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A 24-year-old girl in Punjab has married a 50-year-old bus driver for his taste in music. The girl named Shehzadi used to travel to Lahore from Mian Chanu on a bus driven by Sadiq.
Shehzadi has told YouTuber Basit Ali that she fell for Sadiq because he spoke less, adding that she liked him because he used to listen to old songs.
The girl added that she used to book the front seat of the bus in advance.
She said that she confessed her love for Sadiq before he did.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed disappointment over the ban on university education for women in Afghanistan. “I’m disappointed by the decision that was taken today,” he said on a visit to Washington.
The Taliban on Tuesday banned women from universities in Afghanistan. The statement was made by the minister of higher education, who stated that it will go into effect right away.
“You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” said the letter signed by the minister for higher education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem. The letter was issued to all government and private universities.
Despite the fact that the international community has on multiple occasions made the education of girls a key demand for any future recognition of the Taliban administration, the group has barred Afghan girls from going to school beyond the seventh grade. Moreover, they have restricted women and girls from working and have limited their travel unless accompanied by a close male relative.
The Bank of England has unveiled designs for new bank notes featuring His Majesty, King Charles III. The new notes are expected to enter circulation in the United Kingdom by mid-2024.
Announcing the design for the first time in the run-up to the coronation in May, the UK central bank said the king’s portrait would appear on existing designs of all four of its polymer bank notes currently in circulation – £5, £10, £20 and £50.
Queen Elizabeth was the first and only monarch to appear on circulating Bank of England banknotes, starting in 1960. Notes issued by Scottish and Northern Irish banks do not depict the monarch.
King Charles will become only the second monarch in British history to feature on a bank note.
The federal government on Tuesday announced a plan to save energy. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that all the markets and restaurants across the country will be shut down at 8pm.
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira were also present at the media briefing.
“If 20% of the workers are sent for work from home on a rotational basis, this will save Rs56 billion,” said the minister.
Pharmacies have been exempted from these restrictions.
“The government is also introducing e-bikes, which will phase out the bikes that use petrol. The government is negotiating with companies to phase out the bikes that use petrol and modify the existing bikes,” said Asif.
A definitive strategy on that, however, is anticipated to be announced on Thursday when the federal government finalises its consultations with all provincial governments.
“Pakistan’s cabinet decides to take energy conservation measures that will save billions of rupees and burn less fossil fuels. Energy is a huge carbon emitter. Committee will take pathways to the provinces and report back in two days,” tweeted Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman.
A state in Malaysia has passed new laws that will punish Muslim women for having a child outside marriage and for dressing like men. The laws have been passed in Malaysia’s Terengganu state.
According to Satiful Bahari Mamat, a state religious official, the Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) government has mandated that women who wear men’s clothing or have children while not married to their partners will be subject to fines upto roughly $1,130, three years in prison, six lashes, or any combination of the three.
He further added that the new laws are meant to better protect “the well-being of Muslims,” adding that they were enacted because previous laws only pertained to men acting like women.
“Because in the past, there might not have been much of this issue (women acting like men),” he added. “But we see now that ‘pengkid’ (tomboy or lesbian) cases and the like are becoming more widespread, so the state government intends to curb this issue.”
On Monday, the mastermind behind two high-profile kidnappings from Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA), surrendered himself before the court, Aamir Majeed reports for SAMAA.
Agha Mansoor Hussain, who was designated a proclaimed offender (PO) by the Karachi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), surrendered before a District East Judicial Magistrate on Monday.
Hussain was then placed on judicial remand and taken to jail.
Dua Mangi was kidnapped on November 30, 2019. The Karachi-based teenager, who was kidnapped from outside a restaurant in DHA was kidnapped for ransom. She returned home a week later.
At least 36 people were injured, and 20 were hospitalized Sunday after a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu hit severe turbulence about 30 minutes before landing.
Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident of this nature in recent history.” The flight was full, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members, he said during an afternoon news conference.
“Medical care was provided to several guests & crewmembers at the airport for minor injuries while some were swiftly transported to local hospitals for further care,” Hawaiian Airlines tweeted.
The turbulence occurred 15 to 30 minutes before the plane landed in Honolulu, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members.
Additional Inspector General of Police Jawed Alam Odho has advised the residents of Karachi to not resist robbers if they are being held up.
The police chief’s statement has come forward during a press briefing in Karachi on the killing of a young man in a mugging incident.
On Thursday, two robbers shot dead a 21-year-old student — Bilal Nasir — of the NED University of Engineering and Technology.
During the mugging bid, Bilal succeeded in getting hold of one of the robbers, but the robber opened fire from close range. The youth was shot in his chest and leg, killing him on the spot.
Police have managed to arrest one suspect in Bilal’s killing—Nizamuddin. According to Odho, the suspect is a teenager, an Afghan who has been illegally living in Karachi.
Odho remarked that this year, the situation of robbery, dacoity, and street crime had remained “stable” with an overall increase of 7 per cent.
He also said that in 2022, 518 people were severely injured or killed during street crimes. However, in 2021, the figure was 522.
A Sindh based gang has honey trapped Lahori men through phone calls, lured them to Sindh before kidnapping them and asking ransom from their families, reports SAMAA.
The group first selects their targets who are then are approached by women to start a romantic relationship with them.
The women then call the victims to meet them, eventually succeeding in luring the unwary callers to northern Sindh catchment areas, where even the police are afraid to go.
Once captured, they would demand a ransom from their family in exchange for their release.
Authorities in Punjab have now issued a warning to young people to stay away from such calls, especially those who live in Lahore and other parts of Punjab.
A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.
The “AquaDom,” which was 14 metres (46 feet) high and contained 1,500 tropical fish, has been dubbed the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world.
According to Reuters, two people were injured by the glass.
Police said there had been “incredible” damage. The video showed an empty tank, water pouring into the lobby, and debris strewn everywhere.
Guests have been moved out of the hotel following the incident at 05:50 (04:50 GMT).
The front doors of the Radisson Blu are now hanging into the street, distorted at an angle by the pressure of the exploding tank, and a pile of rubble is in front of them.
The hotel’s damage was inspected by Berlin’s mayor, Franziska Giffey, who compared the tank explosion to a tsunami.
She expressed relief that it had occurred so early in the day, noting that if it had occurred an hour or so later, the lobby and the street outside would have been crowded with guests, many of whom would have been children.
Since the aquarium was updated two years ago, visitors can use a clear-walled lift inside. The hotel advertises that some of its rooms have views of it.
More than 100 firefighters were present, according to Berlin’s fire department, while the cause of the accident is still unknown.
The hotel’s interior was allegedly searched by rescue dogs to find any potential victims, but none were found.
Police warned locals to drive carefully as “massive amounts” of water was gushing into the streets nearby.
According to a police source who spoke to the local media, there is no proof that the break was caused by a targeted attack.
There were more than 100 distinct fish species in the aquarium.
On Friday, the attraction posted a notice on its website asking guests to reschedule their tickets due to a temporary closure of the attraction.
The largest cylindrical aquarium in the world, AquaDom received the Guinness World Record after it debuted in December 2003.
Its construction reportedly cost about €12.8 million (£11.2 million) at the time.