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  • Murtaza Wahab elected as Mayor Karachi

    Murtaza Wahab elected as Mayor Karachi

    Murtaza Wahab of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been elected as Mayor Karachi, defeating Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) candidate Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman.

    He won by securing 173 votes, whereas the JI candidate secured 160 votes.

    The electoral process for Karachi Mayor and Deputy Mayor was held at Karachi Arts Council (KAC). The election was held on show of hand basis. The voting started at 11:00 am. As pet the orders of ECP live cameras were not allowed during the voting.

    He is PPP’s first leader to get elected as Karachi’s mayor.

    On the other hand, Salman Abdullah Murad of PPP and Saifuddin Advocate of JI are also contesting today for the post of deputy mayor.

  • Cyclone Biporjoy: Everything you need to know about its name

    Cyclone Biporjoy: Everything you need to know about its name

    Cyclone Biporjoy is expected to make landfall on the Arabian Sea coastal belt today (Thursday). Authorities in both Pakistan and India are on high alert to avoid any disaster.

    The name of the cyclone has left many curious. The name ‘Biparjoy’ was coined by Bangladesh. It means disaster or calamity in Bengali.

    Why is it important to name cyclones?

    The reasoning behind naming cyclones is pretty simple. The storm is either given a code or a name, and it’s simpler to remember a name than a string of letters, numbers, or technical terminology.

    Who decides the name of the cyclones?

    The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) maintains rotating lists of names, which are appropriate for each tropical cyclone basin.
    As a common rule, cyclones formed in different ocean basins across the world are named by those areas, regional specialised meteorological centres (RSMCs) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs).

  • Female CJ of Peshawar High Court elevated to Supreme Court

    Female CJ of Peshawar High Court elevated to Supreme Court

    The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) took the united decision on Wednesday of elevating Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Mussarat Hilali to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The decision was taken in the Council’s meeting in Islamabad, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial.

    Earlier, the next Chief Justice, Qazi Faez Isa, suggested her name for elevation and afterwards, Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial also agreed to the nomination of Justice Hilali.
    She will be the second woman judge of the Supreme Court after Justice Ayesha Malik who was appointed in January 2022 to the apex court. Mussarat Hilali is the first female Chief Justice of PHC. She is the only woman on the bench since 2013.
    Justice Hilali also holds the honour of getting elected as the first woman executive member of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) from 2007-2009.

  • We cannot even take Malik Riaz’s name on TV: Khawaja Asif

    Defence Minister Khawaja Asif talked about tax evasion in the country on Wednesday and said that 500 billion tax evasion is taking place in the real estate sector.

    While giving a speech in the National Assembly, Asif said that from the real estate sector, people like Malik Riaz cannot even be named on television.

    He went on to say that Riaz is also involved in the £190 million case but we can not take his name.

    Former Prime (PM) minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are being questioned by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for aiding Malik Riaz in the settlement of £190 million seized by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency.
    Imran and Bushra Bibi are accused of receiving benefits from Malik Riaz by granting him the settlement of £190 million.

  • Adil Raja detained in London

    Adil Raja detained in London

    YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja has been detained by the London police, Geo has reported.

    It is still not clear on what charges Raja is being held. However, it is pertinent to mention here that a case was registered against him two days ago at Ramna Police Station in Islamabad under the charges of counterterrorism and treason on the request of Muhammad Islam, a resident of the capital city.

    Raja’s attorney Mehtab Aziz told Geo News that he hasn’t been able to reach his client since the past 24 hours.

    Raja was known for running a YouTube channel named ‘Soldier Speaks’. He got famous earlier this year in January when he claimed that some Pakistani actresses and models were working in cahoots with General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI chief General Faiz Hameed to trap politicians.

    Raja has been accused by his detractors of peddling fake news and sensationalism.

  • Beware, Biparjoy: our celebs are armed with safety tips and they’re not afraid to use them

    Reports are coming in that 62,000 people have been evacuated from the country’s coastal line, according to Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman, and 75 relief camps have been set up at schools and colleges, according to Samaa.

    Celebrities and public figures are taking to social media to send helpful advice and prayers to those who could be affected by the natural disaster, as well as encouraging followers on social media to not listen to misinformation while stocking up on all the necessary things they need incase of emergency.

    Veteran actress Bushra Ansari shared a video of the sea outside her apartment to disseminate the misinformation that the storm had already reached Karachi, and sent her prayers to the resident’s of this city

    Philanthropist and actress Shaniera Akram urged her followers to help the ones living along the coast and whose lifestyle could be harmed due to the floods.

    Founder of ‘Something Haute’ Amina Haider Isani encouraged all her followers to bring their pets inside to a safer enclosure

    Actor Adnan Siddiqui sent well wishes to the people of both Pakistan and India, and prayed that the cyclone passes away soon.

    Actress Mishi Khan urged her followers to keep an emergency bag with them which included medicines, valuables, and cash etc, and to also remain in contact with friends and family members.

    There is no harm in finding some humor in dark times, like actress Ushna Shah can as she makes a funny quip about boarding a plane while a cyclone looms over Karachi

    “My flight to Karachi is taking off and there is a Cyclone warning there. I just want my husband to know that God forbid if the plane crashes & I don’t make it, I hope he finds happiness with someone new one day.. and I hope he knows she will never be as awesome as me. He will have settled. (It’s really sad that I have to give this disclaimer but I do: this is a joke).”

  • Request for including Imran Khan in Arshad Sharif’s Murder Case declared inadmissible

    Request for including Imran Khan in Arshad Sharif’s Murder Case declared inadmissible

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has discarded the petition of slain journalist Arshad Sharif’s mother to add Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, head of ARY Salman Iqbal, former minister Murad Saeed, former minister Faisal Vawda and senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan to the investigation.

    The Supreme Court stated that the request of involving these persons can be made to Joint Investigation Team (JIT) instead.

    The Supreme Court has issued a written order, stating that the lawyer of Arshad Sharif’s mother had requested the court to conduct an investigation involving the aforementioned five people.
    The court dismissed the application, declaring it inadmissible and further stated that the request can be made to the JIT.
    The petition submitted by the lawyer also stated that it is a request to Supreme Court to order the chief of JIT to include these five persons in the investigation.

  • Cyclone Biparjoy: Karachi spared, Keti Bandar on high alert

    Cyclone Biparjoy: Karachi spared, Keti Bandar on high alert

    Karachi may be spared from the worst of Cyclone Biparjoy, the latest trajectories of the tropical storm seem to suggest.

    “The very severe cyclonic system (VSCS) Biparjoy will not directly hit Karachi; however, it will certainly hit Keti Bandar,” Minister of Climate Change Sherry Rehman said on Tuesday.

    Senator Sherry Rehman warned on a private TV show that there is no other option but evacuation for the residents of Keti Bandar.

    She added that Karachi may experience light rainfall today, but heavy rainfall is expected on Thursday and Friday. Karachi is likely to receive 110mm of rainfall, while Thatta, Badin, and Sajawal are expected to receive 330mm of rain.

    Sherry Rehman said panic is natural, pointing out that it is human psychology to panic when danger is near. However, following safety precautions can help us avoid danger.

    The Ministry of Climate Change has issued a High Alert for the residents of Keti Bandar and initiated the evacuation process.

    The senator urged locals to cooperate with the government and emphasized that the government did not want to resort to force, but if residents did not follow the SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), necessary action would be taken.

    “We have a red alert in place until June 18 and will issue a new advisory at 11 or 12 o’clock on the day the storm is expected to make landfall,” she added.

    In a separate tweet, she stated: “Panic is understandable, human nature; but it’s important to move with caution and calm.”

    “Evacuations are painful, stressful, and hard to embark on, but we must insist on them in areas where we see #CycloneBiparjoy making landfall. For coastal areas like Keti Bandar, evacuations are not optional.”

    During the same appearance on Geo News’ ‘Aj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath,’ Pakistan Meteorologist Department (PMD) Sindh Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz said the storm’s intensity had somewhat decreased.

    “There is no dangerous situation in Karachi; the cyclone will exit from the city’s south,” he said.

    He further added that the storm was heading toward the north.

    “It will then move northeast, where it will hit or pass Keti Bandar and Indian Gujarat,” he said, commenting on the cyclone’s trajectory.

  • Could not travel from Lahore to Islamabad on short notice, Bushra Bibi tells NAB

    Could not travel from Lahore to Islamabad on short notice, Bushra Bibi tells NAB

    Former First Lady and wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, did not appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Al-Qadir Trust case on Tuesday, stating that she is unable to travel from Lahore to Islamabad so often on short notice.

    NAB has already called in former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the same case on June 15. It is expected that Imran Khan and his wife both will appear before NAB on the same day.

    Sources within NAB told Dawn that Bushra Bibi sent a letter to Chairman of the bureau in which she said it is difficult for her to appear on Tuesday as she received a notice just three days ago.

    Earlier, Bushra Bibi in a statement submitted to NAB on June 7, said that she is not aware of any “wrongdoings” in the trust’s matters and deal between UK’s National Crime Agency and Malik Riaz, a property tycoon. She further added that she is not involved in the affairs of trust and donations.

    In the same letter Bushra Bibi requested NAB to shift her hearing to a day later, as her husband Imran Khan was also scheduled to appear before the Islamabad High Court and an anti-terrorism court on the same day.
    Bushra Bibi, in her letter also said that she observes strict purdah and that is why she would like to be accompanied by her husband when she travels to Islamabad.

  • ‘Modern-day Goebbels’: Shehbaz Sharif says Imran Khan has perfected art of lying

    ‘Modern-day Goebbels’: Shehbaz Sharif says Imran Khan has perfected art of lying

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has on Wednesday scathingly responded to a tweet by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan referring to the events of May 9, calling him a “modern-day Joseph Goebbels.”

    Goebbels was the chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, largely blamed for creating the narrative that led to World War II and the Holocaust.

    Imran Khan’s tweet, posted on Tuesday, said that the violent events that took place on May 9 were pre-planned.

    “If there is someone who deserves the title of modern-day Joseph Goebbels, chief propagandist for the German Nazi Party, is none other than Imran Khan. He is certainly perfecting the art of lying. How convenient of IK to forget how he incited his cult followers to violence over a span of one year! He called the Army and intelligence leadership names, exploited the people’s emotions through slogans of ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ & use of religious symbols & even administered oath of ‘Jihad’ to them,” wrote PM in the tweet.

    “As the State symbols & military installations came under attack at the hands of his goons, he refused to condemn violence, what to speak of urging the arsonists to stand down. His speeches & Twitter posts have enough evidence to refute his claims & establish a build-up to the events of May 9. As the facts have established so far, the PTI under his watch purposefully deployed violence as a policy. He can lie through his teeth. History doesn’t,” he added

    The National Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution demanding action against May 9 rioters under the Army Act.

    The resolution was moved by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.

    The resolution demanded that all individuals involved in May 9 riots must immediately face legal repercussions, adding that members of the same party and its leaders were separating themselves from May 9 events.