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  • Nadia Jamil pays touching tribute to late father

    Nadia Jamil pays touching tribute to late father

    Nadia Jamil has penned down a touching tribute to her father Abdul Jalil Jamil one day after his death in Lahore.

    Jamil passed away in a private hospital on Wednesday after suffering a massive heart attack.

    Calling her father an angel, the veteran actress wrote on Twitter that she and her family were grateful to have had him for as long as they did.

    “Abu has transitioned.Please pray 4 his peaceful transition & 4 my family & me.We celebrate his life & are in the deepest gratitude that we had an Angel like him w us 4 as long as we did.We miss him,bt he lives on in his lessons 2 is,in the blood in our cells,in beautiful memories”.

    Nadia Jamil also wrote that her father, who was a cancer survivor, was ready since a while to “move beyond this world.”

    Jalil, who was buried on Wednesday, is survived by his wife Nuscie, daughter Nadia Jamil, son Omar Jamil and three siblings.

    Abdul Jalil Jamil was one of Lahore’s most renowned businessmen.

    ead Nadia’s tweets here:

  • Here is what Bilawal Bhutto said in his address at SCO Foreign Ministers meeting in India

    Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Minis­ters (CFM) in India, Goa on Friday.

    During his address, the young minister who is leading Pakistan’s delegation, talked about climate change, importance of a peaceful and stable Afghanistan, poverty alleviation and Pakistan’s commitment to multilateralism among other things.

    Bhutto started his address by reiterating Pakistan’s strong commitment to SCO saying,“There couldn’t be a more powerful indication of the importance that Pakistan attaches to the SCO than my presence here in Goa for this CFM”.

    Bilawal also talked about eradicating the menace of terrorism. “Let’s not get caught up in weaponising terrorism for diplomatic point scoring.”

    Bilawal reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to multilateralism for maintaining international peace and harmony.

    “A peaceful and stable Afghanistan is a key not only to regional integration and economic cooperation but also to global peace and stability,” said Bilawal while talking about the importance of peaceful and stable Afghanistan.

  • Wes Anderson in DI Khan? Believe it (or not)

    It’s true that there are a lot of reasons to be miserable in Pakistan right now: inflation, political instability, religious conflicts, the list keeps going.

    But it’s heartwarming to witness how talented Pakistani people are that they keep blowing us away with their creativity and sense of humor, such as a new trend that is re-imagining what Wes Anderson films would look like if instead of the West, they were shot in Pakistan.

    A social media user reimagined how Anderson’s film would look like in a village in Dera Ismail Khan.

    The result: mindblowing.

    Another video that kick started the trend was when a man decided to re-imagine how the iconic Hollywood director’s film would be shot if he landed in Chitral-and seriously we would love to pitch these ideas ourselves to Anderson.

    Twitter users are blown away by the creativity and honestly we agree with all of them. Let’s start calling directors like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino to Pakistan!

    https://twitter.com/percyakr21/status/1653496868134088704?s=20

  • Bilawal leaving for India today to attend SCO Foreign Ministers meeting

    Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is leaving for India today to attend a moot of the Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) being held in Goa today (Thursday).

    The foreign minister shared a video message on Twitter in which he said that his attendance in the meeting will give a clear message on how much importance Pakistan gives to SCO.

    He added that he is looking forward to engaging bilaterally with the member countries.

    Alongside the CFM meeting, the Foreign Minister will also hold meetings with counterparts from friendly nations. Pakistan became a member of SCO after joining the body in 2017.

  • Taliban refuse to let women work and go to school

    Afghan Taliban have once again rejected international calls to lift the ban they imposed on women’s work and education, after the United Nations sanctions committee concluded in Doha without formally recognising the administration in Afghanistan.

    Suhail Shaheen, head of the Taliban political office in Doha pointed out that the meeting’s decisions cannot be accepted or implemented when the government in Afghanistan is not part of the process.

    In a meeting where over 20 countries’ representatives were present, the Taliban administration was not invited.

    When asked by a journalist if there will ever be a situation when he will meet the Taliban directly, UN Chief António Guterres said: “If the time is right, I will not deny the possibility.”

    Afghan Foreign Minister (FM) Amir Khan Muttaqi will reportedly visit Pakistan in a couple of days.

  • Fakhar Zaman moves up in ICC rankings; Babar still on top

    Fakhar Zaman moves up in ICC rankings; Babar still on top

    Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has become Babar Azam’s closest rankings challenger after he was rewarded for his recent form with massive gains on the latest ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.

    Fakhar had commenced Pakistan’s ongoing ODI series at home against New Zealand in a blaze of glory, with the 33-year-old scoring back-to-back centuries to put his side in control of the five-match series.

    The left-hander scored 117 in the series opener in Rawalpindi and then backed it up with a magnificent 180* in the second match at the same venue and was duly rewarded with an eight-spot jump to second behind Babar on the latest rankings update.

    Fakhar has scored three ODI centuries on the trot, rising to a career-best rating of 784 rating points and is now the closest challenger to his skipper despite trailing by 103 rating points.

    It means Pakistan now have three players in the top five on the latest ODI batting charts ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup later this year, with Imam-ul-Haq remaining in fifth place behind his two teammates and South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen and India’s Shubman Gill.

  • ‘Has spent 6 months in one room, no shopping, no international tours’: Imran Khan about wife Bushra Bibi

    ‘Has spent 6 months in one room, no shopping, no international tours’: Imran Khan about wife Bushra Bibi

    Former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan sat down with Orya Maqbool Jan for an interview that covered politics and his personal life. The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) praised the lifestyle of his wife Bushra Bibi, revealing what her private life is like. During the interview Khan said that his wife strictly follows the Quran and Sunnah. The former PM went on to add that Bushra Bibi considers the fact that Allah is watching her before deciding on any action or move.

    He said that his wife has spent the last six months in one room adding, “I have spent my last six months in two rooms, and I consider it a big sacrifice for my country.”
    Imran Khan also said that his wife has not gone out for shopping in the last six months.

    Talking about his time as Prime Minister, Khan said that Bushra Bibi never showed any interest in accompanying him to international tours except to the holy cities of Makkah and Madina.

    Earlier this year, talking about his wife Bushra Bibi, Imran said that she is not like his political opponent Maryam Nawaz because, “she does not wear make-up”.

  • Sindh Education Ministry denies Fatima Bhutto’s allegations of Sajawal ghost school with photos

    The Ministry of Education & Literacy Department of Sindh has responded to a tweet by Fatima Bhutto that criticised the provincial government for corruption.

    In her tweet, Bhutto had posted a picture of an old and derelict building, referring to it as a ghost school located in Sajawal. She alleged that the ghost school was empty due to the corruption of the Sindh government.

    The Sindh government responded by stating that a new building for the said school has been built 300 meters away from the abandoned building.

    “It is again shared for your record that this is an abandoned structure built around 5 decades back, the new building has been built, some 300 meters near with three rooms and a lavatory block which is functioning smoothly. The pics are given for ready reference,” read the tweet by the Sindh Government. In the attached picture, a school building can be seen while in another photo, two toilets inside the school are visible.

    “In Feb, I posted about the Sajawal govt ghost school that was empty and growing weeds out of its windows thanks to the rampant corruption of the Sindh government -if it can even be called that, since they don’t do even the barest minimum,” alleged Fatima in her tweet.

    “An update: it’s still empty and still a ghost school two months later even though an official came to visit after @BhuttoZulfikar and I wrote about it. Nothing has been done. What teachers are registered as working here? They’re taking government salaries. We should know their names,”she added.

    Fatima Bhutto had further said that It’s still empty and still a ghost school two months later even though an official came to visit after @BhuttoZulfikar and I wrote about it. Nothing has been done. What teachers are registered as working here? They’re taking govt salaries. We should know their names.

  • Justice Faez declines invitation to dinner hosted by Chief Justice Bandial

    In an effort to lessen animosity and differences between the superior judiciary, Chief Justice (CJ) Umar Ata Bandial on Monday hosted a dinner for his fellow senior Supreme Court (SC) judges.

    All of the judges of the apex court attended the event except for the next CJ of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

    Justice Isa, a lawyer said, might have decided not to attend the dinner as the CJP has already reserved his decision on a government’s plea regarding withdrawal of its curative review petition against an apex court order dismissing a presidential reference against the said judge.

    Earlier, a retired chief justice also reportedly tried to resolve the issues between Bandial and Isa but all in vain.

    The SC is divided into two groups with eight judges on one side and seven on the other. Two positions in the Supreme Court have been lying vacant.

    It is pertinent to mention that questions related to the supreme power given to CJP Bandial were raised when he took up election suo moto case despite opposition by many senior judges including Justice Qazi Faez. Since then the rift in the court has been widely speculated upon.

  • Free-of-charge marriage hall established inside Islamabad mosque

    Free-of-charge marriage hall established inside Islamabad mosque

    A free-of charge marriage hall has been established in Islamabad’s Masjid Rehmat-ul-Alamin located in the F-8 sector.

    A verified twitter account named ‘Islamabadies’ shared pictures of the marriage hall along with details about how it will function.

    “This compassionate initiative aims to make the special day of deserving families even more memorable by providing a free-of-charge marriage hall equipped with a stage for the bride and groom, as well as crockery, tables, chairs, and trained waiters to serve food to the guests of orphan and deserving brides,” read the tweet.

    The hall has a three-hour time limit and includes a stage for the bride and groom. The premises can be booked for a wedding ceremony by contacting the mosque management committee.

    Twitter users are praising the unique initiative. Have a look at some of the tweets.

    Twitter users are praising the initiative. Have a look at some of the tweets.

    https://twitter.com/alihassan_19/status/1653100102162997252