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  • Nawaz would have been PM in 2018 if PML-N had a different strategy: Shehbaz Sharif

    Nawaz would have been PM in 2018 if PML-N had a different strategy: Shehbaz Sharif

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif says Nawaz Sharif would have been elected prime minister for a fourth time if the PML-N leaders had made a strategy based on consensus in the pre-2018 election period.

    Shehbaz was responding to a question by Saleem Safi on Geo News programme, ‘Jirga’, about whether or not he was offered prime ministership before the 2018 elections on the condition that he would abandon his brother Nawaz Sharif and niece Maryam Nawaz. 

    When asked why was he failing to convince Nawaz Sharif and Maryam of the need for reconciliation, Shehbaz Sharif said he believed in “natural reconciliation”. Shehbaz said he wanted everyone to set aside their personal egos and join hands to eradicate poverty from the country. He further added that every matter in the party is decided with consultation, and his viewpoint is known to everyone. 

    The former Punjab chief minister said he was offered the prime ministership twice over the last couple of decades, adding that one of these offers was made by former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan and later, by General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. 

    He said no single individual or a single institution was responsible for a weak democracy in the country, and “everyone is a culprit” [Is hamam me sab nangay hain].

    Shehbaz Sharif said that Imran Khan had failed to deliver despite being provided all-out support by the establishment. 

    Shehbaz Sharif rejected the notion that he was about to resign from the party’s presidency, describing it as “fake news”. 

    A report in Daily Jang published last week stated that Shehbaz was angry after his strategy for the Azad Kashmir elections was ignored, resulting in the party’s loss. Thus, he threatened to quit party leadership. “When I was finally allowed to speak during the budget session, after four days of chaos [in parliament], I said the budget is a fake one since the people’s pockets are empty. Similarly, just like the budget, this news report is also fake.”

    Shehbaz said that PML-N is his home and that Nawaz Sharif, every party leader, worker, and women [leaders] over the past 40 years have played their role in building the party. He also rejected the accusation that he helped his brother flee the country, saying that it was propaganda.

  • Amnesty International calls upon Pakistani authorities to grant permission to Aurat March Faisalabad

    Amnesty International South Asia has called upon Pakistani “authorities to grant Aurat March Faisalabad all necessary permissions and provide them security”.

    “The right to peaceful assembly is protected by all major human rights conventions and the Constitution of Pakistan,” added the statement.

    ‘Aurat March’ in Faisalabad was called off on Sunday, reportedly due to pressure from the municipal administration, which refused to issue a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the organisers, reports Dawn.

    As per some people on social media, Assistant Commissioner Faisalabad did not grant the permission to hold the march.

    https://twitter.com/ayeshaanaz/status/1421793166425006116

    However, journalist Benzair Shah asked Assistant Commissioner Faisalabad City Ayub Bukhari about the reported news to which he replied, “I don’t give permissions, the deputy commissioner (DC), who is my boss, will give permission. If they [the organisers] get permission, well and good.”

    He also denied giving any comments on Noor Mukadam’s murder.

  • Video: Sarah Khan, Falak Shabir spotted buying luxury clothes for their baby

    Video: Sarah Khan, Falak Shabir spotted buying luxury clothes for their baby

    Celebrity couple Falak Shabir and Sarah Khan went shopping for their baby that’s due later this year, in Karachi. The Zindagi duo captured this special moment in a video which the Roag singer posted on his Instagram story.

    The Sabaat diva revealed recently that she got to know about her pregnancy amidst Laapata‘s shooting spell.

    The pair celebrated their single’s success with a special video.

    On the work front, Sarah is featuring in HUM TV’s Laapata co-starring Ali Rehman Khan and Ayeza Khan.

  • Imam Masjid arrested for trying to rape two minor girls

    Imam Masjid arrested for trying to rape two minor girls

    Police have arrested an Imam Masjid in Faisalabad for trying to rape two minor girls.

    As per reports, the parents of the girls did not want to file a complaint against the prayer leader after, but the police registered a case on the complaint of an inspector.

    The applicant, Inspector Abdul Hameed, said he along with constables was on duty when he received information that a video had gone viral on social media that showed a prayer leader trying to rape a girl. The suspect, he said, also violated the sacredness of the mosque and the locals identified him.

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    The Sandal Bar police arrested the suspect and registered a case against him. City Police Officer Suhail Chaudhry said the suspect tried to rape two minor girls and the police immediately took action and registered a case though the girls’ families were not willing to pursue the case. He said the suspect was arrested and the girls have been sent to court for a statement.

  • Sadaf Kanwal gets Khalil-ur-Rehman’s support

    Sadaf Kanwal gets Khalil-ur-Rehman’s support

    The Mere Paas Tum Ho writer Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar believes Sadaf Kanwal’s views on marriage are ‘not wrong at all’ her personal opinion and the model should not be scrutinized for it. He shared his opinion on the controversy in an interview with ’24 News’.

    Qamar while responding to criticism on Sadaf’s statement said: “Sadaf Kanwal has not imposed anything on anyone, whatever she is doing at her home for her husband is her personal act. Where is it even happening in the houses, if a lady is doing such things for her husband it is not wrong at all, Sadaf Kanwal has not said anything wrong, people can do whatever they want to do. No one has the right to shout and impose their rules on anyone”.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF18oFQonoU

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    Sadaf’s statement went viral across various social media platforms and received a polarizing response from netizens.

  • Flags of Afghanistan, Taliban raised in Islamabad

    Flags of Afghanistan, Taliban raised in Islamabad

    Security agencies were put on alert on Sunday after police learned that a group of individuals were flying Afghanistan’s national flag as well as that of the Taliban at Islamabad’s Lake View Park, reports Dawn.

    A group of 20 to 25 young men holding the two flags were seen taking photographs at the park in the evening.

    A police party rushed to the place and questioned the individuals, but did not register any case against them.

    A police officer said since waving a flag of any country was not a crime, police did not take any action.

  • Shilpa Shetty finally breaks her silence on the pornography controversy

    Shilpa Shetty finally breaks her silence on the pornography controversy

    On July 19, Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty’s entrepreneur husband Raj Kundra was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly producing and distributing pornographic films through mobile apps.

    The Mumbai Crime Branch continues to investigate the adult film racket case that has come to the surface. Indian media has reported that the Baazigar diva broke down and shouted at the businessman asking him: “What was the need to do all this, we have everything, what was the need to do all this?” during the raid at their residence.

    The Hungama 2 diva has finally issued an official statement on the on-going controversy on her Instagram handle.

    The Apne star captioned her post as, “Yes! The past few days have been challenging, on every front. There have been a lot of rumours and accusations. A lot of unwarranted aspersions on me cast by the media and (not so) well wishers as well. A lot of trolling/questions posed… not only to me but also to my family.”

    Mumbai Police confirmed that a case was filed in February 2021 and Raj Kundra was the “key conspirator” in the complaint.

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  • Viral Pakistani meme makes it to Hong Kong museum

    The disappointed Pakistani cricket fan Sarim Akhtar, who got famous after a video clip of him went viral in 2019, has been featured in Hong Kong’s Museum of Memes.

    His ‘disappointed face’ after Asif Ali dropped David Warner’s catch in Pakistan vs Australia became a meme, and it was widely shared by social media users.

    Sarim took to Twitter to share the video clip of a video featuring him in the museum. He tweeted, “My sister found the video of the Hongkong K11 Museum of Memes on YouTube.”

    https://twitter.com/msarimakhtar/status/1421599534258565120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1421599534258565120%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F362910-disappointed-fan-sarim-akhtar-featured-in-hong-kongs-meme-museum

    The meme museum consists of seven themed zones, each showcasing famed memes from different periods in various forms such as imagery, 3D figures and even scent, allowing visitors to review some of the most humorous memes.

    Moreover, the famous Pakistani meme that went viral in 2015 “friendship ended with” has been put online for auction by a Lahore and London-based startup, Alter, as an NFT artwork.

  • FO condemns ‘malicious smear campaign against Pakistan’ by former Canadian minister

    FO condemns ‘malicious smear campaign against Pakistan’ by former Canadian minister

    The Foreign Office (FO) strongly objected to the remarks made by a former Canadian minister, saying his comments betrayed a lack of understanding of the Afghan peace process as well as showed ignorance about facts on the ground.

    In a series of tweets, the Foreign Office addressed the matter and said, “We strongly condemn the unwarranted comments by former Canadian minister Chris Alexander, making unfounded & misleading assertions about…Pakistan’s role in #AfghanPeaceProcess.”

    Chris Alexander, former Canadian minister posted on Twitter, “Taliban fighters waiting to cross the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan… anyone still denying that Pakistan is engaged in an ‘act of aggression’ against Afghanistan is complicit in proxy war & war crimes.”

    The FO also reiterated Pakistan’s policy on Afghanistan and said that international powers had begun to appreciate what Prime Minister Imran Khan had been saying for a long time. “Now when the world has acknowledged what…Pakistan & PM @ImranKhanPTI has consistently maintained abt there being no military solution to the conflict in #Afghanistan & the need for an inclusive, broad-based & comprehensive political settlement, such gratuitous commentary is deplorable,” it added.

    The FO further said that Pakistan had taken up the matter with the government of Canada. “The matter has been taken up with the Canadian side. We have urged the Canadian authorities to take steps to address this motivated and malicious smear campaign.”

  • British swimmer Tom Daley knits while watching Olympic springboard final

    British swimmer Tom Daley knits while watching Olympic springboard final

    British swimmer Tom Daley, the Olympic gold medalist, caused a stir among Olympic TV viewers watching the women’s 3m springboard final on Sunday morning, when the cameras panned to the spectator stands and caught Tom watching the action while knitting.

    Social media was deluged with images of the 27-year-old, wearing his Team GB kit and obligatory mask, wielding needles and purple wool in the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

    The moment came ahead of the third round of dives, shortly after China’s Shi Tingmao completed her second dive, cementing her lead. No British divers were competing.

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    “The one thing that has kept me sane throughout this whole process is my love for knitting and crochet and all things stitching,” Daley said in a video posted to his knitting and crochet account.

    He also made a little medal case to prevent it from any scratches. The pouch is emblazoned with the Union Jack on one side and the Japanese flag on the other.

    The British diver, who won his first Olympic gold alongside Matty Lee in the synchronised 10m platform event last Monday, has called knitting “his secret weapon”.