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  • Shaukat Tarin leaves US without concluding talks with IMF

    Shaukat Tarin leaves US without concluding talks with IMF

    Adviser to the Prime Minister (PM) on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin left Washington on Thursday without concluding the talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports Dawn.

    The minister, however, left Finance Secretary Yousaf Khan behind to further carry on the talks for the resumption of a $6 billion loan facility that would bring immediate relief to the government by delivering a suspended tranche of $1billion.

    Tarin first came to Washington in early October and went to New York on October 15.

    Tarin met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other officials twice, and after both meetings, each side expressed the hope that the consultations would soon lead to a positive conclusion.

    However, Tarin quietly left Washington on Thursday. He may join PM Khan who is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia this weekend.

  • ‘Transphobic organisations’: Trans model slams ‘Zartasha Couture’, Eman, Zara extend support

    ‘Transphobic organisations’: Trans model slams ‘Zartasha Couture’, Eman, Zara extend support

    Transgender model Anaya Rahimi has hit out at Zartasha Coutoure for not uploading a fashion shoot which featured Trans models.

    “Few glimpse of the shoot which me and my fellow trans divas did for the brand @zartashcouture” couture daughter of @hanifjewellers both are transphobic organisations how do I know this is the question well I met the owner and team few people are super cool but the owners aghhh they gave me weird feeling but as i told you all we have to give benefit of doubt in many case,” she wrote while sharing the pictures from the shoot.”

    She continued by adding that the fashion brand paid them, “equal to nothing.”

    “No contracts nothing it was just like hey we need to shoot the documentary today and shoot will be on this day. We did it leaving everything we were doing we did it because we were so happy that we were given this chance in real it became another disappointment when I came to know that they will not upload this shoot they uploaded the trailer which said coming soon but it never came on their story or any page,” she added.

    “I kept asking about the shoot and at one point they stopped replying and then one day i uploaded a story about it suddenly they started calling and texting me asking me to remove the story and all and i did but finally tonight I feel like this work should not be wasted hence here it is.”

    Models Eman Suleman and Zaea Peerzada showed their support to Anaya:

    Have a look at pictures from the shoot:

  • ‘Halat badal gaye’: Falak Shabir reveals how life has changed after Alyana’s birth

    ‘Halat badal gaye’: Falak Shabir reveals how life has changed after Alyana’s birth

    Singer Falak Shabir conducted an Instagram ‘question and answers’ session in which he revealed that how his life has evolved after the birth of their child.

    During the Q/A session an Instagram user asked Falak that how many kids do you want?

    To which Falak replied, “Bachay 2 he achay, Balkay Allah ki Marzi.”

    One user also inquired about what which song the newly born lists to.

    Have a look at other questions:

    The couple welcomed their first baby on October 8.

  • ‘Ladlay ki niki niki khawaahishein puri hogayi hain’: Saleem Safi takes a dig at PM Khan

    ‘Ladlay ki niki niki khawaahishein puri hogayi hain’: Saleem Safi takes a dig at PM Khan

    Senior journalist Saleem Safi, while speaking on Geo News programme, ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, said, “Ladlay ki niki niki khawaahishein puri hogayi hain” [ Favourite’s small small wishes have been fulfilled]. Safi was alluding to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan. His comments come in connection to the notification of the appointment of the new Director-General (DG) of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. The sources close to the PM Khan said that most probably the notification of the new appointment would be issued on Friday (today).

    Anchorperson Shahzeb Khanzada further asked Safi that the Opposition is on the roads against the government but the ruling party seems very relaxed and if there is any strategy behind this because they do not consider the protests of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) a threat.

    “Where is the Opposition? I have not seen any Opposition in this country for the past three years. The tragedy is such that the ones who have been given the government do not know how to do governance and the ones in the Opposition do not know how to do Opposition,” replied Safi.

    Khanzada questioned senior journalist Asma Shirazi if there is any political strategy with which the Opposition plans on ousting the sitting government?

    “Definitely a strategy will be made. The Opposition is relaxed and just reviewing what is happening right now. There is a lot of miss trust with the institutions,” replied Shriazi.

  • Woman raped in metro bus underpass in Rawalpindi

    Woman raped in metro bus underpass in Rawalpindi

    A woman has reportedly been tortured and raped by a university student in the underpass of the Metro Bus Station in Rehmanabad, reports Dawn.

    According to the Police Investigating Officer (IO), the suspect, identified as Talal Munir, is studying Information Technology (IT). He was arrested by the local police right after the First Information Report (FIR).

    The survivor is a resident of Lahore. She complained to New Town police that she informed her brother about a job in a boys’ hostel, which was advertised on the Facebook account of the suspect.

    According to her statement, her brother contacted the suspect. She then travelled to Rawalpindi with her aunt.

    The victim said that upon reaching the location, the suspect forcibly took her to a boy’s dormitory, where he began slapping her and closed the door from inside. Later, she said she was taken to the underpass and raped.

    Police said the victim was taken to a hospital for medical examination. However, a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test of both the victim and the suspect is yet to be conducted.

  • ‘I Am Ashamed’: Shireen Mazari Responds To Daughter’s Tweet On PTI Govt

    ‘I Am Ashamed’: Shireen Mazari Responds To Daughter’s Tweet On PTI Govt









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    Hola,*|MERGE1|*. It’s October 21 and a lazy Thursday! 

    Here we are once again, mid-week blues are hitting me very hard. Or maybe it is just the smog or the changing weather. I just want to sleep these days. Does this happen to you as well? 

    Ah, and did you hear that social media giant Facebook might be changing its name next week. I didn’t see that see coming. It’s not suspcious, actually. The platform is just rebranding itself to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users. That sounds incredible! What do you think would be Facebook’s new name?

    Also, did you watch another disturbing video of Zahir Jaffer’s outside the court? The reporter asked Zahir about his view on the ongoing trial. Zahir replied, saying “the whole thing is a f***g joke. That’s what I would say”. This is unbelievable. May justice prevail! 

    It is going to be sunny today. 

     
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    STORIES YOU CAN’T MISS… 

     Motion to hold vote of no-confidence against Balochistan CM Jam Kamal passed

    According to Geo News, a no-confidence motion against Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal has been tabled in the Balochistan Assembly. 

    According to the report, BAP spokesperson Abdul Rehman Khetran presented the no-confidence motion before the assembly. Of the 65 lawmakers present in the assembly, 33 backed the vote of no-confidence against CM Kamal.

    Arguments against CM Jam Kamal: Addressing the session, Khetran demanded the release of the five missing lawmakers with immediate effect and said that the assembly has lost its confidence in Kamal.

    “We demand Jam Kamal immediately step down from the post of the chief minister,” Khetran said. “Due to his poor governance, the province had to witness hopelessness, disrepute, and unemployment, while the performance of different departments was also adversely affected.”

    Jam Kamal’s statement: Prior to the assembly session, CM Jam Kamal spoke to the media and said that he is confident of the outcome of the no-trust motion, adding that the Opposition wants to create discord among government members.

    Praising his rule as the chief minister of the province, Jam Kamal said that he has “worked hard to establish peace and harmony in the province”, therefore, he would not let the Opposition spoil his accomplishment. 

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     Govt plans to give motorcycle, rickshaw owners petrol at subsidised rates

    Finally some relief for the awaam. Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of the ruling party’s members on Wednesday to discuss the petroleum prices’ issue.

    The premier has directed relevant authorities to draft a petrol subsidy plan for the low-income segment, as per Geo’s report. 
    The plan to provide low-cost petrol to motorcycles, rickshaws and public transport owners will be presented next week.

    What else? Sources informed Geo News that during the meeting, it was decided to form committees at the district level to reduce inflation.
    It was also decided that targeted subsidies will also be provided to low-income people through utility stores.

    Governor Sindh Imran Ismail confirmed that the relevant authorities have been directed to make a plan to provide subsidised petrol to low-income groups.

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    ‘I am ashamed’: Shireen Mazari responds to daughter’s tweet on PTI govt

    Oops! Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari’s daughter, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in a tweet yesterday.

    Exchange of tweets:  “If the country was to be run by magic, then why is the money of this nation being wasted on such a large cabinet,” Imaan tweeted.

    Shireen Mazari responded to her daughter’s tweet for criticising the government without any proof. “I am ashamed you would resort to such low personalised unsubstantiated attacks esp since as a lawyer u should know without any proof hurling such accusations is defamation. When all substantive issue-based criticism fails this level of a base personal attack is plain shameful,” the minister tweeted.

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    TOP PICKS 

    Meet Alishba Mohsin, Pakistan’s first female apprentice jockey at 18

    Alishba Mohsin has made history by becoming the first Pakistani female apprentice jockey at the age of 18. She participated in the Imtiaz Memorial Cup in Lahore and got the sixth position.

    Explore Anupam, the man who brought life to Pakistani migrant Ali in ‘Squid Game’

    Netflix’s Squid Game is the talk of the town these days and there is one more thing about it which has grabbed the attention of people, especially Pakistanis and that is the Pakistani migrant Ali Abdul, originally played by Anupam Tripathi, based in South Korea is from Delhi, India.

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    What was trending? 

     1.#PAKvSA

    Yesterday, Pakistan and South Africa played a T20 World Cup warm-up match. Fakhar Zaman performed really well by scoring five sixes. 

    2. #asmashirazi

    People expressed their solidarity with journalist Asma Shirazi and condemned PTI’s attacks on Asma. The ruling party’s official Twitter account shared a video and directly attacked her. In the video, Nawaz Sharif can be seen having a conversation with Asma, which took place during a telephonic press conference prior to his arrest in 2018. 

    3.    #Hafeez

    People were praising cricketer Mohammad Hafeez for his performance in T20 World Cup. 

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    ON THIS DAY International Day of Nachos

    Every year on this day, people around the world celebrate International Nacho Day and the flavourful, delectable nachos. The day also encourages others to try nachos for the first time ever.

    CURRENT BABA’S WISDOM FOR TODAY 

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  • IN PICTURES: Usman Mukhtar, Zunaira Inam’s Mayun

    IN PICTURES: Usman Mukhtar, Zunaira Inam’s Mayun

    Actor Usman Mukhtar has begun his wedding festivities with Mayun ceremony being the first. The Sabaat star is getting married to Zuniara Inam Khan.

    Some beautiful photos the event have gone viral on social media. The couple can be seen enjoying the event in pictures and videos.

    Have a look from the pictures of the event:

    Usman tied the knot earlier in March in an intimate nikkah ceremony that took place Islamabad.

  • PPP leader Khursheed Shah granted bail, name to be placed on ECL

    PPP leader Khursheed Shah granted bail, name to be placed on ECL

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah was granted bail from the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan today (Thursday) in the assets beyond means case, reports Geo News.

    The court has directed Shah to submit bail bonds worth Rs10 million as the surety against his bail and ordered that his name be placed on the Exit Control List (ECL).

    Justice Umar Atta Bandial, who chaired the hearing of Shah’s bail plea, also directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to continue its investigations but not keep Shah permanently in jail.

    In July, the Sindh High Court (SHC) dismissed Shah’s request for bail. Later, he challenged the local court’s decision in the apex court.

    NAB had arrested Khursheed Shah on September 18, 2019, accusing him of allotting himself an amnesty plot illegally from a cooperative society in Sukkur.

    NAB also accused Shah of acquiring assets worth some Rs700 million in the names of his frontmen through illegally acquired money.

  • Married 45 years with no child, 70-year-old woman gives birth

    Married 45 years with no child, 70-year-old woman gives birth

    A 70-year-old woman in Indian Gujarat has given birth to a baby boy after conceiving through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment.

    As per reports, Jivuben Valabhai does not have any ID to prove her age, but she said that she has seen 65-70 summers till now. The couple had been married for 45-years but could not have children.

    They approached Dr Naresh Bhanushali, who runs the Harsh IVF Centre in the area, after finding out about the procedure through relatives.

    “The couple came to me a year ago. Initially, we were reluctant to do this because of the woman’s age. But they were anxious to have a child, so we decided to go ahead,” Bhanushali told Anadolu Agency.

    “Her blood pressure was high and we had to deliver the child via C-section in the eighth month of the gestation period,” Dr Bhanushali added.

    “We had a team of doctors including a cardiologist, a physician on standby — anything could have gone wrong because of her age but she was fine and gave birth to a healthy baby.”

    The woman might get an entry into the Guinness book of world records for being the oldest woman to give birth to a healthy baby.

  • Afghan footballer rumoured to be executed by Taliban, allegedly committed suicide before takeover

    Afghan footballer rumoured to be executed by Taliban, allegedly committed suicide before takeover

    News of an Afghan female footballer, Mahjabeen, beheaded by the Taliban in Kabul is making rounds on social media. As per a news report, in an interview with the Persian Independent, one of the coaches of the Afghan women’s national volleyball team confirmed that the athlete had been killed, but said that no one other than Mahjabeen’s family knew the exact time and manner of the incident.

    However, a journalist associated with TOLO News took to Twitter to clarify that the news of her beheading was false. The journalist claimed that Mahjabeen committed suicide 10 days before the takeover of the Taliban when he was heading TOLO news’ news-gathering.