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  • Giant 3D cat installed in Tokyo to ‘cheer people up during the pandemic’

    Giant 3D cat installed in Tokyo to ‘cheer people up during the pandemic’

    A gigantic 3D cat has been installed on a billboard at Tokyo’s busiest railway stations. The 1,664-square-foot curved LED screen shows a giant 3D calico cat in a 4K display between the hours of 7 am to 1 am. The 3D cat behaves like an actual cat.

     It is first startled awake in the morning, by afternoon it stands and meows at people who pass by and then, in the evening, it lies down to fall asleep and rests its head on its paws.

    It also greets pedestrians with “nyannichiwa” – a combination of “konnichiwa” for hello, and “nyan” for meow.

    The display will officially launch next week. Test broadcasts have been going on since last month and many social media users have seen and shared how awestruck they are.

    Japan is currently closed to tourists so the company behind the display has posted a live-streaming view of the billboard on YouTube. However, they said that specific angles can affect how the 3D effect is viewed.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-Cg5c0CD4

    Takayuki Ohkawa is a spokesman for Unika, one of the two companies behind the feline display. He told The New York Times that the cat does not have an official name yet, although fans have been calling it “Shinjuku east exit cat”. He explained the reason behind creating the 3D cat was to help cheer people up during the current pandemic.

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    “There are many reasons we decided to display the cat, but one of the big reasons is that with corona, the world became very dark. Through the cat display, we wanted to revive Shinjuku and make it brighter,” said Ohkawa.

  • Court directs judicial officers to avoid using social media

    Court directs judicial officers to avoid using social media

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued a code of conduct for judicial officers across Punjab, directing them to avoid using social media, reports Dawn.

    The instructions come days after Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti took oath as the 51st LHC chief justice.

    The court has taken notice of those displaying misconduct and asked officials to adhere to the given instructions.

    “A judicial officer is supposed to lead a reserved social life, therefore, he should avoid using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and such other social media applications,” the order said.

    It also barred judicial officers from being included in “unofficial WhatsApp groups” and other “social media modes”, along with sharing of “privileged” information. The use of mobile phones during court hours, apart from during intervals, was also prohibited.

    “Keeping and displaying a blue light on an official or private vehicle of any judicial officer, or putting green plates on private vehicles shall also amount to misconduct and shall be strictly dealt with.”

    It added that judicial officers were bound to strictly observe punctuality and wear an official uniform.

    The court warned that if a judicial officer is found violating the instructions issued, strict disciplinary action will be taken and the misconduct would also be added to their personal file, which will be considered during the time of their promotion.

  • ‘Sadaf has brought luck to my life, my parents are very happy with her’: Shahroz Sabzwari

    ‘Sadaf has brought luck to my life, my parents are very happy with her’: Shahroz Sabzwari

    Shahroz Sabzwari and Sadaf Kanwal appeared on Nida Yasir’s morning show on July 7, this was their first appearance as a married couple on any morning show.

    During the show’s conclusion Nida highlighted how post his marriage with Sadaf he got a blockbuster project in Nand. To which the Dilruba star responded saying that yes she has indeed brought luck to his life and even his parents are very happy with her.

    He also opened up on how he fell for his ladylove, “Her Instagram feed has always been gorgeous. We met once or twice at an event or an opening.”

    However it was not until the duo rehearsed together for an award show in Norway. “That’s where our love story began,” he said.

    Shahroz went on to reveal that he was going through a rough patch in his life when he met Sadaf. The duo instantly clicked and he did not want to delay marrying her, the Chain Aye Na star said, “I was going through a very difficult time in my life and then meeting someone like Sadaf, who is so pure that you can’t help but get attracted to her. We don’t have to exaggerate about this. Our religion asks us to refrain from a lot of things and I try to stay away from it”.

    On the work front, Shahroz and Sadaf were seen together in the telefilm Ghar Kay Na Ghat Kay.

  • IN PICTURES: Transgenders attend first day at school

    Education Minister Punjab, Murad Raas took to Twitter to share pictures of the transgender community attending the first day of school. “First Day of School for Transgenders by School Education Department Punjab,” the minister wrote in a Tweet.

    “We have provided them everything that is required for Schooling. Dr Aithesham Secretary School South Punjab and his team have done a great job. TransEducation is the program,” he added.

    Have a look at the pictures:

    On July 6, Raas announced the Punjab government will establish separate schools for the transgender community.

  • Woman stripped to pay for husband’s ‘love affair’

    Woman stripped to pay for husband’s ‘love affair’

    Three men allegedly stripped a woman in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) to take revenge for her husband’s alleged affair with their sister.

    As per reports, the incident happened on June 6 when the victim was coming back from a wedding ceremony. Armed men captured her, assaulted her in a “revenge attack” and ran away, leaving the woman naked in the middle of a street.

    A local resident told The Express Tribune that they attacked the victim after rumours of the alleged affair between the victim’s husband, Imdad Hussain, and the sister of the accused “spread like a wildfire in the village enraging the girl’s family”.

    However, the resident said the police at first did not file an FIR, but relented a day later, registering the case under Section 354 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) without mentioning stripping.

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    Police claim that the woman was not stripped, contradicting the statement of the local residents.

    “The woman had not been stripped but her clothes were torn apart by the accused who managed to escape and even threatened her of dire consequences,” police official Saddar Muhammad Adnan told The Express Tribune.

    DPO DI Khan Najamul Hasnain confirmed that an FIR has been registered against the three men but one of the accused managed to secure pre-arrest bail from the court. The DPO added that he was personally looking into the matter.

  • Aijaz, Faysal and Faizan recreate the viral slapping video on Naveed Raza’s birthday

    Actor Naveed Raza recently celebrated his birthday with his industry friends Aijaz Aslam, Faysal Quershi, Nabeel Zafar and Faizan Sheikh. The group of friends recreated the viral slapping video from Faysal’s game show and posted it on Instagram.

    Naveed also shared glimpses from his birthday celebration with his family.

    A clip from Faysal’s show on a local TV channel went viral on social media recently in which the Fitoor star lost his temper on a contestant’s misconduct during live recording.

    During the show a female contestant started hitting her fellow contestant in a frank capacity, on which the Qaid-e-Tanhai actor got angry and lashed out on the makers of the show for hiring such contestants for the game show.

  • ‘Girl had come to take her exams’: SSP Islamabad on the Usman Mirza case

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation Atta-ur-Rehman has shared details about the girl and the boy who were harassed by Usman Mirza and other culprits. He shared the details in TV programme, ‘Mad-e-Muqabil’ with anchorpersons Rauf Klasra and Amir Mateen.

    The police officer said that they traced the couple and reached out to them for investigation and assured them that the state, media and people are with them and asked them to cooperate, after which the couple recorded their statement.

    He further shared that the girl was from Lahore, and she came to Islamabad to give an exam, and the boy present in the video was her fiance who helped her with the accommodation by asking his friend for his apartment for a day.

    Usman Mirza and gang showed up at the apartment when the boy stepped out to buy groceries and harassed the girl. The police say they will try to take the case to its logical conclusion.

    SSP, while answering a question, said that Usman Mirza was allegedly drunk and he was armed, which is why it was difficult for anyone to rescue the couple.

    The incident happened in November last year probably, shared SSP Atta-ur-Rehman, adding that the couple got married later with the consent of both families.

    A video went viral on social media recently in which Usman Mirza was seen torturing, harassing, and assaulting a young couple in Islamabad along with his accomplices. Mirza was arrested after the video went viral. His accomplices have also been arrested.

  • Early signs of fourth Covid wave in Pakistan, warns Asad Umar

    Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar Friday said there are clear early signs of the fourth Covid-19 wave starting in Pakistan due to poor compliance of SOPs and the spread of the Delta variant.

    The federal minister, who is also the chief of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), said that he had warned two weeks back that the government’s artificial intelligence models are showing possible emergence of the fourth wave in July.

    Asad Umar added that field reports were showing a complete disregard of the condition of vaccination for those attending indoor weddings, and going to indoor restaurants and gyms.

    “If the owners of these facilities do not show responsibility and ensure compliance, there will be no choice but to shut them down,” said Umar.

    Pakistan recently recorded a positivity rate of 3.27 per cent. The last time the positivity rate was 3 per cent was in June.

    The present positivity rate of the virus is 3.6 per cent.

    Asad Umar expressed displeasure over non-compliance with the Covid-19 protocols and warned of shutting down sectors not adhering to the directives issued by the health authorities.

  • Danish Nawaz ropes in Bilal Abbas, Hadiqa Kiani and Usama Khan in ‘Dobara’

    Bilal Abbas Khan and Hadiqa Kiani are paring up for Hum TV’s drama serial Dobara promising a fresh and exciting pairing. Directed by Chupke Chupke fame Danish Nawaz, the script has been penned down by Sarwat Nazir. Senior actress Sakina Samo will also feature in a pivotal role in this HUM TV drama.

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    Hadiqa Kiani made her acting debut with the drama serial Raqeeb Se opposite Nauman Ejaz whereas Bilal is currently featuring in Fahad Mustafa’s Dunk.

    Suno Chanda fame Nabeel Zuberi has also been roped in to play a significant role. The shooting spell has started and the drama is expected to be released by the end of this year.

  • Ramiz Raja, Michael Vaughan hit out at Pakistan’s ‘pathetic’ performance after England loss

    Ramiz Raja, Michael Vaughan hit out at Pakistan’s ‘pathetic’ performance after England loss

    Former cricketers and commentators Ramiz Raja and Michael Vaughan hit out at the “pathetic” performance of Pakistan cricket team after losing to England by nine wickets in the first One-Day International (ODI) match on Thursday.

    Taking to Twitter, Raja wrote: “#PakvsEng a bit of a disaster this  getting a pasting from an England second XI, losing with 169 balls to spare. Pretty rubbish we were today!”

    In a tweet, Vaughan said, “Love watching Pakistan play Cricket. A team that can beat any team in the world on any given day but also lose to any team on any given day.”

    In another tweet, former England captain wrote: “For England, to rock up only yesterday as a team and perform like they did tells us so much about the culture of the white ball team, very, very impressive. For Pakistan they were PATHETIC. It’s the only way to describe a performance like that.”

    England’s makeshift ODI team put the Covid-19 issues that hit the previous squad behind them to bowl out Pakistan for 141 runs before cruising to a clinical nine-wicket win in the three-match series opener.

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    Stand-in skipper Ben Stokes led an entirely fresh England XI, including five debutants, after a Covid-19 outbreak in the squad. All 16 players initially selected for Pakistan series had to self-isolate.

    Chasing 142 for a 1-0 lead in the series, England cruised home in 21.5 overs.

    Meanwhile, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez tweeted: “Can any one please share the right streaming link to watch live #ENGvPAK ODI match? Regards.”