Sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Randi Zuckerburg described Pakistan as one of the friendliest countries she has visited.
Addressing a session during the AdAsia event in Lahore, Randi praised the country for the women it had produced.
“Pakistan has given us women such as Malala Yousafzai and Benazir Bhutto. This shows that Pakistan is a country that really honours its women,” she said.
She also revealed she was a fan of cricket and said she was surprised to find out Pakistan was the ideal country when it came to sports because it also produces top-quality soccer balls.
Zuckerberg, who serves as the CEO of ‘Zuckerberg Media’ said that it is not necessary that every new idea will be accepted – it could flop as well.
“Today everything is media and it is now time to invest in video. We need to control its use. None of us would change the world if we stick to our phones all the time,” she added.
BabyCentre, a popular website for baby names and parenting, has released its annual list of most popular baby names in the United Kingdom and the name Muhammad has topped the list for the third consecutive year.
Names like Marium, Fatima, Zara, Nur, Noah, Ibrahim, Ahmad, Ali, and Muhammad are all among the top 100 names of 2019. Muhammad was also the most popular name in the UK in 2014 and 2015.
Noah take the second spot on the list while Leo is third. Oliver has failed to keep its place in the top 3 for the first time in 9 years. As per details, Muhammad entered into the list of top 100 names in 1924 and its popularity has been increasing ever since.
On the other hand, when it comes to girls, the top three names are Olivia, Sophia, and Eva. Fatima has been ranked at 57th position and Marium at 59th place while Nur is on 45th.
Baby-names from kids and musical movies are also included in the list with names Simba, Nala, Freddie, Brian, Mary, Elton, Bernie, Taran, Sheila, Ivy, Ally, Jaxon, Eleanor, and Penny all becoming favorites for parents.
Pakistan is promoting religious tourism in the country with commendable efforts being made by the government. Opening new avenues including the Kartarpur Corridor has won the hearts of the Sikh community across the world. It has also promoted a positive image of Pakistan and given the message of religious tolerance in the country.
Pakistan is ready for another project aimed towards the Buddhist Pilgrims.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari in an event called “Welcome Christians Season” shared the plans for this iniative. He revealed that a Buddhist trail will be developed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu Kashmir, allowing Buddhist pilgrims from all across the world to visit Pakistan.
Bokhari asserted that Pakistan will work towards the restoration of Buddhist cultural heritage.
Recently, a group of South Korean monks visited the Gilgit Baltistan region and visited their religious landmarks. Their visit highlighted Pakistan’s ancient links to the Gandhara civilization.
A mother, Parveen Akhtar, has killed her son’s acquitted alleged murderer Nouman, after the Lahore High Court (LHC) had exonerated him of murder charges due to lack of evidence, ARY Newsreported.
According to the details, Nouman, around seven years ago had allegedly murdered Parveen’s son Tasleem, age 21 over a domestic issue in Sialkot.
Parveen had lodged a case agianst the suspect in the lower court and after the proceedings, the court had found Nouman guilty of killing her son, handing down a death sentence to him.
Later, Nouman had filed a plea in the LHC against the death sentence, awarded to him in the murder case. After which in April 2019, the court had annulled the lower court’s verdict and declared Nouman innocent.
Nouman after getting released from the court left for Dubai and remained their for several months, and upon his return to Pakistan, he was killed by the mother in revenge.
Police have now registered a case against Parveen and her four accomplices for killing the man. A police official has said that they have arrested the woman and conducting raids to apprehend her other accomplices.
He added that two murder cases were also registered against Parveen Akhtar’s son who had been allegedly killed by Nouman.
We’ve always heard of innovative and unusual bridal entries but in this case, a bridegroom made headlines with his extraordinary shaadi entrance.
Bridegroom Akaash Yadav, who was getting married in Los Cabos, Mexico joined the ‘baraatis’ by skydiving from an aircraft.
The video, which went viral on social media showed Aakash, all strapped-in and wearing a black paragliding suit, gliding down with a yellow and white parachute. The excited applause and hoots can be heard in the background of the video as he lands.
Now that’s what you call a dramatic entry.
Watch the video here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5lGbI8Bmtu/
In the video, one guest can be heard saying, “Only he would do this!”
According to reports, the couple, who are both professional dancers and actors in the US, tied the knot in a Hindu ceremony in Mexico.
Chief Justice Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa has revealed that the judiciary is working towards inducting female judges in the Supreme Court.
Addressing the concluding session of Women Judges Conference in Lahore, Justice Khosa said that more than 300 female judges are working in the district courts of Pakistan and that they are doing a brilliant job.
“Our women judges have proven their abilities through their verdicts and by the way they have handled complex cases,” said Justice Khosa, adding, “We have as many as 300 women judges in district courts and we hope to soon have at least one or two in the Supreme Court. I had the opportunity to propose two names and they are being actively considered.”
Justice Khosa said that the top court is working on women’s rights and with time, the differences between male and female judges will be eliminated, adding that women must be empowered for the society to develop.
Explaining that the Constitution ensures equal rights and treatment to all citizens including minorities, Justice Khosa said that they are encouraging women to enter the judiciary.
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Shamim Khan, while addressing the conference, said that “the judiciary plays an important role in structuring and restructuring of the society.”
Justice Shamim said that gender-based violence courts were being established in Punjab to protect the rights of women and children.
If reports are to believed Islamabad’s Margalla Hills may be getting chairlifts.
According to a report in Samaa News, the wildlife ministry is considering installing a chairlift at the Margalla Hills for tourists. The idea has also received positive feedback from environmental experts who believe that this will help reduce the number of cars that visit the hills on a daily basis.
The ministry says that there are two benefits of installing the chairlifts: one people visiting the area will get great ariel views of the hills and two the number of cars going to the hills will reduce. Officials of the ministry say that the hills and Islamabad’s national parks need to be protected.
Reports suggest that almost 5,000 cars cross the foothills of the Margalla every day.
Cool pinks, misty greys and pastel mint, swings, flowers and all is the newest cafe in town – Swing.
Though the interior appears to be inspired by the Elan Cafe in London, this place is quite synonymous with its name, it has cute swings for seating, in addition to the regular chairs. Pink, mint and gold crockery and cutlery, good service and the brother/sister duo (owners) in attendance was just the cherry on top.
Apart from the regular salads and appetizers, the food thankfully had some delicious twists.
While their hot sellers, Vietnamese Paper Rolls, Salmon roll-ups and Prawn trio are great in presentation and taste, the mains, however, are the ones you’ll be going back for.
My favourites were the Beetroot Risotto with Snapper in Saffron Sauce, Halloumi Beef Bowl, Marrakesh Chicken, Asian Beef Bowl and Indiana Snapper. Cooked to perfection and full of flavour, each dish was a foodie’s delight.
After a pleasant meal, we decided to indulge our sweet tooth with the Lotus Cheesecake, Nutella Brownie with Ice-cream and Flourless Brownie. While the Nutella Brownie was decadently sinful, the Flourless Brownie was light and airy.
What was truly commendable about the place was the attention to detail and presentation – you could tell that the owners wanted to give their clients an experience, not just food. The menu also has pizzas, mocktails and coffees. Priced reasonably, Swing is here to stay.
Zainab Abbas had the sweetest entry on her shendi.
The cricket commentator entered on the Pakistan Super League Anthem Seeti Baje Gee. As she entered amid bats and her close ones, fast bowler Mohammad Amir and his daughter bowled to Zainab who hit back with her bat.
Watch the video here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5e6fRag3-g/
The dulha’s entry
Zainab looked breathtaking in a deep pink outfit by Rano’s Heirlooms and makeup by Zara Gul.
As they say, “Happy brides are the prettiest.”
Meanwhile, Mohammad Amir, who is a close friend of the journalist, also shared a picture of himself from the event.
Zainab, who is also the daughter of PTI MNA Andleeb Abbas tied the knot in an intimate Nikkah last Sunday. Her husband Hamza Kardar is the son of the former finance finance minister and former governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Shahid Hafeez Kardar and the grandson of the renowned cricketer Abdul Hafeez Kardar.
Pictures of her from her mayun also went viral on social media.
Students, rights activists, lawyers,
labourers and even politicians on Friday joined hands to hold countrywide
Students’ Solidarity March as they raised awareness about what they called was
the persisting “educational crisis” facing Pakistan.
Among many allegations leveled against the marchers, who were protesting against fee hikes and the policies affecting them, and were demanding a conducive educational environment, was that they were “driven by foreign powers” and were “being misused for someone’s vested interests”.
Eyebrows were also raised over the fact that major parts of the country turned red as people from all walks of life in over 50 cities took to roads; wearing red, holding daunting placards, raising full-throat slogans against the system and waving red flags.
Banners at the March in Lahore
Red is a colour long-misconstrued by many first-world countries and some like Pakistan — the ones that participated in the Soviet-Afghan War that insurgent groups fought against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government.
But while “Red Scare” is not a term unfamiliar
to many, the colour red has a deep history that these students refer to and it is
not all about the red flags that communists used.
Even though it is predominantly a symbol of socialism, communism and Marxism, it has been associated with left-wing politics since the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic in the late 18th century.
For these students, it signifies the blood of those spilt in acts of brute force anywhere in the world and the call for change in times of dire need. It signifies resistance.
Ghinwa Bhutto at the March wearing red
“From Chicago’s Haymarket Square Massacre
to people from the downtrodden segments of the society committing suicide in modern
times, from people belonging to the Indo-Pak subcontinent who lost their lives
in the World Wars to the farmers bearing the brunt of poor economic policies…
it represents the blood of all those students who have ended their lives
because of this rotten system,” said one student activist with a red scarf
around his neck.
When asked about the person or entity they referred to while raising the slogan ‘jab laal laal lehrayega tab hosh thikanay ayega’, another student activist stepped up to clarify.
The March across Pakistan
“We are addressing the ruling elite and
referring to the industrialists who exploit the poor. We speak of administration
of educational institutions that treat students like customers and have made
campuses nothing less than prisons,” she said.
“None of them represent us, but they are
the ones who rule us. We need better representation within the corridors of
power. We… the people… the working class,” the activist maintained, adding that
the colour red represented the power of the people.
STUDENTS’
SOLIDARITY MARCH:
Earlier, ministers, leaders of opposition parties, journalists as well as rights activists voiced their support for the marchers as the 2019 edition of the Students’ Solidarity March kicked off. The march was held in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Gilgit, parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) and interior Sindh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqnmOHKW3ss
What did these students want?
They demanded the revival of student unions
and solution to the problems being faced by them and their peers.
The protesting students said the Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had left them dejected and directionless and
reduced the higher education budget to almost half, bringing Pakistan into the
list of countries that spend very less on education.
