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  • 4th consecutive decline: PKR drops by 46 paisas to Rs218.89

    4th consecutive decline: PKR drops by 46 paisas to Rs218.89

    The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) lost ground against the US Dollar (USD) today, reversing last week’s gains.

    The local unit fell 0.21 per cent against the US dollar today, closing at Rs218.89 after losing 46 paisas in the interbank market. During today’s open market session, the rupee hit an intraday low of Rs219.500 against the US dollar.

    When trade resumed against the greenback, the local unit was all red and opened trade at Rs219.00 in the open market. By midday, the dollar had risen to Rs219.25 against the rupee. After 2 pm, the local currency remained in the red and remained at Rs218 against the top foreign currency before the interbank close.

    Today was the fourth consecutive day that the rupee fell against the US dollar. Money changers are sceptical of a PKR recovery unless the government enacts stringent policies to combat the forex slowdown.

    According to one regular trader, the market is also reacting to Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) winning six National Assembly seats in a by-election on Sunday, which was viewed as a direct contest between the former ruling party and the current ruling coalition.

    While the market watches for any changes in monetary policy, the local unit is expected to fall further against the dollar. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has begun clearing importers’ letters of credit (LCs), but money changers say the process could be put on hold if another shortage hits the dollar aisle in the coming days.

  • Rana Sanaullah warns PTI again after Imran says party is all ready for long march

    Rana Sanaullah warns PTI again after Imran says party is all ready for long march

    Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has warned Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, again that the federal government will respond with “full force” if he announces a long march and enters Islamabad.

    On Monday, the federal minister said that Khan has started the culture of bringing huge crowds out on the streets, but the government knows how to end it.

    Speaking about the by-elections in which PTI won the majority of the seats, Sanauallah said that while the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has “responsibly carried out its job in the by-polls”, Khan was busy “spreading propaganda against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).”

    Rana Sanaullah revealed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will lead his party’s next election campaign.

    Despite the warning, the PTI chief said the long march will be announced within this month. He told the federal government to announce a date for general elections in a few days or else the long march date will be announced. Imran Khan stressed that all preparations for the long march have been completed.

    Last week, Sanaullah warned Khan about his party’s long march, saying, “Jab yeh long march ke liye aayeinge [Islamabad], iss ko pakar kar ulta kardeinge” (We will hang Khan upside down if he takes his long march into Islamabad).

    The federal minister also said that there is a possibility of Khan and other party leaders being arrested during the long march.

  • Azam Swati sent to jail on judicial remand for tweeting against Gen Bajwa

    A local court in Islamabad on Monday has sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati to jail on judicial remand in a case involving “controversial tweets” against Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

    During the hearing, Swati’s lawyer Babar Awan told the court that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was praying for the recovery of the tweet sent by Swati. He also claimed before the court that the senator had an injury on one of his fingers and had a fracture as well.

    On the other hand, the prosecutor requested the court that a three-day physical remand of the senator be approved. But the court rejected the request and instead sent Swati to jail on judicial remand

    Azam Swati in custody: Court rejects FIA request, extends one-day physical remand instead of eight days

    A district and sessions court on Saturday extended the physical remand of Swati for one day. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had requested an eight-day extension.

    On October 13, Swati was arrested in the early hours of the morning for tweeting against General Bajwa. According to Swati, he was tortured by the investigation agency while in custody.

    Earlier in the day, when the hearing began, the Senator was presented in the court after a delay.

    During the hearing, FIA officials, along with their eight-day remand request, presented the record of Swati’s “controversial tweets” in the court.

    Giving the reason for the extension, Special Prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi said that the FIA has to recover the said Twitter account’s password. He also informed the court that Swati wasn’t cooperating in the interrogation.

    Moreover, he said: “The said tweet is not the only tweet as Azam Swati has posted such tweets earlier as well.” He added that the FIA has records of the planned tweets from Swati’s official account.

    PTI’s lawyer Babar Awan also presented arguments, maintaining that the defence admits that Swati did post the tweet in question but there was legal cover.

    Awan said that he had told the senator to not say anything now. “If you want to check anything, check his [Swati’s] wounds,” he added.

  • Atif Aslam, Sara Bharwana party with Bollywood celebs in Dubai

    Atif Aslam, Sara Bharwana party with Bollywood celebs in Dubai

    Pakistani star-singer Atif Aslam was invited to Sanjay Kapoor’s birthday bash in Dubai. Atif attended the event with his wife Sara Bharwana.

    ATIFASLAM - Twitter Search / Twitter

    Both Pakistani artists posed for pictures with Bollywood actors and their family members. Cricketer Shoaib Malik’s better half Sania Mirza also graced the event with her presence.

    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai
    Atif Aslam And Sara Bharwana Attend Sanjay Kapoor's Birthday In Dubai

    Actor Sami Khan also met Anil in the Dubai and shared the moment on social media.

    Sami Khan Meets Anil Kapoor In Dubai | Reviewit.pk
  • Who is the only Pakistani in the commentary line up for ICC T20 World Cup?

    Who is the only Pakistani in the commentary line up for ICC T20 World Cup?

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday (October 15) unveiled the list of a star-studded commentary panel for the T20 World Cup 2022.
    Bazid Khan from Pakistan is part of the panel.

    List of all commentators for T20 World Cup 2022 includes

    Adam Gilchrist, Athar Ali Khan, Bazid Khan, Brian Murgatroyd, Carlos Brathwaite, Dale Steyn, Danny Morrison, Dirk Nannes, Eoin Morgan, Harsha Bhogle, Ian Bishop, Ian Smith, Isa Guha, Mark Howard, Mel Jones, Michael Atherton, Michael Clarke, Nasser Hussain, Natalie Germanos, Niall O’Brien, Pommie Mbangwa, Preston Mommsen, Ravi Shastri, Russell Arnold, Samuel Badree, Shane Watson, Shaun Pollock, Simon Doull, Sunil Gavaskar.

    The tournament, that has started today, will end on November 13.

  • US officials take notice Ishaq Dar’s heckling incident at airport

    The Foreign Office (FO) of Pakistan said that United States (US) officials had taken notice of an incident in which Finance Minister (FM) Ishaq Dar was heckled at the Dulles International Airport in Washington DC.

    FO Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad recalled the time when Saudi authorities raised the issue when the government delegation was targeted by certain individuals during the visit.

    On Thursday, Dar was harassed at the airport and people can be heard chanting “chor”. This was followed by an exchange of abusive words from both sides.

    Dar is currently in the US on a four-day visit to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

    It is pertinent to mention that this is not the first time that a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader has been harassed.

    Prior to this incident, Minister of Information Marriyum Aurangzeb was heckled and harassed by a group of PML-N’s political opponents in London while she was in a coffee shop.

    In July, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal was harassed by a group of PTI supporters when he went to a restaurant in Pakistan.

  • ‘Was four bodies but were in pieces so looked like more’, Nishtar Hospital clarification doesn’t make sense

    ‘Was four bodies but were in pieces so looked like more’, Nishtar Hospital clarification doesn’t make sense

    Nishtar Medical University’s (NMU) Head of Anatomy Department, Dr Mariam Ashraf, appeared on Geo News’s programme Ajj Shahzeb Khanzadan Kay Saath on Friday night in which she said that the facility does not keep bodies only for research purposes but also has to keep corpses for safekeeping that are given by rescue and police officials.

    In the show she also claimed that there were only 4 bodies on the rooftop. However, the videos that are circulating on social media show a large number of bodies piled up in a semi enclosed space on the roof.
    “Edhi Foundation has not been picking up bodies from our hospital since they do not have burial space in their graveyard,” she said.
    “The only reason for keeping bodies on the roof is that their influx is huge and they aren’t being returned back to police stations in the numbers that they should,” she said.

    According to Ashraf, the bodies that the police give to the hospital are kept in the morgue for a month and then sent back to the police for burial if no one comes forward to claim them.
    “Usually, the abandoned bodies that we receive have already decayed to an increased extent. We follow all our SOPs, we do not refuse to take decayed bodies as well.”

  • Teacher dislocates student’s arm by beating her with rod

    Teacher dislocates student’s arm by beating her with rod

    A teacher in Chiniot dislocated a female student’s arm by beating her with an iron rod for not memorising a lesson, ARY has reported.
    The incident happened at the Girls Elementary School in the Chiniot neighborhood of PS Rajua.

    When a student named Muskan said that she couldn’t remember the lesson, the teacher allegedly beat her up with an iron rod. After her arm got dislocated, the pupil was sent to the hospital.

    Muskan has said her teacher beat her after she could not remember the lecture.

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  • ‘Jab yeh long march ke liye aayeinge, iss ko pakar kar ulta kardeinge’: Rana Sanaullah warns Imran Khan

    ‘Jab yeh long march ke liye aayeinge, iss ko pakar kar ulta kardeinge’: Rana Sanaullah warns Imran Khan

    Federal Minister for Interior, Rana Sanaullah, has warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan about his party’s long march, saying, “Jab yeh long march ke liye aayeinge [Islamabad], iss ko pakar kar ulta kardeinge” (We will hang Khan upside down if he takes his long march into Islamabad).

    In Geo News’ programme “Capital Talk”, the minister replied to remarks made by Imran Khan himself. Earlier, Khan said even if Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Sanaullah turn upside down, they wouldn’t be able to stop the long march.

    The federal minister also said that there is a possibility of Khan and other party leaders being arrested during the long march.

    During the show, Sanaullah claimed that Khan doesn’t know about the steps the government would take.

    Despite repeating that the nation should remain ready for the march, Imran Khan hasn’t announced the date yet, claiming that he has completed the planning.

    When asked about PTI’s Senator Azam Swati’s arrest, the federal minister justified the incarceration, saying that Azam’s tweet tried to defame institutions and the tweet was objectionable.

    On October 12, Swati tweeted against Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Following this, he was arrested in the early hours of the morning by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

  • Inquiry initiated in ‘500 dead bodies on Multan hospital rooftop’ case

    Inquiry initiated in ‘500 dead bodies on Multan hospital rooftop’ case

    A six-person team has been assembled by the South Punjab Health Department on Thursday to look into the matter of hundreds of remains that were found on the roof of Multan’s Nishtar Hospital.

    According to reports on social media, up to 500 bodies were allegedly found on the rooftop of the hospital, however, the exact number remains unknown.

    Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister’s Advisor, Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar, visited the hospital and discovered numerous putrid bodies on the hospital roof. He ordered health authorities to take action against the concerned staff and instructed that the abandoned bodies be cremated.
    Dawn was informed by a student at Nishtar Medical University that the students were using the bodies for medical research. He claimed that the victims had already been put to use in these experiment and had been left on the roof so that bones and skulls could be removed for future medical study.

    Moonis Elahi shared a message from the Head of Department (HOD) of Anatomy at Nishtar Medical University Multan.