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  • Three brothers divorce wives for not taking care of their sick mother

    In Algeria, three brothers simultaneously divorced their wives ‘within a minute’ after they reportedly failed to take care of the brothers’ sick mother.

    According to local media reports, when the three brothers return back to home from work, they saw that their neighbour was giving a shower to their sick mother. All of them were furious that their neighbour was taking care of their elderly mother instead of their wives. It provoked them to give a divorce to all three of them at the same time.

    The mother’s daughter used to visit her mother twice a week. However, she stopped coming home recently. She had to take care of her husband who was diagnosed with cancer.

    The brothers asked their wives to take care of their sick mother but they refused to do so.

  • Identical twins marry identical twins, give birth to identical sons

    Identical twins marry identical twins, give birth to identical sons

    Two recently born babies are both cousins and genetic brothers due to an extremely unlikely scenario. Brittany and Briana are identical twins who married identical twins Josh and Jeremy Salyers and then gave birth to babies within months of one another.

    Brittany and Briana shared their story on Instagram, and soon their fans were trying to figure out the unique connection between the babies.

    They uploaded an Instagram post of their adorable sons Jett and Jax and said they are; “Cousins, genetic brothers, and quaternary twins.”

    Many people took to the comments section, confused at how this was possible. As one wrote: “Their mothers and fathers are identical twins. Both sets of parents then had kids. Same exact DNA created both.”

    Then a second wrote: “Identical twins share the same DNA and both sets of parents are identical.”

    “If this family took an ancestry DNA Test it would show these babies as siblings, not cousins!”

    They had a joint wedding on August 5, 2018, live in the same home in Virginia, US (United States), and are now expanding their families together.

    Previously, the pair broke the pregnancy news on their shared Instagram page and said they wanted to fall pregnant at the same time writing: “Guess what!!?? BOTH couples are pregnant!”

    The post continued: “We are thrilled and grateful to experience overlapping pregnancies and to share this news with you all!”

    “Our children will not only be cousins but full genetic siblings and quaternary multiples! Can’t wait to meet them and for them to meet each other!”

  • Saudi Arabia announces new rules for pilgrims in Makkah, Madina

    Saudi Arabia announces new rules for pilgrims in Makkah, Madina

    Saudi Arabia has announced new rules for pilgrims. Whether they are coming from inside the Kingdom or from other countries, pilgrims have been seen using mobiles during the call of prayer (Azan). Saudi Arabia has warned the public against playing or turning up the volume of music inside residential areas during Azan and Iqamah (the first and second calls to prayer, respectively), saying it is punishable by law.

    “Anyone who is caught playing ‘music’ of any kind during the call of prayer from mosques will now be fined SAR 1000 (Rs46,730) for a first-time violation and if violation repeats SAR 2000 (Rs93,461) will be charged,” announced the Twitter account of Haramain Sharifain.

    The Saudi Arabian government has also introduced a new fine ranging from SAR 250 to SAR 500 for anyone wearing shorts inside mosques or government offices.

    However, the government has clarified that men wearing shorts in public won’t be considered a violation of public decorum, except in mosques.

    Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah issued new guidelines for Umrah pilgrims. All pilgrims will have to get the status of their vaccination checked six hours before performing Umrah.

    It made negative PCR test reports compulsory for pilgrims. The test should be taken no more than 48 hours before arrival even if they are vaccinated.

    There were 19 violations on the list of public etiquette violations approved in 2019. With the new decision, the list of public etiquette violations now stands at 20.

  • PIA’s new flight plans for tourist destinations

    PIA’s new flight plans for tourist destinations

    Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has finalised the plan to start direct flights from Balochistan’s Kech district to Turbat city , ARY News reported on Friday.

    This move will enable Pakistanis to travel to the popular tourist destination directly.

    The airline will also operate flights from Quetta to Turbat from February 26.

    It may be noted here that PIA had decided to operate flights between Turbat and Sharjah in January last year. ATR planes will be used for flight operations between Turbat and Sharjah.

    The decision was taken to facilitate citizens to travel to the mountainous areas.

    Moreover, PIA will resume flight operations from Lahore and Karachi to Gilgit and Skardu to promote tourism in the northern areas.

    The national carrier will resume the flight operations on March 13. PIA will operate flights from Lahore to Gilgit and from Karachi to Skardu.

  • Another family reunites at Kartarpur Corridor

    Another family reunites at Kartarpur Corridor

    A Christian family reunited after 75 years at the Kartarpur Corridor. They were separated during the partition of the sub-continent.

    Shahid Rafiq Matoo, a resident of Manawala in Nankana Sahib, along with his family met his relatives from India in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. It was the first time that both families have met since 1947.

    According to Rafiq Matoo, his grandfather Iqbal Masih arrived in Pakistan after partition whereas his two brothers, Bakhshish Masih and Inayat Masih, stayed in India.

    Though Inayat Masih came to Pakistan, he could not meet other family members. He also revealed that his grandfather and his two brothers have died but now their families have been reunited after such a long time.

    He said, “These are very happy moments for us. We had contacts on WhatsApp but today was the first time we were meeting our family members.”

    He also added that his family members from India live in Amritsar. Six family members, including his cousin arrived at Kartarpur Corridor while eight members of Matoo’s family came from Manawala.

    Earlier this year, two brothers reunited after 74 years at Kartarpur Corridor. They separated from each other during the partition.

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  • Gloria Jeans and La Montana closed due to court order

    Gloria Jeans and La Montana closed due to court order

    A month after the closure of Monal Restaurant, the Ministry of Climate Change and Pakistan Environment Protection Agency issued notices to two other hilltop eateries, La Montana and Gloria Jeans, to immediately stop operating in the National Park.

    The restaurants were established without environmental approvals while the managements didn’t provide plans for solid waste management, sewerage water, and drinking water supply despite several notices.

    “The Islamabad High Court, in its orders dated January 11, 2021, observed that protection of ecosystems and natural habitat is a constitutional obligation of the state, its institutions, and public dignitaries,” it stated. “The destruction of the national park is violative of the fundamental rights of the people of Pakistan and saving it from harm is the inviolable duty of the State.”

    The notification issued under section 16 (2) of EPA Act 1997 cited.

    The law permits:

    • Immediate to stoppage, preventing, lessening or controlling the discharge, emission, disposal, handling, act or omission, or to minimize or remedy the adverse environmental effect.
    • Installation, replacement or alteration of any equipment or thing to eliminate or control or abate on a permanent or temporary basis, such discharge, emission, disposal, handling, act or omission.
    • Action to remove or otherwise dispose of the effluent, waste, air pollutant, noise, or hazardous substances.
    • Action to restore the environment to the condition existing prior to such discharge, disposal, handling, act or omission, or as close to such condition as may be reasonable in the circumstances, to the satisfaction of the Federal Agency or Provincial Agency.

    Last month, the Islamabad High Court ordered authorities to seal Islamabad’s Monal Restaurant.

    The National Park’s land belongs to the state and no commercial activities can be carried out here, the court ruled.

  • Peshawar BRT wins Gold Standard, Asad Umar congratulates Khattak, CM KP

    Peshawar BRT wins Gold Standard, Asad Umar congratulates Khattak, CM KP

    Planning Minister Asad Umar took to his Twitter account to congratulate Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan, after the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) wins the Gold Standard rating. According to Umar, only 11 cities in the world have such a high rating.

    “Well done Peshawar on being given the gold standard rating for its BRT and thus becoming only the 11th city in the world to get the gold standard rating. Congratulations Pervez Khattak and Mahmood khan,” the minister wrote in his tweet.

    Umar also retweeted a tweet by Asian Development Bank (ADB) which read, “Pakistan’s Peshawar is now officially 1st in the subcontinent, 3rd in Asia 11th city globally to receive Gold Standard. Dr Walter Hook, a member of the tech committee that evaluates world-class BRTs presented the standard to KP’s minister Kamran Bangash today.”

  • Grave of legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan in ruins

    Grave of legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan in ruins

    Legendary singer Mehdi Hassan’s grave is in bad condition. He is buried in Karachi.

    Twitter user Bilal Gilani posted a video with the latest condition of his grave.

    “This is apparently grave of Mehdi Hassan, the greatest ghazal singer of our times, recipient of hundreds of intl awards and if nothing else singer of dosens of Milli naghmas He deserves better treatment.”

    He also requested Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab to do something about the condition of the grave.

    Salman Sufi in a tweet said that the video is ‘disturbing’ and has said that the Salman Sufi Foundation will renovate the gravesite. Talking exclusively to The Current, Sufi said, “The main structure has been badly damaged.” He added that even the headstone has a verse that is written wrong and the area has litter all around.

    Talking about the renovation Sufi said, “We are going to renovate the entire columns and get proper calligraphy work done.”

    Mehdi Hassan passed away in 2012. He was born in July 1927. His career spanned 50 years.  Some of his most famous songs and ghazals include, “Mujhay Tum Nazar Say”, “Jaag Utha Insaan”, “Gulon May Rang Bharay” among many other countless hits.

  • PM launches Scholarship Complaint Portal for students

    PM launches Scholarship Complaint Portal for students

    Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the Scholarship Complaint Portal for students across the country today. The core purpose of the newly launched portal is to help students with their problems as quickly as possible. The portal will also ensure transparency and merit in the award of scholarships.

    At the launching ceremony of the portal in Islamabad, PM Khan said that a panel of academics will monitor the portal and new subjects and disciplines will be added for scholarships as per market demand, Radio Pakistan reported.

    The portal will be linked to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Portal and the Prime Minister’s Office will ensure that concerns of students are resolved in a timely manner.

    Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mahmood also addressed the ceremony. He said the government has increased the number of scholarships for postgraduate and undergraduate students, which is unprecedented in the history of Pakistan.

  • Two alleged rapists killed in encounter by police

    Two alleged rapists killed in encounter by police

    Police claimed killing two robbers suspected to be involved in an alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in Surjani Town a few days during a shootout on Wednesday.

    The teenager was raped by four men, who barged into her house on Sunday night and locked other family members in a room after robbing valuables.

    Karachi District West Police said on Wednesday that two alleged rapists were killed in a police encounter.

    SHO Haji Sanaullah said the encounter occurred when the two fired gunshots at a mobile. The cops returned fire, killing both suspects on the spot. They seized two pistols, a cell phone and a motorcycle after the exchange of fire.

    SHO Sanaullah said the suspects were the same who had allegedly gang-raped the teenage girl during a burglary in Surjani Town a few days ago. He said the victim’s family had identified the culprits.