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  • Muslims in Sindh head to temples to protect Hindu brethren

    Muslims in Sindh head to temples to protect Hindu brethren

    After blasphemy allegations against a Hindu teacher in Ghotki and the subsequent unrest, people, particularly Muslims, in Sindh are coming out of their houses to express solidarity with members of the Hindu community and promote harmony.

    As per the details, hundreds have taken to streets, condemning the actions of those who vandalised a Hindu temple in the area besides causing harm to others’ properties.

    They also demand immediate arrest of those involved in such acts.

    Among other incidents making to social media, people are visiting their nearby temples to guard members of the Hindu community as they offer prayers.

    https://twitter.com/Team_Sindhi/status/1173562028767797248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1173562028767797248&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpropakistani.pk%2F2019%2F09%2F18%2Fmuslims-guard-mandirs-in-ghotki-to-show-solidarity-with-hindus%2F
    https://twitter.com/Team_Sindhi/status/1173551796368941056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1173551796368941056&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mangobaaz.com%2Fmuslims-in-ghotki-are-guarding-hindu-temples-after-the-mob-incident-to-show-their-respect

    In another example, students at a local school gathered to form a Hindu Swastika, promoting the message of peace and national harmony.

    https://twitter.com/Team_Sindhi/status/1173998898299494400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1173998898299494400&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpropakistani.pk%2F2019%2F09%2F18%2Fmuslims-guard-mandirs-in-ghotki-to-show-solidarity-with-hindus%2F
  • Pakistan to swap Jadhav for ex-army officer ‘in Indian custody’?

    Pakistan to swap Jadhav for ex-army officer ‘in Indian custody’?

    While Indian spy Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav remains in Pakistan’s custody over terror charges, media reports have claimed that a former Pakistan army officer is in Indian custody, raising speculation about a possible prisoner swap.

    “The government is making all-out efforts to locate Lt Col (r) Habib Zahir,” Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said while taking exception to Indian media reports and denying the claims.

    “Pakistan maintains that the involvement of hostile agencies cannot be ruled out,” he was quoted as saying by Dawn.

    Sharing the details of the episode, Dr Faisal said that Zahir was a retired Pakistani officer who went missing in Nepal, where he had gone for a job interview in April 2017.

    The spokesperson added that according to his family, he had posted his CV on LinkedIn and the United Nations (UN) website for a job. “In response, he received a call and email from one Mark stating that he had been shortlisted for the job of vice president.”

    He was asked to visit Nepal and he was sent an Oman Airlines ticket for an interview on April 6, 2017.

    After landing in Nepal, which he visited for the first time in his life, he left Kathmandu airport (from where he had WhatsApped his pictures and boarding pass to his family), for Lumbini airport by Buddha Air.

    At 1300 hours, he messaged his wife from his mobile phone intimating that he had landed safely at Lumbini (a municipality 5 kilometres from the Indian border) after which his mobile appeared switched off and his family lost all contact with him.

    Investigations revealed that Mark’s United Kingdom (UK) cell number was fake and was actually an internet/computer-generated number. The website that he was contacted from was found to be operated from India and was subsequently taken down.

    The government of Nepal constituted a special team to look into his disappearance but there was no progress in the matter so far.

    In view of his disappearance from Lumbini and the involvement of Indian nationals (who reportedly received him at Lumbini, made his hotel reservations and booked his tickets), Pakistan also repeatedly reques­ted the government of India to assist in locating him.

    However, no positive response had been received from the Indian side.

  • Tips to increase your internet speed

    Tips to increase your internet speed

    Internet has become an essential part of our daily life and according to report more than 3 billion people use the internet daily around the world for various reasons including work, research, listen to songs, or to find friends on social media.

    Each user pays a handsome amount to get fast internet connection in their homes and offices, so getting good speed is a very important factor.

    There are virtually countless reasons why your internet might not be performing as you expect it to. A few common reasons are old software or hardware, too many other computers or mobile items on the network, ongoing downloads, signal interference from walls or other appliances and low Internet speed from your service provider.

    The following are some important tips that have proven their effectiveness for increasing internet speed.

    Decrease the distance between your computer and your router 

    If you are connected to the internet via a Wi-Fi router, the internet speed drops as you move further away from your router. Stay as close as possible to your router for maximum internet speed.

    Delete Unnecessary toolbars

    Removal of unused toolbars from your internet browser can speed up your network. You can also increase internet speed by using the browser in turbo mode, which increases the speed of work in the network by almost 10%.

    Unplug your router and modem for a few minutes

    This process is known as “power-cycling”, allowing your router to clear out its internal cache and start from scratch. It will further prompt it to re-select the least busy Wi-Fi channel, which is something that may change daily depending on your location.

    Check your device (PC or mobile) for viruses

    Regular scan of the memory of the computer or mobile device by antivirus programs prevents the risks of leakage of personal information and increases the speed of the Internet.

    Viruses significantly slow down the internet speed, using traffic for their needs.

  • VIDEO: Fawad Chaudhry wants to be Deputy Prime Minister?

    VIDEO: Fawad Chaudhry wants to be Deputy Prime Minister?

    Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry says that he told PM Khan that in countries like Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, the ministers for science and technology are as powerful as a Deputy Prime Minister. (hint hint)

    When we asked Fawad whether he was joking or being serious, he said he meant it as a joke.

    Fawad’s counterparts in the countries he mentioned are:

    The Minister of Science and Tech in Korea is Dr Yanghee Choi since 2014 but doesn’t have an active Wikipedia page. He was previously the Chairman of Samsung Science and Tech Foundation.  

    Minister of Science and Tech in Singapore doesn’t exist. Science and Tech comes under the Ministry of Trade and Industry whose minister is Chan Chun Sing who is a former major general and also served as Singapore’s Chief of Army (Infantry).

    Yeo Bee Yin currently is the Minister of Energy, Science and Tech, Environment and Climate change in Malaysia. A member of parliament, one of her first initiatives was to ban on the import of plastic waste.

    Indonesia’s Science and Tech minister is professor. Mohamad Nasir was also the Dean of the Accounting program at a university and was involved in a major controversy in 2016 when he wanted to ban the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community on campus.

    Indonesia’s Science and Tech minister is professor. Mohamad Nasir was also the Dean of the Accounting program at a university and was involved in a major controversy in 2016 when he wanted to ban the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community on campus.

  • Pakistan to export cigarettes worth $50 million

    Pakistan to export cigarettes worth $50 million

    In a first, Pakistan has received a major export order for cigarettes worth $50 million from Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia.

    According to media reports, Pakistani tobacco companies had also received an import order earlier, however, they were unable to meet the quality standards and the entire stock had to be discarded.

    “All the standards set by the importers have now been met successfully and we are expecting the export of cigarettes to Middle Eastern countries to start by next month,” reports quoted sources in Pakistan Tobacco Board as saying.

    According to the report, Pakistan has a market share of around $25 million in the $80 billion trade of tobacco. The country has been exporting tobacco (unfinished) worth $25 million to the Middle East and some European countries, which is almost 30% of the tobacco being produced in the country.

    The rest of it is used locally.

  • Love without boundaries: Japanese woman marries Bahawalpur man

    Love without boundaries: Japanese woman marries Bahawalpur man

    A Japanese woman came all the way to Pakistan from Japan to marry a Pakistani man in Bahawalpur, who is a jeweler.

    As per reports, Kuna and Shehzad’s love story started on social media and culminated in a marriage ceremony in Bahawalpur. Kuna also converted to Islam before marriage and changed her name to Amna.

    “I want to stay with my husband in Pakistan,” she told media outlets in Bahawalpur.

    Finding matches on social media is witnessing an increasing trend in Pakistan, as many foreign citizens have moved to Pakistan to marry their soulmates.

    Recently, a woman from the Philippines married a man from Layyah.

  • Ramiz Raja not happy with Misbah’s selection

    Ramiz Raja not happy with Misbah’s selection

    Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja is disappointed with the 20 probables selected by head coach-cum-chief selector Misbahul Haq for the upcoming T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka.

    While speaking in a Youtube video, the famous commentator has criticised Misbah for implementing a safety first approach in his selection.

    He said, “It was disappointing to see no new name or experimentation from Misbah, despite playing against a second-string Sri Lanka side,” adding that Misbah is playing safe as it is his first big assignment and is opting for tried and tested players.

    Ramiz Raja believes that Men in Green needs out of the box thinking with regards to the future.

    “You could have invited around four to five players to this camp, who you think are talented and have what it takes to serve Pakistan in future,” he added. “Instead, those players have been recalled who have been playing for Pakistan for last 10 years and we are aware of their potential and limitations.”

  • India requests Pakistan to let Modi fly through its airspace

    India requests Pakistan to let Modi fly through its airspace

    India has requested Pakistan to let Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s aircraft fly through its airspace to New York for his week-long trip to the United States (US) from September 21 to 27.

    India has formally requested Pakistan to allow use of its air space for PM Modi’s flight, ANI reported.

    On September 22, Modi will address the Indian community as part of the ‘Howdy Modi!’ event in Houston, Texas. The event will be his third major address to the Indian-American community after he became the prime minister in 2014 and the first after his re-election in May.

    The previous two were at the Madison Square Garden in New York in 2014 and the Silicon Valley in 2016.

    Modi will then visit New York from September 23, where he will address the 2019 Climate Action Summit hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He is also expected to meet US President Donald Trump.

    Modi had in August used Pakistani airspace for the first time after February’s botched Balakot strike by the Indian Air Force (IAF).

    The flight carrying Modi, callsign Air India One (AI-1), used Pakistani airspace while en route to France from New Delhi.

    Pakistan closed its airspace in February this year after a standoff with India in the wake of an attack on a police convoy in occupied Kashmir that killed 40 paramilitary police.

    In the aftermath, two Indian fighter jets’ were downed. Pakistan also captured one of the Indian pilots who was later released.

    In June, Modi avoided flying over Pakistan during a trip to Central Asia, even though its airspace was opened as a goodwill gesture.

    Islamabad had fully reopened its airspace to civilian flights a month later.

  • Price of plane tickets to increase after November 1

    Price of plane tickets to increase after November 1

    Bad news for all those travelling after November 1.

    The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has increased its embarkation fees and airport charges which means that plane tickets will now become more expensive. The new prices will be effective from November 1.

    According to reports, the CAA will charge Rs 2,800 as airport charges for passengers travelling abroad while foreign nationals will pay $20 each (Rs 3,127).

    The CAA has also said the charges will apply to all airports. Previously, each airport had set its own charges.

    Meanwhile, the embarkation fee for economy and business class passengers has been increased to Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 respectively.

    The new fees will be imposed from
    November 1, regardless of advanced bookings.

    As part of the new aviation policy,
    aeronautical charges for international flights have also been increased by 10%
    and landing charges during peak hours by 25%.

  • Meesha Shafi wants two billion rupees from Ali Zafar in damages

    Meesha Shafi wants two billion rupees from Ali Zafar in damages

    Claiming that Actor Ali Zafar has caused her “mental torture and agony,” and damaged her reputation and goodwill, singer Meesha Shafi has filed a two billion rupees damages suit against him in Lahore sessions court.

    She has also asked the court to declare Ali’s statements as “false, malicious and defamatory” and that they ruined her reputation. She also demanded that he be restrained from making any more statements against her.

    Ali had earlier filed a one billion rupees defamation suit against Meesha that is underway in Lahore sessions court.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHiqV912X38
    A short explainer of what happened to the sexual harassment case filed against Ali

    Both Ali and Meesha did rounds of television talk shows and spoke about the allegations against them and their own version of what happened.

    Meesha Shafi on Shahzeb Khanzada’s program

    Meesha had tweeted in April that Ali had sexually harassed her. Ali denied the allegations and the case is currently in court.

    Ali Zafar on Mubasher Lucman’s program

     Meesha had filed a sexual harassment case against him which was dismissed since it could not be determined that the alleged sexual harassment took place in a workplace. Ali then filed a defamation case against Meesha, and Meesha sent him a defamation notice in May. She has now filed the defamation suit.