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  • Generation joins Ali Xeeshan’s campaign to raise breast cancer awareness

    Generation joins Ali Xeeshan’s campaign to raise breast cancer awareness

    Clothing brand, Generation, has joined designer Ali Xesshan’s campaign, ‘Parday Mein Parwah’, to raise awareness about breast cancer in Pakistan.

    The price of a dupatta is Rs1,998 and is available in stores and online.

    The brand joined hands with the designer Ali Xeeshan and a breast cancer survivor, Asma Nabeel, who is also the face of the campaign. Generation said that all profits from this campaign will be donated to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre.

    Sharing a picture from the campaign on social media, Generation stated, “We’ve joined hands with @alixeeshantheaterstudio and @asmanabeelan to bring you a one of a kind Dupatta for which we’ll be donating all profits to the @shaukatkhanum.”

    In another Instagram post, the brand wrote, “Approximately 90,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed every year in Pakistan! On grounds of modesty, women often hesitate to check themselves that can stop the disease at an early stage. We bring to life a dupatta that reminds and instructs women to check themselves.”

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    Ali Xeeshan started the campaign in March 2021 to talk about the stigma around breast cancer.

  • Police make father of rape victim clean room, don’t file report

    Police make father of rape victim clean room, don’t file report

    A father who went to register a complaint of his daughter’s abduction and rape was forced to wash the room of the Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in Kasur.

    As per reports, a 16-year-old girl was abducted and raped in the Mandi Usmanwala area of Kasur police station.

    The girl’s father bribed ASI Irfan and made several other efforts to file a case against his daughter’s kidnappers. But instead of taking any legal action against the accused, the police officer forced the girl’s father to wash the floor of his room.

    The video of the father washing the ASI’s room did rounds on social media after which DPO Kasur took the notice of the incident. The ASI was suspended and an inquiry has been ordered against him.

  • Clothing brand posts picture hurting Hindu community, apologises

    Clothing brand posts picture hurting Hindu community, apologises

    Clothing brand, Generation, took to social media to apologise for a picture posted on their Instagram story that was disrespectful to the Hindu community.

    The clothing brand posted a morphed picture of a Hindu goddess and tagged one of its employees with a ‘You will be missed’ sticker.

    Social media users were quick to call them out for their insensitive post.

    The brand and the employee who made that image apologised for their actions.

    In an apology note, the brand wrote, “We respect our viewers’ diverse beliefs. Yesterday an image was posted that was not respectful to the Hindu community and we had no intention to be disrespectful to anyone’s religious sentiments.”

    “We wholeheartedly apologise to each and every person who’s sentiments that post hurt. It is not representative of us as human beings or as a brand,” it added.

    “We are learning to be more respectful and considerate everyday,” the post concluded.

    The brand’s employee also apologised and wrote, “Though I have a reputation of being the office jokester, I realise that one of my jokes went too far and ended up disrespecting the entire Hindu community.”

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    He further wrote, “I should’ve known better and I should’ve done better. Sorry Learning to be a better human every single day.”

  • Prankster arrested for harassing women for not wearing dupatta

    Prankster arrested for harassing women for not wearing dupatta

    A Gujranwala YouTuber, Khan Ali, has been arrested after posting videos of pulling a prank on women by giving them money and asking them to buy dupatta for themselves.

    A social media user, Sadaf Alvi, shared a video of the YouTuber requesting police officer Amna Baig to take action against him.

    Amna Baig tagged CPO Gujranwala to look into the matter after which he was arrested by the Gujranwala Police.

    According to CPO Gujranwala, Sarfaraz Ahmed Falki, the YouTube prankster was arrested by a team of Gakhar Mandi police led by SP Saddar Abdul Wahab for harassing and humiliating women in the name of prank videos.

    He said that an FIR has been filed against Khan Ali under relevant laws and an inquiry is underway, adding that protecting the dignity of citizens is the top priority of Gujranwala Police.

    The YouTuber apologised for his actions in a video message.

    The prankster runs a YouTube channel, ‘Velle Loog Khan Ali’, with 323,000 subscribers.

  • Abdul Sattar Edhi’s statue put up at Edhi Chowk in Quetta

    A statue of late Abdul Sattar Edhi has been placed at a chowk named after him in Quetta. The statue is built in partnership with Peoples Primary Healthcare Institute.

    “I wanted to pay a tribute to Edhi for his outstanding welfare work,” said Ishaq Lehri ,who sculpted the figure while talking to Samaa Digital.

    The Edhi Foundation, founded by the late Abdul Sattar Edhi, is the largest Pakistani charity foundation, known worldwide for its humanitarian work serves everyone regardless of race, religion or nationality. Edhi Foundation runs several shelter houses, old homes, an ambulance network, orphanages, soup kitchens, morgues along with multiple other welfare services.

    Until his death on July 8, 2016, Edhi dedicated his life and that of all his family members to the service of people. The statue honours him, and the work that is still being done by the foundation for the betterment of the people across Pakistan.

  • Muslim women can now perform Hajj without a male guardian

    Muslim women can now perform Hajj without a male guardian

    In a landmark move, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj has allowed women to perform the annual holy pilgrimage, scheduled to be held in July this year, without a male guardian (mahram).

    “Those wishing to perform Hajj will have to register individually. Women can register without a mahram (male guardian) along with other women,” the ministry said in a tweet.

    “In light of what the whole world is witnessing with the coronavirus pandemic and the emergence of new variants, the relevant authorities have continued to monitor the global health situation,” the ministry said. This year’s Hajj will only be limited to Kingdom’s nationals and residents due to the ongoing pandemic. “Those wishing to perform the Hajj must be free of chronic diseases and be vaccinated.” The ministry added that pilgrims should be between the ages of 18 and 65, reports Aljazeera.

    This news comes a few days after Saudi Arabia allowed women to live independently without male consent after a legal amendment. Over the last few years, the Kingdom has seen numerous reforms on women’s social freedoms, in a campaign headed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 

    In April this year, Saudi authorities hired women to work in frontline positions at the Grand Mosque.

    In 2020, new penalties were announced against abusing women.

    In 2019, a new amendment allowed women aged 21 and above to apply for passport and travel without a male guardian’s approval.

    In 2018, Saudi women officially earned the right to obtain drivers licenses.

  • Web designer names his son HTML

    Web designer names his son HTML

    A newborn in Philippines was given a very unique name by his father who is a web designer by profession.

    A Facebook post that has gone viral announced the birth of a newborn who is introduced to the world with his name Hypertext Mark-up Language Rayo Pascual or HTML for short.

    The newborn’s aunt has reportedly introduced her nephew as ‘HTML’ through a Facebook post.

    As per reports, the child’s web developer father Mac Pascual has chosen the unusual name to honour his profession.

    Pascual told a local news site Inquirer.net that unusual names run in his family, explaining that his own name is short for Macaroni 85.

    He told that one of his sisters’ official names was Spaghetti 88 and her two children are called Cheese Pimiento and Parmesan Cheese, though they go by Chippy and Peewee for short.

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    HTML was born healthy, weighing 4.9 pounds. The infant’s mother said that she is pleased to welcome her child and said relatives were happy with the choice of name.

    HTML’s aunt shared a picture of the newborn on Facebook with the caption ‘Welcome to the world HTML.’

  • ‘Local tourists spreading vulgarity,’ Rosie Gabrielle calls out visitors to Hunza

    ‘Local tourists spreading vulgarity,’ Rosie Gabrielle calls out visitors to Hunza

    Canadian traveller Rosie Gabrielle, who has been exploring the northern areas of Pakistan, took to social media to call out the local tourists for ‘destroying Hunza’s beauty’ and ‘spreading vulgarity’ in the area.

    Rosie shared a post, ‘Keep The North Pure’ with the pictures of the pollution caused by the local tourists, a collage of an event and a few screenshots of her conversation with distressed residents.

    Sharing a detailed post, she wrote, “Since covid happened & travelling outside the country has decreased, there’s been an influx of people flocking north.”

    “But instead of bringing just their smiles & leaving only good memories, they are bringing bad behaviours, drugs, vulgarity, rave parties & leaving a lot of TRASH!,” she added.

    She further wrote, “I understand that people need to express themselves, release pent up energies & get out of their suffocating lives. But coming to a sacred land, feeling privileged & entitled to destroy it, bringing your toxic habits to innocent communities is NOT okay!”

    Sharing that some locals reached out to her with their concerns, she stated, “I received countless msg’s from local Hunza people, PLEADING me to help stop this carnage. They are losing their traditional values, indigenous cultures & land. Because this world is not ours to destroy. These lands & cultures are not yours to abuse.”

    She ended her post by saying, “The north is PURE, PLEASE KEEP IT THAT WAY ?? or STAY HOME!”

  • Spanish man jailed for 15 years for ‘killing, eating’ mother

    Spanish man jailed for 15 years for ‘killing, eating’ mother

    A Spanish court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 15 years and five months in jail after finding him guilty of strangling his mother and then eating her.

    The court jailed him for 15 years for murder and five months for desecration of a corpse after he sliced up his mother’s body and ate “her corpse over at least 15 days”, giving some to his dog.

    As per reports, the suspect killed his mother in early 2019 during a clash between the suspect and his 69-year-old mother at the flat that they shared together in Ventas, according to the indictment. 

    He strangled his mother then dragged her into her bedroom where he used a saw and two kitchen knives to cut her up “in order to get rid of the body.”

    “He began eating the remains over the course of about 15 days, storing other parts in various plastic containers around the house and in the fridge,” it said.

    He also put some of the leftovers into plastic bags and threw them into the bin.

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    In testimony, a police officer said the suspect confessed to having eaten some of the remains raw, while others parts he had cooked or fed to the dog.

    The suspect was arrested on February 23, 2019 after police received a complaint by a friend of the mother that she was missing.

    The court also ordered the man to pay 60,000 euros in compensation to his older brother.

  • #BoycottZara: Head designer’s alleged Islamophobic remarks create viral trend

    Hashtag ‘Boycott Zara’ is trending on Twitter after Palestinian model Qaher Harhash exposed anti-Palestinian and ‘Islamophobic’ conversation with Vanessa Perilman, Head Designer at Zara. Vanessa allegedly sent controversial messages to Qaher in response to pro-Palestine posts by the model from occupied east Jerusalem.

    The alleged message sent by Vanessa to Qaher said: “Israelis don’t teach children to hate, nor throw stones at soldiers as your people do. The people in my industry know the truth about Israel and Palestine and I will never stop defending Israel. People like you just come and go in the end.”

    “Maybe if your people were educated then they wouldn’t blow up hospitals and schools that Israel helped to pay for in Gaza.”

    “I think it’s funny that you’re a model because in reality, that is against what the Muslim faith believes in and if you were to come out of the closet in any Muslim country, you would be stoned to death,” she added.

    https://twitter.com/nooranhamdan/status/1403380108023545856

    In the most recent wave of violence, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza killed at least 243 Palestinians, including 66 children, in 11 days and brought widespread devastation to the already impoverished territory. On the Israeli side, 12 people, including two children, were killed.