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  • Musician ‘Iranian sisters’ sing Bella Ciao in solidarity with Masha Amini

    Musician ‘Iranian sisters’ sing Bella Ciao in solidarity with Masha Amini

    Two Iranian sisters have sung a Persian version of revolutionary Italian folk song “Bella Ciao” in response to Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran.

    The two Iranian sisters, Samin and Behin Bolouri, recorded the Persian version of Bella Ciao and uploaded it on Instagram.

    The translated version of the caption read: “We are not awake until tomorrow.”

    The video has garnered over five million views.

    Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman breathed her last days after being arrested by a police unit responsible for forcing Iran’s strict dress code for women. She was taken into custody for not complying with hijab rules.

    Mahsa Amini was beaten while inside a police van when she was picked up in Tehran on Tuesday. Photographs of Mahsa lying in a hospital bed have gone viral, showing the young woman in a coma with her head wrapped in bandages and breathing through tubes.

    #MahsaAmini became one of the top hashtags on Persian-language Twitter as Iranians fumed over the death of Amini. Later, women in Iran protested against the death of Amini by setting their hijabs on fire. Her death has sparked widespread protests in Iran.

    At least 70 people have died in protests and over 1,200 have been arrested following Amini’s death.

  • ‘How can we accept rights of gays and lesbians’? Senator (WRONGLY) criticises transgender’s rights act

    ‘How can we accept rights of gays and lesbians’? Senator (WRONGLY) criticises transgender’s rights act

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Mohsin Aziz on Monday said that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2018 is “disgusting”.

    “Trans people are disgusting. There is a profound difference between them and the intersex. The latter are a creation of the Almighty. The trans on the other hand are simply gross.” he said.

    “Why do we have to protect the rights of transgenders? How can we accept rights of gays and lesbians?” he asked in the Senate.

    Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday referred the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to the relevant standing committee for debate in order to reach a consensual decision on the matter.

    A lot of misinformation is being propagated about the Act, including accusations that it is creating a pathway for same sex marriages.
    There is common misconception that as per the Act, any person can change their ID card from M to F and F to M based on their own perception. However, that is simply not the case. The rules that were notified under this Act clearly say that if you are a transgender man or a woman you can change your identification card on the basis of your self-perception but only to X, not to Male or Female.

    Read more- NO, the Transgender Rights Act does not promote homosexuality

    A person having an X card can not marry a person with an ID card with a male or female gender mentioned on it.
    This provision rules out the possibility of same-sex marriage under the transgender act 201.

  • King Charles expected to sideline Meghan Markle, Prince Harry at coronation

    King Charles expected to sideline Meghan Markle, Prince Harry at coronation

    According to media reports, King Charles is expected to humiliate Prince Harry and Markle by offering them cheap seats at his coronation ceremony.

    King Charles’ coronation is anticipated to take place in the spring of 2023.

    “Harry and Meghan will get an invite to the coronation, but they will be firmly seated in the cheap seats along with Beatrice and Eugenie, as they were at the funeral. That will be it. Charles will be ruthless when it comes to protecting the Crown, and that means keeping Harry and Meghan as far from the center of gravity as possible,” a source told The Daily Beast.

    Prince Harry and Markle may give a good excuse for declining the invitation, according to some royal analysts, in order to avoid embarrassment.

    At the Queen’s funeral in Westminster Abbey, Harry and Meghan were seated behind the King and Queen Consort, while the first row was taken up by William, Katherine, their children, Zara and Mike Tindall.

  • Court discharge Ayaz Amir’s name in daughter-in law murder case

    Court discharge Ayaz Amir’s name in daughter-in law murder case

    On Tuesday, a local court discharged senior analyst Ayaz Amir’s name from the investigation case of his daughter-in-law Sarah Inam’s murder.

    A trial judge court issued arrest warrants for Ayaz Amir and his ex-wife Sameena Shah on Saturday since Sarah’s family had named the two as suspects. While his ex-wife later received pre-arrest bail, Amir was taken into custody.

    Ayaz Amir’s son Shahnawaz is accused of killing his wife Sarah at home on September 23 following an argument over a “family matter.” Her body was found bludgeoned with dumbbells to the head.

    Sarah’s murder rocked Islamabad on Friday morning, as news of the crime spread across social media and news networks.
    It has been reported that after murdering her, the accused dumped her body in a bathtub.

  • Sarah murder case: Shah Nawaz tried to tamper with evidence, broke mobile phones

    Sarah murder case: Shah Nawaz tried to tamper with evidence, broke mobile phones

    Shah Nawaz Amir, the main suspect in the murder of his wife Sarah Inam, had allegedly sought to tamper with the evidence, police reports released on Sunday have revealed.

    Six mobile phones were reportedly found at the crime site, five of which belonged to Shah Nawaz and one of which was registered in the victim’s name, according to the police.

    The accused used dumbbells, the murder weapon, to smash both his own and his wife’s phones in order to wipe the data, according to the police.

    Police have taken senior journalist Ayaz Amir in custody after obtaining arrest warrants for him and his former wife in the murder case. However, his wife have not been arrested yet.

    Sameen, the mother of Prime accused Shah Nawaz, and the wife of renowned political analyst Ayaz Amir, in a petition filed with an Islamabad sessions court has said that she has no link with the murder. Offering details of the grisly incident, she has stated that her son had sent her a message on Whatsapp to arrange his wife’s rukhsati by speaking to the her father just one night before the crime.

    She further said that Shah Nawaz called her on her mobile phone at 9:12 am the following day to inform her about the incident.
    “The petitioner asked Shahnawaz to sit in her room and Ayaz … had called the police and within a few minutes, the police had arrived and took custody of Shahnawaz,” she said in the plea.

    The petition stated that Sameena then rushed to Shah Nawaz’s room but by the time she got there, her daughter-in-law had passed away.

    Sarah’s murder rocked Islamabad on Friday morning, as news of the crime spread across social media and news networks.
    It has been reported that after murdering her, Shahnawaz dumped her body in a bathtub.

  • University students beat professor for harassing girls

    University students beat professor for harassing girls

    A professor was beaten by a group of Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) students after he had been accused of sexually harassing female pupils.

    A video of the incident is being widely shared on social media, in which the professor, Manzur Ahmad, can be seen being beaten up by students while being hit with slippers.

    According to social media news reports, the female students claimed that the professor had been harassing them for some time.

    They said that in order to receive better scores, the teacher had previously insisted that they uphold their “relationships and friendships.”
    The university has suspended the lecturer after taking note of the harassment claims. According to the rules of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Harassment and Disciplinary Committees that already existed have begun an investigation.

    “The inquiry will be completed in a week and the results will be announced. [The] JSMU has a comprehensive anti-harassment policy and cases of harassment are dealt with seriously and strictly so that students feel safe,” JSMU Registrar Dr Azam said in a statement.

  • Malala says she will protest if someone forces her to remove her scarf

    Malala says she will protest if someone forces her to remove her scarf

    Nobel laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai while expressing her anger on the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, said that a woman has the right to decide whatever she wants to wear.

    “Whatever a woman chooses to wear, she has the right to decide for herself,” Malala said, adding that, “As I have said before: If someone forces me to cover my head, I will protest. If someone forces me to remove my scarf, I will protest.” she wrote on her Instagram story. “I am calling for justice for Mahsa Amini.”

    Masha breathed her last on Friday, days after being arrested by a police unit responsible for forcing Iran’s strict dress code for women. She was arrested for not complying with hijab rules.

    According to eyewitnesses, Mahsa Amini was beaten while inside a police van when she was picked up in Tehran on Tuesday.
    Photographs of Mahsa lying in a hospital bed have gone viral, showing the young woman in a coma with her head wrapped in bandages and breathing through tubes.
    Her death has sparked widespread protests in Iran, with women taking to the streets and setting their hijab on fire.

  • Rishta ad banning software engineers goes viral

    Rishta ad banning software engineers goes viral

    An unusual Indian matrimonial advertisement has gone viral on social media for asking software engineers to not call. The advertisement said that the prospective groom must be an IAS or IPS, a working doctor but not a software engineer.

    “Fair beautiful MBA girl from Rich Family Business Background” mentions the and, specifying that they are looking for an “IAS/IPS, Working Doctor (PG), Industrialists/Businessman from the same caste.”

    The ad then says that “Software engineers kindly do not call”.

    The snippet of the advertisement printed in the paper does not show any date.

    People on social media are reacting to the advertisement:

  • ANF seizes 52.6 kg drugs near Islamabad motorway toll plaza

    ANF seizes 52.6 kg drugs near Islamabad motorway toll plaza

    During an operation on Wednesday, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) was able to seize over 52.66 kg of drugs and detain three suspects.

    An ANF headquarters spokesman said that during an operation near the Islamabad Motorway toll plaza, ANF recovered more than 52.60 kg of drugs, including 45.60 kg of charas, 4.10 kg of heroin, and 3.60 kg of opium that were hidden in two cars’ hidden compartments. The operation saw the arrest of three further suspects by ANF.

    According to details, a case has been filed against the drug traffickers and the accused’s accomplices would also face prison time.

    In a similar raid, ANF detained two individuals and seized more than a tonne of drugs at the start of this month.

    After receiving a tip, the ANF conducted a raid in the Islamabad area, capturing nearly one tonne of drugs, including 28.8 kg of heroin, along with two members of an inter-provincial drug smuggling ring, according to a spokesman for the ANF headquarters.

    The ANF has been active in carrying out raids in various cities, making it practically hard for traffickers and smugglers to move drugs within the country or across the border.

  • ‘World renowned Mufti Menk visits Pakistan for flood victims

    ‘World renowned Mufti Menk visits Pakistan for flood victims

    Leading Islamic scholar, Mufti Dr Ismail Menk, is visiting Pakistan to help flood victims after the natural catastrophe wrecked havoc across the country, turning one-third of the country into inland seas.

    The famous cleric, who is loved across the world by millions of Muslims, visited flood affected areas of Sindh.
    After his visits he noted that the situation is “unimaginable” and urged people to give as much charity and aid as they could to ease people’s suffering.

    “Please do whatever you can with any reliable charity or partner for those affected. We will have to assist for the next few YEARS,” he said in a video posted on his Instagram.

    Devastating floods in Pakistan have wreaked havoc across the country, leaving a path of destruction and loss in their wake. More than 1,599 people have lost their lives, one-third of whom are children.

    Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers triggered the disaster. The United Nations (UN) and Pakistan have linked the extreme weather to climate change; some 600,000 people have fled their homes.

    As many as 33 million people of the 220 million South Asian nation have been affected in some way by the floods that swept away houses, roads, railways and bridges and submerged around 4 million acres of farmland.