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  • Shop that sold used sherwani getting sued by customer

    Shop that sold used sherwani getting sued by customer

    A local boutique owner has been sent a compensation notice by an upset buyer who alleges that he was sold an old sherwani for his cousin’s wedding.

    A man, identified as Usman Shabbir, reached out to the Consumer Protection Court to file a complaint against the owner of the local boutique demanding Rs500,000 from him.

    The News reports that the sherwani was ordered from the boutique on September 8 and according to the notice, the new sherwani was to be designed for Rs20,000 while Shabir paid Rs15,000 in advance.

    “The owner of the boutique gave an old sherwani instead of a new one,” the notice read, adding that the owner violated the Punjab Consumer Protection Act 2005.

    The district consumer court has summoned the owner of the boutique on January 2, 2024 .

  • Why did HSY fail to recognise Urfi Javed?

    Why did HSY fail to recognise Urfi Javed?

    Fashion designer Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, popularly known as ‘HSY, didn’t recognise Indian actress Urfi Javed during an interview.

    HSY was a guest on a TV show where he shared amusing responses to quick questions. When a photo of Urfi Javed was brought up, HSY couldn’t recognize the Indian actress and asked, “Who is Urfi Javed?”

    Even after the host introduced her, the Pakistani fashion designer still didn’t recognize her and went on to explain the reason behind not knowing her.
    “Unfortunately, I know very little about the Indian film industry, I don’t know what’s going on there,” he said.
    The designer continued by saying that we should give Indian artists as much attention as they give us. “There was a time when our artists worked there and their artists worked here, people of both countries respected each other. Here I am not talking about common people but their government and its talking about policies that don’t support the exchange of art and culture.”

  • Third ODI: Pakistan Women defeats New Zealand in Super Over

    Third ODI: Pakistan Women defeats New Zealand in Super Over

    Pakistan women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by three runs in the Super over stage in the third ODI.

    The third one-day match played between New Zealand and Pakistan in Christchurch was tied, after which the match was decided in an over, and the national team won by three runs in this stage.

    In the last ODI, the Kiwis team scored 251 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs, Maddie Green remained unbeaten by scoring 65 runs while Amelia Kerr scored 77 runs and Sophie Devine played an innings of 29 runs.

    On behalf of Pakistan, Nashra Sandhu and Ghulam Fatima led two players to the pavilion.

    In pursuit of the target, the Pakistani team could only score 251 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs, due to which the match was declared a tie.

    On behalf of Pakistan, Bamsa Maruf 68 and Alia Riaz were prominent by playing an innings of 44 runs, while among other players, Fatima Sana 36, ​​Natalia Parvez 26, and Najiha Alvi played an innings of 23 runs.

    After the match was tied, the decider was decided in the Super Over in which the Pakistani team scored 11 runs while the Kiwis team could score only 8 runs for the loss of two wickets. The Green Shirts defeated the hosts by three runs, however, New Zealand won the three-match series by 2-1.

  • PML-N ticket applicants to submit nomination papers on December 20

    PML-N ticket applicants to submit nomination papers on December 20

    The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday asked applicants to submit their nomination papers by December 20 for the forthcoming general elections, which are set to take place on February 8, next year, as per The News.

    Sources within the PML-N told The News that the process of review will be completed on Tuesday this week. He also confirmed that the senior leaders of the party will release the final list of ticket holders for both national and provincial assemblies on Thursday, and tickets will also be issued on the same day.

    Individuals who have submitted their nomination papers will be requested to withdraw. They will be reassigned to other prominent positions, such as the Senate or executive offices, if they do not receive the ticket.

    PML-N head Nawaz Sharif and party president, Shehbaz Sharif, after consultation with senior leaders, will release the list of ticket holders.

    The Sharif brothers are chairing the 12th session of the parliamentary board to access the constituencies. All recommendations from each session were compiled at the end of the huddle.

    The source also told the publication that the announcement about ticket holders was not disclosed because of seat adjustment matter with like-minded parties.

  • Zahid Ahmed calls Netanyahu ‘terrorist’; Instagram deletes post

    Zahid Ahmed calls Netanyahu ‘terrorist’; Instagram deletes post

    Pakistani actor Zahid Ahmed is not happy with Instagram after the social media site deleted his post about supporting Palestinians in their struggle against genocide.

    Zahid Ahmed wrote a message on Instagram, telling everyone that the site took down his earlier post. “Never thought this would happen to me, Instagram deleted my last post in which Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden were called real terrorists.”

    The actor slammed the site, writing, “Instagram, I’d love to see you burn in hell on the day of judgment.”

    A few days ago, the actor shared a post on Instagram and Facebook with a picture of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with the Afghan Taliban and  US President Joe Biden.

    “We were forced to believe that this is what terrorists look like when the world now knows what terrorists look like,” was written on the picture.

    This post is still visible on Facebook.

    Over 18,797 Palestinians have lost their lives in Israeli bombing on Gaza since October 7. More than 50,000 people have been injured, and over 7,780 are missing, presumed dead under the rubble. More than 253,000 houses have been partly damaged, and over 52,000 houses have been completely destroyed while 1.8 million Palestinians have been displaced.

  • Lahore: Man kills ex-wife and in-laws two years after divorce

    Lahore: Man kills ex-wife and in-laws two years after divorce

    A man in Baghbanpura, Lahore, gunned down his ex-wife and in-laws including her father, brother, and sister as they were returning from a wedding ceremony on Saturday night.

    As per police reports, Kiran got divorced two years ago and was residing with her parents in Faisalabad. She had come to Lahore for a family wedding. She had divorced her husband for his involvement in criminal activities, reported Dunya News.

    Witnesses have reported about him dragging one of the women out and kicking her repeatedly.

    Two other ladies and the accused daughter have been injured in the firing.

    IG Punjab Usman Anwar has ordered an immediate investigation into the matter.

    The suspect, however, has not been arrested till now.

  • Meesha Shafi wins initial defamation case against ARY UK

    Meesha Shafi wins initial defamation case against ARY UK

    A High Court in the United Kingdom has found that New Vision TV, the broadcaster of ARY UK, has defamed singer Meesha Shafi in a December 2020 broadcast.

    The broadcast was aired by ARY UK on December 5, 2020, in which reports were presented by newsreaders and on tickers as evidence.

    In a preliminary hearing, the court found out that the channel had deliberately made defamatory remarks by implying that Meesha was failing to comply with court orders over two years and that the channel depicted Shafi as “someone who does not comply with legal requirements laid down by a court and engages in such behaviour repeatedly”.

    The channel is now required to submit its defence to the court by January 26, 2024.

    “Such an assertion would have the tendency of lowering the claimant [Ms Shafi] in the estimation of right-thinking people generally; it is contrary to the common shared values of our society for people to deliberately ignore court orders requiring them to attend court, and to do so repeatedly over an extended period…The claimant is a very high-profile Pakistani celebrity who has taken a leading role in the advancement of women’s rights, holding herself out as an example to society. Given the claimant’s standing, the words complained of are likely to have a seriously adverse impact on the way the claimant is treated, thus satisfying the seriousness threshold,” the court asserted.

    The court examined the evidence in the broadcast, which said: “She [Ms Shafi] came to Pakistan, did her work and left. Singer Meesha Shafi threw the court orders to the winds. She came to Pakistan, recorded a song, and then returned to Canada. She did not present herself in court. Ali Zafar has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meesha.”

    In 2018, Ms Shafi accused singer and actor Ali Zafar of sexual harassment, in what was thought to be the first #MeToo moment in Pakistan.

  • Israel faces mounting outrage over Gaza war

    Israel faces mounting outrage over Gaza war

    Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Israel faced mounting international pressure Monday over the rising civilian death toll and destruction of hospitals in Gaza, as it pressed on with its war in the besieged Palestinian territory.

    The United Nations Security Council was set to vote Monday on a new resolution calling for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities” in Gaza.

    The health ministry says more than 18,800 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Israel’s campaign in Gaza. It said dozens were killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday.

    Following months of fierce bombardment and fighting, most of Gaza’s population has also been displaced and people are grappling with shortages of fuel, food, water and medicine.

    Fewer than one-third of Gaza’s hospitals are partly functioning, according to the UN, with the World Health Organization denouncing on Sunday the impact of Israeli operations on two hospitals in the north of the territory.

    WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency was “appalled by the effective destruction” of the Kamal Adwan hospital, where Israeli forces carried out a multi-day operation against Hamas.

    Outside the hospital courtyard, which showed tank and bulldozer tracks, Abu Mohammed, who came to look for his son, stood crying.

    “I don’t know how I will find him,” he said, pointing to the debris.

    The Israeli army pulled out of the hospital on Sunday after an operation lasting several days, claiming it had been used as a command and control centre by Hamas.

    Israel said that before entering the hospital it had negotiated safe passage for the evacuation of most of the people inside.

    The WHO also said Israeli bombing had reduced the emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital to “a bloodbath”.

    The health ministry said an Israeli strike on Sunday hit Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s main city of Khan Yunis, killing one person and injuring seven others.

    And the ministry said Israeli forces had stormed Al Awda hospital in northern Gaza on Sunday and detained medical staff following several days of siege and bombing.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again vowed to “fight until the end” on Sunday, promising to achieve the aims of eliminating Hamas, freeing all hostages and ensuring that Gaza will never again become “a centre for terrorism”.

    Near Gaza’s northern border crossing at the Israeli city of Erez, the Israeli army said it had uncovered the biggest Hamas tunnel so far.

    An AFP photographer reported that the tunnel was large enough for small vehicles to use.

    Israel said the tunnel cost millions of dollars and took years to construct, featuring rails, electricity, drainage and a communications network.

    The Israeli army said five soldiers were killed on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 126 in the Gaza Strip since ground operations began in late October.

    Calls for truce

    The Israeli government has come under growing pressure from the international community to pause the fighting and do more to protect civilians.

    The United Nations estimates that 1.9 million Gazans — around 80 percent — have been displaced by the war.

    “I would not be surprised if people start dying of hunger, or a combination of hunger, disease, weak immunity,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.

    Gazans have also faced repeated communications outages but on Sunday Gaza’s main telecoms firm said mobile and internet service had been gradually restored.

    French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was in Israel on Sunday, where she called for an “immediate and durable” truce.

    France separately condemned an Israel bombardment that killed one of its foreign ministry officials in Gaza.

    Qatar, which helped mediate a truce last month that saw 80 Israeli hostages exchanged for 240 jailed Palestinians, said there were “ongoing diplomatic efforts to renew the humanitarian pause”.

    But Hamas said on Telegram it was “against any negotiations for the exchange of prisoners until the aggression against our people ceases completely”.

    US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Kuwait on Monday as part of a regional trip that will include stops in Israel and Qatar, which brokered a previous ceasefire deal.

    Syria strikes

    Israel carried out air strikes near Damascus on Sunday, wounding two Syrian soldiers, the Syrian defence ministry said.

    Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants are exchanging regular fire across Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.

    Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, saying they want to pressure Israel, have launched attacks on passing vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping zone, forcing major companies to redirect vessels.

  • PPP’s Sardar Latif Khosa joins PTI

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) aggrieved leader Sardar Latif Khosa has officially joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday “on the wish” of former prime minister and founder PTI Imran Khan.

    “I have made the decision not only in the interest of the country and democracy, but also to raise my voice vigorously for the truth,” he said.

    Sardar Khosa announced during a press conference in Lahore that he is joining PTI, expressing hope that the politics of hatred would end.

    Khosa also said that a country’s constitution is supreme, adding that it has all the characteristics of a welfare state.

    “The motherland can become prosperous if we follow the Constitution. The Constitution has a solution for everything if it is implemented in its true spirit,” he said.

    He also mentioned that a barrister (Allama Muhammad Iqbal) came up with the idea of Pakistan, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah completed it.

    “I have dedicated my services to PTI. I am free to join a party of my choosing,” Khosa said, adding that he would not talk about what he lost or gained in the PPP.