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  • Experience the Magic: Rod Wave Concert 2024 – Get Your Tickets Now!

    Experience the Magic: Rod Wave Concert 2024 – Get Your Tickets Now!

    The Rod Wave concert 2023 was one of the year’s most thrilling live music experiences. Known for its electrifying performance, incredible stage setups, and passionate fans, this year’s Rod Wave concert 2024 promises to be bigger and better.

    What makes Rod Wave Concert special

    While the concerts are all the same and held in overcrowded arenas or indoors, Rod Wave stands out as a mobile music festival where artists perform in different outdoor locations in other cities.  Each stop adds a new scenery: perhaps along the beach, up in the mountains, or even in the desert. These matching natures and music give the Rod Waves its unique charm, carrying the feelings of a mini-vacation mixed with live entertainment.

    Member of Rod Wave Band

    • Jake Habib (Guitar and Vocalist) 
    • Ivan Palomares (Keyboards)
    •  Matthew Maxwell (Bass Guitar ) 
    • Bryce Gauthier (Drums)
    • Cameron Watson (Saxophone and Vocalist)

    Owing to their wealth of musical abilities, these performers ensure that a typical fan is always on the move during the entire concert, given that there is a steady performer to revel in.

    Rod Wave concert

    Outdoor concerts are always great experiences; it’s just different being able to enjoy the sounds of a band outside or watch a sunset over some stage from a distance. Rod Waves makes this experience even better by playing many types of music, like rock, indie, electronic, and folk. Fans also hear the biggest stars, but they also get a chance to see up-and-coming artists. The variety of artists and types of music across all the stops makes everything feel new and exciting.

    What to expect at the Rod Wave concert in Houston 2024:

    The Rod Waves concert in Houston will be a fantastic experience. Set for November 3, 2024, the concert will be held at top venues in the city, perfect for thousands of fans to gather and enjoy the how. 

    Upcoming concert of Rod Waves Band

    As Rod Waves continues its journey, here are some upcoming concert stops you will want to attend. Here is the schedule for the upcoming concert of the Rod Waves Band:

    Oct. 19, 2024 @ 8:00 PM – The Caz, Buffalo, New York

    Oct. 25, 2024 @ 8:00 PM – Warehouse Concert Hall (Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party), St. Catharines, ON

    Oct. 26, 2024 @ 9:30 PM – Stanley’s Pub (Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party), Cincinnati, OH

    Oct. 27, 2024 @ 7:00 PM – Summit Music Hall (Jimi Hendrix + Jerry Garcia Tributes), Columbus, OH

    Oct. 31, 2024 @ 7:30 PM – Piranha Bar (Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party), Montreal, QC

    Nov. 2, 2024 @ 8:30 PM – Milkbarn Sessions (Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party), Collingwood, ON

    Nov. 3, 2024 @ 7:00 PM –Windsor, ON

    Meteor (Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party) 

    If you are in Houston or plan to visit, this concert is one event you don’t want to miss. Tickets are available online through various platforms, or you can check the website of Rod Waves Band on Google. So, if you are planning to go, be quick and grab your ticket before they sell out.

  • If you earn money through YouTube, your money is haram; Zakir Naik makes another controversial claim

    If you earn money through YouTube, your money is haram; Zakir Naik makes another controversial claim

    Indian Islamic scholar Dr. Zakir Naik has claimed that earning money from YouTube and Facebook ads is haram according to Islamic principles.

    In his recent videos at Port City, he talked about whetever YouTube and Facebook ads earnings are haram or halal. He said that earning revenue from YouTube ads is ‘Haram’. You see music and girls on YouTube ads, which is against Islamic principles.

    He said that he has more than 24 million subscribers on YouTube, but he has not allowed monetisation on his channel even though he has the potential to earn a huge ammount. There are many content creators who are using his videos with a thumbnail of girls, earning money and getting more views than original content, he said.

    He emphasises the importance of earning money ethically by influencing Islam like him, not by influencing others things like vlogs and other stuff. He is facing swear criticism on many other topics, especially on the issue of unmarried women.

    He is currently in Pakistan, visiting various cities across the country. Earlier, he visited Pakistan in the 1990s.

  • Dr Mahrang Baloch not allowed to leave for Time magazine event in New York

    Dr Mahrang Baloch not allowed to leave for Time magazine event in New York

    Baloch activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch was recently offloaded from a flight to New York by the federal government just before she boarded the flight to attend a Time magazine event this week.

    Dr Mahrang Baloch accused the government of illegally offloading her from the flight, saying the action reflected the state’s “growing fear and insecurity” toward Baloch voices.

    Dr Baloch was featured in the list of 100 most influential people for “advocating peacefully for Baloch rights.”

    In a post on X, Dr Mahrang said she was offloaded from her flight to New York by a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official “without any valid or legal justification,” adding that her passport was also confiscated.

    “I was unjustly stopped at Karachi International Airport with no legal or valid given reason, which is a clear violation of my fundamental right to freedom of movement,” Baloch wrote while adding, “This action reflects the growing fear and insecurity of the state toward Baloch voices.”

    Her lawyer and human rights activist, Jibran Nasir, posted a picture of her along with a video showcasing her fellow activist, Sammi Baloch, being manhandled by unidentified men.

    Jibran Nasir wrote, “The State in order to cover up its lapses, failures and inability to provide effective security against terror attacks chooses to target and harass peaceful activists. Not only was Mahrang Baloch not allowed to board her flight last night but later as per reports her and Sammi Baloch while leaving airport were stopped and manhandled, their driver beaten up and car keys taken away. Mahrang was travelling to New York for Time Magazine’s gala where she along with other ‘Most Influential Emerging Leaders of the Year’ were invited.”

    Dr Baloch protested and promised to fight back against this action. “I will fight back against this unjust restriction on my rights to movement.”

  • Zakir Naik’s remarks on unmarried women gets slammed by social media

    Zakir Naik’s remarks on unmarried women gets slammed by social media

    Dr Zakir Naik’s tour of Pakistan is not going well. The scholar, whose views are quite divisive, berated and insulted a Pashtun woman during one session, complained about state airline PIA charging him for extra luggage, and now he has made a disparaging comment about unmarried women. A clip that has recently gone viral shows him explaining the options an unmarried woman is left with: either marry a married man or become public property, which he said is equal to becoming a “bazaari aurat.”

    However, in the same clip he does mention that people object to the term “bazaari aurat”, but he says to them that there is no better word for these women despite knowing it is harsh. “If you ask a good (pious) woman that if you’re not able to find a man who doesn’t have a wife and you have two options, marry a man who is already married or become a bazaari aurat, then a good woman will always say that I’ll go for the first one.”

    The insulting and medieval statement quickly gained ire from people across all the social media forums, and trolling from right-wing accounts.

    A Twitter user by the name of Oshaz shared the video and posted, “Zakir Naik keeps on digging himself deeper with every question he answers. First, it was the KPK girl. Now, it’s him telling how an unmarried woman who can’t find a single man has two options. Either marry a married man or become a “bazaari aurat”.”

    She was contested by Umar Farroq by acknowledging that with Pashtun girl statement he was surprised but here he agrees with him as he said that the women would go for the first option.

    Oshaz in the reply pointed out that there can be a third option as well where “A Muslim woman being pious and religious? Those two options are not it.”

    Journalist Maria Memon shared the video on her account “mariamemonedit” with the caption, “It is year 2024 and still a single woman is being conveniently reduced to “bazaari aurat” just because she doesn’t have a husband. It’s 2024 and the women are still being considered respectful only if they have a husband. It’s 2024 and men are still discussing women!”.

    An Indian user by the name of Zaffar lambasted Dr Zakir for his remarks and thanked Indian Prime Minister Narinder Modi for driving him out of India.

    A user by the name of Sehrish Maan posted that he really respects Dr Zakir but being a religious scholar doesn’t give him a license to say anything.

  • Mian Mansha says King Charles wants to visit Pakistan

    Mian Mansha says King Charles wants to visit Pakistan

    Pakistani billionaire and owner of Nishat Group, Mian Mansha, has told Murtaza Ali Shah that King Charles III of Britain wants to visit Pakistan.

    Mian Mansha and his wife Naz Saigol met King Charles at a reception held at St. James’s Palace before the Commonwealth Heads of State meeting.

    After the reception, the industrialist told Geo News in an exclusive interview that the members of the royal family are also aware of the problems that Pakistan is facing and that British King Charles wants to visit Pakistan. “I had a very good meeting with The King. I have met him before as well. I met The King in my capacity as the head of the British Asian Trust- Pakistan Chapter. The King always talks about Pakistan in a very positive and welcoming way. The King told me that he wanted to visit Pakistan and that he would. He told me that he spoke to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently. It was a very cordial meeting.

    Whenever I meet him, he speaks highly of Pakistan,” he shared.

    The business tycoon also shed light on other topics he discussed with the King in his capacity of being Chair of the British Asian Trust’s Pakistan Advisory Council, including women empowerment and the launch of the Pakistan Employment Impact Bond by the King’s charity, the British Asian Trust.

  • Dr Zakir Naik under fire for trying to belittle Pashtun woman in reply to question

    Dr Zakir Naik under fire for trying to belittle Pashtun woman in reply to question

    Religious scholar Dr Zakir Naik, who is on a tour of Pakistan, was slammed by social media after a video showing him rudely answering a Pashtun woman’s question in a public appearance held in the Governor House went viral.

    The event was hosted by Governor Sindh, Kamran Tessori.

    Dr Zakir Naik’s attitude was perceived as belittling and arrogant while responding to a question that seemed to have a contradiction, according to him.

    The girl introduced herself as Palwasha from Lakki Marwat, a conservative town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In her question, she asked about the society she comes from, saying that the people there are very religious; the women don’t go outside the house unless they are required to, while the men offer all five prayers inside the mosque. However, her area has a rampant problem of “drug addiction, paedophilia and adultery”. She asked Dr Naik about his assessment of the situation. “Why is the society collapsing there, and why do our scholars don’t call these people out, especially the paedophiles,” she asked.

    In response, Dr Zakir Naik first joked that just like women in her society, “he himself doesn’t get out of the house, if not needed,” adding, “Men should also not leave the house if there is no need for it.”

    He then went on to elaborate that the girl is wrong in asking the question as it is self contradictory given she is saying it is an Islamic society yet saying that these practices are common there. “You should seek forgiveness for that,” he told her.

    Palwasha tried interjecting that these so-called paedophiles are the same people who go to mosques, but Dr Naik kept insisting that her question was wrong. At one point, he became downright rude, asking her to let him speak.

    The clip of the interaction was shared by Dr Naik on his X (formerly Twitter) account with the caption, “Pathan Girl asks Dr Zakir Naik a contradictory question about pakistani society.” Netizens lambasted him for his attitude in the responses.

    Veteran journalist Abbas Nasir called out Zakir Naik for putting “pathan girl” in the caption and for his “self-righteous mullaism.”

    Another Twitter user by the name of Nazrana Yousufzai called it “deflection, insult and bullying a young student.”

    Faran Manj posted, “Dr. Sahab answered the question in such a way that it not only discouraged her from asking similar questions in the future but also insulted her.”

    A user by the name of Dr Maryam called it bullying by Dr Naik because he had no answer for her question.

    Hassan Saeed called the question a “brilliant” one and called out Dr Naik for belittling and insulting her.

  • Father hangs himself and three children in Umerkot

    Father hangs himself and three children in Umerkot

    The bodies of a man and his three children were found hanging from trees in Umerkot, Sindh.

    ARY News reported that the police said the bodies were found by Bhodar Farm police in a mango orchard.

    “The deceased have been identified as Chaman Kolhi 32, a resident of Kunri, and his three children,” the police confirmed.

    As per the initial investigation, Chaman Kolhi allegedly committed suicide with his three children because of domestic problems.

    Chairman of the Human Rights Council of Pakistan, Jamshed Hussain, shared the picture of the hanging bodies and posted, “A father of three committed suicide along with the children because of poverty.”

    The police told the media that the bodies of the man and the children were removed and shifted to a local hospital.

  • Social media furious at motorways closures, internet slow down

    Social media furious at motorways closures, internet slow down

    Netizens are furious at what they claim is an internet slowdown and motorway closures as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) prepares for a protest in D Chowk today and tomorrow in Lahore.

    Most of Islamabad’s entrances and exits have been closed with containers.

    Geo News reports that Motorway M1 has also been closed. Metro bus service in Rawalpindi is also suspended while private educational institutions shifted to online classes in the twin cities today.

    The entrance of the red zone have also been closed by placing containers in Faizabad, Sector I-8, IJP Double Road and Margalla Road.

    Containers were also delivered to Murree Road, Islamabad Expressway Sangjani, Sector G-11 Chowk, Golra Mor, 26 No. Chongi Band and Taxila.

    Security has also been put on high alert in Rawalpindi by the administration with 4,000 personnel and officers deployed.

    Metro bus administration says the bus service will remain suspended from Rawalpindi Sadar to IJP Road, while the metro bus will be restored from IJP Road to Pak Secretariat.

    A number of twitter users posted video of nails being spread across the road claiming it was done to halt people from travelling.

    In Lahore, people are facing slow internet. Meanwhile, sources privy to The Current told us that Motorway entrance in Lahore has been closed as well.

    Journalist Aleena Farooq Sheikh posted on Instagram the statement of Mohsin Naqvi, who is seeking an apology from people for any inconvenience and stated that he should seek an apology from all the Pakistanis.

    A user commented that the government has made the country into “Containeristan”.

    Some also expressed their disappointment over the lack of internet and the closure of the motorway.

  • Three runaway minor girls dressed as boys found by police

    Three runaway minor girls dressed as boys found by police

    Three young girls, trying to escape to South Africa in the guise of boys, were taken into protective custody by Lahore police at the city’s main Railway Station on Tuesday.

    All three girls were Grade 7 students from Dera Ghazi Khan.

    The police said they were carrying a mobile phone with the password ‘My Love My Dream’.

    Upon checking the phone’s data, the police could not find any evidence of outside involvement.

    After recording their statements, the police contacted the Dera Ghaz Khan police, where their parents had registered a missing persons report and the police was searching for them.

    Subsequently, the parents arrived in Lahore and took their daughters back home.

    The girls’ plan

    The girls had an unrealistic and immature plan, influenced by social media, according to the police.

    The investigation suggests that they first managed to escape to Lahore via bus. Their plan was to cross the Wagah border and enter India on foot. From there they planned to make their way to South Africa and pursue a glamourous life.

    Dawn reports that “the police on duty at Lahore station took these girls into custody, who had travelled alone from DG Khan by a bus. The girls left their homes in search of a glamorous lifestyle.”

    The girls impersonated boy by wearing their brothers’ clothes and cutting their hair short to appear male.

    The police found out that the girls were carrying two pairs of scissors, maps of India, South Africa, a few clothes, and only Rs100 when the police found them.

    A male passenger offered to take them to Karachi, but before they could decide, the police came in to intervene.

    In their statements to the police, the girls also revealed their naive intentions to travel to South Africa.

    An FIR regarding their disappearance had already been registered in their hometown, Dera Ghazi Khan.

    They were found at the railway station platform by constable Shah Nawaz, who handed them over to the lady constables to protect them from any danger, including human traffickers.

    However, the police urged parents to always monitor their children’s activities to protect them.

  • Punjab govt to ban protests, political gatherings in Lahore for six days

    Punjab govt to ban protests, political gatherings in Lahore for six days

    The Punjab government has imposed Section 144 in Lahore after authorizing it in other cities of the province.

    The Home Department has issued a notification announcing the implementation of Section 144 in the city for six days from October 3 to October 8.

    The notification said that there will be a ban on all kinds of public and political gatherings, sit-ins, meetings, demonstrations, protests and all other such activities within the limits of Lahore for six days.

    It further stated that in view of the security threats, any public gathering can be an easy target for terrorists, so the decision to implement Section 144 has been taken on the recommendation of the district administration.

    Notably, in the current wake of circumstances, section 144 has also been implemented in Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Toba Tek Singh, Mianwali, Chiniot and Jhang in other districts of Punjab.

    Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has also called for a protest cum procession at Minar-i-Pakistan Lahore on October 5.

    The Punjab government has already tabled an amendment bill in the provincial assembly to allow Section 144-a, a remnant of colonial-era law to ban public gatherings, to be enforced for at least three months.