The vice chancellors (VCs) of the public sector institutions have been advised by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) to encourage the use of regional beverages like lassi and sattu since doing so will boost employment and bring in revenue for the general population, Arshad Yousafzai, reports for Geo.
Dr Shaista Sohail, acting chairperson of the HEC, called on the VCs in a circular to take a “leadership role and think of innovative ways to provide relief to the lower-income groups and the economy as a whole” in response to the financial crisis that Pakistan is currently experiencing.
“I am sure that the honourable vice-chancellors will be able to innovatively explore many other avenues to create employment, reduce imports and ease the economic situation,” she added.
She recommended VCs to promote regional tea plantations as well as locally produced, wholesome traditional drinks like lassi and sattu.
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Karachi today (Saturday) on a day-long visit.
During this visit, he will meet a delegation of leaders of the government’s allied party Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).
According to Geo News, the premier will discuss the MQM-P’s agreement with Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N).
When former PM Imran Khan was ousted, an agreement was signed to confirm MQM-P leaving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) coalition and joining hands with the then-opposition parties [PML-N, PPP, JUI-F and others]. The MQM-P decided to part ways with PTI almost a week before the no-confidence motion against Khan and announced its final decision on March 30.
Other than this, discussions on the census, electoral reforms and upcoming local body elections will also take place between PM Shehbaz Sharif and MQM-P.
PM Shehbaz also paid a visit to Nawabshah to offer condolence to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on his mother’s demise.
وزیر اعظم اور ان کے وفد نے مرحومہ کی مغفرت، ایصال ثواب اور بلندئی درجات کے لیے فاتحہ خوانی بھی کی۔ pic.twitter.com/3n4xDJCz1o
The premier’s first stop was Pakistan Naval Academy Manora where he attended the passing out parade of the 25th Short Service Commission.
In his speech during the ceremony, PM Shehbaz expressed happiness over witnessing women cadets in the passing out parade.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف نے پاکستان نیول اکیڈمی کراچی میں پاسنگ آؤٹ پریڈ کے دوران گارڈ آف آنر کا جائزہ لیا اور پاس آؤٹ ہونے والے کیڈٹس میں ان کی نمایاں کارکردگی پر انعامات تقسیم کئے۔ بعد ازاں وزیراعظم نے تقریب سے خطاب بھی کیا۔ pic.twitter.com/yL0UJHjfsH
The United States (US) Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, a landmark ruling that granted the right to abortion. The court determined that there is no constitutional right to an abortion, leaving it up to the states to decide whether or not to allow abortions.
The verdict has been announced in the Dobbs vs Jackson case.
According to research from Planned Parenthood, a healthcare organisation that provides abortions, almost about 36 million women of reproductive age, are expected to lose their access to abortion.
What is the 1973 judgment known as Roe v. Wade?
The landmark 1973 ruling protected the constitutional right to have an abortion.
Roe v. Wade was a historic legal decision delivered by the United States Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, in which the court overturned a Texas law prohibiting abortion, essentially legalising the operation throughout the United States.
“The court held that a woman’s right to an abortion was implicit in the right to privacy protected by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Prior to Roe v. Wade, abortion had been illegal throughout much of the country since the late 19th century. Since the 1973 ruling, many states have imposed restrictions on abortion rights.”
I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are – that after so many decades of people fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that. https://t.co/mwK561oxxl
No government, politician, or man should tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. I want women in Canada to know that we will always stand up for your right to choose.
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade, ending our constitutional right to abortion. We know you may be feeling a lot of things right now — hurt, anger, confusion. Whatever you feel is OK. We’re here with you — and we’ll never stop fighting for you.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has been granted pre-arrest bail till July 6 by the court of a district and sessions judge in Islamabad today (Friday). He got bail in 10 cases related to vandalism during his party’s Azadi March in the federal capital which happened on May 25.
He is booked on charges involving interference in state affairs and damaging public property.
Khan appeared in court with strict security arrangements. The court directed Khan to submit Rs5,000 as surety in each of the cases and directed the police to submit a record of cases in the next hearing which is on July 6.
Prior to this development, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) granted transit bail to PTI Chairman till June 25 in different cases registered against him in connection with his party march.
Bail to PTI leaders:
Earlier, police had booked around 11 PTI leaders including Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry and others in a case pertaining to violence at the Kohsar police station. However, an Islamabad court granted interim bail to them in this case on June 20.
Similarly, last week, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted interim bail till June 28 to more than a dozen PTI leaders for vandalism in the case pertaining to violence at the Bhatti Gate police station, Lahore. The bail was granted to Hammad Azhar, PTI Central Punjab President Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Aslam Iqbal and others.
Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan has praised singer Abrar-ul-Haq recently in a video message while recording an interview with Bollywood Hungama.
“I want to say to Abrar that he sung the song so well, the original one,” the actor told the outlet. “It is amazing, outstanding and we loved it.”
He added, “Our music company, they bought the rights and now our song is doing so well, so thank you.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD474_Dvxes
Earlier this year, the Bheega December crooner took to his twitter handle to slam Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar for plagiarising his famous song Nach Punjaban in his latest film, Jug Jugg Jeeyo.
As soon as the trailer of the upcoming film was out, Abrar shared his statement.
“I have not sold my song Nach Punjaban to any Indian movie and reserve the right to go to court to claim damages. Producers like @karanjohar should not use copy songs. This is my 6th song being copied which will not be allowed at all,” Abrar tweeted.
After a series of unpleasant exchanges between the two entities, Abrar was given the credits for his iconic song Nach Punjaban used in Johar’s Jug Jugg Jeeyo.
Taking to Instagram Story, the well-acclaimed Indian director shared the track’s new version of The Punjaabban Song‘s poster which featured Haq’s name alongside Tanishk Bagchi.
This came after Haq publicly called out the filmmakers for using his famed song without taking his permission or right to it. Also the way they have credited him at the end of the list is also not fair. This should have been done earlier only.
Earlier Dhawan broke his silence on the controversy by stating: “T-series has put out an official statement about this they legally licensed the rights. I think when you have international companies like YouTube and Spotify… When they are playing music they have very strict laws about copyrights. It’s no joke. All the processes have been followed.”
Karachi is the fifth least liveable city in the world, according to an annual report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The report titled ‘Global Liveability Index 2022’ lists the capital of Sindh as one of the least liveable cities in the world.
Syria’s capital, Damascus, is the least liveable city in the world. Karachi is better than only four other cities, which include Algiers, Tripoli, Lagos, and Damascus.
The list has been divided into categories depending on the infrastructure, stability, culture, environment, and health care systems.
Austrian capital Vienna has been ranked as the world’s most liveable city. Danish capital Copenhagen is the second most liveable city while Switzerland’s capital Zurich is the third most liveable city in the world.
Bilawal urges UN to create task force to tackle disinformation
Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in his virtual address to the Group of Friends on Countering Disinformation urged that a United Nations (UN) backed task force be set up to counter disinformation.
“We should agree on an international plan to counter disinformation online and offline, in the public and private domain,” said Bilawal.
He urged that the UN department of information set an international standard of guidelines that countries can follow to tackle disinformation.
FM Bhutto put forth some of his own suggestions on how disinformation can be dealt with ranging from creating public awareness campaigns about disinformation to increasing the capacity of governments to filter and limit hate speech.
“Misinformation is the biggest problem of this era,” Bilawal said. “An effective strategy has to be formulated to tackle the issue of disinformation.”
A coffee shop owner in Taiwan has banned her customers from calling her “auntie”. She put up a banner in front of her shop saying that customers over 18 are not allowed to address her as “auntie”.
The banner, which has been put up on the storefront, features a picture of the proprietor and the following message: “To ensure the standard of the food served, adults aged 18 and above must refrain from referring to the stall owner as ‘auntie’.”
The hotel owner ignored the order of a customer named Chen Fuyun who addressed the owner as “auntie”. Chen then addressed the owner as “beautiful lady boss”.
He added that the food served to him was good and that he did not find anything strange in his meal.
A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his mentally-challenged 14-year-old cousin in Rajasthan, India, the police revealed the information on Wednesday, reports The Print. The incident happened on June 5.
According to the police, the accused allegedly sexually assaulted his minor cousin while she was playing near her house.
The girl’s mother saw the accused committing the heinous act. However, the survivor’s family kept quiet for a couple of weeks due to social pressure, the police said.
Later, on June 21, the family lodged a case against the accused. Subsequently, the man was arrested within 18 hours of the First Information Report (FIR) registration.
Former Planning Minister Asad Umar said that the Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum told the National Security Committee (NSC) that he did not see a conspiracy against former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan.
“DG did not produce any document in the meeting to support his claim. It was all verbal,” said Umar while speaking on Dunya News programme, ‘On The Front with Kamran Shahid’.
Cross questions with Asud Umer on imran khan’s conspiracy narrative.. ASUD UMER ACCEPTED THAT IN NSC MEETING DG ISI’s findings were PRESENTED that clearly says that “NO CONSPIRACY WAS DONE AGAINST IMRAN KHAN GOVT “ pic.twitter.com/r3Z0oMIGmp
He was responding to a question about DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Babar Iftikhar’s presser denying a conspiracy to oust Khan, saying the army spokesman had only said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) and all services chiefs were present in the meeting and he did not say what their opinion was.
The former minister also said the ISPR chief had said the ISI DG told the meeting he did not see a conspiracy and it was true that he had said that. But, he said, he did not present any detailed report or document to verify his findings in the NSC meeting.
He said there had been no document other than the cipher presented in the meeting.
No conspiracy or evidence of any kind against the then government: DG ISPR
The military’s spokesperson on June 14 expressed regret over the propaganda initiated against the army and the military leadership on social media.
DG ISPR once again reiterated that no conspiracy was hatched to oust Khan. He said that the military leadership was present in the NSC meeting and the participants were clearly briefed by the intelligence agencies.
DG ISPR said he did not make any “political statements”, rather it was a clarification on behalf of the services chiefs of the Pakistan armed forces.
DG ISPR further said that the services chiefs had provided detailed input in the meeting and they had presented information based on intelligence reports, not mere speculation or opinion.
“This cannot be considered as someone’s opinion; it was a proper briefing based on intelligence reports,” he said.
