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  • Beggar found unconscious in Sargodha with over Rs 5 lakhs in pocket

    Beggar found unconscious in Sargodha with over Rs 5 lakhs in pocket

    An unconscious man, allegedly a beggar, was found in Sargodha with more than Rs 5 lakhs in his pocket.

    Rescue officials received a call reporting an unconscious person lying on Khushab Road.

    District Emergency Officer Mazhar Shah stated that during the rescue operation, locals informed them that the individual was known for begging in the area. While transferring the elderly person to DHQ Hospital, Rs 534,000 was discovered in his pocket. A passport was also recovered from his possession, which contained multiple Saudi Arabian visas, indicating frequent travel to Saudi Arabia.

    Officials confirmed that after providing medical aid and discharging him from the hospital, rescue personnel returned the money and passport to the man.

  • Council of Islamic Ideology deems declaring anyone wajib-ul-qatl as ‘illegal’

    Council of Islamic Ideology deems declaring anyone wajib-ul-qatl as ‘illegal’

    Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi, has stated that declaring a person liable for death (wajib-ul-qatl) is unlawful and unjust.

    Dr. Naeemi declared in a statement that such emotional actions undermine the purpose of protecting Prophethood. No individual, group, or organisation is permitted to execute anyone through a judicial process, issue fatwas, or give orders.

    A statement from the office of the Chairman of CII emphasised that Pakistan, as an Islamic state, maintains a legal system with permanent penalties for all types of crimes, administered by courts following prescribed procedures.

    The Council has repeatedly stressed that incitement, issuing fatwas of takfir, and making threats against government officials, the state, or ordinary citizens contradict the clear teachings of the Quran and Sunnah.

    The statement further asserts that in a unified declaration by Pakistan’s esteemed scholars and muftis from all schools, it is affirmed that religious scholars and muftis have an official duty to impart religious knowledge and address moral issues, providing Shariah-based solutions. However, the determination of whether someone has committed blasphemy or uttered blasphemous statements falls within the jurisdiction of the state, its government, and the judiciary.

    The recent Supreme Court ruling is also said to permit scholarly discourse in case of disagreements. The Islamic Ideological Council itself has expressed its dissent in a scholarly and reasoned manner regarding this issue. Additionally, no individual is authorised to pass judgement on others’ faith or issue fatwas based on arbitrary interpretations.

  • These roads in Karachi will be closed off for bus project

    These roads in Karachi will be closed off for bus project

    Karachi traffic police announced on Monday that two tracks of the main University Road will remain closed for traffic from Safura to Samama. As a result, traffic police have provided alternative routes for commuters.

    Geo’s Suleiman Saadat reported that traffic will be diverted from NIPA onto the Dow University (Ojha Campus) turning, directed on to Safura via Sachal.

    However, traffic from Safura is being diverted onto the Jauhar Chowrangi, and traffic from Samama is being directed to NIPA.

    Notably, to ensure the flow of traffic and guide travellers, police are present at the location.

    The closure of these roads comes amid the development of the Karachi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service.

  • 65-year-old woman commits suicide after receiving high electricity bill

    65-year-old woman commits suicide after receiving high electricity bill

    A 65-year-old woman, Razia Bibi, suffering from a hernia, jumped into a drain after her family received a high electricity bill.

    CCTV footage shows Razia Bibi jumping into a sewage drain. ARY News reported that her children had saved money for her surgery, but the money was used to pay the Rs 10,000 electricity bill.

    Footage shows that Razia Bibi’s daughter tries to stop her but cannot succeed. Her son told the media, “My mother was suffering a lot of pain, and the apprehension of not getting surgery was taking a toll on her, and that is why she jumped.”

    Previously, a man killed his brother during a fight over their electricity bill in Gujranwala.

  • Pakistani mother of two crosses border to marry Indian lover

    Pakistani mother of two crosses border to marry Indian lover

    A Pakistani woman has travelled to India to marry her lover, Indian Express has reported.

    The 25-year-old Pakistani woman, identified as Mehvish, crossed the border into India and arrived in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district to be with her lover, Rehman, whom she met on Facebook.

    Reports say that Mehvish was previously married to a man from Badami Bagh, Lahore. She got divorced in 2018 after 12 years of marriage and has two sons aged 12 and seven.

    Her paramour Rehman also separated from his wife, the mother of his children, in 2011. His first wife alleged that he had not legally divorced her and took the matter to the police.

    However, after the divorce, Mehvish connected with Rehman through Facebook. He works as a transporter in Kuwait. The two proposed to each other on March 13, 2022, and married via video conference three days later. They later had a marriage ceremony during Mehvish’s Umrah pilgrimage to Makkah in 2023.

    Mehvish entered India from the Wagah border with her family on July 25 on a 45-day tourist visa. Rehman’s family picked her up and brought her to their village, Pithisar.

    The stories of cross-border-romance are a common occurrence in between the warring neighbours as there have been multiple instances with the most famous being Seema who took her children to marry Sachin, an Induan she met while playing PUBG.

  • Vegetable, fruit prices soar by 150 per cent amid strikes, sit-ins

    Vegetable, fruit prices soar by 150 per cent amid strikes, sit-ins

    The prices of vegetables and fruits have increased by 150 per cent as strikes by trade organisations and sit-ins by political parties in the country take hold.

    Roads in Balochistan have been closed since the past four days to impede the Baloch Yakjehti Council from holding a large gathering in Gwadar, hindering goods-carrying vehicles. Consequentially, the prices of vegetables and fruits in Quetta has risen by 100 to 150 rupees per kilogram.

    Okra, previously retailing for Rs 150 per kilogram, has risen to Rs 400, tomatoes have increased from Rs 80 per kilogram to Rs 140, pumpkin has risen from Rs 120 to Rs 200 per kilogram, while peaches have increased from Rs 100 to Rs 250 per kilogram, and apples have also seen a price increase of Rs 100 per kilogram.

    On the other hand, despite the end of the transporters’ strike across Punjab, traders have been exploiting the situation, driving up food prices even further. Shopkeepers, however, are now reportedly selling spices at more reasonable rates.

    According to citizens, rice and pulse prices have increased by 20 per cent in the market due to the strike. They are calling on the government to reduce food prices.

  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government faces criticism over large-scale deforestation

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government faces criticism over large-scale deforestation

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is reportedly associated with large-scale deforestation in the province, which has been ongoing for the past two years.

    Among the suspects is Minister Fazal Hakeem, who was removed from his position as Provincial Minister for Climate Change and Environment and reassigned to the portfolio of Livestock following condemnation on social media regarding the deforestation in the province.

    The deforestation rate in Pakistan has been recorded at 25 percent, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being more affected than other provinces.

    Swat, Shangla, and Mansehra are among the most affected regions.

    Deforestation is also one of the major contributors to increased temperatures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reportedly leading to a 26 percent rise.

    In 2015, Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, launched the Billion Tree Tsunami project to counter land erosion and the degradation of mountainous terrain.

  • Quack murders two minor brothers in pursuit of ransom

    Quack murders two minor brothers in pursuit of ransom

    A horrific incident of a twin murder was reported in Karachi’s Machar Colony, where a quack killed two minor brothers in pursuit of ransom from their father.

    The alleged murderer, identified as Abdul Kareem, lured the two brothers, Ahmed, 10, and Hassan, 8, with parrots as he knew that they were fond of birds. The police investigation says that he gave them a high dose of anaesthesia mixed with food, which caused their death.

    ARY News reported that the boys had been at Kareem’s clinic since morning, and when their sister went to find them, the quack informed her that the children left already. Kareem stuffed the bodies in a cupboard and also pretended to search for them with their father.

    The police arrested him on suspicion and, upon his identification, recovered the bodies from the clinic’s cupboard. The man allegedly told the police that he kidnapped the children to ask for a ransom from their father.

    The police have arrested Abdul Kareem, and the matter is under investigation.

  • Suspects in Hafizabad gang-rape case arrested

    Suspects in Hafizabad gang-rape case arrested

    The Hafizabad police claim to have arrested five suspects in the gang rape of a woman.

    Dawn reports that the police arrested the suspects during raids carried out in the district and a few other cities and shifted them to the Sukheke police station for interrogation.

    Police claimed that most arrests came in the light of information obtained from the one robber who was caught by the police soon after the rape with the help of geofencing.

    Dawn’s sources reveal that the police also picked up some relatives of the main suspect in order to exert pressure on them to surrender themselves to the police.

    A woman was allegedly gang-raped in front of her husband and three-year-old daughter in Hafizabad while they were going back to their home city, Chiniot, on a motorbike.

    One of the three robbers was arrested shortly after the incident and police teams were assigned the task to trace and arrest the rest of the robbers.

    Read more: Woman gang-raped in front of family while police argued over jurisdiction

  • Guess what a Pakistani air hostess was smuggling in her socks

    Guess what a Pakistani air hostess was smuggling in her socks

    A video of a Pakistani air hostess being detained by police while trying to smuggle cash hidden in her socks has emerged online.

    The incident has raised concerns about security and professionalism among airline staff. There have been numerous issues and blunders involving PIA staff in the recent past, including cases of misconduct and operation failures. But smuggling and such illegal activities are few and far between and instead involve individuals rather than any systemic flaws.

    The uniform the person in the video is wearing resembles that of state carrier PIA.

    Here is the video of Air hotess: