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  • Fact Check: Morgan Freeman did not convert to Islam after listening to the Quran during FIFA World Cup ceremony

    Fact Check: Morgan Freeman did not convert to Islam after listening to the Quran during FIFA World Cup ceremony

    Claim: The FIFA World Cup in Qatar opened with a glittering ceremony and many stars in attendance, including egendary actor Morgan Freeman. The Oscar-winner performed in the inauguration ceremony along with 22-year-old Qatari disabled activist and motivational speaker Ghanim al-Muftah, who read from the Holy Quran.

    Freeman shared a message of unity, declaring, “What unites us here in this moment is so much greater than what divides us. How can we make it last longer than just today?”

    Ghanim Al-Muftah, a Qatari activist for the disabled, born with the rare Caudal Regression Syndrome, appeared with Freeman and stated to the crowd, “Everyone is welcome”.

    After the ceremony , Twitterati widely speculated that Freeman had converted to Islam.

    Fact: Online claims that Freeman has converted to Islam date back to at least 2015.

    This is not the first time Freeman has been subject to fake news regarding his religious beliefs. Freeman previously presented “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman,” a National Geographic show that dived into various religions, including Islam. This also led to similar speculation regarding his religious affiliations.

    However,  Misbar, an independent Arabic fact-check platform, investigated the assertion regarding Freeman converting to Islam and found it to be fake.

    The platform quoted, “The actor has not announced converting to Islam and also, no reliable media outlet has reported on the news.”

    Verdict: False

  • Bahawalnagar woman raped in front of her children: report

    Bahawalnagar woman raped in front of her children: report

    Trigger warning: Rape/sexual violence

    A woman in Bahawalnagar was allegedly raped and beaten in front of her children. As per details the horrific incident took place on Monday in the city’s Khadimabad Colony, reports ARY.

    The suspect has been identified as Arsalan, who has also been accused of beating the woman when she resisted the assault. The accused then fled from the spot when the condition of the woman deteriorated.

    The woman was taken to hospital in critical condition. The rape survivor’s father has launched a complaint against Arsalan.

    Almost 21,900 women were reported to have been raped in Pakistan from 2017 to 2021, Zahid Gishkori has reported for Samaa. The data has been compiled by SAMAA TV Investigation Unit (SIU) from the Punjab home department and Ministry of Human Rights (MoHRs).
    This meant that approximately 12 women were raped every day, or one every two hours, throughout the country.

  • Customs seizes 400 kg of pork at Lahore airport

    Customs seizes 400 kg of pork at Lahore airport

    Around 400 kg of pork was seized from a foreign individual by customs officials stationed at the Lahore airport.

    Sources claim that the customs officials were informed that pork will be smuggled from Dubai aboard private aircraft flight ER 724.

    Customs officers intervened and removed 400 kg of pork from the accused’s hands, thwarting the attempt at smuggling.

    The pork was concealed from the scanning device, according to the authorities, by being packed in 12 large cartons with special black plastic sheets.

    The smuggler was apprehended by deputy collector of customs Saira Batool when she arrived at the airport, and it was later discovered that the pork was being distributed to other hotels, according to reports.

    In a related incident, customs agents apprehended a passenger flying from the United States and thwarted an attempt to smuggle goods worth around Rs 8 million through Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.

  • Five people killed in shooting at LGBTQ nightclub

    Five people killed in shooting at LGBTQ nightclub

    At least five people were killed and another 25 were injured in a shooting late Saturday at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
    The suspect in the shooting at Club Q was identified as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, according to Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez. Aldrich used a long rifle in the shooting while another two firearms were found at the scene.

    He entered the club just before midnight on Saturday night and immediately started firing. Two people inside the club restrained him before he could cause more harm.
    Police emphasised Club Q’s connection to the LGBTQ community and stated they were looking into whether the attack was a case of hate crime.
    Joe Biden issued a statement on Sunday in which he said “we must drive out the inequities that contribute to violence against” the LGBTQ community.
    “While no motive in this attack is yet clear, we know that the [LGBTQ] community has been subjected to horrific hate violence in recent years,” Biden said. “Gun violence continues to have a devastating and particular impact on [LGBTQ] communities across our nation and threats of violence are increasing.”

    According to Gun Violence Archive, there have been more than 600 cases of mass shootings in the USA in 2022 alone.

  • Man sentenced to death for killing wife and suspected lover

    Man sentenced to death for killing wife and suspected lover

    A District and Sessions Judge of Khyber district, Hidayatullah Khan, sentenced twice to death a man on the charges of killing his wife and her suspected paramour. A one million fine has also been imposed on him.

    On November 14, 2020, Zaiwar Shah was charged with killing his wife and her suspected lover Muhammad Ullah. Police were informed by his neighbours that the accused had murdered his wife, who was also his cousin, and her putative boyfriend at his home.

    After that, the police opened an inquiry into the occurrence and filed a case against the accused under Sections 302 and 311.

    The deceased were between the ages of 20 and 30.

    The accused’s daughter is the only eyewitness in the case, Senior Public Prosecutor Shafiullah told the court during the trial, and she testified that her mother was slain by her father.
    The girl was later referred to the Hayatabad Women’s Crisis Centre since her life was in danger, he informed the court.

  • Islamabad Police imposes new speed limits for highways and roads

    Islamabad Police imposes new speed limits for highways and roads

    Following approval from the Ministry of Interior, new speed limits have been implemented on a number of highways and roads in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) as of this Saturday.

    The speed limit will change depending on how busy the roads are and how powerful the vehicles are.

    According to the spokesman, the Islamabad police will use Safe City cameras to monitor all traffic and will issue e-challan tickets to infractions.

    According to The News, Islamabad Capital Police are taking special measures to further improve the traffic flow and integrated traffic system in the federal capital Islamabad in order to prevent accidents, as per the special instructions of Inspector General of Police Dr Akbar Nasir Khan.

    Public transportation vehicles are only allowed to travel at 80 Kmh on major roads, such as the Srinagar-Islamabad Expressway, 70 Kmh on Constitution Avenue, Jinnah Avenue, Faisal Avenue, Khayaban Iqbal, Park Road, 7th Avenue, and 9th Avenue, 60 Kmh on Lehtrar Road, and 50 Kmh on all of Islamabad’s main highways. Service roads are only allowed to travel at 40 Kmh to 60 Kmh.

    Similar to this, the speed limit is 60 Kmh on Lehtrar Road, IJP Road, and all services, as well as 65 for heavy traffic on the Srinagar Highway, Islamabad Expressway, Murree Road, Jinnah Avenue, Faisal Avenue, Park Road, 9th Avenue, and 7th Avenue. The speed limit is 40 Kmh on all service roads.

    Additionally, 25 Kmh is designated for heavy traffic and 30 Kmh is for public transportation on the roads that are near hospitals and schools. Safe city cameras will continue to monitor all highways, and anyone who breaks the law will be issued an e-challan ticket.

  • The Indian Dahmer? Man chopped his girlfriend into 35 pieces

    The Indian Dahmer? Man chopped his girlfriend into 35 pieces

    The murder of Shraddha Madan Walkar, a 26-year-old employee in a call-centre in Mumbai was murdered by her live-in partner Aftab Amin Poonawalla in India on May 18 has swept the country in a frenzy of outrage. Aftab Amin Poonawala had allegedly strangulated Walker to death after she demanded that he marry her and then chopped her body into 35 pieces in the Chhatarpur area of the India’s capital Delhi.
    Aftab has been arrested by the police.

    The police said that after chopping his 26-year-old girlfriend into pieces on May 18, Aftab bought a brand new refrigerator with a large storage capacity the next day and placed the pieces in it. To counter the stench, he lit incense sticks at his home. He has been accused of dumping parts of her body in trash sites and garbage dumps across the city.

    Who is Aftab Ameen Poonawalla?

    Aftab Ameen Poonawalla is a food blogger. Poonawalla used to manage a culinary blog named hungrychokro_escapades account on Instagram. There are several high-resolution images of many Indian and Chinese meals on the 28,500-follower account. Many of his blogs feature foods from well-known restaurants, while others discuss delicacies made at home. He identified himself as a food photographer, food & beverage consultant, and food photographer in his biography.

    One of his Facebook posts depicts support for LGBTQ+ causes. In June 2015, he changed his profile picture to celebrate pride.

    Some social media users have dubbed the alleged murderer “Dahmer” after the American serial killer who used to chop up his victims into small pieces which he then stored in his house.

    https://twitter.com/road_runner1234/status/1593125221279891457?t=bkIL9VH9dm_5pC7PiOkEXQ&s=19

  • Bride in India refused to marry after getting ‘cheap’ lehnga from Susraal

    Bride in India refused to marry after getting ‘cheap’ lehnga from Susraal

    A bride in India’s Uttarakhand region called off her wedding after receiving a ‘cheap’ lehnga from her in-laws.

    The woman broke up with her fiance just days ahead of the wedding, after her in-laws sent her a lehenga worth 10,000 Indian rupees. The groom’s father sent it to his daughter-in-law-to-be, however, the bride said she did not like it.

    After hours of heated discussion between the two parties, the subject was brought to the attention of the police, and it was mutually decided that the marriage should not take place.

    As per Indian media news reports, the boy and girl got engaged in June this year and the wedding was scheduled for November, for which the groom’s family had already got wedding invites printed.

  • Six killed in attack on police in Lakki Marwat

    Six killed in attack on police in Lakki Marwat

    Terrorists opened fire on a police patrol car in Lakki Marwat on Wednesday morning, killing six people including a driver, an ASI, and four constables.

    The attack happened when local police were conducting a routine patrol in the city.

    Security officials have started a search operation in the area after the attack.

    The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mahmood Khan, has taken notice of the attack and directed the Inspector General (IG) of police to submit a report on the attack.

    Soon after the attack, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif condemned the incident in strong words, writing on twitter, “Let us make no mistake. Terrorism continues to be one of Pakistan’s foremost problems. Our armed forces & police have valiently fought the scourge. No words are enough to condemn terrorists’ attack on a police van in Lakki Marwat. My thoughts & prayers are with bereaved families.”

  • City Traffic Police Lahore launches digital challan system to fine violators

    City Traffic Police Lahore launches digital challan system to fine violators

    To replace the decades-old manual system of fining traffic violators in Lahore, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Dr Assad Malhi officially launched the digital challan system on Tuesday.

    It started as a pilot initiative on The Mall, and after evaluating its success, it will be gradually expanded to the rest of the city.

    The busiest thoroughfare in the province capital, The Mall 1, The Mall 2, and The Mall 3, were the primary targets of the digital challans.

    CTO Lahore claimed that the use of digital challans would end complaints about fake and fraudulent challans and guarantee transparency.

    In this regard, he stated, a specially created App has been downloaded on the traffic wardens’ smartphones, and the general public will receive a challan message.

    All the information will be automatically filled in after inputting the ID card number or vehicle number into the app.

    He said that numerous government departments have been connected to or associated with the digital mobile phone app.

    They comprised the department of excise and taxation, the police crime record office, the anti-vehicle lifting squad, the route permit department, and the database management for fitness certificates.

    According to DAWN, the wardens will have access to the traffic offender’s criminal history after entering their CNIC number and will call the police right away to have the traffic offender arrested on the spot if he or she has a criminal history.