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  • Father’s Day gifts within Rs 3,000

    Father’s Day gifts within Rs 3,000

    In these testing times, we all need something to lift our spirits and with Father’s Day (June 21) around the corner, why not take this day to celebrate him and do something special with the family?

    Though it’s a little difficult to arrange things, given the lockdown, it’s not entirely impossible. Here are a few things that you can arrange for your father from home and that too within 3,000.

    Cologne/Perfumes

    J. has some very nice colognes wihtin Rs 3,000.

    Website: https://www.junaidjamshed.com/fragrances.html

    Shirts

    For casual shirts, t-shirts and polo shirts you can go to:

    Monark

    Charcoal

    Engine

    Accessories

    Uniworth

    Charcoal

    Mugs

    Inappropriate Gifts have some very fun ideas to make mugs more exciting for the receiver.

    Website: https://inappropriategifting.com/pages/about-us

    Food Baskets

    FoodGrab for Lahoris

    The Sweet Creations for Lahoris

    Sugaries Bakery for Karachiites

  • Plane makes emergency landing after ‘upset passenger over breakup’ cracks window

    Plane makes emergency landing after ‘upset passenger over breakup’ cracks window

    A plane made an emergency landing after a drunk woman broke a window during the flight. She was reportedly upset because her boyfriend broke up with her. The incident occurred last month during a domestic Loong Airlines flight in China.

    As per reports, 29-year-old Li “lost control of her emotions” on the flight on May 25.

    Photos doing rounds on social media show Li crying on her seat and striking the glass window even as squad members and other passengers tried to restrain and calm her. She cracked the first layer of the plane window by hitting it repeatedly.

    After the woman broke the window, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing. The plane was supposed to travel from Xining to the coastal city of Yancheng. However, the pilot was forced to make an emergency stop in Zhengzhou.

    Image credit: Weibo.com

    Zhengzhou police said that Li’s boyfriend had ended the relationship which resulted in the outburst of emotions. They said that Li had consumed half a liter of the Chinese grain alcohol known as ‘baijiu‘ before boarding the flight. The beverage has an alcohol volume of between 35 to 60 percent.

    Luckily, nobody was hurt during the mid-air scare. Crew passengers managed to confine the woman before the plane touched down in Zhengzhou, where she was detained by police.

    Her blood alcohol content was measured at 160mg/100ml. Police have not revealed how long the woman was remanded in custody for, or whether she will be fined for damaging the aircraft.

  • Millions of years old sabre-toothed fish discovered in Pakistan named after a witch

    Millions of years old sabre-toothed fish discovered in Pakistan named after a witch

    An ancient fossil of the sabre-toothed anchovy fish unearthed in Pakistan has been named after a  witch because of its long, pointy teeth.

    An almost 50-million-year-old fossil of another type of fish of the same species was found in Belgium.

    A complete fossil or fossil of Belgium and another partial fossil has been found in the Salt Range of the Salt Mountains of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. According to experts, the teeth of this fish, like the big and pointed teeth (Saber Tooth) Tiger, were large and unusual which made it a dangerous predator and it used to hunt small fish. The strange thing is that today this kind of creature has almost no teeth and it lives by eating microscopic objects floating on the sea.

    Experts led by Alessio Capobianco, a PhD student at the University of Michigan’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, said the fossil was 45 million years old, according to Capobianco’s research paper in the Royal Society’s research journal.

    The paper indicated that the fossil was discovered in “Rakhi Nala on the east side of the Sulaiman Range in the Dera Ghazi Khan” in Punjab.

    “One meter in length, it lived in the shallow seas of Pakistan 45 million years ago,” said Capobianco.

    According to an analysis, the ancient anchovy had a row of fine teeth in its lower jaw and a single, long, and pointed one in the upper jaw.

    In present-day, however, the same species is tiny, has almost no teeth, and consumes microscopic objects floating in the sea. It forms the second-largest population among fishes of Pakistan.

    According to WWF Pakistan Technical Adviser (Marine Fisheries) Moazzam Khan, it’s an integral part of pizza around the world and is also used in various other types of fish-based meals.

    “It eats insects by sifting through the water,” Khan said.

  • University student expelled for protesting against online classes

    University student expelled for protesting against online classes

    Students in Islamabad gathered outside the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to protest against online classes conducted by the universities. Later, one student from the Capital University of Science and Technology, Usman Mehmood, got expelled for raising his voice on social media platforms.

    Mehmood voiced the concerns of many university students. The Capital University of Science and Technology student had been sharing the demands of students on social media.

    Usman received the letter from his university, deeming him ‘in violation of university discipline.’  

    Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, who chairs the Senate Committee on Human Rights, responded to Usman’s tweet saying he was within his constitutional rights while protesting peacefully and said that the VC of the university will be called to the committee to explain why a student was expelled for exercising his rights.

    In an earlier post, Mustafa Nawaz had addressed the issue of students getting expelled for raising their voices.

  • Amir Khan, Faryal Makhdoom set up a fund in memory of Zohra Shah

    Amir Khan, Faryal Makhdoom set up a fund in memory of Zohra Shah

    Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom have announced that they have set up a Child Protection Fund in memory of eight-year-old Zohra Shah, a child maid who was brutally killed by her employers. The couple said that they will be financially assisting Zohra’s family and countless other child abuse victims.

    Faryal shared that she and Amir had spoken to Zohra’s father and would be taking responsibility for ‘providing their needs’, including schooling their other children. She also said that they will ensure that Zohra will get justice.

    Later, in a series on Instagram stories, Makhdoom discussed Zohra’s case and shared the details about the fund and the help they will be offering Zohra’s family.

    Faryal said that she was receiving loads of messages asking why Zohra’s parents sent their minor daughter to work. She shared that they didn’t.

    “The father has told us that he has 6 kids and he sent Zohra to Islamabad with her khala (maternal aunt) to study there. The khala then put Zohra to work where she was beaten to death.”

    Faryal also claimed that Zohra’s family was offered only six thousand rupees as settlement for Zohra’s death.

    She added that she has Zohra’s family’s word that they will not settle the matter and Zohra will get justice.

    Eight-year-old child maid Zohra Shah was allegedly beaten to death by her employers for releasing their prized parrots from a cage. According to reports, she opened the cage to feed the birds on Sunday, only for the birds to fly away. This enraged her employers who then beat her unconscious before dumping her at a nearby hospital. She died of her injuries. The couple behind the heinous crime has been arrested.

    Read more – Osman Khalid Butt is demanding a ban on child domestic labour

    Meanwhile, Amir shared a heartbreaking tweet of Zohra’s family receiving her coffin.

  • Indian man spends two days in jungle after entry to quarantine centre denied

    Indian man spends two days in jungle after entry to quarantine centre denied

    A labourer returned from Chennai, spent two days in jungle after allegedly being denied entry to the quarantine centre, and village in Odisha’s Ganjam district of India.

    Barik Nayak reached his village after travelling on a train and then a bus. However, when he reached his village, the local residents did not allow him to enter the village.

    According to Nayak, he spent two days in the jungle near his village after the Sarpanch and local administration did not help him get admitted to any quarantine center.

    Later, the police took him to a nearby quarantine centre.

  • Twitter calls ‘Chhota Bheem’ gold-digger as he marries rani Indumati over long time BFF Chutki

    Twitter calls ‘Chhota Bheem’ gold-digger as he marries rani Indumati over long time BFF Chutki

    Chhota Bheem is one of the most popular cartoon series that was once very popular in Pakistan also. People who have watched the series would be well aware of the main characters of Chota bheem, Chutki and the Princess Indumatti. News is doing the rounds on social media that ‘Chhota Bheem’ married Princess Indumati, and ditched best friend and laddoo supplier – Chutki.

    In the show, it was often seen Bheem sidelined his best friend Chutki whenever Princess Indumati, walks into the frame. People started making memes and called Bheem ‘Dhokebaaz’ for ditching Chutki.

    https://twitter.com/Hijabezahra6/status/1268275805056049154?s=20
    https://twitter.com/Jaydevmishra16/status/1268454921231269888?s=20

    https://twitter.com/Qaafirana_/status/1268171354106445825?s=20

    After the memes started circulating on social media, an official statement was released on Chhota Bheem’s Facebook page in which makers Green Gold Animation clarified that it is fake news.

  • ‘My Plans vs 2020’ memes accurately sum up the year 2020

    ‘My Plans vs 2020’ memes accurately sum up the year 2020

    There is no doubt 2020 isn’t exactly all that great. The coronavirus pandemic has led to the loss of life, jobs, social events, and much more. Amid all the crisis, a meme trend ‘My plans vs 2020’ has taken over the social media that might lighten our mood for at least a few minutes.

    Read more – ‘Follow me for more recipes’ memes are hilarious

    https://twitter.com/_3llz_bellz_/status/1262744850501263361?s=20

    https://twitter.com/ThanosErika/status/1262762094069350403?s=20

  • Rare striped hyena rescued in DI Khan

    Rare striped hyena rescued in DI Khan

    WARNING: This article may contain graphic images which may be distressing for some people

    The DI Khan police have rescued an endangered striped hyena, which was captured by some locals to take part in a dog fight, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA Faisal Amin Khan has shared. The hyena, which has been identified as a female, has been sent to Peshawar for treatment before it can be released back into the wild.

    Khan also shared that hyena was being cared for and that Chief Conservator Wildlife KP is “personally taking care” of the injured animal.

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    According to Deputy Commissioner DI Khan’s official Twitter account, the hyena was caught by some tribal locals and their hunting dogs.

    From the limited details available, it can be understood that the animal had been captured by the locals to take part in a dog fight.

    The matter of the captive hyena had come to light after a Twitter account dedicated to saving Pakistan’s wildlife “from the threats of hunting, loss of habitat and pesticides” raised alarm and shared videos of people capturing the hyena. Sharing the location of the incident, they had urged the authorities to take swift action and rescue the animal.

    https://twitter.com/wildpakistan/status/1266341857895878656?s=20

    Meanwhile, conservationist Javed Mahar shared some characteristics of the rare animal, called lagar bagar in the local language, and said that they are mostly found in Sindh along the Kirthar National Park.

  • Temporary visit turned all-time love, tourist doesn’t want to leave Pakistan

    Temporary visit turned all-time love, tourist doesn’t want to leave Pakistan

    A UK citizen Stephen David Sheen, who visited Pakistan as a temporary destination on his way to India, where his cousins live, ended up staying here because of the country’s hospitality. He has been living in Pakistan for the past decade.

    Popularly known as Steve among his students, Sheen is currently serving as a school Principal in Khairpur, Sindh.

    In an interview with Independent Urdu, Sheen said that he made a plan for a train trip to Europe and then to India in 2010. He first visited Turkey from where he took a train to Iran and finally to Pakistan. He stayed in Quetta for the initial time before going to Karachi, and from there to Khairpur.

    Steve has learned to speak fluent Sindhi and teaches Mathematics, Physics, and English to the students of Sojhro Faiz High School. The school is now famously known as the ‘Angrez ka School’ among the locals in Khairpur.

    He had volunteered to teach at the school for one summer camp but decided to stay and teach its students permanently.

    Steve mentioned that everywhere around the globe, people make money off tourism, but in Pakistan, the hospitality of the people doesn’t allow them to earn because here, people present him with free food, accommodation, and travel.

    On learning Sindhi, Steve mentioned that when he first arrived in Khairpur, he was invited to an Eid dinner. Everyone at the dinner party was talking to each other in Sindhi, and he felt isolated. That is when he decided to learn the language and now he speaks it fluently.

    Other than teaching and running a school, Sheen also enjoys woodwork. He makes wooden tables and chairs, and some of his students also join him in this activity from time to time.