‘Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act’ in Delhi’s Hazari Court, and has sought Rs 10 crore as compensation.
His wife has accused Honey and his family for subjecting her to physical, verbal, mental, and emotional abuse. In addition to that Honey Singh’s wife alleged in her complaint that Honey Singh “began having frequent casual sex with multiple women” when he was travelling and “to further his sexual intents and illicit relationships, never disclosed to the public, that he was married”.
They married a decade ago in India.